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Topic: Cartoonist Paul Rigby Dies
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 11-16-2006 10:08 PM
   
Not too long ago, a couple of people were asking about Australian cartoonist Paul Rigby, whose wonderful cartoons in our Australian daily newspapers included many on the space race to the moon. Several of his cartoons appear in Hamish Lindsay's book, "Tracking Apollo to the Moon." Sad to say, Paul died yesterday at Margaret River in Western Australia. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-17-2006 01:42 AM
Colin,Thanks for letting us know. Kind of news that will ruin my day. I love cartoonists and I hope his cartoons will be reedited/published or made available in one form or another because they are hilarious. RIP. Chris. [Edited by cspg (November 17, 2006).] |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-17-2006 04:16 AM
Rigby was one of a kind.
Here's a cornucopia of some great work. Check out the second cartoon. It was published 37 years ago today during Apollo 12's journey to the Moon. The fifth cartoon was published the day Conrad and Bean left the Moon. [Edited by collectSPACE Admin (November 17, 2006).] |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-17-2006 06:51 AM
Rob,thanks so much for the link! Chris. [Edited by cspg (November 17, 2006).] |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-17-2006 06:57 AM
If you look at his work from April 1970, he did a great cartoon depictng the Apollo 13 spacecraft being escorted back to Earth by the spirits of famous aircraft and pilots from the past.Steve |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-17-2006 09:42 AM
Per Steve's post above..the cartoon is # 100 of 1355 in the "cornucopia" link above.'Come on fellers, you'll make it" is the caption. [Edited by John K. Rochester (November 17, 2006).] |
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