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Alexander Gurney
Alexander George Gurney (15 March 1902 – 4 December 1955) was an English artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist born at Pasley House, Stoke, Devonport (now Stoke, Plymouth), England, famous for his creation of two famous Australian comic strips: '' Ben Bowyang'', and ''Bluey and Curley''. He was inducted into the Australian Cartoonists Association Hall of Fame in 2014. Family The son of William George Gurney (1866–1903), and Alice Birdie Gurney (1872–), née Worbey, who had married in Portsmouth on 29 May 1901, Alexander George Gurney was born on 15 March 1902 at Pasley House, Stoke, Devonport (now Stoke, Plymouth), England. His father and his mother (born in Hobart),Ryan, John ''Panel By Panel'' Cassell Australia 1979 along with Alex settled in Hobart, Tasmania. Soon after, the ship upon which his father, a steward in the merchant navy, was serving, went missing at sea (off the Canary Islands); and his father was presumed dead. On 2 July 1908 his mother (always known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke, Plymouth
Stoke, also referred to by its earlier name of Stoke Damerel, is an inner suburb of the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. In 1844, Stoke Damerel was described as a parish in Roborough Hundred, Roborough hundred, adjoining the borough of Plymouth, and including Devonport, Plymouth, Devonport within it. In 1914, Devonport and Plymouth amalgamated with Stonehouse, Plymouth, Stonehouse, and the new town took the name of Plymouth. Stoke is now densely built up with family houses and bisected by the Cornish Main Line, main railway line from Paddington to Penzance. The Stoke Damerel Church, parish church is notable not only for its evolving architecture, but also its contents and historical connections. The area has been prosperous for several hundred years, and there are distinguished private houses dating to Georgian architecture, Georgian and Victorian architecture, Victorian times, several of which feature in Nikolaus Pevsner's ''South Devon.'' Stoke Damerel Primary School educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |