• [NEWS] "Rupert Bear" turns 100

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 8 13:46:48 2020
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    Happy birthday Rupert!! :-)



    From BBC.com ...


    Rupert Bear turns 100: The adventures continue
    ----------------------------------------------
    A little bear is celebrating a very big birthday: Rupert has
    turned 100. To commemorate the milestone, the anthropomorphic
    adventurer has been honoured by the Royal Mail in a set of
    eight stamps.

    Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920,
    as Little Lost Bear - the work of illustrator Mary Tourtel.

    The character, whose famous red jumper was originally blue,
    was part of the newspaper's push to attract new readers.

    Alfred Bestall took over from Tourtel in 1935 as Rupert's
    illustrator, remaining with him until the early 1970s, and
    it's his distinctive style that appears in the new stamps.


    Article continues at <https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-54280708>

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  • From David Chmelik@21:1/5 to Your Name on Fri Jul 23 06:13:53 2021
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    On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 13:46:48 +1300, Your Name wrote:

    Happy birthday Rupert!! :-)



    From BBC.com ...


    Rupert Bear turns 100: The adventures continue
    ----------------------------------------------
    A little bear is celebrating a very big birthday: Rupert has turned
    100. To commemorate the milestone, the anthropomorphic adventurer
    has been honoured by the Royal Mail in a set of eight stamps.

    Rupert first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920,
    as Little Lost Bear - the work of illustrator Mary Tourtel.

    The character, whose famous red jumper was originally blue, was part
    of the newspaper's push to attract new readers.

    Alfred Bestall took over from Tourtel in 1935 as Rupert's
    illustrator, remaining with him until the early 1970s, and it's his
    distinctive style that appears in the new stamps.


    Article continues at <https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-54280708>

    Rupert may be the top comic ever in terms of design, considering that
    words don't get in the way of the pictures, and there are three levels of reading: summary at top, couplet below each panel, then prose at page
    bottom. It's a great fantasy/anthropomorphic series that some of the
    epic scenes I'm sure even adults could enjoy.

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