10 Facts About Alan Aldridge

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Alan Aldridge was a British artist, graphic designer and illustrator.

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Alan Aldridge is best known for his psychedelic artwork made for books and record covers by The Beatles and The Who.

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Alan Aldridge is survived by 8 children: fashion photographer Miles Aldridge, model and social activist Saffron Aldridge and Marc from his first marriage to Rita Farthing; two sons, Pim and Toby, from a relationship with Andrea Gayler; and two daughters, models Lily Aldridge and Ruby Aldridge, and a son, James, from his second marriage to Laura Lyons, which ended in divorce.

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Alan Aldridge first worked as an illustrator at The Sunday Times Magazine.

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Alan Aldridge designed a series of science fiction book covers for Penguin Books.

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Alan Aldridge made a big impression with his illustrations for the book The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics.

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Alan Aldridge provided illustrations for The Penguin Book of Comics, a history of British and American comic art.

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Alan Aldridge is possibly best known for the picture book The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, a series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures, which he created in collaboration with Harry Willock.

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Alan Aldridge created the artwork for Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John in 1975.

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Alan Aldridge was the creator of the Hard Rock Cafe logo.