Roger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books.
11 Facts About Roger Hargreaves
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Roger Hargreaves created the Mr Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers.
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Charles Roger Hargreaves was born in a private hospital at 1 Bath Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, on 9 May 1935 to Alfred Reginald Hargreaves and Ethel Mary Hargreaves.
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Roger Hargreaves grew up at 703 Halifax Road, Hartshead Moor, Cleckheaton, outside of which there now is a commemorative plaque.
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Roger Hargreaves then spent a year working in his father's laundry and dry-cleaning business before gaining employment in advertising.
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Also, in 1971 while working as the creative director at a London firm, Roger Hargreaves wrote the first Mr Men book, Mr Tickle.
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Roger Hargreaves drew a figure with a round orange body and long arms which became Mr Tickle.
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Between 1975 and 1982, Roger Hargreaves lived with his family on Guernsey.
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Roger Hargreaves died on 11 September 1988 at the age of 53 and at the Kent and Sussex Hospital in Royal Tunbridge Wells following a stroke.
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Roger Hargreaves bought the adjacent field to the grave yard at Cowden Church so that he could be buried there.
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On 4 March 2021, Roger Hargreaves was posthumously awarded a gold Blue Peter badge.