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About Mary Tourtel
Artist, she is best remembered as the creator of Rupert Bear. Born Mary Caldwell into an artistic family and growing up studying art she ended up marrying the associate editor of The Daily Express newspaper Herbert Tourtel. Rupert the Bear was created in the 1920s as competition with The Daily Mail newspaper and their character Teddy Tail created by Charles Folkard. She retired in 1934 after beginning to go blind. Bio by: julia&keld
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Mary Tourtel's Timeline
| 1874 |
January 28, 1874
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Canterbury, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1948 |
March 15, 1948
Age 74
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Canterbury, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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March 1948
Age 74
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St. Martin Churchyard, Canterbury, Kent, England (United Kingdom)
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