Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Born: January 18, 1934
Died: August 9, 2022
in Wimbledon, London, UK
Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.

Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.

For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984.

Movies for Raymond Briggs...

The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas
Title: The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas
Character: Self
Released: December 17, 2022
Type: Movie
Forty years after `The Snowman' was first broadcast, the story of how Raymond Brigg's classic tale was made and became a Christmas institution in over 29 countries, spawning hit singles, a cameo from David Bowie, and a host of snowy spin offs.
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Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Title: Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2018
Type: Movie
Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends and admirers.
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Ethel & Ernest
Title: Ethel & Ernest
Character: Raymond Briggs (voice)
Released: October 15, 2016
Type: Movie
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
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How the Snowman Came Back to Life
Title: How the Snowman Came Back to Life
Character: Himself
Released: December 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Raymond Briggs gives a rare glimpse into his world as we visit the animation studios where a small army of people are working to produce the new film, The Snowman and The Snowdog.
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The Wind and the Bomb
Title: The Wind and the Bomb
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The making-of When the Wind Blows, featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T. Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs