Grave of Herbert Bird and Mary Tourtel, Canterbury
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Grave of Herbert Bird and Mary Tourtel, Canterbury
Image: © pam fray Taken: 27 Jul 2022
Situated in the churchyard of St. Martin's Church. Mary was born Mary Caldwell. She studied art and became a children's book illustrator. The then news editor of the Express, Herbert Tourtel, was approached with the task of producing a new comic strip and immediately thought of his wife Mary, already an established author and artist. Rupert Bear was the result and was first published in a strip titled 'Little Lost Bear' on 8 November 1920.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.27833
Longitude
1.094095