Leslie Clarence Rees b. 28 December 1905

Also known as Leslie Rees
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Illustrator, author, art critic, editor, producer, drama historian and dramatist. Rees published many popular and beautifully illustrated children's books on Australian fauna, but he is best known for creating the character, Digit Dick
Tags: Illustration, children's literature
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Name
Leslie Clarence Rees
Also known as Leslie Rees
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • Producer (ANZSIC code: 9001) 1936 - c.1966 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
  • Drama critic (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1930 - 1935 London, UK
  • Author of books (ANZSIC code: 9002) 1953 - 1982 Sydney, NSW
Tags:
Illustration
children's literature
Birth date
28 December 1905
Birth place
Bayswater, Perth, WA
Death date
10 August 2000
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1930 - 1997
Residence
  • 1905 - 1930 Perth, WA
  • 1930 - 1936 London, UK
  • 1936 - 2000 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Bachelor of Arts, 1924 - 1927 University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Initial Record Data Source
  • Western Australian artists, designers & makers (1829-1959)

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