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Biography <p>cartoonist, caricaturist, writer, photographer, car driver and designer, was born in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Sydney</st1:City> and educated at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cranbrook</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>Sydney and educated at Cranbrook School. A biography in <i>Man</i>_Man_ of August 1937 (p.4), when Hillier was aged 24, states:</p> <p><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></p> <p>

"... He cut his teeth, 'tis said, on a drawing board, and at the ripe old age of six won a competition in the Children's Section of <i>_The Sunday Sun</i>_ . Ever since, art has been his hobby but he sincerely hopes that he will never have to depend on it for a living. So far, he has devoted most of his time to caricaturing. Besides having driven in many motor competitions Rob has designed several car bodies for fastidious owners, and was also one of the first to start Outboard Motorboat racing on <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sydney</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harbour</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>Sydney Harbour. His series appearing in <i>Man</i>_Man_ are quite individual in style. In 'Albert' he has created quite a successful cartoon character."</p> <p><o:p></o:p></p> <p><i>

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Albert_ </i>originals and other cartoons and caricatures 1931-37 reproduced in <i>_Fashion and Society</i>, <i>_ , _Photoplayer</i>_ and <i>Man</i>_Man_ are in Mitchell Library (PXE 649 vol.14), including Albert and female nude with drawing pin nipples – a characteristic <i>Man</i> gag.</p> <p>_Man_ gag.¶

Rob Hillier was also a journalist/writer, author of <i>_Let's buy a terrace house</i>. </p>_ .