Lot Essay
Reproduced Daily Express, 28th January, 1971, 3rd December, 1976, 8th November, 1977 and 1st April, 1980
Roy Ullyett was born at Leytonstone, Essex, in 1914. He began as sports correspondent for The Star and then as cartoonist to the Daily Express from 1953. His work is represented in the paper's annnuals from 1956-1974. He has illustrated over 20 books with sports cartoons, including I'm the Greatest. The Wit and Humour of Muhammed Ali, 1975 and Cue for a Laugh, 1984.
Roy Ullyett (b.1914)
Details
Roy Ullyett (b.1914)
"Regrettably, our man's version of 'knock me down with a feather' without singing a note is not as commercial as our 'Enery giving if full voice'!; and "I do love a good hate!"
both signed 'Roy Ullyett'; pencil, pen and black ink, brush and blue crayon
14¼ x 9½in. and smaller; and three other boxing cartoons by the same artist (5)
"Regrettably, our man's version of 'knock me down with a feather' without singing a note is not as commercial as our 'Enery giving if full voice'!; and "I do love a good hate!"
both signed 'Roy Ullyett'; pencil, pen and black ink, brush and blue crayon
14¼ x 9½in. and smaller; and three other boxing cartoons by the same artist (5)
Literature
Mark Bryant, Simon Heneage (Compilers), Dictionary of British Twentieth Century Cartoonists and Caricaturists, Scolar, 1994