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Walter Ernest Fawkes (born 21 June 1924)

In 1942, he entered an art competition that was judged by the Daily Mail's chief cartoonist Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

At the age of 21, he entered a art contest that was being judged by cartoonist Leslie Illingworth, who at the time was working for the Daily Mail''

On the assumption that there were not two competitions, something is wrong here. 86.145.8.231 (talk) 14:50, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, I have now moved the first sentence from the Early Life section into career. Now the article doesn't keep repeating itself. --Ollieisanerd (talk) 18:54, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Died?

I am seeing reports on Facebook that he sadly died, apparently yesterday on 1 March 2023. I can't find any other sources though, so this may be misinformation. --Ollieisanerd (talk) 20:53, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]