Franklin, Stanley (1930 - 2004)
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At 14, Franklin applied for a political cartooning job on the Evening Standard, but was informed "that a chap called David Low already held the post and intended keeping it." In 1959 he became political cartoonist on the Daily Mirror, taking over as Vicky's permanent replacement, although was told to adopt a lighter and more humorous approach than his predecessor. He left the Daily Mirror in 1970, claiming that it had lost interest in its cartoons. From 1974 he freelanced as a political cartoonist for the New Statesman. In the same year he took over from Paul Rigby as cartoonist of the Sun. He was much happier at the Sun than he had been on the Daily Mirror. "The Sun is much bolder in approach. They have allowed me to draw cartoons which I don't think the Mirror would have allowed me to do... On the Mirror, they would often have a day without a cartoon. If the editor didn't like it, it wouldn't go in." At the Sun, by contrast, "I've never had a day without a cartoon.” He retired from the Sun in 1998.
Cartoons for sale:
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29th Nov. 1977 - £345
- 26cm x 21cm
- The Sun
Formerly the property of Liberal MP Cyril Smith
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26th Sept. 1977 - £335
- 24cm x 20cm
- The Sun
Formerly the property of Liberal MP Cyril Smith
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21st Feb. 1979 - £345
- 24cm x 20cm
- The Sun
Formerly the property of Liberal MP Cyril Smith
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21st July 1977 - £385
- 25cm x 20cm
- The Sun
Jim Callaghan as Mr Micawber David Steel Michael Foot Roy Jenkins cartoon.
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22nd April 1988 - £175
- 25cm x 21cm
- The Sun
British army, soldier, squaddie, sergeant major, barracks cartoon.
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31st July 1967 - £225
- 33cm x 25cm
- Daily Mirror
Ian Smith, Rhodesia, de Gaulle cartoon.
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6th Dec. 1966 - £225
- 35cm x 26cm
- Daily Mirror
Charles de Gaulle cartoon.
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7th July 1979 - £245
- 26cm x 21cm
- The Sun
skylab, Houses of Parliament cartoon.
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2nd May 1979 - £395
- 25cm x 21cm
- The Sun
Prime Minister Jim Callaghan as Mr Micawber cartoon.
- No Caption, 1968
- £195
- 36cm x 27cm
- Daily Mirror
Crufts, Laurel and Hardy dogs cartoon.
- Caption Displayed, 1969
- £195
- 34cm x 27cm
- Daily Mirror
Yachtsman Harold Wilson cartoon.
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- £275
- 26cm x 36cm
- Daily Mirror
Willie Brandt, Charles de Gaulle, Napoleon cartoon.
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8th Dec. 1987 - £295
- 26cm x 22cm
- The Sun
Schultz, Reagan, Gorbachev and Thatcher cartoon.
- HOW D'YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS DONE?
12th April 1979 - £325
- 24cm x 20cm
- The Sun
1979 General Election Margaret Thatcher Denis Healey, Michael Foot Merlyn Rees Jim Callaghan and Tony Benn cartoon.
