Reg Smythe

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Reg Smythe


Born
in Hartlepool, The United Kingdom
July 10, 1917

Died
June 13, 1998

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Reginald "Reg" Smythe was a British cartoonist who created the Andy Capp comic strip.

Born Reginald Smyth (without the "e"), the son of Richard Oliver Smyth, a shipyard worker, and his wife, Florence (Florrie) née Pearce, he left school at 14. After some years unemployed he joined the Northumberland Fusiliers, serving ten years and rising to the rank of sergeant.

During World War II, Smyth saw active service in North Africa, where he developed a talent for cartoon drawing through creating posters for amateur dramatic productions.

After being released from active duty, he settled in London and worked as a clerk for the GPO. He continued to draw poster art but in the 1950s moved to cartoon work, operating through an agent and using the pseudonym
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Average rating: 3.68 · 988 ratings · 110 reviews · 328 distinct worksSimilar authors
Meet Andy Capp

3.85 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
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Andy Capp Sounds Off

3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1966 — 8 editions
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The Undisputed Andy Capp

3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions
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Andy Capp - Man of the Hour

3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1966 — 10 editions
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New Andy Capp Collection: N...

3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Andy Capp Strikes Back

3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1967 — 7 editions
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In Your Eye, Andy Capp

4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1967 — 6 editions
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Hard at Work, Andy Capp?

4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions
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You Tell 'em, Andy Capp

3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions
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Take a Bow, Andy Capp

3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions
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Andy Capp: di bere in meglio Andy Capp: tutto per uno Andy Capp: tutto cominciò c... Andy Capp: birra gelata e p... Andy Capp: il mondo sono me Andy Capp: la gioia è in un... Andy Capp: così è il mio mondo
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