Profile
Gerald Scarfe
Cartoonist + Illustrator + Pinko
Male
Born
Jun 1, 1936
Age
77
Hometown
St John's Wood
Nationality
British
Gerald Anthony Scarfe, CBE, RDI, is an English cartoonist and illustrator. He worked as editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker. His most famous work outside of the United Kingdom was for rock group Pink Floyd, particularly… Read More
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Sunday Times Acting Editor To Meet Jewish Leaders Over Netanyahu Cartoon (Lisa O'carroll/Guardian)Mediagazer - Jan 29, 2013
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Jewish Leaders Condemn Bibi CartoonHuffington Post - Jan 28, 2013
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Rhythm And Vines To Open As Normal After Truck Crash TvnzGoogle News - Dec 28, 2012
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El Muro De Roger Waters, Ladrillo Por Ladrillo La Voz Del InteriorGoogle News - Aug 27, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Gerald Scarfe.
CHILDHOOD
1936
Birth
Born on June 1, 1936.
TWENTIES
1960
24 Years Old
Beginning in 1960, he produced illustrations for Punch, The Evening Standard and The Daily Sketch.
1964
28 Years Old
The Sunday Times magazine assigned Scarfe to cover the 1964 U.S. Presidential election.
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THIRTIES

FORTIES
1977
41 Years Old
Scarfe later produced a set of animated short clips used on the 1977 In The Flesh tour, including a full-length music video for the song Welcome to the Machine.

1979
43 Years Old
He also drew the cover illustration for their 1979 album The Wall, and in 1982 worked on the film version of The Wall, although he and Waters fell out with director Alan Parker during the latter stages of editing.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2002
66 Years Old
He also produced all the costume and scenery designs for the 2002 Christopher Hampson production of The Nutcracker, created for the English National Ballet.

2003
67 Years Old
In 2003 Scarfe collaborated with the National Portrait Gallery and BBC Four to make caricatures of a number of famous Britons, to depict (along with guest commentary) their heroic and villainous attributes.
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2005
69 Years Old
On 22 November 2005 the United Kingdom's Press Gazette named its 40 most influential journalists, and included Scarfe alongside just two other cartoonists, Carl Giles, and Matt Pritchett.
2006
70 Years Old
Scarfe was awarded 'Cartoonist of the Year' at the British Press Awards 2006.
2008
72 Years Old
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

2011
75 Years Old
In 2011, a fossil pterosaur discovered in Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, was named Cuspicephalus scarfi in his honour.
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