Giles

Ronald "Carl" Giles (29th September 1916-27th August 1995) was a cartoonist best known for his lengthy stint on the Daily Express. His cartoons, which he used to comment on topical issues, were single frames usually containing an incredible level of detail, and often centred around the "Giles Family" and its imposing matriarch, Grandma. He also contributed to numerous other publications, including the top shelf magazine Men Only. He ceased working for the Daily Express in 1989 after more than 40 years after being stood up on a lunch date with the editor, seemingly the last in a series of events that had led to his feeling marginalised by the paper. He continued working for the Sunday Express until 1991. Born in Islington, London, Giles moved after his marriage to wife Sylvia to Suffolk, where they spent the rest of their lives. A bronze statue of the "Giles Family" currently stands at a junction in Ipswich town centre, Grandma looking up at the window of the newspaper office where Giles worked. Annual collections of his cartoons have been published since 1946 and remain popular.