Bill Tidy (October 9, 1933 - March 11, 2023) was an internationally praised English cartoonist, known for his work with newspapers, TV shows, board games, and more. He resided in Liverpool, England, and illustrated most of Brian Jacques' early works.
Tidy began professional cartooning in 1957 and married his wife Rosa in 1960. They had three children, Nick, Sylvia, and Rob, and three grandchildren. He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2000 for journalism services, assisting with establishing the British Cartoonists' Association.
Tidy passed away in March 2023 after experiencing two major strokes that impacted his health. He is survived by Sylvia and Rob.
For other uses, please see Bill (disambiguation)
Books[]
Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies and Scouse artwork by Tidy
- Ancient Obscenities (2006)
- Tidy Book of Quotations (1998)
- A Game of Two Halves, Brian (1996)
- "Is There Any News of the Iceberg?": an Illustrated Autobiography (1995)
- Soft Pawn: The Uncensored Sequel to How to Cheat at Chess (1995)
- How to Cheat at Chess: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Chess, but Were Afraid to Ask (1994)
- Save Daring Waring with a Pencil? (1993)
- Rosa Tidy's Pasta Book (1991)
- Draw Me...387 Baked Beans in 10 Seconds (1991)
- Bill Tidy: Drawings, 1957-1986 (1986)
- Brian Jacques Meets Paddy Kelly: Stories from the BBC Radio Merseyside Series (1981)
- Out Of Practice (1981)
- The Book of Heroic Failures: The Official Handbook of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain' (1979)
- The Children's Book of Comic Verse (1979)
- Jakestown: My Liverpool (1979)
- Scouse with the Lid Off (1977)
- The Great Eric Ackroyd Disaster (1976)
- According to Jacques: A Mersey Bible (1975)
- Yennoworrameanlike (1972)
- Get Yer Wack: A Liverpool Anthology (1971)
- Tidy's world: A collection (1969)
Comic Strips[]
- The Fosdyke Saga (Daily Mirror)
- The Cloggies (Private Eye)
- Grimbledon Down (New Scientist)
- Dr. Whittle (General Practitioner)
- Kegbuster (What's Brewing?)
Designed[]
- Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies and Scouse (produced 1981/2)
Filmography[]
- Countdown
- Watercolour Challenge
- Blankety Blank
- Through the Keyhole
- Countryfile