19 October 2023 , 17:18
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Award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband has died after suffering a heart attack on a bridge.
The 73-year-old political satirist, who also worked with Private Eye, was on his way to the magazine's bash in London when he collapsed on Westminster Bridge. Despite the emergency services being called, he couldn't be saved.
The worked of the Blackpool-born veteran's appeared in The Times, Punch, Playboy and The Sunday Express. His son Paul said on facebook: "I don't know what more I can say other than he was everything to me. It's somewhat ironic that he somehow managed to survive 30 years of Private Eye parties but this one he didn't make".
He then posted of twitter: "It is with a torn apart heart that I must announce the passing of my dad." Private Eye later said on the platform: "RIP cartoonist Tony Husband - prolific, funny and inventive contributor to Private Eye since 1985."
Private Eye called him a “prolific, funny and inventive contributor” since 1985 (MEN)Those paying tribute to the artist include author and TV personality Richard Osman. He said: "So sad to hear of the death of the wonderful cartoonist Tony Husband, a man whose work has made me laugh so many times. Humour with such tremendous wit and warmth."
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Tony's fellow cartoonist Nick Newman feels his death is a huge loss for the industry. He said: "Unbearably sad news that the great Tony Husband has died. Creator of Yobs and thousands of brilliant cartoons for Private Eye and others, he will be hugely missed by friends and readers."
He told ITV News in February that he had had a cartoon in every issue of Private Eye for almost 40 years and said: “The way it is today, life is like a cartoon. You get cartoon characters like Boris Johnson, who’s like something Spitting Image created. But definitely, [cartoons] are needed these days.”