Will Hope
William Francis Celestine Hope (March 1887 in Paramatta –?) was an Australian-born political cartoonist. His work was published in the Cumberland Argus in Australia and in Truth in New Zealand in 1912. He then worked in London, drawing for a number of Fleet Street newspapers and the Communist (from 1920 to 1923).
Also recorded as William Francis Celestine Hope · Espoir · Bill Hope · G. Espoir
Will Hope
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- 1887 · Parramatta.
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- British Empire · Australia
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- cartoonist
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William Francis Celestine Hope (March 1887 in Paramatta –?) was an Australian-born political cartoonist. His work was published in the Cumberland Argus in Australia and in Truth in New Zealand in 1912. He then worked in London, drawing for a number of Fleet Street newspapers and the Communist (from 1920 to 1923).
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1887
Will Hope born at Parramatta.
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- 1.A good cartoon. The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate. 4. 2 October 1909.
- 2.ATL: Unpublished Collections. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz.
- 3.Will Hope New Zealand Cartoon Archive. www.cartoons.org.nz.
- 4.Hyde, Samuel S. 'Please, Sir, he called me "Jimmy!"' Political Cartooning before the Law: 'Black Friday', J.H. Thomas, and the Communist Libel Trial of 1921. Contemporary British History. 25. 4. 521–550. 2011-12-01. 1361-9462.
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He was employed by New Zealand Truth, The New York Globe, Daily Herald, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate and The Australian Star. He belonged to Australian Army.
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