Jimmy Bancks
James Charles Bancks or Jimmy Bancks (10 May 1889 – 1 July 1952) was an Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs.
Born in Enmore, New South Wales, Australia, the son of an Irish railway worker, Bancks left school at the age of 14 and found employment with a finance company. The Arrow published his first illustration in 1914. Bancks worked at The Bulletin until 1922.
He created Ginger (later Ginger Meggs) for the Sunday Sun and Sun News-Pictorial. Bancks created The Blimps for the Melbourne Sun in 1923, and this daily strip ran until 1925, the year when he launched Mr. Melbourne Day by Day for the Melbourne Sun-Pictorial.
Bancks also contributed to The Comic Australian.
Bancks died on 1 July 1952, from a heart attack in Point Piper, New South Wales.[1]
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[edit] Selected Writings
- Ginger Meggs (1922 - 1952) - cartoon
- Impressions of the Artists' Ball : In Line and in Rhythm (1922) - poetry
- The Sunshine Family : A Book of Nonsense for Girls and Boys (1923) - children's fiction
- Party Impressions (1929) - short story
- The Man Who Knew Mailey (1930) - short story
- Blue Mountains Melody (1934) - musical
[edit] References
- ^ Jim Bancks at AustLit
[edit] External Links
[edit] Sources
- Bancks, James Charles. The Golden Years of Ginger Meggs, 1921-1952, edited by J. Horgan. Medindie, S.A.: Souvenir in association with Brolga, 1978.
- Ryan, John. Panel by panel: a history of Australian comics. Stanmore, N.S.W: Cassell Australia, 1979. ISBN 0-7269-7376-9
- Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
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