John David Wilson (7 August 1919 – 20 June 2013) was an English artist, animator and producer.
He was educated at the Watford Grammar School for Boys, Harrow Art School and the Royal College of Art; among his teachers was Robin Darwin.
[2] During World War II, Wilson served with the London Rifle Brigade.
He was badly wounded in the African Campaign in 1941; while recuperating in Cairo he spent time drawing cartoons.
Some of these were brought to the attention of a printer in Durban who offered him a job; due to the seriousness of his injury he was discharged from the army and accepted the job.