Harris Tweed Mary, Mungo and Midge John Gerald Christopher Ryan (4 March 1921 – 22 July 2009)[1] was a British animator and cartoonist.

After serving as an officer in Burma during the Second World War, Ryan studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic, where he met his future wife Priscilla.

However, in 1957, after seven years, his first Pugwash picture book was published, which then led to a long-running The Radio Times strip and a television series made using cutout animation.

He also created Lettice Leefe for Girl magazine, which ran from 1951 to 1965, crossing over with Harris Tweed,[3] and through his animation studio, John Ryan Studios, he created Mary Mungo & Midge in 1969, which featured his daughter Isabel providing the voice of the titular character, and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot in 1972.

Each episode saw Ryan present and illustrate a story about Noah's Ark, either prior to or during the Great Flood, each starring a crocodile named Crockle.