Michael ffolkes

Brian Davis (6 June 1925 – 18 October 1988), known professionally as Michael ffolkes, was a British illustrator and cartoonist most famous for his work on the Peter Simple column in The Daily Telegraph.

[1] He went on to study painting at the Chelsea School of Art and later adopted "Michael ffolkes" as his artistic name after being inspired by a name he read in Burke's Peerage.

He was a prolific illustrator of children's books, in particular those of Roald Dahl, and published his autobiography, ffundamental ffolkes, in 1985.

[1] According to Ken Pyne, the cartoonist Martin Honeysett "... achieved almost legendary status when he threw a huge wobbly cake baked for Private Eye's 21st birthday party over the head of the notoriously pompous cartoonist Michael ffolkes.

[1] He died from acute pancreatitis and cirrhosis at Lister Hospital in London on 18 October 1988, at the age of 63.