Michael Molloy (born 22 December 1940) is a British author and former newspaper editor and cartoonist.
Born in Perivale, Molloy studied at Ealing Junior School and the Ealing School of Art before working at the Sunday Pictorial followed by the Daily Sketch, where he began drawing cartoons.
[citation needed] In 1990, Molloy left the Mirror Group, and in 1996 he bought Punch on behalf of Mohammed Al Fayed.
[1] After retiring from the newspaper industry, he began writing children's fantasy novels.
[citation needed] Molloy married Sandy Foley in 1964 and they have three daughters, Jane (an interiors stylist), Kate (a journalist) and Alexandra (a writer).