Harry Mitchell Australia
- Born
- 1906 in Australia
- Died
- 1968 in Australia
- Age
- 61-62 years
- Credited for
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writing
art
letters
- Also known as
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Harry Reuben Mitchell
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Biography
Mitchell studied at Swinburne Technical College (1920-1922), at the National Gallery of Victoria (1923-1926), at the Bell School with George Bell and Arnold Shore (1930-1932) and with George Bell as a private student (1948-1952).
He worked as a cartoonist for the Melbourne Sun News-Pictorial for many years, where he created the Mr Melbourne newspaper strip. He drew the strip from 1939 to 1964.
After retiring Mitchell focused on painting.
Notes
Mitchell was born at South Yarra and died at Prahran. His mother was Emily Louisa Ryall and his father Robert Anderson Mitchell. No record of a marriage has been identified.
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On the Home Front with Mr. Melbourne (Unknown, 1943?) (1943) — Untitled |
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Comic: Cover |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #2 (June 1945) — Untitled (Mr. Melbourne) |
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Comic: Cover |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #2 (June 1945) — Mr Melbourne Day by Day |
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Comic: Intro/afterword |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #3 (June 1946) — Untitled (Mr. Melbourne) |
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Comic: Cover |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #4 (June 1947) — Untitled |
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Comic: Cover |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #5 (June 1948) — No title recorded |
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Comic: Cover |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #5 (June 1948) — Mr. Melbourne Day by Day |
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Comic: Intro/afterword |
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Mr. Melbourne Day by Day (Lawrence Kay, 1944? series) #5 (June 1948) — Untitled (Mr. Melbourne) |
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Comic: Comic story |
