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Rupert Bear
is a cartoon character created by Mary Tourtel and who first appeared in
the Daily Express on November 8, 1920.
Rupert has a series of friends, Bill Badger, Algy Pug and Edward Trunk
(an elephant) being the most enduring. He also had a foe called Raggety,
a creature made from twig. Mary Tourtel's last Rupert story was 'Rupert
and Bill's Seaside Holiday' published in 1935. She was replaced by
Alfred Bestall who was previously an illustrator for Punch.
Bestall improved the stories and plots of Rupert but more importantly he
created the
 most
beautifully crafted illustrations in the Rupert Annuals. Bestall drew
Rupert until 1973, when he retired. Much of the landscape in Rupert is
inspired by the Snowdonia landscape of North Wales.
Rupert appears each day in the Daily Express; his new adventures are
illustrated by John Harrold. A Rupert Annual is still produced every
year, with Harrold's drawings coloured usually by Gina Hart.
Rupert appeared in Paul McCartney's 1984 music video "We All Stand
Together"; McCartney also made an animated video starring Rupert called
Rupert and the Frog Song.
On October 31, 2005, UK Media Group Entertainment Rights secured
majority interest from the Daily Express on Rupert Bear. There are plans
for a film, books and DVDs that will see Rupert joined by new friends in
addition to established characters.
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