Martin Honeysett
| Martin Honeysett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 May 1943 Hereford, England |
| Died | 21 January 2015 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon |
| Alma mater | Croydon School of Art |
| Known for | Satirical cartoons; regular contributor to Private Eye magazine |
| Spouse(s) | Lolly Honeysett (1970-88); Penny Honeysett (1996-) |
| Website | martinhoneysett |
Martin Honeysett (20 May 1943 – 21 January 2015) was a British cartoonist and illustrator.
Honeysett was born in Hereford, England. When he was two years old, his parents moved to London. He attended Selhurst Grammar School in Croydon and his art teacher there was Geoffrey Dickinson, who later became deputy cartoon editor of Punch magazine. Honeysett went on to study for a year at Croydon School of Art (1960–61). He then worked briefly in a London animation studio, and then spent several years abroad both in New Zealand as a lumberjack and in Canada before returning to England to work as a bus-driver for London Transport.
He sold his first cartoon to the Daily Mirror in 1969 and his first illustrations began to be published in Punch and Private Eye. His success in these popular satirical magazines raised his profile as a cartoonist and he soon began to have his work published in other publications such as the London Evening Standard, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Radio Times and, later, The Oldie.
Honeysett illustrated several books including Sue Townsend's The Queen and I and Dick King-Smith's H.Prince. He collaborated with noted humorous writers and comic artists such as Ivor Cutler — providing the illustrations for his poetry books Gruts (1986), Fremsley and Life in a Scotch Sitting Room (1984) — and Monty Python members Terry Jones and Michael Palin — working on Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, along with his wife Lolly and illustrators Frank Bellamy and Paul Buckle.
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