The Resource Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak, Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak, Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
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- Summary
- How does a young man who learns jazz and classical piano, scours Europe's great art galleries for artistic enlightenment and falls in love with women from all over the world go on to become reviled as a bigot? The answer has less to do with him than it does with his critics. As cartoonist Bill Leak discovered, all it takes is to express an opinion that differs from today's neo-authoritarian narrative. When Leak, late in life, provoked the wrath of politically correct mobs and institutions, he didn't flinch, adhering to what he knew to be the truth and ridiculing his detractors with his brilliant caricatures and savage intellect. These battles were significant and symbolic, but should not define Leak's life and work. Fred Pawle has spent three years researching and interviewing dozens of Leak's friends and colleagues to create this intimate and honest biography. Now, for the first time, here is the whole beautiful but occasionally troubled story behind an extraordinarily gifted Australian artist, cartoonist, writer and raconteur
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 327 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781922669032
- Label
- Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak
- Title
- Die laughing
- Title remainder
- the biography of Bill Leak
- Statement of responsibility
- Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
- Subject
-
- Australia -- Politics and government -- Humour
- Australian
- Australian wit and humour, Pictorial
- Biographies
- Caricatures and cartoons -- Australia
- Cartoonists -- Australia -- Biography
- Editorial cartoonists -- Australia -- Biography
- Leak, Bill, 1956-2017
- Artists -- Australia -- Biography
- Political satire, Australian
- Political cartoons -- Australia
- Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- How does a young man who learns jazz and classical piano, scours Europe's great art galleries for artistic enlightenment and falls in love with women from all over the world go on to become reviled as a bigot? The answer has less to do with him than it does with his critics. As cartoonist Bill Leak discovered, all it takes is to express an opinion that differs from today's neo-authoritarian narrative. When Leak, late in life, provoked the wrath of politically correct mobs and institutions, he didn't flinch, adhering to what he knew to be the truth and ridiculing his detractors with his brilliant caricatures and savage intellect. These battles were significant and symbolic, but should not define Leak's life and work. Fred Pawle has spent three years researching and interviewing dozens of Leak's friends and colleagues to create this intimate and honest biography. Now, for the first time, here is the whole beautiful but occasionally troubled story behind an extraordinarily gifted Australian artist, cartoonist, writer and raconteur
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pawle, Fred
- Dewey number
- 741.56994
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1934-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Humphries, Barry
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Leak, Bill
- Artists
- Political satire, Australian
- Australian wit and humour, Pictorial
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons
- Editorial cartoonists
- Cartoonists
- Australia
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak, Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069938928
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781922669032
- Lccn
- jb2021066240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1271385320
- Label
- Die laughing : the biography of Bill Leak, Fred Pawle ; introduction by Barry Humphries
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069938928
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 327 pages
- Isbn
- 9781922669032
- Lccn
- jb2021066240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1271385320
Subject
- Australia -- Politics and government -- Humour
- Australian
- Australian wit and humour, Pictorial
- Biographies
- Caricatures and cartoons -- Australia
- Cartoonists -- Australia -- Biography
- Editorial cartoonists -- Australia -- Biography
- Leak, Bill, 1956-2017
- Artists -- Australia -- Biography
- Political satire, Australian
- Political cartoons -- Australia
- Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Caricatures and cartoons
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