Rushton. William cessfully in Britain. Later, he returned to stand-up 1965; The Mini -Affair; 1968; The Bliss of Mrs. comedy, presenting "Two Old Farts" with Barry Cryer Blossom, 1968; The Best House in London, 1969; on nationwide tours. Monte Carlo or Bust/Those Daring Young Men in Rushton wrote and illustrated a number of books, Their Jaunty Jalopies, 1969; Flight of the Doves, including William Rushton's Dirty Book (1964), Su- I971; The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, 1972; perpig (1976), The Filth Amendment (1981), and Keel) It up Downstairs, 1975; The Chiffy Kids, Marvlebone Versus the Rest of the World (1987). He 1976; Adventures of a Private Eye, 1977; Adven- also provided illustrations and cartoons for many oth- tures of a Plumber's Mate, 1978; The Blues Band, ers, including a number of children's books. 1981; The Magic Shop, 1982: Consuming Passions, After his early success in the 1960s, Rushton contin- 1987. ued to work for The Private Eve and drew cartoons for the Literary Review and the Daily Telegraph's "Way of Radio the World" column until his death in December 1996. I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, 1976- ; Trivia Test Known particularly for his humorous cartoons and Match. funny personal presentations, he was a tine performer, a versatile and interesting artist for whom television provided a continuing opportunity for comic inven- Stage tion. The Bed -Sitting Room, 1961; Gulliver's Travels, RITA ZAJÁCZ 1971. 1979; Pass the Butler; 1982; Tales from a Long Room, 1988. See also That Was the Week That Was

William George Rushton. Born in London, August Publications (selected) 18, 1937. Attended Shrewsbury School, Shropshire. Married: Arlene Dorgan, 1968; children: Tobias, William Rushton's Dirty Book, 1964 Matthew, and Sam. After National Service, worked as How to Play Football: The Art of Dirty Play, 1968 solicitor's articled clerk, freelance cartoonist, and The Day of the Grocer; 1971 satirist; cofounder and editor, The Private Eye, 1961: The Geranium of nil', 1975 stage debut, 1961: made television debut as one of Superpig, 1976 That Was the Week That Was team. 1962; comic per- Pigsticking: A Joy for Life, 1977 former on radio, film, and television, appearing on nu- The Reluctant Euro, 1980 1981 merous panel shows. Died December 1 I , 1996. The Filtl, Amendment, W.G. Grace's Last Case, 1984 Willie Rushton's Great Moments of History, 1985 Television Series (selected) The Alternative Gardener: A Compost of Quips for the 1962-63 That Was the Week That Was Green -Fingered, 1986 1964-65 Not So Much a Programme, More a Marvlebone Versus the Rest of the World, 1987 Way Life of Spy Thatcher (editor), 1987 1969-72 Up Pompeii! Every Cat in the Book, 1993 1975-78 Up Sunday 1979-80 Celebrity Squares 1980 Rusluon's Ilhrstrated Further Reading

Films Marnham, Patrick, The Private Eye Story.: The First 21 Years. London: Andre Deutsch, 1982 It's All Over Town, 1963; Nothing but the Best, 1964; Murphy. Robert, Sirties Britis/, Cinema, London: British Film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Institute, 1992

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