Denis Gifford (1927-12-26)26 December 1927 Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Died
18 May 2000(2000-05-18) (aged 72) Sydenham, London, England, UK
Occupation
Film and comic historian, comic artist and writer, non-fiction writer, radio and television
Nationality
British
Genre
Film history, comics history, radio history
Subject
19th Century comics, early 20th Century comics, British/US comics of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, early film history, horror films, science-fiction films, early radio history.
Spouse
Angela Kalagias (divorced)
Children
Pandora Jane (daughter)
Denis Gifford (26 December 1927 – 18 May 2000)[1] was a British writer, broadcaster, journalist, comic artist and historian of film, comics, television and radio. In his lengthy career, he wrote and drew for British comics; wrote more than fifty books on the creators, performers, characters and history of popular media; devised, compiled and contributed to popular programmes for radio and television; and directed several short films. Gifford was also a major comics collector, owning what was perhaps the largest collection of British comics in the world.[2]
Gifford's work in the history of film and comics, particularly in Britain, provided an account of the work in those media of previously unattempted scope, discovering countless lost films and titles and identifying numerous uncredited creators. He was particularly interested in the early stages in film and comics history, for which records were scarce and unreliable, and his own vast collection was an invaluable source. Gifford produced detailed filmographies of every traceable fiction, non-fiction and animated film ever released in the UK, and of early animated films in the US.
He compiled the first comics catalogue attempting to list every comic ever published in the UK, as well as the first price guide for British comics. His research into the early development of comics and cinema laid the groundwork for their academic study, and his reference works remain key texts in the fields.
Gifford was also a cartoonist and comic artist who worked for numerous titles, mostly for British comics in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Although these were largely humour strips, he worked in a range of genres including superhero, Western, science fiction and adventure.
^Holland, Steve, Obituaries: Denis Gifford, The Guardian, 26 May 2000.
^"Entry for Sunday Observer Christmas magazine 1974". Millers Antiques Guide. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
DenisGifford (26 December 1927 – 18 May 2000) was a British writer, broadcaster, journalist, comic artist and historian of film, comics, television and...
DenisGifford was a prolific comic artist and writer, most active in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Gifford's work was largely of humour strips in British comics...
published work on cinema, this article also includes DenisGifford's film credits. DenisGifford provided one of the earliest researched archives of early...
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724570. ISSN 1746-0654. S2CID 194065623. The British Film Catalogue, by DenisGifford (Routledge, 2016), page 142. Elliot, Kamilla (27 November 2003). Dickens...
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other artists from his studio, including Don Lawrence, Ron Embleton and DenisGifford, who would all go on to have successful careers in the industry. The...
science-fiction comedies. A sample script was written by Tony Hawes and DenisGifford, and the comedians staged a read-through, which was not recorded. The...
University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 29 December 2006 DenisGifford Obituary: Robin Ray, The Independent, 30 November 1998 ""Broadcaster...
stranger than fiction". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018. DenisGifford (editor) British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film,...
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Library of Australia. 19 November 1958. p. 36. Retrieved 9 June 2012. DenisGifford (29 August 1995). "OBITUARY : Dick Bentley". The Independent. Frank...
Database. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. DenisGifford. "Woody Woodpecker shoots to the top of the cartoon tree: From the archive...
The British Film Catalogue is a reference book compiled by DenisGifford (1927–2000) listing every film made in Britain, including feature films, shorts...
Marvelman and/or Marvelman Family were Ron Embleton, George Stokes and DenisGifford, who would all go on to have successful careers in the industry. To...
from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018. DenisGifford, ed. (2001) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction...
established a comics writing and art partnership with Dulwich schoolmate DenisGifford and the two formed their own publishing company, Streamline, in the...
series), with both interior and cover art by the British cartoonist DenisGifford. In the first published illustrations, which may have been drawn by...
British contributors to the company's titles include Mick Anglo and DenisGifford. Arnold Book Company was closely connected to the fellow British comics...
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