Title: GERARD HOFFNUNG, his biography by ANNETTA HOFFNUNG
Description: A superbly informative and amusing life story of a genius.  Gerard Hoffnung (1925 - 1958).  Almost everything he did as a public figure in the United Kingdom was humorous, whether as an artist (especially cartoonist), musician (especially tuba player), impresario of musical events, author, broadcaster, and raconteur.  He also became a Quaker and prison visitor.  Cat-lover.  Possibly best known for the recording of his hilarious telling the tale of The Bricklayer's Lament to the Oxford Union in 1958.  A tremendous loss at such an early age to British entertainment.
Subjects: Cartoonists, Biography
Time periods: 1925-1987