What is Ralph Steadman?
'''Ralph Idris Steadman'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp19046/ralph-idris-steadman|title=Ralph Steadman - National Portrait Gallery}}</ref> (born 15 May 1936) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cartoonist]] and illustrator. He is best known for his artwork for the books and articles of [[Hunter S. Thompson]].<ref>Dubner, Stephen J. [http://www.freakonomics.com/2008/06/12/ralph-steadman-answers-your-questions/ Ralph Steadman Answers Your Questions]. ''Freakonomics Blog''. June 12, 2008.</ref> ==Personal life== Steadman was born in [[Salford]], [[Manchester]], and brought up in [[Towyn]], [[North Wales]]. He went to Ysgol Emrys Ap Iwan (high school), [[Abergele]], East Ham Technical College and the [[London College of Printing]] during the 1970s. There, he did [[freelancer|freelance]] work for ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'', ''[[Private Eye]]'', the ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph]],'' ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Steadman lives with his [[wife]] in [[Kent]], [[England]]. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{wikiquote}} *{{Official|http://www.ralphsteadman.com}} *[http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/artists/ralphsteadman/biography British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent has a database with over 100 cartoons by Ralph Steadman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215123542/http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/artists/ralphsteadman/biography |date=2012-02-15 }} *[http://newhumanist.org.uk/736 Interview with Ralph Steadman by Laurie Taylor in New Humanist magazine] *[http://kotorimagazine.com/index.php?news=3830 Interview with Ralph Steadman by Jake McGee in Kotori Magazine] {{Biography-stub}} [[Category:British cartoonists|Steadman, Ralph]] [[Category:British illustrators]] [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Manchester]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Steadman, Ralph}}