Charles Folkard was born in Lewisham, London, and attended St. John's Wood School of Art, as well as Goldsmith's College School of Art. He is the creator and original artist of the famous newspaper strip 'Teddy Tail', who made his first appearance in The Daily Mail on 5 April 1915. Folkard drew several stories for the Mail, which were collected in books by A & C Black, Ltd. Folkard was succeeded by his artist son, Harry Folkard. Charles Folkard then focused on book illustration. He has done illustrations for such books as 'Swiss Family Robinson', 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' and 'The Arabian Knights'.
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