Richard Bertram Ogle (British, 1889 - 1976) Known for his work as an illustrator and also his landscapes. Richard Ogle was born in Eglingham on 10 May 1889. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1910-1915, where his tutors included John Singer Sargent and Solomon J Solomon. Ogle was a prolific illustrator of books and their covers. In 1923 he illustrated the first book by children's writer Enid Blyton and some of his books have been recently republished by the Enid Blyton Society. Ogle also produced colour plates for the Graphic, the Bystander and Queen magazines. In 1951, Ogle wrote and illustrated a series of articles for The Children's Newspaper about his holiday tour of South Africa. He worked for many years with the Boy's Own Paper and for 30 years drew the illustrations for the predictions in Old Moore's Almanack. He lived in Bournemouth for many years and died there on 22 June 1976, at the age of 87.
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