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Murray Hone Ball ONZM (26 January 1939 – 12 March 2017) was a New Zealand cartoonist who became known for his Stanley the Palaeolithic Hero (the longest running cartoon in Punch magazine), Bruce the Barbarian, All the King's Comrades (also in Punch) and the long-running Footrot Flats comic series.
Learn about Murray Ball, the creator of Footrot Flats, the most popular New Zealand comic strip. Explore his early years, his cartooning career, his books, his travels and his awards.
Mar 12, 2017 · New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball passed away in 2017 after a long illness. He was famous for his comic strip Footrot Flats, which depicted farm life from a sheep dog's perspective.
To the world, Murray Ball was the celebrated creator of the comic strip Footrot Flats. For his son Mason Ball, it was a little more complicated. He talks to Joanna Wane about...
Mar 14, 2017 · Last weekend, Murray Ball – Footrots Flats creator and cartoonist – died at his Gisborne farm, aged 78. Ball, who had been suffering from Alzehemiers for a number of years, first published ...
Mar 12, 2017 · ICONIC New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball has died aged 78. Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was made into a movie in 1986. Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale was New Zealand’s first feature-length animated film. Ball reportedly died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s at his home at Gisborne on the North Island.
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“Murray Ball used black to get to sleep at night. He imagined turning his back on his class of raucous nine-year-olds and descending into the void of the blackboard. The thought helped him relax a fraction. Black, beloved black, was the colour of switching off.”
