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Artist and children's presenter Tony Hart has died, aged 83. He had suffered from health problems for a number of years, including two strokes. His family said he died peacefully. Mr Hart appeared on art programmes for nearly 50 years before retiring in 2001 because of health problems. He first appeared on Saturday Special as an illustrator before fronting his own shows such as Vision On, Take Hart and Hart Beat. The artist served as an officer in the 1st Gurkha Rifles in World War II, before joining a course at the Maidstone College of Art. It was a chance meeting in 1952 with a BBC TV producer and a demonstration of his quick art skills on a paper napkin that secured his on-screen career. Source:BBCNews | ||
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As do we all sonic1, another iconic legend has passed away RIP Tony You brought pleasure and wonderment to millions of youngsters throughout your career. | ||
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My System: Various digiboxes, broken Nokia 9800S, numerous analogue boxes. My lovely little lappy, HP Omnibook 6100 | Another sad loss. When I was young I was very interested in drawing and his style was oh-so-simple but very effective. And let's not forget that he designed the Blue Peter logo. Another classic. | ||
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