the end of the year. In 1952 Russell became a staff artist on The Truth and The Daily Mirror before becoming involved with AM Magazine. In 1953 Russell went to Adelaide joining The Advertiser as a political cartoonist. He switched to The News and Sunday Mail in 1955, where he served as an illustrator, sporting cartoonist and general humour cartoonist, until his retirement in 1970. During this time he created a number of comic strips, including Darky, the Kid from the Snowy River. Russell then returned to Sydney and worked freelance. Russell was a lifelong member of the Australian Black and White Artists' Club and the president in 1977. He won a Silver Stanley for his contribution to black and white art in 1991 and was made a life member of the ABWAC the same year. Dan Russell died in Orange, New South Wales in 1999 at the age of 93. References External links 1906 births 1999 deaths Australian cartoonists Australian comics artists Julian Ashton Art School alumni