Murray Ball, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murray Ball

New Zealand cartoonist

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1939

Place of Birth: Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 12-Mar-2017

Profession: comics artist, cartoonist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Murray Hone Ball (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.
In 2002 Ball became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his services as a cartoonist.