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Matthew Pritchett MBE (born 14 July 1964) is a British cartoonist who has worked on The Daily Telegraph newspaper under the pen name Matt since 1988.

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Early life and education

Pritchett's father Oliver Pritchett, who was a columnist for The Telegraph for all decades, [1] is the son of the writer V. S. Pritchett. [2] Matt's sister is screenwriter Georgia Pritchett. [3]

At young age, Pritchett attended a grammar school in southeast London before studying graphics at Saint Martin's School of Art. He started working as a waiter in a pizza restaurant, and started drawing cartoons in his spare time. His first cartoon was published in the New Statesman , and he soon started drawing more cartoons for The Telegraph diary. [2] He had considered becoming a film-cameraman, but gave up after realising he had misunderstood the role. [4]

Career and honours

Following the death of Mark Boxer in 1988, Pritchett was hired by Max Hastings to be The Telegraph's new cartoonist. [2] His first cartoon in this role came the day after the newspaper was printed with the date error, leading them to make a front-page apology accompanied by a cartoon saying "I hope I have a better Thursday than I did yesterday". [4] [5]

He was appointed an MBE in the 2002 New Year Honours "for services to Journalism", [6] and in 2005, Press Gazette inducted him into their Hall of Fame as one of the 40 most influential journalists of the past four decades. [7]

He has won the British Press Awards' "Cartoonist of the Year" multiple times, and has been a nominee many other times. [8] [9] His work has also been published in Punch . [10]

Personal life

Pritchett is married to Pascale Smets, a Belgian former fashion designer. They met whilst studying at Saint Martin's, and have three daughters and a son together, including The Guardian cartoonist Edith Pritchett. [11] His wife's sister, Benedicte, is married to Martin Newland, a former editor of The Daily Telegraph. [2] [12]

Published works

Awards

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  1. ↑ Pritchett, Oliver (16 December 2018). "Life as a Sunday Telegraph journalist was full of historic - and bizarre - moments". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Davidson, Max (16 October 2008). "Cartoonist Matt makes his mark with a gentle touch". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Brown, Helen (1 August 2021). "'He pretended to be a robot, then tried to kill me': growing up with cartoonist Matt". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 Burrell, Ian (21 November 2005). "Matt Pritchett: The Telegraph cartoonist gets top honour" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "A newspaper ahead of its time", The Daily Telegraph , 25 February 1988, front page, via Newspapers.com, retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "MBEs N - R". BBC News. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Press Awards for 2012 – winners". The Guardian. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Matt Cartoons (Matthew Pritchett) - Images | PUNCH Magazine Cartoon Archive". punch.photoshelter.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Pownall, Elfreda (31 August 2019). "At the table for a Telegraph family feast with Pascale Smets and cartoonist Matt". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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