Malcolm McGookin
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Malcolm "Malc" McGookin (born 1956 in Kilwinning, Scotland) is a British cartoonist also known for his work as an animator and illustrator. He became an Australian citizen in 1995 although he presently spends his time between Australia and his home in the UK.
Cartooning career
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Malc McGookin began cartooning as a teenager working for the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald in Scotland. By 18 he had his first regular feature in the British weekly magazine, Tit-Bits. In the late 1970s. After attending college to develop an animation showreel, Malcolm undertook a career at Cosgrove Hall, starting out as an animation assistant, later to become a Key Animator and scriptwriter, a period he still refers to as "the best years of my professional life". Malcolm emigrated to Sydney, Australia as an animator and scriptwriter for various TV series, a move he came to regret professionally, later referencing his employers as "the worst TV cartoon producers in the history of the world". Nevertheless, Malcolm loved Australia itself and moved to an underground house in Coober Pedy, where he returned to illustration and editorial cartooning for outlets in the English-speaking world, as well as mining for opals.
Animation career
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As an Animation Director
As a screenwriter
As an animator
- Count Duckula
- Crocadoo
- Danger Mouse
- Digswell Dog Show
- Dreamtime Stories
- Gloria's House
- Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers
- Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown
- Tabaluga
- Victor and Hugo
- Roald Dahl's The BFG (feature film version)[1]
Other works
[edit]Malcolm McGookin has contributed illustrations to the Darwin Awards series of books.
Personal life
[edit]McGookin is divorced, with three sons,[2] and he has mentioned music and football to be among his hobbies. He grew up wanting to be a pro footballer, but gave up that ambition in his mid twenties after suffering a serious knee injury during a college fixture. Malcolm continued playing open age amateur football until the age of 50, before switching to coaching football over the last fifteen years. He has attained the UEFA "B" Licence twice, and presently holds an UEFA International Coaching Licence[3]
Books
[edit]- Cartoon Compilations
References
[edit]Footnotes
- ^ "Cartoon eBooks - Comic Books For Your PDA". Retrieved 3 June 2007.
- ^ "Cartoon eBooks - Comic Books For Your PDA". Retrieved 3 June 2007.
- ^ "The Cartoon Fiend: Friends of the Fiend 26: Malcolm McGookin". Retrieved 3 June 2007.
External links
[edit]- McGookin website of Malcolm McGookin
- Malc McGookin weblog weblog of Malcolm McGookin
- Malcolm McGookin at IMDb
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Australian editorial cartoonists
- British editorial cartoonists
- Scottish editorial cartoonists
- Australian comic strip cartoonists
- British comic strip cartoonists
- Australian animators
- British animators
- Scottish animators
- Australian animated film directors
- British animated film directors
- Scottish animated film directors
- British expatriates in Australia
- Scottish expatriates in Australia
- Australian television writers
- Scottish television writers
- British male television writers
- Australian screenwriters
- British male screenwriters
- Scottish screenwriters
- People from Kilwinning
- Australian male television writers