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>I am researching an article about an aviation artist >who resided in Lingfield during the 1920's/30's. He >was (Stanley) Howard Leigh, perhaps most famous for >being the brother-in-law of W E Johns (author of the >Biggles books). - W E Johns was living with Doris >Leigh (Howard's older sister) and took Howard Leigh >'under his wing' when he left school, and instructed >him in aviation art. - Indeed, Howard Leigh >illlustrated many of the earliest 'Biggles books'. > >Little is known about Howard Leigh. I am trying to >piece together the fragmentary records of his life and >work. He was born in 1909, moved to Lingfield on >leaving school, in 1927 (apparently he worked from an >art studio in Lingfield), and lived at 'Lyme House >Farm, Lingfield', with his wife. (He had married Olive >Eldon, at one of the Lingfield parish churches - I am >trying to establish details of this). During the >1930's he became one of the foremost aviation artists >of his time, illustrating literally hundreds of books, >magazines, children's papers, postcards, fine-art >prints. At the outbreak of WWII he joined the >National Fire Service. Sadly his promising career was >curtailed when he died at the premature age of 32, on >the 6th February 1942. I believe he is buried at St >Peter & St Paul Parish Church in Lingfield. > >I would love to hear from anyone with any knowledge of >either Howard Leigh, or W E Johns, however trivial! > >Many thanks, >Phil
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