Theo Batten b. 11 June 1918

Also known as Theo Harley Batten
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late 20th century Sydney comic strip artist and illustrator and the creator of the 'Lucky Cat' strip that appeared in the Sun Herald in the late 1970s/early 1980s. In 1972 Batten won an Walkley Award for an Australian Women's Weekly illustration.
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comic strip artist and illustrator, won a Walkley Award in 1972 for an Australian Women’s Weekly illustration. In the late 1970s or early 1980s he created the strip Lucky Cat for the Sun-Herald . An original Bulletin cartoon, dated 16 February 1982 is at ML PXD 739.

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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