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| St Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies | St Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies |
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| British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls' school St Trinian's, has died aged 91. | British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls' school St Trinian's, has died aged 91. |
| His daughter Kate Searle said in a statement that he "passed away peacefully in his sleep" in a hospital in France. | |
| Searle's spindly cartoons of the naughty schoolgirls first appeared in 1941, before the idea was adapted for film. | Searle's spindly cartoons of the naughty schoolgirls first appeared in 1941, before the idea was adapted for film. |
| The first movie version, The Belles of St Trinian's, was released in 1954. | The first movie version, The Belles of St Trinian's, was released in 1954. |
| Joyce Grenfell and George Cole starred in the film, along with Alastair Sim, who appeared in drag as headmistress Millicent Fritton. | Joyce Grenfell and George Cole starred in the film, along with Alastair Sim, who appeared in drag as headmistress Millicent Fritton. |
| Searle also co-created the Molesworth series along with Geoffrey Willans. | Searle also co-created the Molesworth series along with Geoffrey Willans. |
| His work regularly appeared in magazines and newspapers, including Britain's Punch and The New Yorker. | His work regularly appeared in magazines and newspapers, including Britain's Punch and The New Yorker. |
| The artist won a number of awards for his work, including prizes from America's National Cartoonists Society and he was awarded France's prestigious Legion d'Honneur in 2007. | The artist won a number of awards for his work, including prizes from America's National Cartoonists Society and he was awarded France's prestigious Legion d'Honneur in 2007. |
| But St Trinian's was his most enduring work - spawning five films between 1954 and 1980. | But St Trinian's was his most enduring work - spawning five films between 1954 and 1980. |
| After a 27-year hiatus, the series was revived in 2007, with Rupert Everett in the headmistress role. | After a 27-year hiatus, the series was revived in 2007, with Rupert Everett in the headmistress role. |
| The movie also starred Talulah Riley, Jodie Whittaker and Gemma Arterton, making her film debut. | The movie also starred Talulah Riley, Jodie Whittaker and Gemma Arterton, making her film debut. |
| A sequel, St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, was released two years later. | A sequel, St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, was released two years later. |
| A full statement from Searle's family read as follows: "Ronald William Fordham Searle, born 3 March 1920, passed away peacefully in his sleep, after a short illness, with his children, Kate and John, and his grandson, Daniel, beside him, on 30 December 2011 in Draguignan, France. | A full statement from Searle's family read as follows: "Ronald William Fordham Searle, born 3 March 1920, passed away peacefully in his sleep, after a short illness, with his children, Kate and John, and his grandson, Daniel, beside him, on 30 December 2011 in Draguignan, France. |
| "He requested a private cremation with no fuss and no flowers." | "He requested a private cremation with no fuss and no flowers." |