Mr Ball was 78 and is survived by his wife, Pam, and the couple's children. 'I grew up with Murray Ball's work... Lucky and privileged to have shared your Kiwi humour and drawings,' wrote one mourner ...

Tributes are flowing for New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball who created characters in his Footrot Flats cartoon strips that New Zealanders grew up loving. Murray Ball, the creator of the much-loved ...

Murray Ball, the creator of the widely read Footrot Flats cartoon that celebrated rural life in New Zealand, has died at the age of 78. Radio New Zealand reported that he died at the age of 78 at home ...

ICONIC cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of the famous Footrot Flats series that spawned a feature film, has died aged 78. Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, which used ...

It was a fixture in the daily papers in the 1980s and 1990s, spawning a movie, a musical and a theme park. Now a collection of comic strips about a Kiwi farmer and his border collie is set to provide ...

ICONIC cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of the famous Footrot Flats series that spawned a feature film has died aged 78. Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cartoonist Murray Ball, the creator of Footrot Flats, has died aged 78. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's and had been nursed at ...

Ball was the creator of the famous Footrot Flats cartoon strip, that was made into a movie in 1986. Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale was New Zealand’s first feature-length animated film. Ball reportedly ...