查爾斯羅傑哈格裏夫斯（CharlesRogerHargreaves），英國兒童作家。1935年5月9日-1988年9月11日，是知名的英國作家、兒童書籍插畫家。他的插畫畫風大膽、顏色鮮艷，他的《奇先生妙小姐》系列叢書享譽全球，銷售量超過8500萬本，被翻譯成20多種語言。
中文名：查爾斯羅傑哈格裏夫斯
外文名：CharlesRogerHargreaves
出生日期：1935年5月9日
逝世日期：1988年9月11日
職業：作家、兒童書籍插畫家
代表作品：《奇先生妙小姐》
簡介
Hargreaves出生在，Cleckheaton,西約克,英國，在高渣滓長大。他曾幫忙在他父親的洗衣店，做幹洗事務也在此壹年前做過廣告。但他原本的誌向是當壹個漫畫家;1971年他寫第壹個先生。人書，先生。癢感.他最初在找出版者時遇到重重困難;但最終，他成功了。他的書在三年之內成為炙手可熱的兒童讀本，還售出壹百萬個拷貝並在英國BBC的電視系列節目中大受歡迎.
由1976羅傑放棄了他的工作。在1981年小小姐書系列開始出現。1983年被做了成壹個電視系列節目，由約翰Alderton，PaulineCollins講演。雖然Hargreaves寫了許多其他兒童的故事，包括Timbuctoo二十五本書系列，約翰老鼠，並且Roundy和Squary預定，他認為他的先生系列所最滿意的作品。
家庭：妻子，Christine，Hargreaves有四個孩子，Adam,Giles,twinsSophie和Amelia。早年有壹個私生子名歐文。
在Hargreaves以後死於突發中風。1988年，其子亞當持續寫和畫先生。
資料背景
CharlesRogerHargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）（9May1935_11September1988）wasanEnglishauthorandillustratorofchildren'sbooks,notablytheMr.MenandLittleMissseries,intendedforveryyoungreaders.Thebooks'simpleandsillystories,withbright-coloured,boldlydrawnillustrations,havebeenpartofpopularcultureforover25years,withsalesover85millionworldwidein20languages.
Hargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）wasborninaprivatehospitalat201BathRoad,Cleckheaton,WestYorkshire,England,toAlfredReginaldandEthelMaryHargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯），andgrewupinHighLees,703HalifaxRoad,alsoinCleckheaton,outsideofwhichtherenowisacommemorativeplaque.Hespentayearworkinginhisfather'slaundryanddry-cleaningbusinessbeforestartingoutinadvertising.Buthisoriginalambitionwastobeacartoonist;and,in1971,whilehewasworkingasthecreativedirectorataLondonfirm,hewrotethefirstMr.Menbook,Mr.Tickle.Heinitiallyhaddifficultyfindingapublisher;but,oncehedid,thebooksbecameaninstantsuccess,sellingoveronemillioncopieswithinthreeyears.In1975itspawnedaBBCanimatedtelevisionseriescalledMr.MenShow,MrTicklebeingvoicedbyArthurLowe.
By1976,Hargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）hadquithisdayjob.In1981,theLittleMissseriesofbooksbegantoappear.It,too,wasmadeintoatelevisionseriesin1983,whichwasnarratedbyJohnAlderton,who,withPaulineCollins,voicedtheMenandMisses,respectively.AlthoughHargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）wrotemanyotherchildren'sstories,includingtheTimbuctooseriesoftwenty-fivebooks,JohnMouse,andtheRoundyandSquarybooks,heisbestknownforhis46Mr.Menbooksand33LittleMissbooks.
Withhiswife,Christine,Hargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）hadfourchildren:Adam,Giles,andtwinsSophieandAmelia.ThefirstoftheMr.MencharactersisreportedtohavebeencreatedwhenAdamaskedhisfatherwhataticklelookedlike:Hargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）drewafigurewitharoundorangebodyandlong,rubberyarms,whichbecameMr.Tickle.
InhislatteryearsRogerlivedinGuernsey.
AfterHargreaves（羅傑·哈格裏夫斯）diedofasuddenstrokein1988,AdamcontinuedwritinganddrawingtheMr.MenandLittleMisscharactersinnewstories.However,inApril2004,ChristinesoldtherightstotheMr.MencharacterstotheUKentertainmentgroupChorion,for28million.
生平介紹
Hargreaves,(Charles)Roger(1935_1988),copywriterandchildren'sauthor,wasbornon9May1935at201BathRoad,Cleckheaton,Yorkshire,thesecondofthefourchildrenofAlfredReginaldHargreaves,thenawoollenclothmanufacturer,andEthelMary,néePickles;thefamilyhomewasHighLees,HalifaxRoad,Cleckheaton.HargreavesattendedprimaryschoolinGoole(from1940)andin1947becameapupilatSowerbyBridgegrammarschool.Hischildhoodinterestswerecricketandreading.Akeensenseofhumourwasapparentfromanearlyage,aswasatalentforart(inlateryearshesaidhischildhoodambitionwastobeacartoonist).Hargreavesleftschoolin1953tobeginworkinhisfather'slaundryanddry-cleaningbusinessbut,afterhisnationalservicecall-up,wasenlistedintheRoyalAirForce(1955_7).At6feet5inches,Hargreaveswastootallforflightduties,andwasassignedanofficeroleinLondon.WhileHargreaveswasonnationalservicehisfatherdiedandthefamilybusinesswassold.
AfterreturningtoYorkshirein1958HargreavesbeganworkinBradfordasjuniorcopywriterforGreenlysadvertisingagency,earning710s.aweek.InthefollowingyearhemovedtoLondontofurtherhiscareerandin1962joinedServiceAdvertisingasseniorcopywriter.HereheworkedonconsumerbrandsincludingSuncrush(softdrinks),Dewar's(whisky),BP(petrol),andSeniorServiceandManikin(tobacco),beforerejoiningGreenlys(bythenLonsdaleCrowther)ascopychiefoftheirLondonofficein1966.TwoyearslaterhemovedtoFoote,ConeandBeldingascreativedirector,wherehehandledaccountsforFry's(confectionery),Watney's(beer),Gibbs(toothpaste),ICI(householdchemicals),Rootes(cars),andBOAC(airtravel).HisfinalmovewastoDavidMacaulayAdvertising(1969)ascreativedirectorandboardmember.DuringhisadvertisingcareerHargreaveswasresponsiblefororiginatinganumberofnotableslogans,including‘RolloutRedBarrel’(forWatney's),and‘EmigratetoCanadaDry(forthesakeofyourScotch)’(forCanadaDryTonicsandMixers).In1970heformedSlideCity,acompanyproducingphotographicslidesfortheUKadvertisingindustry.InitsfirstyearSlideCitycreatedandsoldmorethan39,000slides.
On12March1960HargreaveshadmarriedMargaretChristine(b.1937),thedaughterofCharlesLeslieHeard,afarmerfromDorchester,Dorset.Theyhadfourchildren:Adam(b.1964);Giles(b.1966);andtwins,AmeliaandSophie(b.1970).ThefamilylivedatWesterham,Kent,andmovedin1971toWoldingham,Surrey.Hargreaveswantedtospendmoretimeathomewithhisyoungfamily,andhisthoughtsturnedtowritingandillustratingchildren'sbooks.Hehadaclearunderstandingofwhathewantedtocreate:storiesthatwereshortenoughtobereadinfiveminutes,withcolourfulpicturesthattheyoungestchildrenwouldfindappealing,presentedinsmallformatbooksthatwereeasyforlittlehandstohold.
Inearly1971,whileworkingonanadvertisingcampaignforacorporateclient,Hargreavesdoodledacharacterwithexceptionallylongarms.Hethoughtitcouldbeadaptedforachildren'sbook.Anoft-repeatedstoryprovidesanalternativeversioninwhichthefigurecameaboutafterHargreavesaskedhisseven-year-oldsonAdam:‘Whatdoesaticklelooklike?’Theboy'sreplyissaidtohavegivenhimtheideaforalong-armedcharacter.Attractiveasthisstoryis,AdamHargreaveshasnorecollectionoftheincident,suggestingthatthetruegenesisofhisfather'scharacterswasacombinationofmanyconcurrentideas.
AmeetingbetweenHargreavesandJackThurman,directorofthepublishersFabbriandPartnersLtd,ledinAugust1971tothelaunchofsixbookscalledthe‘Mr’series.ThelaunchtitleswereMrBump,MrGreedy,MrHappy,MrNosey,MrSneeze,andMrTickle(Hargreaves'soriginaldoodledcharacter),withbookspricedat20pence.AFabbripressrelease(29July1971)identifiedtheMrbooksas‘simpleentertainmentforchildrenfromagethreetoeight,whetherreadersorlisteners.The“Mr”characters,whoseadventuresarehumorous,allhavenormalhumanfrailtieswithwhichdifferentpersonalitiesmayidentify.’Hargreaveslateraddedthathislackofaformalarttrainingmeantthat‘Ican'tdrawproperlysoIhavetokeepitsimple.I'mmuchtoolazytowriteanovel,soshortstoriesareidealforme’(interviewforBootsMagazine,spring1982).Thisconceptwasalso,tosomeextent,theresultofHargreaves'sadvertisingexperiencewhichusedclarityanddirectnesstoappealtoatargetaudience.TheMrserieswasanimmediatesuccess,andsixmoretitleswerequicklyaddedtotherange.In1974thebookswererebrandedfollowingameetingbetweenHargreavesandRichardCulleyofthelicensingagencyCopyrightPromotions.ItwasCulleywhoproposedthename‘MrMen’bywhichtheybecameuniversallyknown.
Thelicensingofachildren'scharacterbrandwasinitsinfancyinBritainatthisperiod.However,Hargreaves—alerttothecommercialsuccessofcharacterssuchasSnoopy—wassufficientlyambitiousandbusiness-mindedtoidentifyhiscreation'spotential,andsoldtherightstothird-partyclientsforuseontheirproducts.RichardCulleybeganlicensingtheMrMenproperty,andarangeofpartnershipswasformedwhichsawMrTickleandfriendsappearonchildren'sclothing,bedding,foodstuffs,stationery,toys,andceramicitems.Inthisway,Hargreaves'scharactersacquirednewlivesawayfromthebooksandgainedwidespreadrecognitionwhich,inturn,fuelleddemandforhistitles.InresponseHargreavesaddednewcharacterstotherange,writingandillustratingatotalofforty-threeMrMenbooks.
In1975aMrMencartoonserieswasscreenedbytheBBC,narratedbytheactorArthurLowe(twenty-six7.5minuteepisodesweremadebyMisterFilms).Thecharactersalsofeaturedduringthe1980sinaDailyMirrorcomicstrip.In1977Hargreavesleftadvertisinganddevotedhimselffull-timetowritingandillustratingtheMrMenbooks,aswellasdesigningfortheever-growingrangeofmerchandisewhichderivedfromthecharacters'success.ArequestfromhisAmericanpublisherledtothelaunch,in1981,oftheLittleMisscharacters,includingLittleMissTiny,LittleMissBossy,andLittleMissSunshine,specificallydesignedtoappealtoyounggirls.Hargreavescreatedthirtybooksforthisrange.ALittleMisstelevisionseries,narratedbyJohnAldertonandPaulineCollins(thirteen7.5minuteepisodes,againmadebyMisterFilms),followedin1983.InadditiontohisMrMenandLittleMisscharacters,Hargreavesalsocreatedseverallesswell-knowncharacters,notablyHippo,Potto,andMouse(1976),andTimbuctoo(1978).
By1981some31millioncopiesoftheMrMenandLittleMissbookshadbeensoldintheUnitedKingdomaloneand,asthefulleffectoflicensingthecharacterswasrealized(fromanestimated700products),Hargreavesachievedthe1988Europeanlicensingaward‘Foroutstandingcontributiontothelicensingindustry’.Intheworldofchildren'slicensedcharacters,veryfewcreationsprosperformorethanfiveyearsandthosethatdo,likeMrMenandLittleMiss,becomeclassics.Theirsuccess,thenandnow,liesintheage-olddesireforenquiryintohumannature.Hargreavesdescribedfamiliarchildhoodsituationsthatareasrecognizabletodayaswhenhefirstdevisedthem.Certainlyhisprosestylecanbestiltedandrepetitive,andhisplotshavelittledepth.Likewisehisillustrations,whichhaveanavequalityandarebereftofdetail,areessentiallyvariationsonacirclefilledwithsolid,flatcolour.However,Hargreaves'sskillwastocreatecharacterswhichcapturesharedemotions:whatchildcannotfailtorelatetothetrips,falls,andslipsofMrBump,beinquisitiveaboutLittleMissCurious,orsmilealongwithacharacternamedMrHappy?Theirappealalsoextendedbeyondchildren.InJune1983,forexample,MrHappy'simagewasadoptedtopromotethecityofGlasgow,undertheslogan‘Glasgow'smilesbetter’.Thecampaign,oneofthebest-rememberedpromotionsofaBritishcity,ranuntil1989,andwasgivenasecondairingin1994.
Between1979and1982HargreavesandhisfamilylivedinGuernsey,andthereaftertheysettledatSussexHouseFarm,Cowden,Kent.In1987hegaveapieceoflandtoStMaryMagdalene'sChurch,Cowden,whichadjoinedhisproperty.Hargreavesdied,