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Keith Waite is a New Zealand cartoonist who was born on 19 March, 1927. He is best known for his work in the New Zealand Herald, where he worked for over 40 years. He has also worked for the New Zealand Listener, the Sunday Star-Times, and the New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Waite was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and attended Auckland Grammar School. He began his career as a cartoonist in the late 1940s, and his work was soon featured in the New Zealand Herald. He was the first cartoonist to be employed full-time by the newspaper. Waite's cartoons often featured political satire, and he was known for his wit and humour. He was also known for his caricatures of prominent New Zealanders, including Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. Waite retired from the New Zealand Herald in 1989, but continued to draw cartoons for other publications. He was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002 for his services to cartooning. Waite is now 87 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

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Age 87 years old
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Born 19 March 1927
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Date of death 10 April 2014, in Ipswich, United Kingdom
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1951

In 1951, Waite moved to the United Kingdom contributing to a number of publications including the Sunday Times, the Glasgow Daily Record, The Scottish Daily News, Punch (1952-1964), and Men Only magazine. Between 1957 and 1964 he worked as the chief political cartoonist for the Daily Sketch in London, producing up to three cartoons a day. He continued to work for London-based publications, including the Sun (1964–69), the Daily Mirror (1969–85), the Sunday Mirror (1970–80) and the City Diary of The Times (1987-1997). He was made Cartoonist of the Year in 1963 by the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain.

1949

At the age of nine, Waite won a newspaper cartoon competition. He has been quoted as saying "I just knew from an early age that I wanted to be a cartoonist". His interest in art continued and he attended Elam School of Fine Arts, as well as Auckland Teacher Training College. After teaching for a year, he returned to Elam while working as a free-lance cartoonist for the Taranaki Daily News, the Auckland Weekly News and the New Zealand Herald. He took up a position at the Otago Daily Times as a staff cartoonist in 1949.

1927

Keith Roy Waite (19 March 1927, in New Plymouth, New Zealand – 10 April 2014, in Ipswich, United Kingdom) was a New Zealand-born editorial cartoonist. He has been referred to as one of the 'greatest-ever social and political cartoonists' in Britain.