Josh Kirby

Josh Kirby
Josh Kirby
	Kirby at home
Born	Ronald William Kirby; 27 November 1928; Waterloo, Merseyside, England
Died	23 October 2001 (aged 72); Shelfanger, Diss, Norfolk, England
Education	Liverpool City School of Art
Known for	Painting, especially book cover art
Spouse	Dianne Kingston (div. 1982)
Awards	Best professional science fiction artist at the Annual World Sci-Fi Convention (1979); British Fantasy Award for Professional Artist (1996);

Ronald William "Josh" Kirby (27 November 1928 – 23 October 2001) was a British commercial artist.^[2] Over a career spanning 60 years, he was the artist for the covers of many science fiction books including Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.

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Josh Kirby
Kirby at home
Born	Ronald William Kirby (1928-11-27)27 November 1928 Waterloo, Merseyside, England
Died	23 October 2001(2001-10-23) (aged 72) Shelfanger, Diss, Norfolk, England
Education	Liverpool City School of Art
Known for	Painting, especially book cover art
Spouse	Dianne Kingston (div. 1982)
Awards	Best professional science fiction artist at the Annual World Sci-Fi Convention (1979)^[1] British Fantasy Award for Professional Artist (1996)