A fact from John Worsley (artist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 September 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that John Worsley helped another British officer escape their POW camp by making a dummy to replace him at roll call, with blinking ping-pong ball eyes powered by a pendulum made from a sardine tin?
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The "Life" section of this article seems deficient. There's precious little about Mr. Worsley's family of origin (parents' names? any siblings?), and not much more about his youth. Did he marry? Have children? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:47, 9 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
I created the entry for John Worsley, having admired his fabulous body of children’s illustrations for years, to the point where I represented a select suite from his catalog, before acquiring pieces of my own. Regrettably, I never met John, and some of the pertinent questions you ask are questions I cannot answer. John left large sections of his life to mystery, despite interviews, an autobiography, and excerpts within diaries. I presume John a single child, and a bachelor to his death, but I am reaching, for I cannot cite a published source, and I have no direct contact with his family. --Danger Woman (talk) 20:22, 10 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
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