Rupert Bear Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the "Daily Express" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for "Punch" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued
Daily Express Building, London and "Evening Times" newspapers from 1980 to circa 2000, but has now been converted into flats. The building, the paper and its best remembered editor, Arthur Christiansen (who in reality had already relinquished the role), featured in the British science fiction film "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (1961), in which actors Edward Judd and Leo McKern have leading roles. The satirical magazine "Private Eye" invariably referred to the building, in the days when it was occupied by the "Daily Express", as 'The Black Lubyanka'. Daily Express Building, London The Daily Express Building (120 Fleet Street) is a Grade II*