John Dickens he died. The death certificate listed the cause of death as: "Rupture of the urethra from old standing stricture and consequent mortification of the scrotum from infiltration of urine." Dickens depicted his father in the character of Wilkins Micawber in his semi-autobiographical novel "David Copperfield". John Dickens was buried in Highgate Cemetery, where in 1863 his remains were joined by those of his wife Elizabeth. John Dickens John Dickens (21 August 1785 – 31 March 1851) was the father of English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel "David Copperfield". The son
Frank Dickens Ralph Steadman and Rick Brookes. The programme was repeated on 13 May 2012. Dickens died on 8 July 2016 after a long illness. Frank Dickens Frank William Huline-Dickens (9 December 1931 – 8 July 2016) was a British cartoonist, best known for his strip "Bristow", which ran for 51 years in the "Evening Standard" and was syndicated internationally. According to "Guinness World Records", "Bristow" was the longest running daily cartoon strip by a single author.When looking at the character Bristow itself the series is even one year older than that, as Bristow debuted in Dickens' older series "Oddbod" in "The