Mary Tourtel was the daughter of a stained glass artist. She was born on the 28th of January 1874 in Canterbury where she also died on the 15th of March 1948. The adventures of Rupert Bear started in 1920 in the Daily Express. ~~ Mary Tourel était la fille d’un maître verrier. Elle naquit à Canterbury en 1874 et elle y mourut en 1948. Elle fut la créatrice des aventures de l’Ours Rupert dont la publication commerça dans le Daily Express en 1920.