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'''William McLaren''' ([[1923]]-[[1987]]) grew up in [[Cardenden]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]] with a crippling handicap that affected his feet. In [[1944]] he earned his Diploma and the Highly Commended Post Diploma from [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. After graduation and with a bursary from the Andrew Grant Fund he left Scotland and visited [[Italy]] and [[France]]. Throughout his life he remained a [[francophile]] and was fluent in [[French language|French]].

He earned a living as a commercial illustrator working for ''[[The Radio Times]]'' and ''[[The Listener]]''. He is famousnoted for illustrating the popular [[Beverly Nichols]] books. He also painted [[mural]]s at [[Wemyss Castle]], [[Hopetoun House]] and [[Tyninghame House]].

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