George Edward Anthony Royle was born in 1898 in Salford, Lancashire. He was the son of a foreman cutter. Tony Royle took over the 'Belinda Blue Eyes' comic in the Daily Mirror from Steve Dowling in 1943. He continued the strip, which was renamed to simply 'Belinda' during the War, with writer Don Freeman until the end of its run on 17 October 1959. He died in March 1966 at age 66.
