Also known as: Fantoni, Barry
Origin: Essex, England
Barry Fantoni is a British author, cartoonist and jazz musician most famous for his work with the London based magazine Private Eye , for which he created the fictitious poet E. J. Thribb (17½). He has also published books on Chinese astrology and hosted a short lived mid 1960s BBC TV show called A Whole Scene Going , which won him the title of Male TV Personality of the Year. In 1968, he also appeared in the British movie The Strange Affair , starring Michael York. Fantoni also dabbled in pop music, issuing two singles in the mid to late 60s, the first being the catchy 'Little Man In A Little…