Talintyre was born in Gateshead, Durham[citation needed] in 1893.
He served in World War I, then moved to London in the 1920s. He later drew nursery comics for DC Thomson and lived in Dundee, where he lodged in a boarding house with the father of cartoonist Dave Gibbons. Gibbons would later describe him as "something of a bohemian type... very unlike a customs officer." His son, Douglas, recalled that Talintyre and his fellow artists were frustrated by DC Thompson's management style, even smashing a clocking-in machine the company introduced.[1]
Talintyre took over the Oojah comic series after the death of its previous illustrator, Thomas Maybank.[2] The strip ran in Playhour, Pictures and Jack and Jill.[3] This version of the comic renamed The Wonderful Adventures of Jerry, Don and Snooker, which ran in Jack and Jill between 1954 and 1958.[2]
Talintyre also contributed to the early issues of TV Comic, where he drew characters named "Jack and Jill" (unrelated to the characters in the comic of that name).[3]
Talintyre married Gladys Gould,[4] whom he met while living in London. He was involved in several music hall shows.[1] He died in the Chichester area of Britain in 1962[citation needed], aged 69.