Peter Whalley

For the English clergyman, academic and schoolmaster, see Peter Whalley (clergyman).
Peter Whalley
Born (1921-02-21)February 21, 1921
Brockville, Ontario
Died September 18, 2007(2007-09-18) (aged 86)
Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Area(s) Cartoonist
Awards Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame

Peter Whalley (February 21, 1921 – September 18, 2007) was a Canadian cartoonist and sculptor.

Whalley was born in Brockville, Ontario. Went to King's Collegiate School in Windsor, Nova Scotia until 1937.[1] and established himself as a prominent humorist beginning in the 1940s. He used a distinctive stripped-down style to send up the cultural and political life of Canada. He died in a hospital in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, aged 86.

In 2007, he was inducted into the Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame.[2]

Books

Canadian Politics Unplugged[3] (2003) Dundurn Press

References

  1. ↑ 1959 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television interview
  2. ↑ "First Ever Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning Handed Out In Toronto". Designtaxi. 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. ↑ http://www.dundurn.com/books/canadian_politics_unplugged

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