Peter Whalley
Peter Whalley (February 21, 1921 – September 18, 2007) was a Canadian caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and sculptor. Whalley was born in Brockville, Ontario, went to King's Collegiate School in Windsor, Nova Scotia until 1937, and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art. After serving with the Canadian Merchant Marine during the Second World War, he later established himself in Montreal as a prominent humorist, beginning in the 1940s with the Montreal Standard.
Peter Whalley
- Born
- 21 February 1921
- Birthplace
- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 18 September 2007
- Place of death
- Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada
- Awards
- Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Honours
- Giants of the North Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame
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Peter Whalley (February 21, 1921 – September 18, 2007) was a Canadian caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and sculptor. Whalley was born in Brockville, Ontario, went to King's Collegiate School in Windsor, Nova Scotia until 1937, and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art. After serving with the Canadian Merchant Marine during the Second World War, he later established himself in Montreal as a prominent humorist, beginning in the 1940s with the Montreal Standard.
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He would become well known in the 1960s and 1970s doing covers for Maclean's, Weekend and the Montrealer magazines. He used a distinctive stripped-down style to send up the cultural and political life of Canada. In 1965, Whalley won first prize for Political Cartooning at the International Salon of Caricature and Cartoon. In 2007, he was inducted into the Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame. He died in a hospital in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, aged 86.
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• Born — 21 February 1921 • Birthplace — Brockville, Ontario, Canada • Died — 18 September 2007 • Place of death — Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada • Cartoonist — Y • Awards — Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame • Nonus — Y
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1921
Peter Whalley born at Brockville.
2007
Peter Whalley died at Saint-Jérôme.
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Peter Whalley received Giants of the North Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame.
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- 1.Hustak, Alan. Cartoonist displayed sardonic humour. The Gazette. 22 September 2007.
- 2.Whalley, Peter. The wit and wisdom of Peter Whalley. Open House. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 3, 1959.
- 3.Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration. WHALLEY, Peter. canadianaci.ca.
- 4.Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame. Peter Whalley (b. 1921). canadacomics.ca.
- 5.Wright, Doug. First Ever Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning Handed Out In Toronto. designtaxi.com. Designtaxi. June 6, 2005.
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