Roy Eric Peterson, OC (14 September 1936 – 30 September 2013) was a Canadian

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who drew for ''

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'' from 1962 to 2009.

Biography

Peterson was born in

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and studied in Vancouver at the

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and the Vancouver School of Art.Ladurantaye, Steve (10 October 2013).
Editorial cartoonist Roy Peterson fought his battles with ink
. '' The Globe and Mail''. Retrieved 17 October 2013. Along with the ''Sun'', his work often appeared in ''

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'' magazine, where he would illustrate the columns of Allan Fotheringham. He has also illustrated the covers of many of Fotheringham's books. The ''

Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published s ...

'' laid off Peterson in 2009. Peterson died in West

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, British Columbia, Canada, on 30 September 2013, aged 77, of complications from

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...

. He was survived by five children and nine grandchildren. His longtime wife, Margaret, had predeceased him in 2004.

Awards

In 2004 he was made an Officer of the

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and Peterson won seven National Newspaper Awards for his work, the most in the history of the awards.

Bibliography

* ''The World According to Roy Peterson'', containing selected cartoons from the 1970s, with commentary by Alan Fotheringham * ''Drawn and Quartered'', containing cartoons drawn during the administration of

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, with commentary by Peter C. Newman * ''Peterson's ABCs'' a children's book about the

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, with a Canadian focus * ''Frog Fables and Beaver Tales'' (1973) — collaboration with

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* ''The Day of the Glorious Revolution'' (1974) — collaboration with

References

External links

Records of Roy Peterson are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Roy 1936 births 2013 deaths Canadian editorial cartoonists Officers of the Order of Canada Artists from Winnipeg Emily Carr University of Art and Design alumni Deaths from Parkinson's disease Neurological disease deaths in British Columbia Vancouver Sun people