Peter Whalley

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

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

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
  • Nicol, Eric; Whalley, Peter (2003). Canadian Politics Unplugged. Introduction by Stuart McLean. Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-466-1.

References
  1. Whalley, Peter (June 3, 1959). "The wit and wisdom of Peter Whalley". Open House (Interview). Interviewed by Fred Davis. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. Wright, Doug (June 6, 2005). "First Ever Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning Handed Out In Toronto". designtaxi.com. Designtaxi. Retrieved 2011-12-28.


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