About Roy Peterson
Lived 1936 – 2013 (aged 77). Roy Peterson was a Canadian caricaturist.
Roy Eric Peterson, OC (14 September 1936 – 30 September 2013) was a Canadian editorial cartoonist who drew for The Vancouver Sun from 1962 to 2009.
Biography Peterson was born in Winnipeg and studied in Vancouver at the Kitsilano Secondary School and the Vancouver School of Art. Along with the Sun, his work often appeared in Maclean's 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 laid off Peterson in 2009.
Awards In 2004 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
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Who was Roy Peterson?
Canadian cartoonist
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Roy Peterson was born on 14 September 1936 in Winnipeg.
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Roy Peterson died on 30 September 2013 in West Vancouver.
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Roy Peterson was a caricaturist.
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Roy Peterson was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roy Peterson. https://biography.guide/roy-peterson/
MLA: "Roy Peterson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roy-peterson/.
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