Leonard Matheson Norris, better known as Len Norris (1913 in London, England – 1997 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada), was a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Canadian newspaper Vancouver Sun from 1950 to 1988. Called by Walt Kelly, the creator of Pogo, "the best in the business", Norris' cartoons skewered the foibles of British Columbia politics and social mores with a barbed pencil. His intricate drawings were full of subtle detail, with several sideplots tucked into the frame, with everything from sardonic pictures on the living room wall to what the kids or the cat are doing in the corner while the main action is going on, typically with painfully ironic dialogue. Norris cartoons remain popular today even though much of their original political or social context is gone.
Recurring themes and characters in Norris cartoons included the sarcastic Amblesnide and Tiddlycove, a parody of the tweedy West Vancouver neighbourhoods of Ambleside and Dundarave; "Rodney", a caricature of an Anglo-centric monarchical Canadian; the "Socred cow" for the British Columbia government's liquor stores; and lampoons of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.
A copy of his cartoon, showing a mythical day in the famed Studio G at CBC Radio on Jarvis Street sometime in the early 1960s, illustrating some of the luminaries of the great days of radio, has been preserved in the resurrected Celebrity Club at PAL Place in Toronto as a 15-foot mural.
Len Norris received an honorary doctorate from the University of Windsor. One of his famous "Brockton Oval" cricket cartoons was re-produced on a limited edition T-shirt for the University of Windsor's "Senior Seminar" participants in the 1960s. There is still a small private collection of both his sketches and his final art work cartoons held by a collector of political cartoons in the Windsor, Ontario, region.[1]
norris, leonard, matheson, norris, better, known, 1913, london, england, 1997, langley, british, columbia, canada, longtime, editorial, cartoonist, canadian, newspaper, vancouver, from, 1950, 1988, called, walt, kelly, creator, pogo, best, business, norris, ca. Leonard Matheson Norris better known as Len Norris 1913 in London England 1997 in Langley British Columbia Canada was a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Canadian newspaper Vancouver Sun from 1950 to 1988 Called by Walt Kelly the creator of Pogo the best in the business Norris cartoons skewered the foibles of British Columbia politics and social mores with a barbed pencil His intricate drawings were full of subtle detail with several sideplots tucked into the frame with everything from sardonic pictures on the living room wall to what the kids or the cat are doing in the corner while the main action is going on typically with painfully ironic dialogue Norris cartoons remain popular today even though much of their original political or social context is gone Len NorrisBornLeonard Matheson NorrisDecember 1 1913London EnglandDiedAugust 12 1997 aged 83Langley British Columbia CanadaArea s CartoonistRecurring themes and characters in Norris cartoons included the sarcastic Amblesnide and Tiddlycove a parody of the tweedy West Vancouver neighbourhoods of Ambleside and Dundarave Rodney a caricature of an Anglo centric monarchical Canadian the Socred cow for the British Columbia government s liquor stores and lampoons of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway A copy of his cartoon showing a mythical day in the famed Studio G at CBC Radio on Jarvis Street sometime in the early 1960s illustrating some of the luminaries of the great days of radio has been preserved in the resurrected Celebrity Club at PAL Place in Toronto as a 15 foot mural Len Norris received an honorary doctorate from the University of Windsor One of his famous Brockton Oval cricket cartoons was re produced on a limited edition T shirt for the University of Windsor s Senior Seminar participants in the 1960s There is still a small private collection of both his sketches and his final art work cartoons held by a collector of political cartoons in the Windsor Ontario region 1 References edit Dr C L Brown John Editorial ColumnistExternal links editSimon Fraser University Len Norris Collection intro SFU Online Len Norris Cartoon Archive The SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection http www vancouversun com news This history Award winning cartoonist born England 9234373 story html nbsp This profile of a Canadian comics creator writer or artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Len Norris amp oldid 1186745117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
