Len Norris
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Job / Known for: Editorial cartoonist for the Vancouver Sun
Left traces: Tiddlycove and Ambleside, Rodney, Socred cow
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Date: 1913-12-01
Location: CA
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Date: 1997-08-12 (aged 84)
Resting place: CA Langley, British Columbia
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Len Norris was a Canadian editorial cartoonist for the Vancouver Sun from 1950 to 1988. He was known for his witty and satirical cartoons that poked fun at the political and social issues of British Columbia. He used a variety of recurring characters and themes, such as Tiddlycove and Ambleside, two snobbish West Vancouver neighborhoods; Rodney, a pompous Anglophile Canadian; the Socred cow, a symbol of the provincial government's liquor policies; and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, a notorious money-loser. His cartoons were full of subtle details and side plots, often with ironic dialogue and captions. He was praised by Walt Kelly, the creator of Pogo, as "the best in the business". Norris was born in London, England, in 1913 and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He grew up in Port Arthur, Ontario (now Thunder Bay), and moved to Toronto during the Great Depression, where he worked as an illustrator for various advertising studios and magazines. He joined the Vancouver Sun in 1950 and became its chief editorial cartoonist. He produced an estimated 8,000 cartoons during his 38 years at the Sun. He officially retired in 1979 but continued to draw two cartoons a week until 1988, when he was 75. He received many awards and honors for his work, such as the National Newspaper Award, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Medal, and the Order of Canada. He died in 1997 in Langley, British Columbia. ¹²
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