Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 20, 2015 9:57:15 GMT -6
Cartoonist and illustrator Roy Doty, best known for his long-running Wordless Workshop cartoon, has died at age 92. Wordless Workshop, which ran in Family Handyman and other similar publications, featured a pipe-smoking handyman who, when faced with a domestic problem of some sort, would immediately visualize something he could build, including a simple set of plans. Doty also illustrated over 100 children’s books, including several by Judy Blume, and drew a syndicated Laugh-In comic based on the television show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. He had a short-lived show of his own on the Dumont Network in 1953, in which he told stories and drew cartoons. He won 10 awards from the National Cartoonists Society, including their Gold Key Hall of Fame Award, and continued to be an active cartoonist until last year.
mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2015/03/roy-doty-1922-2015.html
rolific cartoonist/illustrator Roy Doty died today. The prolific cartoonist/illustrator was 92 years old. He had been in failing health the past couple of months, and had recently been admitted to an assisted living facility near his home of Dublin, Ohio.
He was a beloved cartoonist whose career was long and prolific.
Most people know Roy's work from his syndicated long-running (over 50 years) "Wordless Workshop" cartoon feature which was published in Family Handyman magazine. The first thing I did when I moved from an apartment in NYC to a house in New Hampshire was to buy a collection of his "Wordless Workshop" cartoons.
He was honored with ten awards from the National Cartoonists Society, and was at the drawing board through 2014. To quote Roy:
"What could be nicer? I sit and draw funny pictures and people send me money."
He had many, many advertising clients, and was a busy children's book illustrator as well.
He was among the first cartoonists (maybe he WAS the first) to have his own TV show THE ROY DOTY SHOW on the Dumont Network in 1953.
Roy was much beloved by his peers.
My friend, and chair of the Berndt Toast Gang, Adrian Sinnott, characterized Roy today as the "cornerstone of the Great Lakes Chapter [of the NCS]."
NCS Great Lakes Chapter member and gag cartoonist Dan Collins wrote on Facebook today:
"He was like a father cartoonist figure to us. His legacy is immense and he will always be remembered with great fondness by me along with the whole NCS."
"The Pajama Diaries" cartoonist Terri Libenson:
"Everyone always comments on the imagination and intricacy. He'll be very missed."