George Feyer
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George Feyer (1921-1967) was a Canadian cartoonist who shot to fame through appearances on CBC Television in the 1950s. As a cartoonist for Maclean's magazine he helped to define the look of Canadian popular culture through the 1950s and 1960s.
[edit] Career
Born in Hungary, Feyer emigrated to Canada after the Soviet takeover of that country and found work as a labourer. After publishing a cartoon in Maclean's, he embarked on a lucrative career that included stints as a TV personality and animator. After moving to Los Angeles, California in the late-1960s, Feyer committed suicide in 1967.
In 2006 Feyer was inducted into the Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame.
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