"JAMES LLEWELLYN FRISE" ~ Scugog Island - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

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One of Canada's leading cartoonists, Jimmy Frise was born near here about 1891 and educated at Scugog, Saintfield and Port Perry. Wounded at Vimy Ridge in the First World War, he went to Toronto to resume his career in illustrations, a field in which he was entirely self-taught. For the Star Weekly Frise collaborated with the noted humorous writer Gregory Clark in a weekly series. In 1921 he created a half-page cartoon, first entitled "Life's Little Comedies" and later "Birdseye Center". It was featured for a quarter of a century in what was Canada's biggest weekend newspaper. The popularity of Birdseye Center arose from Frise's gentle and humorous interpretation of the relationship between rural and urban life. He died in 1948.

Address or location of plaque: Durham Road 7 and Portview Road at the Scugog Museum Physical location of plaque: Other location "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] A web-site for more details.: [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Only the reference plaque This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Person' Condition of sign: The commorative plaque only. Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! What is the second/third language?: N/A

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