BASE Barry

BASE Barry

Born 4 December 1941 in Halifax.

He was principally a writer working for a number of agencies beginning with Goodis Goldberg Soren before founding Kaleidoscope and finally settling as a columnist for 13 years in Strategy a business magazine about marketing, advertising and media.

He was also a cartoonist creating his own strip early in his career. A collection of his cartoons called Off Base was published in 1963 and his work as a cartoonist appeared in Maclean’s and Toronto Life.

He died from a brain tumor 27 February 2008.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

PERIODICAL TEXT:

Content strip cartoon:

Toronto Life, 67 January 1967: ‘Cartoonist Barry Base tackles Toronto Life”: 35.

Content story:

Maclean’s, 15 May 1978: “Heroes of our time”: 30-44.

SOURCE:

Internet:

legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/barry-base

strategyonline.ca/2008/04/01/

GALLERY:

A collage of cartoon characters
AI-generated content may be incorrect.Toronto Life, January 1967: 35.