Roy Doty is an American

United States

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 cartoonist

Cartoonist

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, artist

Artist

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, and illustrator

Illustrator

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 from Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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. Doty served in World War II

World War II

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 as a cartoonist and, shortly after, in 1946 began his career as a freelance cartoonist in New York City.

His "Wordless Workshop", a popular home improvement series, ran as a syndicated feature

Print syndication

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 for 50 years; it currently runs in the DIY magazine The Family Handyman

The Family Handyman

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. For three years (1969–71), he wrote and drew the syndicated comic strip "Laugh-In", based on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

Doty was recognized for his work with the National Cartoonists Society

National Cartoonists Society

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 Reuben Illustrator of the Year Award for 2006, Advertising Award for 1978, Advertising and Illustration Award for 1967, 1970, 1978, 1989, 1996, 2005, Commercial Award for 1989, and Greeting Card Award for 1994. Some of his clients in advertising include Buick, Black and Decker, Ford, Macy's, Minute Maid, Mobil Oil, Texas Instruments, and Perrier.

He is still active as an illustrator and his work can be seen as part of the "Aha! Puzzle This" page in Make

Make (magazine)

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Magazine.

External links

• Roy Doty's homepage
• NCS Awards
• Roy Doty at lambiek.net
• Roy Doty: Cartooning into a New Century article from Alliance for Aging Research
• Roy Doty Papers 1947-1970 at Syracuse University (primary source material)