Mike Peyton
Encyclopedia
Mike Peyton, born in 1921, is a British
cartoonist, described by his biographer as ‘the world’s greatest yachting cartoonist’.
, the son of a disabled First World War veteran. Having lied about his age to join the army himself, he was seconded by the intelligence corps to draw maps of the North African desert during the Second World War. Despite escaping twice he spent most of the war in a prisoner of war camp. Freed by the advancing Soviet army, he fought alongside Russian troops as they invaded Nazi Germany from the East.
After the war Peyton worked as a freelance cartoonist for the New Scientist
for 35 years, as well as contributing cartoons to a wide range of magazines, including the Church of England Times, Corsetry & Underwear, Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly.
His biography, PEYTON: The World’s Greatest Yachting Cartoonist, was written by Dick Durham and published by Adlard Coles Nautical
in 2010.
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cartoonist, described by his biographer as ‘the world’s greatest yachting cartoonist’.
Biography
Mike Peyton was born into a mining family in County DurhamCounty Durham
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, the son of a disabled First World War veteran. Having lied about his age to join the army himself, he was seconded by the intelligence corps to draw maps of the North African desert during the Second World War. Despite escaping twice he spent most of the war in a prisoner of war camp. Freed by the advancing Soviet army, he fought alongside Russian troops as they invaded Nazi Germany from the East.
After the war Peyton worked as a freelance cartoonist for the New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
for 35 years, as well as contributing cartoons to a wide range of magazines, including the Church of England Times, Corsetry & Underwear, Practical Boat Owner and Yachting Monthly.
His biography, PEYTON: The World’s Greatest Yachting Cartoonist, was written by Dick Durham and published by Adlard Coles Nautical
Adlard Coles Nautical
Adlard Coles Nautical is the largest nautical publisher in the world, with over 300 books in print and publishing 40 new titles every year.The company publishes books on topics of interest to sailors and motorboaters and also ‘landlubbers’ with an interest in the sea...
in 2010.
Selected bibliography
- Out of Our Depth, 2009, Adlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles Nautical is the largest nautical publisher in the world, with over 300 books in print and publishing 40 new titles every year.The company publishes books on topics of interest to sailors and motorboaters and also ‘landlubbers’ with an interest in the sea...
- Mike Peyton’s Floating Assets, 2008, Adlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles Nautical is the largest nautical publisher in the world, with over 300 books in print and publishing 40 new titles every year.The company publishes books on topics of interest to sailors and motorboaters and also ‘landlubbers’ with an interest in the sea...
- Ever Wonder Why We Do It?, 2007, Adlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles NauticalAdlard Coles Nautical is the largest nautical publisher in the world, with over 300 books in print and publishing 40 new titles every year.The company publishes books on topics of interest to sailors and motorboaters and also ‘landlubbers’ with an interest in the sea...
- Quality Time: 50 Years of Sailing, 2005, John Wiley & Sons