Bob Chambers

Robert "Bob" Chambers (11 December 1899 – 1973) was an English professional association footballer. He played for five clubs in the Football League in the 1920s, as well as playing non-league football with Torquay United and Carlisle United.

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Bob Chambers (cartoonist)

Robert William Chambers (April 13, 1905 – March 27, 1996) was a cartoonist and illustrator from Nova Scotia whose work appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald. At his peak, Chambers produced nine cartoons every week: six for morning papers and three for afternoon papers. His career lasted 53 years.

Early years

Born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Chambers began drawing at an early age. By age nineteen in 1924, Chambers traded the Annapolis Valley for New York City where he took night classes at the Art Students League of New York. During the day, he drew cartoons. He went on to work at Fables Pictures Inc. and illustrated Aesop's Fables. After two years, Chambers worked for Paul Terry whose company Terrytoons produced feature length animations during the 1930s and 1940s. To make ends meet, Chambers illustrated covers for sheet music and created drawings for tabloid magazines as well as United Features Syndicate and the New York Evening Graphic.

Chronicle Herald

In 1932, Chambers returned to Nova Scotia where he was hired as an editorial cartoonist for the Liberal newspaper, the Halifax Chronicle. He was fired after the Liberals won the provincial election in August 1933. Chambers returned to New York for six months where he worked for the National Screen Service. After returning to Halifax, Chambers was rehired to the Chronicle but on May 17, 1937 he joined the rival Conservative newspaper, the Halifax Herald for better pay, replacing Donald McRitchie. The two newspapers merged in 1949 and Chambers continued to work for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald for the rest of his career.