Knight, Charles R. (1911 – 1974)

Charles Knight moved to Windsor, Ontario in 1927.

He developed his artistic ability at Central Collegiate (later known as Patterson Collegiate). After graduation, his first job was with Elton Plant Advertising, where he did layout as well as artwork and wrote some editorial copy for advertising. From there he moved on to the Windsor (Ontario) Daily Star in 1935 where he eventually became staff cartoonist. In 1954 he left the Windsor Daily Star to join the newly launched CKLW-TV as director.