William Charles Morris
William C. Morris | |
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Born | Salt Lake City, Utah | March 6, 1874
Died | April 10, 1940 | (aged 66)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Cartoonist |
William Charles Morris (March 6, 1874 – April 10, 1940) was an American political cartoonist. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he began his career with the Salt Lake Herald and later worked as cartoonist with The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, from 1904 to 1913,[1] after which he worked for such publications as New-York Tribune, New York Mail, the George Matthew Adams Syndicate, and Harper's Weekly.[2] He was on the publicity staff of the Republican National Committee during the 1936 presidential campaign. He died of heart attack at Nyack, New York, April 10, 1940, at age 66.[3]
Works[]
The many roles of Teddy Roosevelt
Commentary on the East St. Louis massacres (1917)
References[]
- ^ Builders of Our Nation. Men of Nineteen-Thirteen. 1914. p. 349.
- ^ Dyar, Ralph E. (1913). "America's Leading Cartoonists". Editor and Publisher. 12 (42): 4.
- ^ AP (April 11, 1940). "Veteran Cartoonist Removed by Death". Hanover Evening Sun. p. 16.
External links[]
- Media related to William Charles Morris at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1940 deaths
- Artists from Salt Lake City
- American editorial cartoonists
- American illustrators
- Artists from Washington (state)
- New York (state) Republicans
- American cartoonist stubs