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Bill Mauldin, American Editorial Cartoonist

William Henry Mauldin (October 29, 1921 - January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist. While in the 45th Infantry Division, he volunteered to work for the unit's newspaper, drawing cartoons about regular soldiers or "dogfaces". Eventually he created two cartoon infantrymen: Willie and Joe, who became synonymous with the average American GIs. The War Office supported their syndication, not only because they helped publicize the ground forces but also to show the grim and bitter side of war, which helped show that victory would not be easy. In 1945, "Sergeant Bill Mauldin" of United Features Syndicate won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. In 1959, he won the Pulitzer Prize again for a cartoon depicting Doctor Zhivago author Boris Pasternak in a Soviet Gulag prison camp. In 1962, he moved to the Chicago Sun-Times. One of his most famous post-war cartoons appeared in Chicago in 1963, following the assassination of President Kennedy. The cartoon shows the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, his head in his hands. He died in 2003, at the age of 81, from complications of Alzheimer's disease and a bathtub scalding.
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Bill Mauldin, American Editorial Cartoonist
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William Henry Mauldin (October 29, 1921 - January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist. While in the 45th Infantry Division, he volunteered to work for the unit's newspaper, drawing cartoons about regular soldiers or "dogfaces". Eventually he created two cartoon infantrymen: Willie and Joe, who became synonymous with the average American GIs. The War Office supported their syndication, not only because they helped publicize the ground forces but also to show the grim and bitter side of war, which helped show that victory would not be easy. In 1945, "Sergeant Bill Mauldin" of United Features Syndicate won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. In 1959, he won the Pulitzer Prize again for a cartoon depicting Doctor Zhivago author Boris Pasternak in a Soviet Gulag prison camp. In 1962, he moved to the Chicago Sun-Times. One of his most famous post-war cartoons appeared in Chicago in 1963, following the assassination of President Kennedy. The cartoon shows the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial, his head in his hands. He died in 2003, at the age of 81, from complications of Alzheimer's disease and a bathtub scalding.
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3467 x 4500 px | 44.6 MB
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29.4 x 38.1 cm | 11.6 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)
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