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American editorial cartoonist, 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner.

From the description of Carey Orr cartoons, 1915-1937. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187972291

Carey Orr (1890-1967) was a Pulitzer prize winning American editorial cartoonist.

Born in Ada, Ohio on January 17 1890, Carey Cassius Orr later moved to Spokane, Washington to live with his father. As a teenager, he took a correspondence course in cartooning. But following high school, Orr studied math and engineering at his father’s urging. Orr went on to find success as a semi-professional baseball pitcher and used his earnings to study at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.

Orr worked briefly for the Chicago Examiner and also as editorial cartoonist for the Nashville Tennessean from 1912 to 1917. While in Nashville, Orr was frequently the target of editorials by the opposition paper, the Banner ran by Major E.B. Stahlman. Orr's work also appeared in Literary Digest and Cartoons Magazine . In 1917, Orr returned to Chicago as an editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, filling in for John T. McCutcheon. Orr created the "Tiny Tribune" strip that appeared in the paper; each of the four panels caricatured a section of the paper. Eventually, Orr replaced John T. McCutcheon.

Orr received the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1961 for his October 8, 1960 cartoon. He also won several awards from the Freedoms Foundation and was presented with a gold medal from the United States government for his World War I cartoons. He was also featured on the television program, This is Your Life . Orr also is credited with drawing the "The Kernel Cootie" strip from approximately 1919 to 1922.

Orr retired from the Chicago Tribune on January 1, 1963. He died on May 16, 1967 at Evanston Hospital.

From the guide to the Carey Orr Cartoons, 1916-1962, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Resh, Warren, Mrs. Scrapbooks, 1925-1946. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Orr, 1890-. Carey Orr cartoons, 1915-1937. Newberry Library
creatorOf McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949. John T. McCutcheon papers 1834-1996, bulk 1889-1950. Newberry Library
referencedIn Orr, Carey, 1890?-1967 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Ray, S. J. William E. Borah political cartoons collection, 1920-1940. Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Carey Orr 1890-1967 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Carey Orr Cartoons, 1916-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Orr, Carey. Carey Cassius Orr : [vertical file]. Morris Museum of Art Library
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associatedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 person
associatedWith Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 person
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United States
United States
Subject
American wit and humor, Pictorial
Art
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures and cartoons
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Cartoonists
Editorial cartoons
Editorial cartoons
Editorial cartoons
Cold War
Editorial cartoonists
Industrial relations
Manuscripts, American
New Deal, 1933-1939
World politics
Occupation
Cartoonists
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Birth 1890-01-17

Death 1967-05-16

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