H. M. Talburt | |
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![]() "The Light of Asia," Talburt's 1933 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoon | |
Born | Harold Morton Talburt February 19, 1896 |
Died | October 24, 1966 Kenwood, Maryland | (aged 70)
Occupation | Cartoonist |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, 1933 |
Harold Morton Talburt (February 19, 1895 – October 24, 1966) was an American cartoonist and illustrator who received the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning.
Talburt was born in Toledo, Ohio.
Talburt started his career as a reporter with the Toledo News-Bee in 1916, and became an editorial cartoonist with the Scripps–Howard News Services in 1922. His 1932 cartoon " The Light of Asia", printed in The Washington Daily News, received the 1933 Pulitzer Prize, and his other awards included a 1956 Christopher Award [1] and an award from the Freedoms Foundation. [2] [3] He was chief editorial cartoonist of Scripps–Howard for many years until his retirement in 1963. He was a member of the Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C., and served as its president in 1943.
Talburt died of cancer at his Kenwood, Maryland, home on October 24, 1966, aged 71. [4] [5]