History Creator / BillMauldin

William Henry Mauldin (October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator. The artist's most famous work outside of Willie and Joe was a 1963 editorial cartoon that portrayed [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln the Lincoln Memorial]] in anguish, with its head in its hands, following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Mauldin also dabbled in acting, playing a supporting role in the 1951 film adaptation of ''Literature/TheRedBadgeOfCourage'', and also made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956. Mauldin was also one of the interviewees for ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_War The Good War]]'', a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1984 oral history book compiled by Studs Terkel[[note]]and a major inspiration for ''Literature/WorldWarZ''[[/note]].

William Henry Mauldin (October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator. The artist's most famous work outside of Willie and Joe was a 1963 editorial cartoon that portrayed [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln the Lincoln Memorial]] in anguish, with its head in its hands, following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Mauldin also dabbled in acting, playing a supporting role in the 1951 film adaptation of ''Literature/TheRedBadgeOfCourage'', and also made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956. Mauldin was also one of the interviewees for ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_War The Good War]]'', a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1984 oral history book compiled by Studs Terkel[[note]]and a major inspiration for ''Literature/WorldWarZ''[[/note]].

[-[[caption-width-right:350:Mauldin and his most famous creations, honored on a U.S. postage stamp (2010).]]-]

William Henry Mauldin (October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator. The artist's most famous work outside of ''Willie and Joe'' was a 1963 editorial cartoon that portrayed [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln the Lincoln Memorial]] in anguish, with its head in its hands, following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Mauldin also dabbled in acting, playing a supporting role in the 1951 film adaptation of ''Literature/TheRedBadgeOfCourage'', and also made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956. Mauldin was also one of the interviewees for ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_War The Good War]]'', a Pulitzer Prize-winning 1984 oral history book compiled by Studs Terkel[[note]]and a major inspiration for ''Literature/WorldWarZ''[[/note]].

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator. The artist's most famous work outside of ''Willie and Joe'' was a 1963 editorial cartoon that portrayed [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln the Lincoln Memorial]] in anguish, with its head in its hands, following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Mauldin also dabbled in acting, playing a supporting role in the 1951 film adaptation of ''Literature/TheRedBadgeOfCourage'', and also made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

In the 1980s and '90s, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]] visited Mauldin every Veterans Day to drink root beer. Around the same time, Mauldin was also one of the interviewees for ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_War The Good War]]'', a Pulitzer Prize-winning oral history book compiled by Studs Terkel[[note]]and a major inspiration for ''Literature/WorldWarZ''[[/note]].

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator. The artist's most famous work outside of ''Willie and Joe'' was a 1963 editorial cartoon that portrayed [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln the Lincoln Memorial]] in anguish, with its head in its hands, following the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy. Mauldin also made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator, and made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

In the 1980s and '90s, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]] visited Mauldin every Veterans Day to drink root beer.

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator, and made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera that ones]]'', '''[[ComicStrip/WillieAndJoe these ones]]'''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator, and made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was a PulitzerPrize-winning American cartoonist, best known for his WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera them]]''), which were originally published in ''The Stars and Stripes'' and subsequently collected in the bestselling 1945 memoir ''Up Front''. After the war he worked as an editorial cartoonist and freelance writer and illustrator, and made an (unsuccessful) run for Congress in 1956.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:Mauldin and his most famous creations, honored on a U.S. postage stamp (2010)]]-]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:Mauldin and his most famous creations, honored on a U.S. postage stamp]]-]

[[caption-width-right:350:Mauldin and his most famous creations, honored on a U.S. postage stamp]]

Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) was an American political cartoonist. He is best known for his WorldWarII cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera them]]'').

Bill Mauldin was an American political cartoonist. He is best known for his World War II cartoons featuring soldiers Willie and Joe (no, not ''[[Creator/HannaBarbera them]]'').

In the late 1980s and 1990s, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]] visited Mauldin every Veterans' Day to drink root beer.