{{short description|American cartoonist (1909–1997)}}
'''Charles George Werner''' (March 23, 1909 – July 1, 1997) was an American editorial cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1939 and later worked 47 years for the ''Indianapolis Star''.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers">[http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/w/werner_c.htm#d0e141 "Charles Werner Papers"]. Syracuse University Libraries. Revised September 17, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref><ref name="The Pulitzer Prizes ">[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Editorial+Cartooning "Editorial Cartooning"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2010-11-23.</ref>
== Biography == Charles Werner was born on March 23, 1909, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Werner attended Oklahoma City University with no formal training in art.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/> From 1930 until 1935 he worked as staff artist and photographer for Springfield, Missouri's ''Leader and Press.'' Werner joined the ''Daily Oklahoman'' in 1935, eventually becoming editorial cartoonist in 1937.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/>
Werner left the ''Oklahoman'' for a job as Chief Editorial Cartoonist at the ''Chicago Sun'' in 1941. However he left the ''Sun'' for the ''Indianapolis Star'' in 1947 and worked there until his retirement in 1994. In 1959 he also served as the president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/>
In his nearly 60-year career, Werner's work garnered interest from several U.S. Presidents. In 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson requested over a dozen original cartoons for his personal collection. Former President Harry Truman also requested an original cartoon from Werner for his presidential library. Charles Werner died on July 1, 1997, from cancer.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/>
== Awards == thumb|"Nomination for 1938", Werner's Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon Werner won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1939. The winning cartoon was published in the ''Daily Oklahoman'' on October 6, 1938. Titled "Nomination for 1938", it depicted the Munich Agreement which provided for the transfer of Sudetenland to Hitler's Germany. At 29 years old, Werner was the youngest person to win the Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/><ref name="The Pulitzer Prizes"/>
Werner also received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism in 1943, and seven Freedom Foundation Awards (1951–1963). During the 1969 International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal, Werner won an award as one of the world's six best cartoonists.<ref name="Charles Werner Papers "/>
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== External links == * [http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/w/werner_c.htm Charles Werner Papers (1938–1966)] at Syracuse University (primary source material). * {{LCAuth|n95002918|Charles George Werner|3|}}
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