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Charles Werner

Charles Werner, American cartoonist (died 1997)

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Born
March 23, 1909
Died
July 1, 1997
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1909

About Charles Werner

Charles George Werner was an American editorial cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1939 and later worked 47 years for the Indianapolis Star. 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. Werner won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1939. At 29 years old, Werner was the youngest person to win the Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning. During the 1969 International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal, Werner won an award as one of the world's six best cartoonists.

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Charles Werner timeline

  1. 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.
  2. Werner won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1939.
  3. During the 1969 International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal, Werner won an award as one of the world's six best cartoonists.

The world when Charles Werner was born

Charles Werner was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles Werner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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