James Jacob Lange (August 15, 1926 – April 16, 2009) was an American cartoonist who worked for The Oklahoman for 58 years and produced over 19,000 cartoons.
After his military service, Lange attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.[2] He and Helen moved to Oklahoma, where he got a job as an editorial cartoonist, hired by newspaper mogul Edward Gaylord. He started work for The Oklahoman on October 1, 1950.[3] His first cartoon featured Oklahoma Governor Roy Turner.
Lange's work was collected in a 1994 collection published by The Oklahoman.[5][6] He was known for his everyman character, called "Mr. Voter" or "John Q. Public", described in an Oklahoman editorial as "bespectacled, mustachioed, fedora-wearing".[7] In 2006 the Oklahoma State Senate voted to make this character the "state's official editorial cartoon."[8]
Lange was forced to retire in October 2008 after 150 members of staff took buyouts, retired early or were laid off.[9] He retired after 58 years of service.[10] Lange died on April 16, 2009, at the age of 82.[3][11]
He and Helen had four children;[1] he was survived by his wife and three children.[3]
lange, cartoonist, james, jacob, lange, august, 1926, april, 2009, american, cartoonist, worked, oklahoman, years, produced, over, cartoons, biography, editlange, born, winnebago, minnesota, while, youth, family, moved, dubuque, iowa, joined, force, during, wo. James Jacob Lange August 15 1926 April 16 2009 was an American cartoonist who worked for The Oklahoman for 58 years and produced over 19 000 cartoons Biography EditLange was born in Winnebago Minnesota 1 While he was a youth the family moved to Dubuque Iowa He joined the U S Air Force during World War II In Iowa he met Helen Johnstone whom he later married After his military service Lange attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts 2 He and Helen moved to Oklahoma where he got a job as an editorial cartoonist hired by newspaper mogul Edward Gaylord He started work for The Oklahoman on October 1 1950 3 His first cartoon featured Oklahoma Governor Roy Turner Lange co founded the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists 4 and served as its President during the 1980s He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1993 3 Lange s work was collected in a 1994 collection published by The Oklahoman 5 6 He was known for his everyman character called Mr Voter or John Q Public described in an Oklahoman editorial as bespectacled mustachioed fedora wearing 7 In 2006 the Oklahoma State Senate voted to make this character the state s official editorial cartoon 8 Lange was forced to retire in October 2008 after 150 members of staff took buyouts retired early or were laid off 9 He retired after 58 years of service 10 Lange died on April 16 2009 at the age of 82 3 11 He and Helen had four children 1 he was survived by his wife and three children 3 References Edit a b James Lange obittree com James Jacob Jim Lange okcemeteries net Archived from the original on 2016 12 20 Retrieved 2016 12 13 a b c d Longtime cartoonist Jim Lange dies The Oklahoman April 18 2009 A Report on the 2007 AAEC Convention in Washington D C AAEC Editorial Cartoon News September 26 2007 Jim Lange Lange Oklahoma Publishing Company 1994 Comics Legend Jim Lange Archived 2008 07 20 at the Wayback Machine Suspended Animation Comics Reviews retrieved May 25 2009 Goodbye Jim Our hats are off for 58 year cartoonist The Oklahoman April 19 2009 Mr Voter Tapped by Senate as State s Official Editorial Cartoon Oklahoma State Senate News March 9 2006 retrieved May 25 2009 After 58 years Lange Takes Early Retirement AAEC Editorial Cartoon News December 5 2008 Jim Lange retires from Oklahoman after 58 years Daily Cartoonist October 10 2008 Oklahoman Cartoonist Jim Lang Dies permanent dead link KRMG Local News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Lange cartoonist amp oldid 1150332074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
