In 1963, he "blindly applied for a job in the art department"[2] of The Plain Dealer and was hired to replace editorial cartoonist Ed Kuekes. Osrin moved to Cleveland to work as a cartoonist and "wait for his predecessor to retire."[2] He became the editorial cartoonist of The Plain Dealer in 1966,[3] and remained there until retiring on April 2, 1993.
The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum : Ray Osrin Collection Guide
Lambiek.Net
Panel to Panel article on "It Rhymes with Lust"
Cleveland State University's Catalog of Ray Osrin Cartoon Collection
Youngstown State University Oral History Digital Program (see Political Cartoons)
December 31, 2022
osrin, raymond, harold, osrin, october, 1928, april, 2001, american, comic, book, artist, cartoonist, most, notable, work, golden, comic, books, later, took, position, editorial, cartoonist, cleveland, plain, dealer, where, political, cartoons, appeared, daily. Raymond Harold Osrin October 5 1928 April 3 2001 1 was an American comic book artist and cartoonist He was most notable for his work in the Golden Age of Comic Books Later he took a position as the editorial cartoonist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer where his political cartoons appeared daily for more than 30 years Ray OsrinBornRaymond Harold Osrin 1928 10 05 October 5 1928Brooklyn New YorkDiedApril 3 2001 2001 04 03 aged 72 Delray Beach FloridaNationalityAmericanArea s Penciller InkerPseudonym s Drake WallerAwardsNational Headliners Club s award for editorial cartooning 1971Biography EditOsrin was born in Brooklyn New York and studied at the School of Industrial Art and the Art Students League He was a staff inker at Jerry Iger s comics shop from 1945 to 1949 In the 1940s his work appeared at Fiction House and Fox In 1950 Osrin worked as an inker on It Rhymes with Lust a newsstand publication that was the first graphic novel Called a picture novel on the cover and published by the comic book and magazine company St John Publications it was written by Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller together using the pseudonym Drake Waller with black and white art by Matt Baker In the mid 1950s he drew for Archie Comics Pat the Brat Charlton Comics Blue Beetle Crime and Justice romance and suspense stories and Dell Gold Key Snuffy Smith and Barney Google Supercar In the 1960s he was also a ghost artist on the Morty Meekle daily In 1957 Osrin moved from New York City to Pittsburgh where he was involved in television animation and industrial film making He was a staff cartoonist of the Pittsburgh Press from 1958 to 1963 In 1963 he blindly applied for a job in the art department 2 of The Plain Dealer and was hired to replace editorial cartoonist Ed Kuekes Osrin moved to Cleveland to work as a cartoonist and wait for his predecessor to retire 2 He became the editorial cartoonist of The Plain Dealer in 1966 3 and remained there until retiring on April 2 1993 Osrin won the National Headliners Club s award for editorial cartooning in 1971 In a 1972 interview Osrin said I m influenced by Oliphant and Mauldin and Herblock and a fellow named Wright on a Miami newspaper 4 Other influences include Paul Conrad Milt Caniff Frank Robbins and Matt Baker 5 Upon retirement he moved to Boca Raton Florida He donated collections of his cartoons to Cleveland State University and the Cartoon Research Library at Ohio State University in the hopes that his work would mean something later on and somebody can enjoy it 2 He died from complications due to heart disease and diabetes on April 3 2001 in Delray Beach Florida 6 References Edit Osrin Raymond Harold 1928 2001 SNAC Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities Retrieved January 31 2017 a b c Political cartooning Raymond H Osrin interviewed by Dan O Brian March 4 1992 Youngstown State University Oral History Program O H 1490 The Plain Dealer August 29 1976 Montage documentary Wizard of Osrin 1972 WhosWho Obituary The Plain Dealer April 4 2001 External links EditThe Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library amp Museum Ray Osrin Collection Guide Lambiek Net Panel to Panel article on It Rhymes with Lust Cleveland State University s Catalog of Ray Osrin Cartoon Collection Youngstown State University Oral History Digital Program see Political Cartoons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Osrin amp oldid 1073477060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,