Charles Werner

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.

[1] Werner left the Oklahoman for a job as Chief Editorial Cartoonist at the Chicago Sun in 1941.

Former President Harry Truman also requested an original cartoon from Werner for his presidential library.

Titled "Nomination for 1938", it depicted the Munich Agreement which provided for the transfer of Sudetenland to Hitler's Germany.

During the 1969 International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal, Werner won an award as one of the world's six best cartoonists.