Ray Osrin

Raymond Harold Osrin (October 5, 1928 – April 3, 2001)[1] was an American comic book artist and cartoonist.

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.

In 1957 Osrin moved from New York City to Pittsburgh, where he was involved in television animation and industrial film making.

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.

In a 1972 interview, Osrin said "I'm influenced by Oliphant and Mauldin and Herblock, (and) a fellow named Wright on a Miami newspaper.