| Birth: | Sep. 21, 1885
Parkersburg
Wood County
West Virginia, USA | | Death: | Sep. 22, 1952
Stamford
Fairfield County
Connecticut, USA | 
Cartoonist. He drew various newspaper comics for 50 years, including "How to Torture Your Wife," "Life's Darkest Moment," and "Poker Portraits." His most famous and lasting character, 'Caspar Milquetoast', appeared in a comic called "The Timid Soul," and entered the English language as a slang term for meekness. He described 'Caspar' as "the man who speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick." Considered to have a knack of portraying everyday middle-class life with insight and humor, millions of newspaper readers enjoyed his work at it;s zenith. Webster's picture appeared on the cover of Time magazine on November 26, 1945, and his works have been reprinted as "The Very Best of H.T. Webster." (bio by: Jan Franco)
Search Amazon for Harold Webster | | | Burial:
Lakeview Cemetery
New Canaan
Fairfield County
Connecticut, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Jan Franco
Record added: Nov 05, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16480059 |
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