Reginald West “Reg” Manning, a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and humorist. He also wrote and illustrated seven books and became famed as a crystal engraver. At the peak of his career, his syndicated political cartoons appeared in 170 U.S. and foreign newspapers, reaching an estimated 25 million readers. Manning penned more than 15,000 editorial cartoons.
Excerpt from “Reg Manning dead at 80; drew fame with cartoons” article that appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 11, 1986.
He was born Reginal West Manning in Kansas City, Mo., April 8, 1905, and came to Phoenix with his widowed mother and older brother, Everett, in 1919.
A Phoenix Union High School, he was encouraged by art teacher Cordelia Perkins to pursue a career as a cartoonist. He drew for the school annual and its newspaper, Coyote Journal.
Manning met his future wife, Ruth Littlefield, at the high school. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Oct. 1.
After graduation in 1924, Manning worked as a free-lance commercial cartoonist and illustrator. That fall, he was hired by Gov. George W. P. Hunt to draw some campaign cartoons, and one of the, showing Hunt defending Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, was published in the afternoon Arizona Gazette.
Manning’s opportunity to join The Republic, then called The Arizona Republican, arose in 1926 when cartoonist Webb Smith took a job in California.
Manning’s first editorial cartoon for the newspaper appeared on the front page June 9, 1926. It depicted Gov. Hunt walking away from a saddled horse in the shape of Arizona and saying, “Let someone else give him a try.” The background showed candidates rushing toward the horse and saying, “Arizona – here we come.”
Manning did not initially work as a political cartoonist, however. He served as an illustrator and, in October 1926, started what was to become The Big Parade. It grew from a half-page to a full page and continued until 1948.
In 1934, Manning answered a challenge and produced a cartoon about a strike in San Francisco. The cartoon showed the spectral figure of death haunting the docks and bore an overline saying, “I cover the waterfront.”
The cartoon was printed on The Republic’s front page.
With that, Manning was on his way. He began drawing one cartoon a week, then three, then daily. By 1935, the Phoenix Republic and Gazette Syndicate was selling his work nationwide.
In 1948, Manning left The Republic to work for the McNaught Syndicate.
The Republic bought Manning’s cartoons through the syndicate, plus two local cartoons each week. This arrangement continued until 1971, when he returned as the newspaper’s full-time political cartoonist.
Besides, his wife, Manning is survived by his son, Dave; daughter-in-law, Peggy; and two grandchildren, Melanie and Mike.
Friends may call at A. L. Moor & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A service will be held Thursday with the time and location to be announced.
The family suggests memorials to the Desert Botanical Garden.
Excerpt from “Reg Manning dead at 80; drew fame with cartoons” article that appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 11, 1986.
He was born Reginal West Manning in Kansas City, Mo., April 8, 1905, and came to Phoenix with his widowed mother and older brother, Everett, in 1919.
A Phoenix Union High School, he was encouraged by art teacher Cordelia Perkins to pursue a career as a cartoonist. He drew for the school annual and its newspaper, Coyote Journal.
Manning met his future wife, Ruth Littlefield, at the high school. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Oct. 1.
After graduation in 1924, Manning worked as a free-lance commercial cartoonist and illustrator. That fall, he was hired by Gov. George W. P. Hunt to draw some campaign cartoons, and one of the, showing Hunt defending Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, was published in the afternoon Arizona Gazette.
Manning’s opportunity to join The Republic, then called The Arizona Republican, arose in 1926 when cartoonist Webb Smith took a job in California.
Manning’s first editorial cartoon for the newspaper appeared on the front page June 9, 1926. It depicted Gov. Hunt walking away from a saddled horse in the shape of Arizona and saying, “Let someone else give him a try.” The background showed candidates rushing toward the horse and saying, “Arizona – here we come.”
Manning did not initially work as a political cartoonist, however. He served as an illustrator and, in October 1926, started what was to become The Big Parade. It grew from a half-page to a full page and continued until 1948.
In 1934, Manning answered a challenge and produced a cartoon about a strike in San Francisco. The cartoon showed the spectral figure of death haunting the docks and bore an overline saying, “I cover the waterfront.”
The cartoon was printed on The Republic’s front page.
With that, Manning was on his way. He began drawing one cartoon a week, then three, then daily. By 1935, the Phoenix Republic and Gazette Syndicate was selling his work nationwide.
In 1948, Manning left The Republic to work for the McNaught Syndicate.
The Republic bought Manning’s cartoons through the syndicate, plus two local cartoons each week. This arrangement continued until 1971, when he returned as the newspaper’s full-time political cartoonist.
Besides, his wife, Manning is survived by his son, Dave; daughter-in-law, Peggy; and two grandchildren, Melanie and Mike.
Friends may call at A. L. Moor & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A service will be held Thursday with the time and location to be announced.
The family suggests memorials to the Desert Botanical Garden.
Reginald West “Reg” Manning, a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and humorist. He also wrote and illustrated seven books and became famed as a crystal engraver. At the peak of his career, his syndicated political cartoons appeared in 170 U.S. and foreign newspapers, reaching an estimated 25 million readers. Manning penned more than 15,000 editorial cartoons.
Excerpt from “Reg Manning dead at 80; drew fame with cartoons” article that appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 11, 1986.
He was born Reginal West Manning in Kansas City, Mo., April 8, 1905, and came to Phoenix with his widowed mother and older brother, Everett, in 1919.
A Phoenix Union High School, he was encouraged by art teacher Cordelia Perkins to pursue a career as a cartoonist. He drew for the school annual and its newspaper, Coyote Journal.
Manning met his future wife, Ruth Littlefield, at the high school. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Oct. 1.
After graduation in 1924, Manning worked as a free-lance commercial cartoonist and illustrator. That fall, he was hired by Gov. George W. P. Hunt to draw some campaign cartoons, and one of the, showing Hunt defending Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, was published in the afternoon Arizona Gazette.
Manning’s opportunity to join The Republic, then called The Arizona Republican, arose in 1926 when cartoonist Webb Smith took a job in California.
Manning’s first editorial cartoon for the newspaper appeared on the front page June 9, 1926. It depicted Gov. Hunt walking away from a saddled horse in the shape of Arizona and saying, “Let someone else give him a try.” The background showed candidates rushing toward the horse and saying, “Arizona – here we come.”
Manning did not initially work as a political cartoonist, however. He served as an illustrator and, in October 1926, started what was to become The Big Parade. It grew from a half-page to a full page and continued until 1948.
In 1934, Manning answered a challenge and produced a cartoon about a strike in San Francisco. The cartoon showed the spectral figure of death haunting the docks and bore an overline saying, “I cover the waterfront.”
The cartoon was printed on The Republic’s front page.
With that, Manning was on his way. He began drawing one cartoon a week, then three, then daily. By 1935, the Phoenix Republic and Gazette Syndicate was selling his work nationwide.
In 1948, Manning left The Republic to work for the McNaught Syndicate.
The Republic bought Manning’s cartoons through the syndicate, plus two local cartoons each week. This arrangement continued until 1971, when he returned as the newspaper’s full-time political cartoonist.
Besides, his wife, Manning is survived by his son, Dave; daughter-in-law, Peggy; and two grandchildren, Melanie and Mike.
Friends may call at A. L. Moor & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A service will be held Thursday with the time and location to be announced.
The family suggests memorials to the Desert Botanical Garden.
Excerpt from “Reg Manning dead at 80; drew fame with cartoons” article that appeared in the Arizona Republic newspaper, Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, May 11, 1986.
He was born Reginal West Manning in Kansas City, Mo., April 8, 1905, and came to Phoenix with his widowed mother and older brother, Everett, in 1919.
A Phoenix Union High School, he was encouraged by art teacher Cordelia Perkins to pursue a career as a cartoonist. He drew for the school annual and its newspaper, Coyote Journal.
Manning met his future wife, Ruth Littlefield, at the high school. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Oct. 1.
After graduation in 1924, Manning worked as a free-lance commercial cartoonist and illustrator. That fall, he was hired by Gov. George W. P. Hunt to draw some campaign cartoons, and one of the, showing Hunt defending Arizona’s share of Colorado River water, was published in the afternoon Arizona Gazette.
Manning’s opportunity to join The Republic, then called The Arizona Republican, arose in 1926 when cartoonist Webb Smith took a job in California.
Manning’s first editorial cartoon for the newspaper appeared on the front page June 9, 1926. It depicted Gov. Hunt walking away from a saddled horse in the shape of Arizona and saying, “Let someone else give him a try.” The background showed candidates rushing toward the horse and saying, “Arizona – here we come.”
Manning did not initially work as a political cartoonist, however. He served as an illustrator and, in October 1926, started what was to become The Big Parade. It grew from a half-page to a full page and continued until 1948.
In 1934, Manning answered a challenge and produced a cartoon about a strike in San Francisco. The cartoon showed the spectral figure of death haunting the docks and bore an overline saying, “I cover the waterfront.”
The cartoon was printed on The Republic’s front page.
With that, Manning was on his way. He began drawing one cartoon a week, then three, then daily. By 1935, the Phoenix Republic and Gazette Syndicate was selling his work nationwide.
In 1948, Manning left The Republic to work for the McNaught Syndicate.
The Republic bought Manning’s cartoons through the syndicate, plus two local cartoons each week. This arrangement continued until 1971, when he returned as the newspaper’s full-time political cartoonist.
Besides, his wife, Manning is survived by his son, Dave; daughter-in-law, Peggy; and two grandchildren, Melanie and Mike.
Friends may call at A. L. Moor & Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. A service will be held Thursday with the time and location to be announced.
The family suggests memorials to the Desert Botanical Garden.
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