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J. R. Williams
AuthorBooks · Second hand1888-1957
James Robert Williams was a Canadian cartoonist who signed his work J. R. Williams. He was best known for his long-run daily syndicated panel Out Our Way. As noted by Coulton Waugh in his 1947 book The Comics, anecdotal evidence indicated that more Williams' cartoons were clipped and saved than were other newspaper comics. A newspaper promotion of 1930 compared him to poets Eugene Field and James Whitcomb Riley.
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About J. R. Williams
Birth
1888
Death
1957
James Robert Williams was a Canadian cartoonist who signed his work J. R. Williams. He was best known for his long-run daily syndicated panel Out Our Way. As noted by Coulton Waugh in his 1947 book The Comics, anecdotal evidence indicated that more Williams' cartoons were clipped and saved than were other newspaper comics. A newspaper promotion of 1930 compared him to poets Eugene Field and James Whitcomb Riley.
J. R. Williams was a prominent Canadian cartoonist born in Nova Scotia.
His most iconic work is the long-running daily comic strip titled Out Our Way.
Throughout his career, he published a total of 44 works exploring humor and psychology.
His drawings masterfully captured daily life in machine shops and the working environment.
His legacy endures through numerous reprints that collect his iconic cartoons about cowboys and cavalry.
