Charles Raymond "C. R." Macauley (March 19, 1871 – November 24, 1934) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. He was also involved in the film business. Born in

Canton, Ohio Canton () is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. It is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron in Northeast Ohio. The city lies on the edge of Ohio's extensive Amish country, particularly in Holmes and ...

, he worked as a freelance illustrator and as staff cartoonist for newspapers including the '' Cleveland World'', ''

New York World The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publi ...

'', '' New York Daily Mirror'', '' New York Evening Graphic'', and '' Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. He received the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his 1929 cartoon "Paying for a Dead Horse". He got into filmmaking in support of Woodrow Wilson's campaigns in 1912 and 1916. He also made a film in support of his

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plan. After leaving the ''New York World'' towards the end of World War I he again got into filmmaking launching his owm film company. In 1919, an advice column in '' United States Investor'' warned the company and filmmaking businesses in general were risky and highly speculative. Child labour cartoon Hine no 3469.jpg, Cartoon depicting the profits of child labor, File:You- Buy a Liberty Bond Lest I Perish (Macauley).JPG, 1917 Liberty bond poster File:Paying for a Dead Horse.jpg, "Paying for a Dead Horse", 1929 File:Einstein-cartoon1.jpg, "Einstein takes up the sword", 1933

Books

As writer and illustrator * '' Emblemland'', by

John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. ...

and Macauley (Doubleday, 1902) * ''Fantasma Land'' (Bobbs-Merrill, 1904) * ''The Red Tavern'' (D. Appleton, 1914) * ''Rollo in Emblemland: A Tale Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Wonderland'' (Evertype, 2010) – recent new edition of ''Emblemland''

Filmography

*'' The Old Way and the New ''(1912), screenplay and appeared in it as an illustrator. The film was made in support of Woodrow Wilson's presidential campaign *'' Motion Picture Portrait Studies of the President of the United States and the Cabinet'' (1916), a film about U.S. President Woodrow Wilson up close and his cabinet, it was part of his re-election efforts C. R. Macauley Photoplays produced: *''

Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1919 film) ''Whom the Gods Would Destroy'' is a novel written by Richard P. Powell. It was published in 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York City. The title is currently out of print but available as an Amazon Kindle book. The story is narrated ...

'' (1919), also known as ''The United States Government in Action'' *''

When Bearcat Went Dry ''When Bearcat Went Dry'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Oliver L. Sellers from the novel by Charles Neville Buck, and starring Lon Chaney as Kindard Powers. The title refers to a character nicknamed "Bearcat" ( Bernard J. Durn ...

'' (1919) *''

Seeds of Vengeance ''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay. It ...

'' (1920) *'' The Gift Supreme'' (1920)

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* * (as Charles Raymond, Charles R., or C. R.) * (mainly as Charles Raymond Macauley) {{DEFAULTSORT:Macauley, Charles R. 1871 births 1934 deaths American editorial cartoonists American illustrators Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners People from Canton, Ohio Artists from Ohio