February 18, 1983 – UPI reports that long-time political cartoonist for The Des Moines Register – Frank Miller – has died at age 57.
In 1953, Frank Miller joined The Register, embarking on a distinguished 30-year career in editorial cartooning. During that time, Frank drew more than 10,000 cartoons, receiving many honors, including the National Headline Award in 1957 and the Freedom Foundation Award six times between 1955 and 1964. He also received the Courage in Journalism Award of the Des Moines chapter of Sigma Delta Chi in 1961 “for placing people, foibles and the times in their proper perspective by deflating stuffed shirts and debunking sacred cows wherever he finds them.” In 1963, Miller won his highest honor: the Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning, making it the third time a Des Moines Register artist received this coveted award since its inception in 1922.
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As an Oriole fan I never cared for Frank’s point of view on this – but all is forgiven. What an amazing artist!