George Fisher (cartoonist)

George Fisher (8 April 1923 - 15 December 2003) was an acclaimed American political cartoonist.

Death

Fisher died on 15 December 2003 at his home after completing a Christmas cartoon for the Arkansas Times.

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15 December - 2003 - Arkansas Times

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His wife had already died in 1983 but Fisher continued to hide her nickname in his cartoons as a tribute.

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Fisher's most famous statewide cartoon was a drawing of Governor Orval Faubus addressing a session of the Arkansas legislature where everyone present, even the mice and statues, had the face of Orval Faubus.

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His most famous nationally reprinted cartoon was on the occasion of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

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His work has been published in several anthologies and he has been acclaimed as one of the great cartoonists of the 20th century.

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Fisher was buried at Beebe Cemetery in Beebe, Arkansas.

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Beebe Cemetery - Beebe, Arkansas

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