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

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

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'', ''

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'', '' New York Evening Graphic'', and ''

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''. He received the 1930

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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

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, 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

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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 historical 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 ...

'' (1919), also known as ''The United States Government in Action'' *'' When Bearcat Went Dry'' (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. ...

'' (1920) *''

The Gift Supreme ''The Gift Supreme'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Bernard Durning, Seena Owen, Lon Chaney (in a villainous bit role) and Tully Marshall. The film was directed by Ollie Sellers and based on the 1916 novel of the same name b ...

'' (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