Ryan Walker (cartoonist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ryan Walker (cartoonist)

American socialist cartoonist for the Appeal to Reason and other publications

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1870

Place of Birth: Springfield, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1932

Profession: cartoonist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ryan Walker (December 26, 1870 in Springfield, Kentucky - June 23, 1932 in Moscow) was an American political activist and cartoonist.
A prolific artist who published political cartoons in a variety of radical newspapers and magazines in the United States, Walker is best remembered as the creator of the recurring character "Henry Dubb", an American worker who ambled through life blithely being victimized by capitalism ostensibly as a result of his blind acceptance of the ideas of the ruling class. A member of the Socialist Party of America during his younger years, Walker's political views hardened with the coming of the Great Depression in 1929 and he joined the Communist Party USA the following year, joining the editorial staff of the party's English-language daily newspaper in New York City.
Walker died of pneumonia in June 1932 while on a visit to the Soviet Union.