Williams, James Robert (1888 - 1957)

J. R. Williams original cartoon artwork.

Williams was best known for his long-running daily syndicated panel, Out Our Way. After three years in the U.S. Cavalry, Williams started work for a crane manufacturing firm where he drew covers for the company's catalog. During his spare time, he created cartoons depicting ranch life and machine shop workers. He started submitting his work to newspaper syndicates, eventually receiving an offer from NEA. Out Our Way first appeared in newspapers on 20 March 1922. He often re-used the same captions, such as Born Thirty Years Too Soon, Heroes Are Made, Not Born, Bull of the Woods and Why Mothers Get Gray.