Clifford Kennedy “Cliff” Berryman (1869-1949)

Clifford Kennedy “Cliff” Berryman

Birth

2 Apr 1869

Clifton, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Death

11 Dec 1949 (aged 80)

District of Columbia, USA

Burial

Glenwood Cemetery

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Show Map

Plot

Section H, Lot 75, Site 1

Memorial ID

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aged 80 yrs
Plat Book D, Page 300

Noted Capitol cartoonist, drew for the Washington Star.
"Cliff" father of James and Florence.
On July 5, 1893 he married Kate Gaddas Durfee.

Inscription

The patriarch of the Berryman family, Clifford Kennedy Berryman, was born in Versailles, Kentucky, in 1869. His first job was in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. He became a cartoonist for the Washington Post in 1891. From 1907, until his death in 1949, Clifford Berryman was political cartoonist for the Washington Star, earning a reputation as the "Dean of American Cartoonist," and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. His cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi,” 1902, began the American Teddy Bear craze, and created Berryman's cartoon trademark. He was also the first cartoonist to become president of the Gridiron Club. His wife, Kate, was an avid member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.