He took a few courses at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and, in 1940 entered the Army and was assigned as an illustrator for the military's newspaper, The Stars & Stripes.
This book brings together Mauldin’s complete works from 1940 through the end of the war under one cover. Willie and G.I. Date of birth : 1921-10-29 Date of death : 2003-01-22 Birthplace : Mountain Park, New Mexico Nationality : American Category : Famous Figures Last modified : 2011-01-21 Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist who gained initial fame for his sardonic drawings of the life of the World War II combat soldier and who later became well known for editorial cartoons dealing with a wide range of political and social issues. Bill Mauldin biography. Bill Mauldin was born in Mountain Park, New Mexico, in 1921, and started drawing young. Bill Mauldin - Willie & Joe WWIII Cartoons. After studying cartooning at the Chicago Academy of Short Biography. During WW II, the closest most Americans ever came to combat was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S. Army. I have read that either Time or Life or a similar magazine ran a WWIII feature in the 1950s and that for that feature they had persuaded Bill Mauldin to supply Willie & Joe cartoons for an issue, which, if I remember correctly was presented as a retrospective feature entitled "The war we did not want." Bill Mauldin, byname of William Henry Mauldin, (born October 29, 1921, Mountain Park, New Mexico, U.S.--died January 22, 2003, Newport Beach, California), American cartoonist who gained initial fame for his sardonic drawings of the life of the World War II combat soldier and who later became well known for editorial cartoons dealing with a wide range of political and social issues. Bill MauldinActive - 1951 | Born - Oct 29, 1921 in Mountain Park, NM | Died - Jan 22, 2003 in Newport Beach, CA | Genres - Comedy, Drama, Historical Film, WarBiography by Jason BuchananThough his brief onscreen career would consist solely of two film appearances, actor/writer Bill Mauldin's creation of G.I. Bill Mauldin Biography Bill Mauldin Biography Born William Henry Mauldin, October 29, 1921, in Mountain Park, NM; died of pneumonia, January 22, 2003, in Newport Beach, CA.