Richard W. Dorgan

Who was Richard W. Dorgan?

Richard William Dorgan, known as Dick Dorgan, was an American cartoonist, writer, and illustrator. His first known published work appeared in The New York Call in 1913. A wide variety of his early work was published in The Broadside: A Journal for the Naval Reserve Force, 1918–1920.

He is remembered as the illustrator of Thorne Smith's first two novels, Biltmore Oswald and Out o' Luck, as well as for his work as a columnist for Photoplay Magazine and newspaper artist in the 1920s and '30s.