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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administ…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration
Frank Lanning
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration

Frank Lanning

Cartoonist for the Providence Journal, American 1906-1987
Frank B. Lanning Jr. (1906-1987) is best known for his long career as a sports cartoonist for the Providence Journal Company newspapers.

Lanning grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he became the full-time cartoonist at the Providence Journal. Frank Lanning spent 46 years as the legendary sports cartoonist at the Providence newspaper, where his cartoons gained national attention year after year.