William Morris' Death
Born (Birthday) March 24, 1834
Death Date September 8, 1879
Age of Death 55 years
Cause of Death Suicide
Profession Cartoonist
The cartoonist William Morris died at the age of 55. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Japanese cartoonist known for his popular Ginga (Silver Fang) manga series. He won the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award.
His politician father came from a Vermont landowning family, and his mother was a member of a wealthy Connecticut clan.
Quotes
"There’s lots of fun in this world, after all. And if there isn’t, there is in the next. And we’re going there, sure.
"Believe that time is going to help you do what you want.
"How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.
"I tell you it’s no joke to paint a portrait. I wonder that I am not more timid when I begin. I feel almost certain that I can do it. It seems very simple. I don’t think of the time that is sure to come when I almost despair, when the whole thing seems hopeless.
"When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.