The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning was first awarded in 1922. It was created as a way to recognize excellence in the field of editorial cartooning and to honor those who use this medium to communicate important social and political messages.

You may be referring to Forrest W. Seymour, former journalist with the Des Moines, Iowa, Register and Tribune, who won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for Editorial Writing.

Rube Goldberg won the Pulitzer Prize for his political cartooning in 1948. He was known for his satirical cartoons that often depicted complex machines performing simple tasks in convoluted ways.

William Allen White won two Pulitzer Prizes: one in 1923 for Editorial Writing for the Emporia Gazette; and one in 1947 for The Autobiography of William Allen White. His wife, Mrs. William Allen White received a Special Citation in 1944 for "...appreciation of Mrs. White's interest and services during the past seven years as a member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University."

1979 Pulitzer for International Reporting, Richard Ben Cramer, June 12, 1950

1985 Pulitzer for Photography (shared), Muhammad Ozier, October 8, 1950

1987 Pulitzer for Editorial Writing, Jonathan Freedman, April 11, 1950

1987 Pulitzer for Commentary, Charles Krauthammer, MD, March 13, 1950

1988 Pulitzer for Specialized Reporting, Walt Bogdanich, October 10, 1950

1988 Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning, Doug Marlette, born 1950

1989 Pulitzer for Drama, Wendy Wasserstein, October 17, 1950

2996 Pulitzer for Poety, Jorie Graham, born 1950

1997 Pulitzer for Feature Photography, Alexander Zemlianichenko, May 7, 1950

2005 Pulitzer for Drama, John Patrick Shanley, October 3, 1950