Turner began drawing at the age of 10 as a means of communication. Turner spent his entire career as the syndicated cartoonist of the WeePals, a multiethnic cartoon strip.
A product of the Oakland school system he attended Cole Elementary and McClymonds High School before completing his studies at Berkeley High School. The son of a Pullman Porter, Morris Turner, was born in Oakland, California on December 11, 1923. This week marks the anniversary of legendary cartoonist Morrie Turner's launch of Wee Pals. African American Museum and Library at Oakland
