Editing Ding Darling (section)

{{short description|American cartoonist}}
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{{infobox person
| name               = Ding Darling
| birthname          = Jay Norwood Darling
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1876|10|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Norwood, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death_date_and_age|1962|02|12|1876|10|21}}
| death_place        = [[Des Moines, Iowa]], U.S.<ref name= died>"Pulitzer Prize Cartoonist, 'Ding' Darling Dies At 85". ''The Baltimore Sun''. February 13, 1962. p. 15.</ref>
| occupation         = [[Editorial cartoonist]] (1906 – 1949)<ref name="NYT1">{{cite news |title=Ding Darling, Cartoonist, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/02/13/archives/ding-darling-cartoonist-dies-winner-of-two-pulitzer-prizes-retired.html |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=February 13, 1962}}</ref>
| known_for          = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] of [[National Wildlife Federation]]
| image              = J. N. Darling profile with pipe.jpg
| caption            = Jay N. Darling, {{circa|1918}}
| alt                = Photograph of Darling, circa 1918
| spouse             = {{marriage|Genevieve Pendleton|1906}}<ref name=died/>
| children           = 2<ref name=died/>
| awards             = [[Pulitzer Prize]] (1924, 1943)<ref name=died/>
}}

'''Jay Norwood Darling''' (October 21, 1876 – February 12, 1962), better known as '''Ding Darling''', was an American cartoonist who won two [[Pulitzer Prizes]]. He was an important figure in the 20th century conservation movement and founded the [[National Wildlife Federation]]. In addition, he was known to be close friends with [[Walt Disney]].