Garry Trudeau | |
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 Trudeau giving a lecture at Stanford in 2014 | |
| Born | Garretson Beekman Trudeau July 21, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MFA) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Known for | Doonesbury |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Edward Livingston Trudeau (great-grandfather) |
Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the Doonesbury comic strip.
Trudeau won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1975, making him the first comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer. He is one of only two comic strip artists to win the award, the other being Berkeley Breathed, whose work was influenced by Trudeau.[1] Trudeau was also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House.
- ^ Solomon, Charles (November 26, 1987). "Strip That Split the Cartoonists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
"I've never been a comics fan," Breathed explains. " 'Doonesbury' was the first strip I ever paid attention to and followed regularly--which may explain the obvious roots of 'Bloom County.' " During the seven years he's been drawing the strip, Breathed has gradually found his own voice, although Trudeau's influence can still be seen in the way he structures and paces many of his gags.