Garry Trudeau
(b. 1948, USA)
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Garry Trudeau is one of the main political and humanitarian artists of the last three decades. During his working period as a graphic researcher for Time Life, Trudeau contributed to New York Magazine and Miami Herald. His breakthrough came when he created 'Doonesbury' for the Yale Record.
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In 1969, the strip moved to the Yale Daily News and after a short while, Universal Press Syndicate bought the strip and started selling it nationwide to over 400 newspapers. In 1974, Trudeau published a book together with Von Hoffman, 'The Fireside Watergate', which became a best-seller.
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In his long career, Trudeau has made several political statements within his comics. He also has been a strong advocate of cartoonists' rights. In 1975, Trudeau won the Pulitzer Prize, followed by the Rueben Award in 1996.
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