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Garry Trudeau
American cartoonist (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the Doonesbury comic strip.
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Born | Garretson Beekman Trudeau (1948-07-21) July 21, 1948 (age 76) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Cartoonist |
Years active | 1970–present |
Known for | Doonesbury |
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Children | 3 |
Relatives | Edward Livingston Trudeau (great-grandfather) |
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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.