Bob Thaves
American cartoonist (1924-2006)
Garretson Beekman Trudeauis 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.
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Garretson Beekman Trudeauis 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. Trudeau was also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House.
I don’t think so, but it’s always in the back of my mind that many of the soldiers being wounded and killed in Iraq are about the same age as my kids. My godson is going over soon, so the war’s about to get personal for me.
American cartoonist (born 1948)
I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.
American cartoonist (born 1948)
Well, it’s a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader… But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.
American cartoonist (born 1948)
Life is like a movie-since there aren’t any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.
American cartoonist (born 1948)
In any event, it’s not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are.
American cartoonist (born 1948)
Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there’s no culture of complaint.
American cartoonist (born 1948)