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.
Garry Trudeau Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 21st July, 1948 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Cartoonist |
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Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeau was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an American cartoonist, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury comic strip. He is also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House. He spent much of his time cartooning and writing for Yale's humor magazine The Yale Record, eventually serving as the magazine's editor-in-chief. He earned a master of fine arts degree in graphic design from the Yale School of Art in 1973.
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