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=Garry Trudeau=

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Garry Trudeau was born on July 21, 1948. In the 60's he attended Yale, where he created his most famous comic strip, the "Doonesbury", for which he received his fame as a political cartoonist.

His favourite topic is ravaging the administration, focusing particularly on George W. Bush (both Jr. and Sr.) and U.S. policies.

He is distantly related to our former PM, Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

AWARDS
Trudeau's famous "Stonewall" strip, covering the Watergate scandal (August 12, 1974) was awarded the Pulitzer prize. His was the first comic strip to receive this award.



In 1991 Trudeau receives "Certificates of Achievement" from the US Army 4th Battalion 67th Armor Division and the Ready First Brigade for his representation of the Gulf War (can be found in the //Welcome to Club Scud!// graphic novel)//.//

In 1995 Trudeau wins the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society.

In 2006 Trudeau is awarded the US Army's Commander's Award for Public Service for his series of strips about BD's (soldier character) recovery following the loss of his leg in Iraq.

ASIDE
Trudeau received wide acclamation for his newspaper strips, which are syndicated in about 1,400 newspapers worldwide.

In the mid-1980s, President Gerald Ford commented on Trudeau's sharp and accurate political strips:

//"There are only three major vehicles to keep us informed as to what is going on in Washington: the electronic media, the print media, and Doonesbury - not necessarily in that order."//

He is so famous for his newspaper strips, that people find it hard to believe that he is able to produce graphic novels. Which he does. The official list can be found at his official website.

External Links: The official site of Doonesbury cartoons is http://www.doonesbury.com/ [| Rolling Stone Magazine Interview with Garry Trudeau] [|An Article from The Washington Post entitled "Doonsbury's War"]