Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American cartoonist, best known for creating the Doonesbury comic strip.
He enrolled in Yale University in 1966.
Andrews, recruited Trudeau, changed the strip's name to Doonesbury, and began distributing it following the cartoonist's graduation in 1970.
He did postgraduate work at the Yale School of Art, earning a master of fine arts degree in graphic design in 1973.
Today Doonesbury is syndicated to 1,000 daily and Sunday newspapers worldwide and is accessible online in association with The Washington Post. In 1975, Trudeau became the first comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer, traditionally awarded to editorial-page cartoonists.
He was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 in the category of Animated Short Film for A Doonesbury Special, created for NBC in collaboration with John and Faith Hubley.
The film won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize in 1978.
In 1984, with composer Elizabeth Swados, he wrote the book and lyrics for the Broadway musical Doonesbury, for which he was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards.
Trudeau again collaborated with Swados in 1984, this time on Rap Master Ronnie, a satirical revue about the Reagan Administration that opened off-Broadway at the Village Gate.
A filmed version, featuring Jon Cryer, the Smothers Brothers, and Carol Kane, was broadcast on Cinemax in 1988.
in 1988, Trudeau wrote and co-produced with director
He was also a Pulitzer finalist in 1990, 2004, and 2005.
In 1993, Trudeau was made a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Other awards include the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1994, and the Reuben Award in 1995.
Other awards include the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1994, and the Reuben Award in 1995.
He was also a Pulitzer finalist in 1990, 2004, and 2005.
He was also a Pulitzer finalist in 1990, 2004, and 2005.
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