Nationality American Role Editorial cartoonist Name Jack Higgins | Notable works Editorial cartoons Area(s) cartoonist | |
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Born August 19, 1954 (age 69)
Chicago, Illinois, USA ( 1954-08-19 ) Books My Kind of 'toon, Chicago is: Political Cartoons Awards Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning | ||
Education St. Ignatius College Prep | ||
Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Early life and career
Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of Holy Cross with a B.A. in Economics.
He began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times. He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986; he won in 1989.
Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.
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References
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