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Garretson TrudeauAmerican comic artist
Date of Birth: 21.07.1948
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Garretson Trudeau
Garretson Beekman Trudeau, born on July 21, 1948, is an American comic artist best known for his comic strip series "Doonesbury". He was born in New York to parents Jean Douglas Trudeau (Moore) and Francis Berger Trudeau. Garretson's great-great-grandfather was Edward Livingston Trudeau, the founder of the renowned Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium for the treatment of tuberculosis in Saranac Lake. The institution was passed down through generations, and Garretson, as the current representative of the Trudeau clan, maintains a connection to it.
Early Life and Education
Garretson, also known as Garri, grew up in Saranac Lake. After completing high school, he enrolled at Yale University in 1966 and later became a member of the secret society "Scroll and Key". Initially planning to specialize in theater, Garretson developed an interest in design. His journey into the world of comics began with a small drawing of renowned Yale quarterback Brian Dowling for the "Yale Daily News". This was followed by a brief comic strip for "Bull Tales," which eventually evolved into "Doonesbury". Garretson continued his education at the Yale School of Art, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1973.
Comic Strip Career
In 1970, Garretson started publishing the "Doonesbury" comic strip alongside the newly created Universal Press Syndicate. Currently, the strip collaborates with over 1,400 newspapers worldwide and is accessible online at doonesbury.com. In 1975, Trudeau became the first cartoonist of a daily strip to win the Pulitzer Prize. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990. In 1977, Garretson was nominated for an Oscar in the category of "Animated Short Film" for his work on "Doonesbury Flashbacks". The same film won a special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1978. Additionally, Trudeau received the National Cartoonists Society's award for short cartoons in 1994 and the Reuben Award in 1995.
Personal Life and Legacy
Garretson Trudeau is married to journalist Jane Pauley, and they tied the knot in 1980. They have three children: Ross, Rachel, and Thomas. The family resides in New York. Garretson is distantly related to the late former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau through their shared ancestor, Etienne Trudeau. He prefers to maintain a relatively private lifestyle and makes rare television appearances. One notable early appearance was on the show "To Tell the Truth" in 1971, where nobody was able to correctly guess his identity.
