Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

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Jack Higgins (born August 19, 1954) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the "Chicago Sun-Times".

Early life and career

Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from 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.

Awards

* 1987
**Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists
* 1988
**Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
**International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize
* 1989:
**Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
* 1998:
**Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning
**John Fischetti Award

External links

* [http://www.reuben.org/ncs/members/biogs/higgins.asp NCS Bio]