Paul Conrad

Journalist

Birthday June 27, 1924

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Iowa

DEATH DATE Sep 4, 2010 (86)

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About

Editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times who provoked leading political figures and won three Pulitzer Prizes.

Before Fame

He began cartooning for the school newspaper while studying at the University of Iowa.

Trivia

He gained fame in an era in which many cartoonists, including Bill Mauldin and Pat Oliphant channeled the sentiment of the American public.

Family Life

He grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Associated With

For his unabashedly liberal views and cartoon broadsides against the politicians at the top, he earned a place on Richard Nixon's famed enemies list.