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'''Bruce Alexander Russell''' (August 4, 1903 – December 18, 1963) was an American editorial [[cartoonist]] and comics artist. | '''Bruce Alexander Russell''' (August 4, 1903 – December 18, 1963) was an American editorial [[cartoonist]] and comics artist. | ||
After studying at the [[UCLA|Southern branch of the University of California]], where he worked for the ''[[Daily Bruin|Cub Californian]],''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526024126/http://www.ulwaf.com/Daily-Bruin-History/02_Beginnings.html George Garrigues, ''Loud Bark and Curious Eyes: A History of the UCLA Daily Bruin, 1919-1955'']</ref> he was | After studying at the [[UCLA|Southern branch of the University of California]], where he worked for the ''[[Daily Bruin|Cub Californian]],''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526024126/http://www.ulwaf.com/Daily-Bruin-History/02_Beginnings.html George Garrigues, ''Loud Bark and Curious Eyes: A History of the UCLA Daily Bruin, 1919-1955'']</ref> he was hired for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as a sports cartoonist in 1927. He also drew a nationally syndicated cartoon, ''Rollo Rollingstone'' (for [[AP Newsfeatures]]) during the early 1930s. In 1934 he became the lead cartoonist for the ''Times,'' a position he held until his death of a heart attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/03/30/a-month-of-pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoons-day-30/ |title=A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 30 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources |publisher=Goodcomics.comicbookresources.com |date= 31 March 2009|accessdate=2010-09-18}}</ref> | ||
Russell won the annual [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]] in 1946. His winning cartoon, entitled "Time to Bridge that Gulch," shows an American eagle and a Russian bear facing each other over a gulch filled with "irresponsible statements" and "deepening suspicions."<ref>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Editorial-Cartooning "Editorial Cartooning"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-04.</ref><ref>"Elizabeth A Brennan and Elizabeth C Clarage, Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners, Bruce Russell, p. 144"</ref> | Russell won the annual [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]] in 1946. His winning cartoon, entitled "Time to Bridge that Gulch," shows an American eagle and a Russian bear facing each other over a gulch filled with "irresponsible statements" and "deepening suspicions."<ref>[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Editorial-Cartooning "Editorial Cartooning"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-04.</ref><ref>"Elizabeth A Brennan and Elizabeth C Clarage, Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners, Bruce Russell, p. 144"</ref> | ||
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Bruce Alexander Russell (August 4, 1903 – December 18, 1963) was an American editorial cartoonist and comics artist.
After studying at the Southern branch of the University of California, where he worked for the Cub Californian,[1] he was hired for the Los Angeles Times as a sports cartoonist in 1927. He also drew a nationally syndicated cartoon, Rollo Rollingstone (for AP Newsfeatures) during the early 1930s. In 1934 he became the lead cartoonist for the Times, a position he held until his death of a heart attack.[2]
Russell won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1946. His winning cartoon, entitled "Time to Bridge that Gulch," shows an American eagle and a Russian bear facing each other over a gulch filled with "irresponsible statements" and "deepening suspicions."[3][4]
His papers are held at University of California, Los Angeles.[5]
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- ↑ George Garrigues, Loud Bark and Curious Eyes: A History of the UCLA Daily Bruin, 1919-1955
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- ↑ "Editorial Cartooning". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
- ↑ "Elizabeth A Brennan and Elizabeth C Clarage, Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners, Bruce Russell, p. 144"
- ↑ Template:Cite web