Jack Higgins (cartoonist) explained

Jack Higgins
Birth Name:John Joseph Higgins
Birth Date:19 August 1954
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education:College of the Holy Cross (BA)
Occupation:Cartoonist
Spouse:Missy Higgins
Children:6
Father:Maurice Higgins
Mother:Helen Higgins
Notable Works:Editorial cartoons
Awards:Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (1993, 1995, 2007, 2009)

John Joseph Higgins (August 19, 1954 – February 10, 2024) was an American editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1989.

Early life and career

Jack Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 1954. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of the Holy Cross[1] with a B.A. in Economics.

Higgins 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;[2] 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.

Death

Higgins died after a long illness on February 10, 2024, at the age of 69.[3]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chicago Son magazine.holycross.edu . 2023-05-14 . magazine.holycross.edu.
  2. http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1986 The Pulitzer Prizes – 1986 Winners and Finalists
  3. News: Dudek . Mitch . Jack Higgins, Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun-Times editorial cartoonist, dies at 69 . 14 February 2024 . Chicago Sun Times . 14 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
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  8. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  9. http://www.pulitzer.org/awards/1989 The Pulitzer Prizes – 1989 Winners and Finalists
  10. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  13. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  14. http://www.spj.org/pdf/1998-sdx-award-winners.pdf 1998 Sigma Delta Chi Award Winners
  15. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  16. Web site: Higgins . Jack . Awards . My Kind of Toon . Jack Higgins . 21 June 2022.
  17. Web site: College of the Holy Cross – 2004 Sanctae Crucis Awards . 2008-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080830051127/http://www.holycross.edu/publicaffairs/features/2003-2004/sanctae_crucis . 2008-08-30 . dead .