Paul Szep
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Born | Paul Michael Szep July 29, 1941 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Paul Michael Szep (born July 29, 1941) is a Canadian political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the
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Szep was a strong opponent of the Vietnam War and his cartoons on Edward King, the governor of Massachusetts, resulted in his being sued for libel. In 1987, a court dismissed King's suit.[1] His work is currently syndicated by Creators Syndicate. He has a daughter Amy (artist, born 1967). His son, Jason Szep (born 1969), a Reuters journalist, also won a Sigma Delta Chi Award (2007) and a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting (2014). Jason Szep, formerly Southeast Asia Bureau Chief at Reuters, is now U.S. National Affairs Editor for Reuters, based in Washington.
He was profiled in a 1975 Dewar's White Label print advertisement.[2] In 2010, a putter discarded by Szep and sold at a discount golf store was bought for $39 by Jim Furyk, who won the $11 million FedEx Cup tournament with it.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Canadian Parliamentary Review". Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ Dewar's White Label advertisement featuring Paul Szep on page 97 of October 20, 1975 issue of Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2020
- ^ "A secondhand putter, an $11.35m jackpot, The Boston Globe". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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