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Berkeley Breathed
Born Guy Berkeley Breathed
June 21, 1957 (1957-06-21) (age 50)
Nationality American
Occupation cartoonist, illustrator, screenwriter
Known for Bloom County comic strip
(1980–1989) and its sequels
Religious beliefs atheist

Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author/illustrator, director, and screenwriter, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip which dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989 Atheism Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989 The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies. Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s

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Early life

A native of Houston, Breathed attended Westchester High School. The Westchester Academy for International Studies (WAIS is a public charter school in the Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston Texas. [1]

Cartooning career

Breathed became published when he was hired part-time by the Austin American-Statesman to draw editorial cartoons for the paper. The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily Newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. This job was short-lived due to one of his cartoon causing outrage, and he was fired shortly thereafter. [2] His first regularly published strip was The Academia Waltz, which appeared in the Daily Texan in 1978. The Academia Waltz was Berke Breathed 's first cartoon published daily from 1978 to 1979 in The Daily Texan at The The Daily Texan is the Student newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin. The strip attracted the notice of the editors of the Washington Post, who recruited him to do a nationally syndicated strip. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D On December 8, 1980, Bloom County made its debut and featured some of the characters from Academia Waltz, including former frat-boy Steve Dallas and the paraplegic Vietnam war veteran Cutter John. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Steve Dallas is a fictional character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously Bloom County in the 1980s Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Cutter John is a Fictional character in the 1980s Comic strip Bloom County by Berke Breathed. In the beginning, the strip's style was so close to that of another popular strip, Doonesbury, that Doonesbury's creator Garry Trudeau wrote to Breathed several times to point out their similarities. Doonesbury is a Comic strip by G B Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages professions Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American Cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip Breathed has acknowledged that he borrowed liberally from Doonesbury in his early career. In the Outland collection, One Last Little Peek, Breathed even put an early Bloom County side-by-side with the Doonesbury strip from which it obviously took its idea.

Bloom County earned Breathed the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws Cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until Berkeley retired the daily strip in 1989, stating that he wanted to terminate the strip while it was still popular. At that time, he said, "A good comic strip is no more eternal than a ripe melon. The ugly truth is that in most cases, comics age less gracefully than their creators. "

He replaced this strip with the surreal Sunday-only cartoon, Outland in 1989, which recycled some of the Bloom County characters, including Opus the Penguin and Bill the Cat. Outland was a Sunday-only Comic strip written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed from 1989 until 1995. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed He ended Outland in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Eight years later, Breathed began producing the comic strip, Opus, a Sunday-only strip featuring Opus the Penguin, who was one of the central characters in Bloom County. Opus was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008 He colors the cartoon himself with Adobe Photoshop, claiming that the advances in technology since 1990 have created an opportunity to draw "something that 'looks' cool on a comic page. "

In June of 2007, Salon.com announced that they would be carrying new Opus cartoons by Berkeley as a weekly Sunday feature. Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online Opus was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008

Several newspapers chose not to run the August 26, 2007 Opus cartoon because it might offend Muslims. Opus was a Sunday strip drawn by Berkeley Breathed for a period of circa five years from 2003 to 2008 [3]

Other works

In addition to his syndicated cartoon work, which has produced eleven best-selling cartoon collections, he has also produced five children's books, two of which, A Wish for Wings That Work and Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big, were made into animated films. A Wish for Wings That Work An Opus Christmas Story was a children's book by Berkeley Breathed that was published in 1991. Since 1992, he has designed a greeting card and gift ensemble collection for American Greetings, featuring the "Bloom County" characters Opus, Bill the Cat, and Milquetoast the Cockroach. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) American Greetings Corporation Inc is the world's largest publicly-traded Greeting card company Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s Bill the Cat, or Bill D Cat, according to the final Outland strip is a fictional Cat appearing in the works of Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed Milquetoast the Cockroach was a fictional character in Berkeley Breathed 's comic strips Bloom County and Outland. Breathed's writing has also been featured in numerous publications, including Life, Boating, and Travel and Leisure, and he produced the cartoon art in the film, Secondhand Lions, which featured a strip called Walter and Jasmine. Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or Travel + Leisure is a travel Magazine based in New York City Published 12 times a year it has 4 Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American adventure / Comedy film about a young boy who is sent to live with his two eccentric but mysterious The panels he drew for Secondhand Lions appear in Opus: 25 Years of His Sunday Best, in which Breathed calls them "the comic strip that never was".

Breathed has been a supporter of the animal rights group PETA and illustrated the cover of their "Compassionate Cookbook," T-shirts, and other merchandise. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation.

Berkeley Breathed has a (very) brief cameo as himself in the short film, "Tim Warner: A Life in the Clouds," a fictional tale about an unhappy cartoonist and his unfunny strip, "The Silver Lining. Tim Warner A Life in the Clouds ( 2004) is a short film by Jordan Cooper and James Jajac " [2] [3]

Breathed adapted his children's book "Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big" into a short film produced by Disney. Originally intended to be released as a bonus with a theatrically released Disney animated film, the movie has yet to be commercially exhibited in any format.

Personal life

Breathed is a fan of outdoor activities such as powerboating and motorcycling. In 1986, he broke his back in an ultralight-plane crash, later incorporated into a "Bloom County" storyline in which Steve Dallas breaks his back after being attacked by an angry Sean Penn. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Breathed also nearly lost his right arm to a boat propeller the same year. [4]

Breathed and his family--a wife and two children--live in Santa Barbara, in southern California. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He is reportedly a very private person, and although he has given interviews to on-line magazines such as The Onion and Salon, he rarely gives face-to-face or telephone interviews and resists talking about himself. He and his wife support animal rights, and his book, Flawed Dogs: The Year-End Leftovers at the Piddleton 'Last Chance' Dog Pound, promotes animal adoption. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Breathed befriended humorous sci-fi author Douglas Adams when Adams moved to Santa Barbara in 1999. Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Adams was also very keen on wildlife preservation.

In the middle of September 1990, while visiting a factory in England, Mr. Breathed noticed receiving humorous looks from the workers at hearing his name. After inquiring about the reason for their strange looks, he discovered that his nickname, "Berke" was also a vulgar term in England, (pronounced the same, spelled "Berk"). [5]

Breathed is an atheist[6] and a vegetarian. [7]

Books

Cartoon Compilations
Children's Books

Awards

Quotes

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "His latest opus," Houston Chronicle
  2. ^ Breathed, Berke (1990). The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA. Classics of Western Literature. Little Brown, 2. ISBN 0-316-10764-9.  
  3. ^ Washington Post, Other Newspapers Won't Run 'Opus' Cartoon Mocking Radical Islam by Catherine Donaldson-Evans, Fox News, August 28, 2007
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Berkeley Breathed: "Mars Needs Moms" (Philomel)". The Diane Rehm Show. 2007-05-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen
  6. ^ Psychology Today: Berkeley Breathed Pokes Fun
  7. ^ Berkeley Breathed - Biography
  8. ^ The Onion A. For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization V. Club, June 25 2003, http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22539

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Preceded by
Jules Feiffer		 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning
1987		 Succeeded by
Doug Marlette
Jules Ralph Feiffer (born) is an American syndicated comic-strip Cartoonist and Author. The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year characterized Douglas Nigel Marlette ( December 6, 1949 – July 10, 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Editorial cartoonist
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