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Douglas Nigel "Doug" Marlette (December 6, 1949 – July 10, 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist who, at the time of his death, had also published two novels and was "finding his voice in writing long-length fiction."〔(Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in pickup truck crash ), an Associated Press story via CNN〕 His popular comic strip ''Kudzu'', distributed by Universal Press Syndicate from 1981 to 2007, was adapted into a musical comedy. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Marlette was raised in Durham, North Carolina; Laurel, Mississippi and Sanford, Florida. Marlette began his cartooning career while a student at Seminole Community College where he worked on the student newspaper. He then went on to Florida State University where he drew political cartoons for ''The Florida Flambeau'', from 1969 to 1971.〔(FSU alum, nationally-known cartoonist dies - News )〕 He illustrated the 1970-71 FSU yearbook, ''Tally Ho'', including a wraparound cover.〔''Tally Ho'', Volume 24, 1971, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.〕 Marlette was the cartoonist for ''The Charlotte Observer'' (1972–1987), ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (1987–89) for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988, ''New York Newsday'' (1989–02), ''The Tallahassee Democrat'' (2002–06) and ''The Tulsa World'' (2006–07).〔 In 2002, he drew criticism from Islamic groups for drawing a cartoon depicting Mohammed driving a Ryder van with missiles pointed out the back and the caption, "What would Mohammed drive?" ==''Kudzu''== He wrote and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip ''Kudzu'',〔 which launched June 15, 1981.〔(''The Chronicle-Telegram'' (Elyria, Ohio), June 15, 1981. )〕 Marlette collaborated with Bland Simpson and Jack Herrick of the Red Clay Ramblers on a musical comedy adaptation of the strip, ''Kudzu, A Southern Musical''.〔 His work appeared in ''Time'' and ''Newsweek'', along with newspapers such as ''The New York Times'' and ''The Washington Post''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doug Marlette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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