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Michael Leunig (born 2 June 1945), typically referred to as Leunig (his signature on his cartoons), is an Australian cartoonist, poet and cultural commentator. His best known works include ''The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama'' and the ''Curly Flats'' series. He was declared an Australian Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia in 1999. == Biography == Leunig, a fifth generation Australian, was born in East Melbourne, grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray where he went to Footscray North Primary School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leunig.com.au/index.php/about/biography )〕 When time came for him to go to high school, he first had to attend classes held at the nearby Royal Melbourne Showgrounds as his school, Maribyrnong High School, hadn't been finished yet. He failed his final year examinations, twice.〔 After working as a labourer in an abattoir, Leunig enrolled at the Swinburne Film and Television School, where he was at first interested in making documentaries. He was conscripted in the Vietnam War call-up, but he registered as a conscientious objector; in the event, he was rejected on health grounds when it was revealed that he was deaf in one ear. He began his cartoon career while at Swinburne in 1965 〔Gravett, Paul, "1001 Comics You Should Read Before You Die", Universe, 2011, page 269.〕 when his cartoons appeared in the Monash University student newspaper ''Lot's Wife''. In the early 1970s his work appeared in the radical/satirical magazines ''Nation Review'', ''The Digger'', and London's ''Oz'' magazine as well as mainstream publications including ''Newsday'', and ''Woman's Day''. The main outlet for Leunig's work has been the daily Fairfax press, Melbourne's ''The Age'' and ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. In recent years he has focused mainly on political commentary, sometimes substituting his simple drawings with reproduced photographic images with speech balloons attached. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has also provided airtime to Leunig to discuss his views on a range of political and philosophical issues. 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「Michael Leunig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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