Jimmy Margulies (born October 8, 1951) is an American editorial cartoonist and

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. His work appears daily in ''

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. His cartoons appear regularly in ''

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Biography

While at

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, Margulies started drawing and publishing editorial cartoons. He graduated there in 1973, earning a

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. He is married to his wife Martha. They have two kids, Elana and David.

Publications

Margulies has two collections of his cartoons published: ''My Husband is Not a Wimp!'' (1988), and ''Hitting Below the Beltway'' (1998).

Awards and recognition

Margulies has won the

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and Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition (1996), the Barryman Award from the

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(2005), and four Clarion Awards from the Association for Women in Communications (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011). The

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placed him on their blacklist, which he considers a badge of honor. In its 2009 "Best of Everything" lists, ''Time'' magazine listed Margulies's "Save the Women and Children... and my bonus too" as its top editorial cartoon of the year.

References

External links

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