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{{Short description|American editorial cartoonist}}

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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."<ref name="AP">[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/marlette.obit.ap/index.html Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in pickup truck crash], an [[Associated Press]] story via [[CNN]]</ref> His popular [[comic strip]] ''[[Kudzu (comic strip)|Kudzu]]'', distributed by [[Universal Press Syndicate]] from 1981 to 2007, was adapted into a musical comedy.
'''Douglas Nigel 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."<ref name="AP">[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/marlette.obit.ap/index.html Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in pickup truck crash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715032234/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/11/marlette.obit.ap/index.html |date=2007-07-15 }}, an [[Associated Press]] story via [[CNN]]</ref> His popular [[comic strip]] ''[[Kudzu (comic strip)|Kudzu]]'', distributed by [[Tribune Media Services]] from 1981 to 2007, was adapted into a musical comedy.


Born in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]], Marlette was raised in [[Durham, North Carolina]]; [[Laurel, Mississippi]] and [[Sanford, Florida]].<ref name="raleigh">{{cite web |url= http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/632517.html|title= Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in wreck|accessdate=2007-07-16 |publisher=''Raleigh News and Observer'' |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070713131622/http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/632517.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-13}}</ref>
Born in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]], Marlette was raised in [[Durham, North Carolina]]; [[Laurel, Mississippi]]; and [[Sanford, Florida]].<ref name="raleigh">{{cite news |url= http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/632517.html|title= Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in wreck|accessdate=2007-07-16 |newspaper=Raleigh News and Observer |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070713131622/http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/632517.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-13}}</ref>


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.<ref>[http://media.www.fsunews.com/media/storage/paper920/news/2007/07/16/News/Fsu-Alum.NationallyKnown.Cartoonist.Dies-2923682.shtml FSU alum, nationally-known cartoonist dies - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He illustrated the 1970-71 FSU yearbook, ''Tally Ho'', including a wraparound cover.<ref>''Tally Ho'', Volume 24, 1971, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.</ref>
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.<ref>[http://media.www.fsunews.com/media/storage/paper920/news/2007/07/16/News/Fsu-Alum.NationallyKnown.Cartoonist.Dies-2923682.shtml FSU alum, nationally-known cartoonist dies - News<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021900/http://media.www.fsunews.com/media/storage/paper920/news/2007/07/16/News/Fsu-Alum.NationallyKnown.Cartoonist.Dies-2923682.shtml |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref> He illustrated the 1970-71 FSU yearbook, ''Tally Ho'', including a wraparound cover.<ref>''Tally Ho'', Volume 24, 1971, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.</ref>


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).<ref name="raleigh"/>
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 City|New York]] [[Newsday]]'' (1989–02), ''The Tallahassee Democrat'' (2002–06) and ''The [[Tulsa World]]'' (2006–07).<ref name="raleigh"/>


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?"<ref>{{cite book|last=Rytkonen|first=Helle|title=Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2007|year=2007|publisher=Danish Institute for International Studies|page=99|url=http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/Books2007/Yearbook2007/yearbook07_hole.pdf#page=99|authorlink=Drawing the Line: The Cartoons Controversy in Denmark and the US|editor=Nanna Hvidt & Hans Mouritzen|accessdate=10 June 2013}}</ref>
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?"<ref>{{cite book|last=Rytkonen|first=Helle|title=Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2007|year=2007|publisher=Danish Institute for International Studies|page=99|url=http://www.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/Books2007/Yearbook2007/yearbook07_hole.pdf#page=99|authorlink=Drawing the Line: The Cartoons Controversy in Denmark and the US|editor=Nanna Hvidt & Hans Mouritzen|accessdate=10 June 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==''Kudzu''==
==''Kudzu''==
He wrote and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip ''Kudzu'',<ref name="raleigh"/> which launched June 15, 1981.<ref>[http://www.newspaperarchive.com ''The Chronicle-Telegram'' (Elyria, Ohio), June 15, 1981.]</ref> 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''.<ref name="raleigh"/>
He wrote and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip ''[[Kudzu (comic strip)|Kudzu]]'',<ref name="raleigh"/> which launched June 15, 1981.<ref>[http://www.newspaperarchive.com ''The Chronicle-Telegram'' (Elyria, Ohio), June 15, 1981.]</ref> 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''.<ref name="raleigh"/>


His work appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'', along with newspapers such as ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''The [[Washington Post]]''.<ref name="raleigh"/>
His work appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'', along with newspapers such as ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref name="raleigh"/>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
In 1981, Marlette became the first cartoonist ever awarded a [[Nieman Fellowship]].<ref>[http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/people/classphotos/class81.html Class of 1981 photo] from the website of the [[Nieman Foundation for Journalism]] at [[Harvard University]]</ref> He won every major award for editorial cartooning, including the 1988 [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]], the [[National Headliner Award]] for Consistently Outstanding Editorial Cartoons (three times) and first prize in the [[Fischetti Award|John Fischetti Memorial Cartoon Competition]] (twice). In 1997, he won his second [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]].
In 1981, Marlette became the first cartoonist ever awarded a [[Nieman Fellowship]].<ref>[http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/people/classphotos/class81.html Class of 1981 photo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908034931/http://www.nieman.harvard.edu//people/classphotos/class81.html |date=2006-09-08 }} from the website of the [[Nieman Foundation for Journalism]] at [[Harvard University]]</ref> He won every major award for editorial cartooning, including the 1988 [[Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning]], the National Headliner Award for Consistently Outstanding Editorial Cartoons (three times) and first prize in the [[Fischetti Award|John Fischetti Memorial Cartoon Competition]] (twice). In 1997, he won his second [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award]].


Two days after Marlette's death, North Carolina Governor [[Michael F. Easley]] awarded him the honor of membership in the [[Order of the Long Leaf Pine]], the highest civilian honor bestowed by the governor of North Carolina.
Two days after Marlette's death, North Carolina Governor [[Michael F. Easley]] awarded him the honor of membership in the [[Order of the Long Leaf Pine]], the highest civilian honor bestowed by the governor of North Carolina.
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==Academic life==
==Academic life==
Marlette served as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in the 2001-2002 academic year and was inducted into the UNC Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2006, he was appointed a Gaylord Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the [[University of Oklahoma]].
Marlette served as distinguished visiting professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] in the 2001–2002 academic year and was inducted into the UNC Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2006, he was appointed a Gaylord Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the [[University of Oklahoma]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Marlette and his wife, TV producer Melinda Hartley Marlette, split their time between residences in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] and [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]].<ref name="wral">[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1593544/ ''WRAL'', "Friends Remember Doug Marlette as Staunch Defender of Free Speech" July 14, 2007]{{Dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref> Their son, Jackson, studied art in France. Marlette had a brother, Chris, and a sister, Marianne.<ref name="wral"/> His nephew, Andy Marlette, works as an editorial cartoonist for the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'' in Florida.<ref>[http://www.andymarlette.com/Bio2009.htm Andy Marlette]</ref>
Marlette and his wife, TV producer Melinda Hartley Marlette, split their time between residences in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] and [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]].<ref name="wral">[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1593544/ ''WRAL'', "Friends Remember Doug Marlette as Staunch Defender of Free Speech" July 14, 2007]{{Dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref> Their son, Jackson, studied art in France. Marlette had a brother, Chris, and a sister, Marianne.<ref name="wral"/> His nephew, Andy Marlette, worked for 15 years at the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'' in Florida as a columnist, illustrator and cartoonist. As of September 2022, he no longer worked at the ''News Journal'' but was distributed by [[Creators Syndicate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/09/03/andy-marlette-and-pensacola-news-journal-part/|title=Andy Marlette & Pensacola News Journal Part Ways|first=D.D.|last=Degg|publisher=[[The Daily Cartoonist]]|date=2022-09-03|access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref>


Marlette was a close friend of author [[Pat Conroy]], speaking to him daily.<ref name="AP"/>
Marlette was a close friend of author [[Pat Conroy]], speaking to him daily.<ref name="AP"/>


==Death==
==Death==
Marlette died in [[Marshall County, Mississippi]], a passenger in a [[Toyota]] pickup truck that [[Hydroplaning (road vehicle)|hydroplane]]d and struck a tree in heavy rain; Marlette died instantly.<ref name="raleigh"/> He was traveling from [[Memphis International Airport]] to [[Oxford, Mississippi]] to help students at [[Oxford High School (Mississippi)|Oxford High School]] prepare for their performance of ''Kudzu, A Southern Musical'' at the [[Edinburgh Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe Festival]].<ref name="AP"/><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288839,00.html ''Fox News'', "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Car Accident" July 10, 2007]</ref> Marlette died less than a week after he delivered the [[eulogy]] for his father, Elmer Monroe Marlette,<ref name="AP"/> in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref name="raleigh"/> He was buried at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church near Hillsborough on July 14, 2007. Conroy and [[Joe Klein]] eulogized him at the funeral, before an overflow crowd.<ref>[http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A157244 ''Independent Weekly'', "Goodbye, Doug Marlette" July 18, 2007]</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/07/15/marlette.appreciation/index.html ''CNN'', "Requiem for a cartoonist"]</ref> There were ten eulogists in all, and Conroy called Marlette his best friend<ref name="wral"/> and said, "The first person to cry, when he heard about Doug's death, was God."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klein|first1=Joe|title=In Memorium...and a Touch of Class|url=http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/07/in_memoriumand_a_touch_of_clas.html|website=Swampland|publisher=Time Inc|accessdate=30 December 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224140305/http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/07/in_memoriumand_a_touch_of_clas.html|archivedate=24 December 2007|date=15 July 2007}}</ref>
Marlette died in [[Marshall County, Mississippi]], a passenger in a [[Toyota]] pickup truck that [[Hydroplaning (road vehicle)|hydroplane]]d and struck a tree in heavy rain; Marlette died instantly.<ref name="raleigh"/> He was traveling from [[Memphis International Airport]] to [[Oxford, Mississippi]] to help students at [[Oxford High School (Mississippi)|Oxford High School]] prepare for their performance of ''Kudzu, A Southern Musical'' at the [[Edinburgh Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe Festival]].<ref name="AP"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/pulitzer-prize-winning-cartoonist-doug-marlette-dies-in-car-accident |title=''Fox News'', "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Car Accident" July 10, 2007 |website=[[Fox News]] |access-date=July 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712152250/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288839,00.html |archive-date=July 12, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Marlette died less than a week after he delivered the [[eulogy]] for his father, Elmer Monroe Marlette,<ref name="AP"/> in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref name="raleigh"/> He was buried at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church near Hillsborough on July 14, 2007. Conroy and [[Joe Klein]] eulogized him at the funeral, before an overflow crowd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A157244 |title=''Independent Weekly'', "Goodbye, Doug Marlette" July 18, 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214184512/http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A157244 |archive-date=February 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/07/15/marlette.appreciation/index.html ''CNN'', "Requiem for a cartoonist"]</ref> There were ten eulogists in all, and Conroy called Marlette his best friend<ref name="wral"/> and said, "The first person to cry, when he heard about Doug's death, was God."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klein|first1=Joe|title=In Memorium...and a Touch of Class|url=http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/07/in_memoriumand_a_touch_of_clas.html|website=Swampland|publisher=Time Inc|accessdate=30 December 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224140305/http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2007/07/in_memoriumand_a_touch_of_clas.html|archivedate=24 December 2007|date=15 July 2007}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/07/15/marlette.appreciation/index.html Requiem for a Cartoonist]
*[http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/07/15/marlette.appreciation/index.html Requiem for a Cartoonist]
*[http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/marlette/they.asp Doug Marlette Memorial site]
*[http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/marlette/they.asp Doug Marlette Memorial site]
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Doug Marlette
BornDouglas Nigel Marlette
(1949-12-06)December 6, 1949
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 2007(2007-07-10) (aged 57)
Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S.
Area(s)cartoonist
Notable works
Editorial cartoons, Kudzu

Douglas Nigel 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."[1] His popular comic strip Kudzu, distributed by Tribune Media Services 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.[2]

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.[3] He illustrated the 1970-71 FSU yearbook, Tally Ho, including a wraparound cover.[4]

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).[2]

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?"[5]

Kudzu

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He wrote and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip Kudzu,[2] which launched June 15, 1981.[6] 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.[2]

His work appeared in Time and Newsweek, along with newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.[2]

Awards and honors

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In 1981, Marlette became the first cartoonist ever awarded a Nieman Fellowship.[7] He won every major award for editorial cartooning, including the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, the National Headliner Award for Consistently Outstanding Editorial Cartoons (three times) and first prize in the John Fischetti Memorial Cartoon Competition (twice). In 1997, he won his second Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

Two days after Marlette's death, North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley awarded him the honor of membership in the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the governor of North Carolina.

Books

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Kudzu and his editorial cartoons are collected in 19 volumes, including Faux Bubba: Bill and Hillary Go to Washington, Gone with the Kudzu, I Feel Your Pain!, What Would Marlette Drive? and A Town So Backwards Even the Episcopalians Handle Snakes.

His 1991 book, In Your Face: A Cartoonist at Work, was his personal account of the cartooning process.

In 2001, his first novel, The Bridge, was published by HarperCollins. The Bridge won the 2002 SIBA Book Award (Best Book of the Year Fiction) sponsored by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA).[2]

In 2006, his second novel, Magic Time,[2] was published by Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux and received critical praise, including a positive review in The New York Times Book Review.[8]

Academic life

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Marlette served as distinguished visiting professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2001–2002 academic year and was inducted into the UNC Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2006, he was appointed a Gaylord Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma.

Personal life

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Marlette and his wife, TV producer Melinda Hartley Marlette, split their time between residences in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Hillsborough, North Carolina.[9] Their son, Jackson, studied art in France. Marlette had a brother, Chris, and a sister, Marianne.[9] His nephew, Andy Marlette, worked for 15 years at the Pensacola News Journal in Florida as a columnist, illustrator and cartoonist. As of September 2022, he no longer worked at the News Journal but was distributed by Creators Syndicate.[10]

Marlette was a close friend of author Pat Conroy, speaking to him daily.[1]

Death

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Marlette died in Marshall County, Mississippi, a passenger in a Toyota pickup truck that hydroplaned and struck a tree in heavy rain; Marlette died instantly.[2] He was traveling from Memphis International Airport to Oxford, Mississippi to help students at Oxford High School prepare for their performance of Kudzu, A Southern Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[1][11] Marlette died less than a week after he delivered the eulogy for his father, Elmer Monroe Marlette,[1] in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] He was buried at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church near Hillsborough on July 14, 2007. Conroy and Joe Klein eulogized him at the funeral, before an overflow crowd.[12][13] There were ten eulogists in all, and Conroy called Marlette his best friend[9] and said, "The first person to cry, when he heard about Doug's death, was God."[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in pickup truck crash Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, an Associated Press story via CNN
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in wreck". Raleigh News and Observer. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  3. ^ FSU alum, nationally-known cartoonist dies - News Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Tally Ho, Volume 24, 1971, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
  5. ^ Rytkonen, Helle (2007). Nanna Hvidt & Hans Mouritzen (ed.). Danish Foreign Policy Yearbook 2007 (PDF). Danish Institute for International Studies. p. 99. Retrieved 10 June 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio), June 15, 1981.
  7. ^ Class of 1981 photo Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine from the website of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
  8. ^ Christopher Dickey in The New York Times Book Review, October 27, 2006
  9. ^ a b c WRAL, "Friends Remember Doug Marlette as Staunch Defender of Free Speech" July 14, 2007[dead link‍]
  10. ^ Degg, D.D. (2022-09-03). "Andy Marlette & Pensacola News Journal Part Ways". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  11. ^ "Fox News, "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Doug Marlette Dies in Car Accident" July 10, 2007". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  12. ^ "Independent Weekly, "Goodbye, Doug Marlette" July 18, 2007". Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
  13. ^ CNN, "Requiem for a cartoonist"
  14. ^ Klein, Joe (15 July 2007). "In Memorium...and a Touch of Class". Swampland. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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