Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist Dead At 90 [View all]

Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist best known for his syndicated work in newspapers nationwide, passed away this week at the age of 90.

Don’s wife, Carolyn Wright, confirmed her husband’s passing.

Throughout his career, Wright drew more than eleven thousand cartoons, which were featured in newspapers nationwide.Don’s sketches often revolved around ongoing events, such as his first Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoon in 1966, during the height of the Cold War. The cartoon depicted two men between two massive bomb craters, with one saying to the other,“You mean you were bluffing?”

Wright’s cartoons are a great example of the popular saying “a picture is worth a thousand words.” With minimal colorand just five words, Wright was able to convey a significant amount of information.

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Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90
He won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through syndication.


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Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on March 24 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 90.

His death was confirmed by his wife, Carolyn Wright, a fellow journalist.

In a 45-year career, Mr. Wright drew some 11,000 cartoons for The Miami News, which folded in 1988, and then The Palm Beach Post, where he worked until he retired in 2008. But he reached a readership far beyond Florida: His cartoons appeared in newspapers nationwide through syndication.

Mr. Wright’s readers knew where he stood, and especially what he was against, whether it was the Vietnam War; Israel’s military support for the pro-apartheid regime in South Africa (he depicted a menorah with missiles in place of candles); sexual abuse by clergymen; the John Birch Society, the anti-Communist fringe group; and racial segregationists, notably the violent Ku Klux Klan.