Marlette, Doug (1949 – 2007)

Doug Marlette original cartoon artwork

Douglas Nigel “Doug” Marlette began drawing political cartoons for The Charlotte Observer in 1972.  He joined the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 1987, New York Newsday in 1989, the Tallahassee Democrat in 2002 and in 2006 The Tulsa World. His editorial cartoons were syndicated in 100s of newspapers worldwide. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. His work appeared in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and he appeared on NBC's Today Show, CBS's Morning News, ABC's Good Morning America, ABC's Nightline, National Public Radio's Morning Edition and All Things Considered the Jim Lehrer News-Hour and CNN. He wrote an ethics column for Esquire and contributed to The New Republic, The Nation, Men’s Journal and The Paris Review.