Jack Higgins (cartoonist)

Jack Higgins
Born	John Joseph Higgins (1954-08-19)August 19, 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2024(2024-02-10) (aged 69)
Education	College of the Holy Cross (BA)
Occupation	Cartoonist
Notable work	Editorial cartoons
Spouse	Missy Higgins
Children	6
Parents	Maurice Higgins (father) Helen Higgins (mother)
Awards	Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning (1993, 1995, 2007, 2009)

John Joseph Higgins (August 19, 1954 – February 10, 2024) was an American editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times . He received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1989.

Early life and career

Jack Higgins was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 1954. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and the College of the Holy Cross ^[1] with a B.A. in Economics.^{[ citation needed ]}

Higgins began editorial cartooning for its student newspaper before he started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times . He became a full-time cartoonist for the paper in 1981. Higgins was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1986; ^[2] he won in 1989.^{[ citation needed ]}

Higgins was for many years syndicated through Universal Press Syndicate. He ceased syndication in July 2007, opting to create more local cartoons for his paper.^{[ citation needed ]}

Death

Higgins died after a long illness on February 10, 2024, at the age of 69. ^[3]

Awards

• 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003:
  • Peter Lisagor Award, Society of Professional Journalists ^[4]
• 1986:
  • Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Editorial Cartooning ^[5]
• 1987:
  • Award for Outstanding Commentary, Chicago Association of Black Journalists ^[6]
• 1988:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning ^[7]
  • International Salon of Cartoons, First Prize ^[8]
• 1989:
  • Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning ^[9]
• 1993, 1995, 2007, 2009:
  • Herman Kogan Award, Chicago Bar Association ^[10]
• 1994:
  • Robert F. Kennedy Award finalist ^[11]
• 1996:
  • Illinois Journalist of the Year ^[12]
• 1997:
  • The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association ^[13]
• 1998:
  • Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning ^[14]
  • John Fischetti Award ^[15]
• 2000:
  • The Best of the Press, Illinois Press Association ^[16]
• 2004:
  • College of the Holy Cross - Sanctae Crucis Award ^[17]

References

1. "Chicago Son | magazine.holycross.edu". magazine.holycross.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
2. The Pulitzer Prizes – 1986 Winners and Finalists
3. Dudek, Mitch (14 February 2024). "Jack Higgins, Pulitzer Prize-winning Sun-Times editorial cartoonist, dies at 69". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
5. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
6. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
7. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
8. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
9. The Pulitzer Prizes – 1989 Winners and Finalists
10. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
11. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
12. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
13. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
14. 1998 Sigma Delta Chi Award Winners Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
15. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
16. Higgins, Jack. "Awards". My Kind of Toon. Jack Higgins. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
17. "College of the Holy Cross – 2004 Sanctae Crucis Awards". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

External links

• NCS Bio