Patrick McDonnell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Patrick McDonnell

American illustrator

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1956

Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Profession: comics artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author and playwright.
He is the creator of the daily comic strip Mutts, syndicated since 1994.
McDonnell's picture book, The Gift of Nothing, was adapted as a musical for the Kennedy Center stage, as was his picture book about the childhood of Jane Goodall, Me...
Jane, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2012.
Prior to creating Mutts, McDonnell was a freelance illustrator, drawing the Russell Baker Observer column for The New York Times Sunday Magazine from 1978 to 1993.
He also created Bad Baby, a monthly comic strip for Parents Magazine, which ran for ten years.
During that time he also was a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Forbes, Time, and many other national magazines.
His work has been animated for television commercials, most notably a PSA for the NY Philharmonic.
He is co-author of Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman, published in 1986 by Abrams.