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'''Paul Michael Szep''' (born July 29, 1941) is a Canadian political cartoonist. He was the chief editorial cartoonist at the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' from 1967 to 2001 and has been syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice for Editorial Cartooning in 1974 and 1977. Szep also won the prestigious international Thomas Nast Prize (1983). The [[Society of Professional Journalists|Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi]] (SDX) honored him twice with its [[Sigma Delta Chi Award|Distinguished Service Award]] for Editorial Cartooning (1973 and 1976). He won the National Headliner Award in 1977 and the [[National Cartoonists Society]]'s Editorial Cartoonist of the year (1978). He has written more than a dozen books.

Born in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada,<ref name=SZEP>{{cite web| title = Canadian Parliamentary Review| url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Infoparl/english/issue.asp?param=133&art=854| access-date = 2007-01-10}}</ref> Szep is a graduate of the [[Ontario College of Art and Design|Ontario College of Art]]. He first started cartooning at the [[Financial Post]] newspaper in Canada. Although born in Canada, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Szep was a strong opponent of the [[Vietnam War]] and his cartoons on [[Edward J. King|Edward King]], the governor of Massachusetts, resulted in his being sued for libel. In 1987, a court dismissed King's suit.<ref name=SZEP/> His work is currently syndicated by Creators Syndicate. He has a daughter Amy (artist, born 1967). His son, Jason Szep (born 1969), a Reuters journalist, also won a [[Sigma Delta Chi Award]] (2007) and a [[Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting]] (2014). Jason Szep, formerly Southeast Asia Bureau Chief at Reuters, is now U.S. National Affairs Editor for Reuters, based in Washington.

He was profiled in a 1975 [[Dewar's]] White Label print advertisement.<ref>[https://vault.si.com/vault/43235#&gid=ci0258c03d6003278a&pid=43235---cover-image Dewar's White Label advertisement featuring Paul Szep on page 97 of October 20, 1975 issue of ''Sports Illustrated''.]{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Retrieved December 13, 2020</ref> In 2010, a putter discarded by Szep and sold at a discount golf store was bought for $39 by [[Jim Furyk]], who won the $11 million [[FedEx Cup]] tournament with it.<ref name=PUTTER>{{cite web| title = A secondhand putter, an $11.35m jackpot, The Boston Globe| url=http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2010/09/28/pros_putter_purchase_at_mass_shop_leads_to_1135m_jackpot/| access-date = 2010-10-01}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.szep.com}}
* [http://www.reuben.org/ncs/awards.asp NCS Awards]
* [http://www.spartacus-educational.com/USAszep.htm Libel]

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[[Category:1941 births]]
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[[Category:Artists from Hamilton, Ontario]]
[[Category:The Boston Globe people]]
[[Category:Canadian editorial cartoonists]]
[[Category:Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winners]]


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