Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Patrick St. John Cook (born 6 August 1949) is an Australian cartoonist, satirical writer and performer known for his work in The National Times, The Bulletin and on television.[1]
Cook was born in Weymouth, England, and emigrated to Australia as a child. He received no formal art training, instead working as a cartoonist and illustrator on several Sydney university newspapers. His friend Bob Ellis got him a job at Nation Review in 1971, where he began his career as an editorial cartoonist.[2]
His controversial newspaper cartoons made him a household name, and a court hearing on his cartoon about architect Harry Seidler made front-page news in 1984.[3] He received a number of Walkley Awards for his print cartooning.[4][5]
He co-wrote and featured in the satirical ABC television series The Gillies Report, which was broadcast in 1984 and 1985, and The Dingo Principle which was broadcast in 1987.[6]
He is married to the writer and comedian Jean Kittson and they have two daughters.[7]
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- Three Cartoonists - transcript of Andrew Denton's ABC interview with cartoonists Bruce Petty, Bill Leak and Patrick Cook
- ↑ Cook, Patrick (1949-), National Library of Australia Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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- ↑ Jean Kittson Biography Retrieved 15 August 2015