Herbert L. Block

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Herbert Lawrence Block

Also Known As: "Herblock"
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Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: October 07, 2001 (91)
Immediate Family:

Son of David Julian Block and Theresa Lupe Block
Brother of Rich Block and Bill Block

Managed by: Randy Schoenberg
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About Herbert L. Block

Herbert Lawrence Block, commonly known as Herblock (October 13, 1909 – October 7, 2001), was an American editorial cartoonist and author best known for his commentaries on national domestic and foreign policy.

During the course of a career stretching into nine decades, he won three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning (1942, 1954, 1979, shared a fourth Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for Public Service on Watergate, the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994), the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award in 1957 and 1960, the Reuben Award in 1956, the Gold Key Award (the National Cartoonists Society Hall of Fame) in 1979, and numerous other honors.

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Herbert L. Block's Timeline

1909
October 13, 1909
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
2001
October 7, 2001
Age 91