Raanan Raymond Lurie

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http://www.luriecartoon.com/

http://www.rananlurie.com/lc/bio.html

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Ranan R. Lurie appears twice in the same 1999 Guinness Book of World Records, representing two very different categories.

He holds for 20 consecutive years the title of “The most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world,” as well as being a scion to the oldest recorded living family today:

"His family is directly descended from the royal house of the biblical King David and can trace its genealogy back to the 10th century BC."

So far he drew 10 art albums and cartoon books, and wrote one novel.

He won 22 national and international awards, had 19 one man shows, sculpted 28 statues, painted more than 2000 oil and acrylic paintings, wrote about 3000 articles, and created more than 11,000 political cartoons.

He was invited (between 1968-2003) by 16 major media conglomerates based in the U.S., Japan, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Israel and Egypt to launch their first regular political cartoon and continue drawing it for them, using them as his changing home bases throughout the years.

Lurie became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1974.

Lurie lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife , Tamar[, a real estate manager. He is the father of film and television director and screenwriter Rod Lurie.

Lurie is also a member of Mensa[2].

The Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards were created in 2000 to recognize cartoons that "enhance, explain and help direct the spirit and principles of the UN." The awards are worth a total of $18,000.