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Don Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, dead at 90 Boston 25 News [Video]

Don Wright, an editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his pointed wit, died at his Florida home on March 24, his wife said Sunday. He was 90.

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Wright died at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, The New York Times reported. His death was confirmed by his wife and fellow journalist, Carolyn Wright, according to the newspaper.

During his 45-year career, Wright drew more than 11,000 cartoons for The Miami News until it folded in 1988, and The Palm Beach Post, where he remained until his retirement in 2008, the Times reported.

The editorial cartoonist Don Wright won two Pulitzers for Florida newspapers, commenting wryly on war, segregation, church scandals and more while reaching readers nationwide through syndication. https://t.co/KtuUbGHUFu

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His cartoons were nationally syndicated, first by The Washington Star, then by The New York Times and Tribune Media Services, according to the newspaper.

Wright won both of his Pulitzers while drawing for …

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