Patrick Cook

{{Short description|Australian cartoonist}}

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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.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/people/619256?c=people Cook, Patrick (1949-)], National Library of Australia Retrieved 14 December 2017.

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.{{cite web|title=Patrick Cook – Contemporary newspaper cartoonist, writer and actor.|url=https://www.daao.org.au/bio/patrick-cook/biography/|website=Design & Art Australia Online|access-date=18 December 2017}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Coleman|first1=Richard|title=Jury dismisses Seidler claim after seven-day hearing: Cartoon was defamatory but honest comment|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nTdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4037%2C6269775|access-date=14 December 2017|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 June 1984|page=1}} He received a number of Walkley Awards for his print cartooning.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126850806 |title=Journalism awards to two staff members |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=56 |issue=16,815 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=10 October 1981 |access-date=17 December 2017 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110872685 |title=Age writer wins award |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=52 |issue=14,909 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 October 1977 |access-date=17 December 2017 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hnczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4999%2C1250036|title=Cooking up new satire|date=2 April 1987|work=The Age|access-date=17 December 2017}}

He is married to the writer and comedian Jean Kittson and they have two daughters.[http://www.jeankittson.com.au/biography/ Jean Kittson Biography] Retrieved 15 August 2015