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- Birth nameBruce Leslie Petty
- Bruce Petty was born on November 23, 1929 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a director and writer, known for Global Haywire (2006), Leisure (1976) and The Mad Century (2000). He was married to Kate Grenville and Julie Rigg. He died on April 6, 2023 in Australia.
- SpousesKate Grenville(1988 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Julie Rigg (divorced, 2 children)
- Began his art career at an animation studio in Box Hill (Australia) in 1949.
- Began working at The Age in 1977, producing a weekly cartoon for more than three decades.
- Was the recipient of a Silver Stanley Award by the Australian Cartooning Association in 2001, a Quill Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 and a Walkley Award in 2016.
- He traveled overseas where his work was published in magazines such as The New Yorker and Esquire, before returning to Australia to establish himself as a prominent political cartoonist.
- Was a cartoonist for the Australian publications The Age and The Australian.
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