Ranan Lurie
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Ranan R. Lurie is an American
Israeli editorial cartoonist
and journalist
. He is a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
, a member of the United Nation Correspondents Association, and the editor of Cartoon News magazine.
Lurie became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1974.
Lurie lives in Greenwich, Connecticut
with his wife, a real estate manager. He is the father of film and television director and screenwriter Rod Lurie
. Lurie is also a member of Mensa
.
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.
Lurie appears twice in the Guinness Book of World Records: as the most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world and as a member of the oldest traceable family in existence.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Israeli editorial cartoonist
Editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He is a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
, a member of the United Nation Correspondents Association, and the editor of Cartoon News magazine.
Lurie became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1974.
Lurie lives in Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
with his wife, a real estate manager. He is the father of film and television director and screenwriter Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic.-Early life and career:The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to the United States at a young age, growing up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Honolulu,...
. Lurie is also a member of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
.
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.
Lurie appears twice in the Guinness Book of World Records: as the most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world and as a member of the oldest traceable family in existence.