Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell was born on March 17, 1956. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip Mutts, which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating Mutts, he was a prolific magazine illustrator, and would frequently include a dog in the backgrounds of his drawings. McDonnell's picture book, The Gift of Nothing, was adapted as a musical for the Kennedy Center stage, as was his picture book about the childhood of Jane Goodall, Me . . . Jane, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2012. His work has been animated for…