Berkeley Breathed

Berkeley ("Berke") Breathed (last name rhymes with "method") is a cartoonist, children's book author/illustrator, director and screenwriter, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip which dealt with socio-political issues, as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies.

Personal life

In 1986, Berkeley broke his back in an ultralight-plane crash and almost lost his right arm to a boat propeller.

Related Topics:
1986 - Ultralight-plane

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Breathed and his wife, wildlife photographer and psychotherapist, Jody Boyman, and their daughter Sophie live in Southern California. He is reportedly a very private person, and although he has given interviews to on-line magazines such as The Onion and Salon, he has rarely given face-to-face or telephone interviews and resists talking about himself. He and his wife support animal rights and his book Flawed Dogs: The Year End Leftovers at the Piddleton 'Last Chance' Dog Pound encourages animal adoption.

Related Topics:
Psychotherapist - Jody Boyman - California - Animal rights

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