Person

Lynn Johnston

Writing · Born 1947-05-28 · Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Lynn Johnston, born in Collingwood, Ontario, studied animation at the Vancouver School of Art before moving into medical illustration at McMaster University. Her book "David, We're Pregnant" gained wide acclaim during her first pregnancy, selling over 300,000 copies. Post-divorce, she freelanced as a commercial artist and authored parenting sequels like "Hi Mom, Hi Dad" and "Do They Ever Grow Up?" In 1978, she launched her renowned daily comic strip, "For Better or For Worse," signing a twenty-year contract. Her accolades include being the first woman to win the Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year (1985) and receiving the Order of Canada. Syndicated since 1979, the strip boasts a readership of over 220 million across 2,000 newspapers in 23 countries and eight languages. It continues as reruns in papers and online at www.fborfw.com.

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  Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

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  For Better or for Worse

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  For Better or for Worse: A Valentine from the Heart

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  For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present

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  For Better or for Worse: The Babe Magnet

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  For Better or for Worse: A Storm in April

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  For Better or for Worse: A Christmas Angel

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  For Better or for Worse: The Last Camping Trip

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  For Better Or For Worse: The Good For Nothing

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• 2021Who Are You, Charlie Brown?Self
• 2000For Better or for WorseSelf
• 1996For Better or for Worse: A Storm in AprilDirector
• 1994For Better or for Worse: The Babe MagnetWriter
• 1993For Better Or For Worse: The Good For NothingWriter
• 1993For Better or for Worse: A Valentine from the HeartWriter
• 1992For Better or for Worse: A Christmas AngelWriter
• 1992For Better or for Worse: The Last Camping TripWriter
• 1985For Better or For Worse: The Bestest PresentCharacters