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Creating a comic strip and an editorial cartoon keeps Wright busy, but he has no problem handling the work load. He's been a cartoonist since the age of 10, drawing comic books for his friends in Detroit, then creating cartoons for his Allen Park, Mich., school newspaper. After graduating from high school, Wright expanded his cartooning skills in the Army. He studied Chinese, was sent to Okinawa as an interpreter and began drawing a strip called "Uncle Milton" for the Okinawa Morning Star. When Wright was discharged, he remained in Okinawa to become night editor of the Star. He also drew a daily strip and Sunday editorial cartoon for four years before returning to the Detroit area. In 1965 he took a job at the copy desk of The Detroit Free Press, and 11 years later became a daily cartoonist at The Detroit News. He created his first syndicated comic, "Wright Angles," for United Feature Syndicate in 1977. Although the strip is no longer syndicated, the popularity of one of the characters, a cat, provided the inspiration for Kit 'N' Carlyle. In 1987, Wright was named associate editor of the editorial page-graphics at The Detroit News and is currently Assistant Graphics Editor. He was elected president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) in September, 1994 and will serve as President of the organization in 1996. He lives in Allen Park, Mich. with his wife Naoko. They have a son, a daughter and one grandchild.
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