oon ist ▁and ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁strip ▁Mar m adu ke . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Anderson ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bro ct on ▁Central ▁School ▁in ▁Bro ct on , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁submitted ▁cart o ons ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁several ▁Navy ▁publications . ▁Initial ly ▁asp iring ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁industrial ▁designer , ▁Anderson ▁attended ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁on ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Bill ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B . F . A . ▁in ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁advert ising . ▁Anderson ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Ball ▁& ▁G rier , ▁an ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁in ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York ; ▁however , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Anderson ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁fre el ance ▁magazine ▁cart oon ing . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Anderson ▁drew ▁the ▁com ic ▁strip ▁Grand pa ' s ▁Boy . ▁ ▁Mar m adu ke ▁Brad ▁Anderson ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁creating ▁the ▁com ic ▁strip ▁Mar m adu ke ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁draw ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁According ▁to ▁Anderson , ▁" D uring ▁the ▁time , ▁I ▁was ▁drawing ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁dogs ▁in ▁my ▁magazine ▁cart o ons , ▁I ▁was