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Bill Murray, became the seventh African American to be nationally syndicated in March 2005.Murray a cartoonist in Sharon,Pa. he has two nationally syndicated comic features,"Those Browns" and The "Golden Years".

Murray also does a comic strip for the Real Times Media,Inc. newspapers chain who owns six publications,the weekly cartoon is entitled,"Sonnyboy" which Murray has done since 1981.

Some of Murray's other features that are published around the world includes: "Those Browns" and "Ebony Laughs". Murray’s syndicated features combined appears in over 1100 publications around the world. In 1985 Murray with comic book legendary artists Jerry Ordway, Ben Dunn and "NINJA TURTLES" co-creator Kevin B.Eastman, Murray's first production in a series of comic books: ADAM & EVE A.D. which are now sold today on ebay and comic book stores on the Internet.

Murray also does freelance editorial cartoons some of which have appeared on CNN, FOX, USA TODAY Murray also does a weekly editorial cartoon for the Sunday edition of the Herald newspaper of Sharon. Murray's first in a series of Children's Picture Books will begin in July of 2010 from Nefu books an imprint of Africana Homestead Legacy Publishers,Inc.

Born in Chicago, Murray has a bachelor of fine arts degree in visual communications from the institute of of art Chicago, IL. and served his art apprenticeship with Johnson Publishing Co. of Chicago, which publishes Ebony and Jet Magazines.

In 1975 Murray moved to the state of Pennsylvania and began doing editorial cartoons and a comic strip (Those Browns) for the Herald of Sharon and others publications such as The Pittsburgh Courier, Akron Reporter and Chicago Defender and the Ms Black America magazine.

In the late 70's Murray comic feature panel "Those Browns" was distributed by Sammy Davis,Jr. enterprises to 62 publications around the world.

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