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John R. Rose (b. November 15, 1963) is an American cartoonist who works on several syndicated features, most notably King Features' Barney Google and Snuffy Smith comic strip. Rose started working on this comic strip in 1998, as an inking assistant to cartoonist Fred Lasswell. After Lasswell's death in 2001, Rose became the cartoonist for the strip. Rose is credited with bringing the Barney Google and Spark Plug characters back to semi-regular appearances after a 15-year absence. In 2013, King Features released "The Bodacious Best of Snuffy Smith" a collection of Rose's work on the popular, long-running strip ("John R. Rose Cartoonist Profile," 2013). He has received awards for his work on the comic strip from the Shenandoah Valley Public Relations Council and the Stonewall Jackson Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America ("Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, 2013). Rose is also the editorial cartoonist for Byrd Newspapers of Virginia. He joined The Warren Sentinel in Front Royal, Virginia in 1988 and moved to the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 1993. His editorial cartoons are distributed by Scripps Howard News Service and have won awards from the Virginia Press Association and the National Newspaper Association. In 2006, Parkway Publishers published a collection of his editorial cartoons entitled, "Now This Is Where I Draw The Line" ("John R. Rose Cartoonist Profile," 2013). In 1991, Rose created Kids' Home Newspaper, a syndicated children's cartoon activity page. It has spawned three activity book collections, "Fun With Pup!," "More Fun With Pup!," and "Christmas Fun With Pup!" All published by Pelican Publishing Company. This feature is currently syndicated weekly by Creators Syndicate("John R. Rose Cartoonist Profile," 2013). Rose was born in Covington, Virginia and attended James Madison University. He currently resides in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with his wife, Karen and daughters, Meredith and Sarah ("John R. Rose Cartoonist Profile," 2013). .

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KingFeatures. (2013) "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" http://dailyink.com/features/Barney_Google. AAEC. (2013). "John R. Rose Cartoonist Profile" http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist/profile.cfm/Rose,J