He illustrated his high school yearbook at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, and worked as a cartoonist during the war years for the Camp Roberts newspaper. Lou Grant started his career in the newspaper business as a copy boy for the Los Angeles Examiner in 1937. His life's work covered comedy and political satire, sports, radio, and political cartoons. His work was syndicated with the Los Angeles Times, and was seen daily throughout the country, as well periodically worldwide in Newsweek, (1960-1986) and Time Magazine (1960-1986).

He mainly worked for the Oakland Tribune for 40 years and was the syndicated political cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times. Lou Grant (Decem– September 7, 2001) was an American editorial cartoonist. discusses original character sketches, and includes editorial cartoons.Grandchildren: Abra Brayman and Ben Grant Daniel's intensive retrospect includes interviews with actors, producers, writers, directors, network censors, and journalists. Amid calls for advertiser boycotts, right-wing charges that Asner had aided the enemy, and falling ratings, CBS canceled the series. The book describes the bitter controversy that erupted in 1982 when lead actor Edward Asner came under fire for his political beliefs regarding American involvement in El Salvador. Journalists hailed the series as television's most realistic newspaper drama. The show won thirteen Emmy Awards, among them two for Best Drama, and a Peabody Award. By researching social problems, they developed relevant story lines that gave episodes unusual immediacy.

They based characters, dialogue, and plots on the experiences of dozens of professional journalists. Daniel reveals how the creators of Lou Grant investigated journalism in the post-Watergate era to present a modem-day portrayal of the profession. During its five years on the air, Lou Grant earned critical acclaim as an entertaining yet thoughtful drama about important social and political issues, a rarity for episodic television in the late 1970s. When Lou Grant premiered in the fall of 1977, it quickly became a symbol of television drama at its best.

Lou Grant by Douglass K. Daniel