Joe Parrish grew up in Dickson, Tennessee, where his father was a coal dealer. Parrish decided he wanted to be a cartoonist while he was in high school. He taught himself to draw and gained a position as cartoonist for the Nashville Banner when he was 20. In 1929, he moved to the Nashville Tennessean as an editorial cartoonist. In 1936, he became the chief editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune until his retirement in 1970. After retirement, he continued to draw his regular ``Nature Notes`` for the paper until 1982. In 1968, Parrish won the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedom Foundation for his cartoon, ``Flag Waving Is Good Exercise. ``
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