E. C. Segar | |
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![]() Illustration of Segar, 1928 | |
Born | Elzie Crisler Segar December 8, 1894 Chester, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | October 13, 1938 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 43)
Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Popeye (1929–1938) |
Elzie Crisler Segar (/ˈsiːɡɑːr/;[1] December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre.[2][3]
Charles M. Schulz said of Segar's work: "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor".[4] Carl Barks described Segar as "the unbridled genius as far as I was concerned".[5]
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