| E. C. Segar | |
 E. C. Segar |
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| Birth name | Elzie Crisler Segar |
| Born | December 8, 1894 Chester, Illinois |
| Died | October 13, 1938 (aged 43) Santa Monica, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | artist, writer |
| Notable works | Popeye the Sailor |
Elzie Crisler Segar (December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye, a character who first appeared in his newspaper comic strip "Thimble Theater," in 1929. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chester is a town located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows
Segar was born and raised in Chester, Illinois, USA, a small town near the Mississippi River. Chester is a town located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The son of a handyman, his earliest work experiences included assisting his father in house painting and paper hanging. Skilled at playing drums, he also provided musical accompaniment to films and vaudeville acts in the local theater, where he was eventually given the job of film projectionist. During this time, at age 18, he decided to become a cartoonist. A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes He worked hard on a correspondence course in cartooning from W. Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the Pedagogy and Andragogy, technology and instructional systems design L. Evans, of Cleveland, Ohio, in which he had invested $20. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been He said that after work he "lit up the oil lamps about midnight and worked on the course until 3 a. An oil lamp is a simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a fuel source m. "
Segar moved to Chicago where he met Richard Felton Outcault, creator of "The Yellow Kid" and "Buster Brown," and Outcault encouraged him and introduced him at the Chicago Herald. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Richard Felton Outcault ( January 14, 1863 - September 25, 1928) was an American comic strip scriptwriter sketcher and painter The Yellow Kid emerged as the lead character in Hogan's Alley drawn by Richard F Buster Brown was a Comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault which was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company On March 12, 1916, The Herald published Segar's first comic, "Charlie Chaplin's Comedy Capers", which ran for a little over a year. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 1918, he moved on to Hearst's Chicago Evening American where he created Looping the Loop. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash Segar married Myrtle Johnson the same year; they had two children.
Managing editor William Curley thought Segar could succeed in New York, so he sent him to King Features Syndicate, where Segar worked for many years. He began by drawing Thimble Theatre for the New York Journal. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows The New York Journal American was a Newspaper published from 1937 to 1966 The strip made its debut on December 19, 1919, and featured the characters Olive Oyl, Castor Oyl, and Ham Gravy, who were the comic's leads for about a decade. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Olive Oyl is a Cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his Comic strip Thimble Theater. Castor Oyl is a Cartoon character, created in 1919 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar for his Comic strip Thimble Theater, now known as Harold Hamgravy, better known as Ham Gravy, was a Thimble Theatre character created in 1919 In January of 1929, when Castor Oyl needed a mariner to navigate his ship to Dice Island, Castor picked up an old salt down by the docks named Popeye. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows The Popeye character "stole the show" and became the permanent featured character. Some of the other notable characters Segar created include J. Wellington Wimpy and Eugene the Jeep. J Wellington Wimpy, or just Wimpy, is one of the characters in the long-running comic strip Thimble Theater, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the Eugene the Jeep is a character in the Thimble Theatre Comic strip, which stars Popeye.
Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was SEE-gar. The Literary Digest was an influential general-interest weekly Magazine in the early 20th century United States, published by Funk and Wagnalls (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936. ) He commonly signed his work simply "Segar" or "E. Segar" above a drawn cigar. (At that time, the word "cigar" was often pronounced in the slangy way "SEE-gar" instead of the more proper "sih-GAR". )
After a long time of illness, Segar died of a liver disease at the age of 43. Eventually, Segar's longtime assistant, Bud Sagendorf, would take over the Popeye strip and continue it for decades. Forrest "Bud" Sagendorf ( March 22, 1915 &ndash September 22, 1994) was an American Cartoonist, best known for
The National Cartoonist Society created the Elzie Segar Award in his honor. The National Cartoonists Society is the world's largest organization of professional Cartoonists It presents the Reuben Awards.
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