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Bud Sagendorf BIOGRAPHY
1915 Wenatchee, Washington - 1994 Sun City Center, Florida. Known for: Comic book artist.
Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom. by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994. BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman,... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom. by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994. BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman, was to paint his portrait on the back of suede leather jackets (for which he was paid 25 cents a... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom. by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994. BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman, was to paint his portrait on the back of suede leather jackets (for which he was paid 25 cents a time). He went on to draw not only Popeye, but Olive Oyl, his ungracious girlfriend, Caster Oyl, her grumpy brother, J. Wellington Wimpy, Alice the Goon and others for a cartoon strip (first syndicated... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom. by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994. BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman, was to paint his portrait on the back of suede leather jackets (for which he was paid 25 cents a time). He went on to draw not only Popeye, but Olive Oyl, his ungracious girlfriend, Caster Oyl, her grumpy brother, J. Wellington Wimpy, Alice the Goon and others for a cartoon strip (first syndicated world-wide in the 1920s and still published today) which he took over from Popeye's creator, the cartoonist Elzie Segar, and ran for some 40 years. And although Segar's original image of Popeye still has its admirers, it is Sagendorf's version that... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom. by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994. BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman, was to paint his portrait on the back of suede leather jackets (for which he was paid 25 cents a time). He went on to draw not only Popeye, but Olive Oyl, his ungracious girlfriend, Caster Oyl, her grumpy brother, J. Wellington Wimpy, Alice the Goon and others for a cartoon strip (first syndicated world-wide in the 1920s and still published today) which he took over from Popeye's creator, the cartoonist Elzie Segar, and ran for some 40 years. And although Segar's original image of Popeye still has its admirers, it is Sagendorf's version that is best-known to the public, decorating as it does the many spin-offs the sailorman has spawned. Forrest Sagendorf was born... Read full biography
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Following is the obituary of the artist from The Independent newspaper, United Kingdom
by Denis Gifford, October 13, 1994
BUD SAGENDORF'S first encounter with Popeye, the spinach- loving sailorman, was to paint his portrait on the back of suede leather jackets (for which he was paid 25 cents a time). He went on to draw not only Popeye, but Olive Oyl, his ungracious girlfriend, Caster Oyl, her grumpy brother, J. Wellington Wimpy, Alice the Goon and others for a cartoon strip (first syndicated world-wide in the 1920s and still published today) which he took over from Popeye's creator, the cartoonist Elzie Segar, and ran for some 40 years.
And although Segar's original image of Popeye still has its admirers, it is Sagen...But wait, there's more...
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