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Elzie Segar BIOGRAPHY
1894 Illinois - 1938 Orange, California. Known for: Illustrator-cartoonist.
Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He... Read full biography
Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He settled in Santa Monica in 1925 and remained until his death of cirrhosis of the liver on Oct. 13,... Read full biography
Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He settled in Santa Monica in 1925 and remained until his death of cirrhosis of the liver on Oct. 13, 1938. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death record; NY Herald Tribune, 10-15-1938 (obituary). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan
Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He settled in Santa Monica in 1925 and remained until his death of cirrhosis of the liver on Oct. 13, 1938. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death record; NY Herald Tribune, 10-15-1938 (obituary). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He settled in Santa Monica in 1925 and remained until his death of cirrhosis of the liver on Oct. 13, 1938. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death record; NY Herald Tribune, 10-15-1938 (obituary). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Born in Chester, IL on Dec. 8, 1894. Segar created the comic strip "Thimble Theater" in 1919 from which emerged "Popeye, the Sailor Man" in wide syndication. He coined the words "goon" and "jeep." He settled in Santa Monica in 1925 and remained until his death of cirrhosis of the liver on Oct. 13, 1938.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Death record; NY Herald Tribune, 10-15-1938 (obituary).
Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.