Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
E. C. Segar
Born: December 8, 1894
Died: October 13, 1938 (aged 43)
Bio: Elzie Crisler Segar, known professionally as 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.
Known for:
- E.C. Segar's Popeye: Well, blow me down!
- Popeye
- The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye
- I Yam what I Yam
- Thimble Theater, Starring Popeye the Sailor (1936)