Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)