E. C. Segar

Biography

Elzie Crisler Segar, known by the pen name 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.

Birthday

Dec 8, 1894

Place of birth

Santa Monica, California

Deathday

Oct 13, 1938

Also known as

• Elzie Crisler Segar
• Elzie Segar
• E.C. Segar