BSA206 Elzie Segar

Elzie Segar

1894-1938

What Characters did he create?

Olive Oyl
Popeye The Sailor Man

Studios:

Fleischer Studios

Changes Over Time:

Popeye started as a comic strip entitled Thimble Theater (1929) which was originally revolved around the female character Olive Oyl and her family, Popeye's appeared 9 years after the comic was published, however he became more famous and went on to be animated alongside Betty Boop in his first cartoon entitled 'Popeye the Sailor' (1933).

The live action film was released in 1980 with Robin Williams as the star of the show. Since then Pop-eye's popularity has decreased, however there is talk of a 3D feature length film being release in 2017.


"Popeye is much more than a goofy character to me," Segar confided to Martin Sheridan, author of Comics and their Creators published four years after Segar's death. "He represents all of my emotions, and he is an outlet for them. I'd like to cut loose and knock the heck out of a lot of people, but my good judgment and size hold me back. Instead I use my imagination and let the sailor do the scrapping." - Elzie Segar

      

Links:
History on Popeye
Elzie Crisler Segar
You'll Eat your Spinach and Like it!