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Winsor McCay (1871–1934)

Writer | Director | Producer

Like many pioneers, the work of 'Winsor McCay' has been largely superseded by successors such as Walt Disney and Max Fleischer but he more than earns a place in film history for being the American cinema's first great cartoon animator. He started out as a newspaper cartoonist, achieving a national reputation for his strips 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' and 'Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend'... See full bio »

Born:

Zenas Winsor McKay
in Spring Lake, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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1993 Animation Legend: Winsor McKay
 
1991 La belle au bois dormant (TV movie) (as Winsor MacCay)
 
1990 Nemo (Video Game) (comic strip)
 
1990 Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Video Game) (comics)
 
1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland")
 
1922 The Midsummer's Nightmare (short)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville (short) (comic strip "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend" / screenplay)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet (short) (comic strip "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend" / screenplay)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (short) (comic strip "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend" / screenplay)
 
1921 Flip's Circus (short)
 
1921 The Centaurs (short)
 
1918 The Sinking of the Lusitania (short) (writer)
 
1914 Gertie the Dinosaur (short)
 
1912 How a Mosquito Operates (short) (comic strip "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend" / screenplay)
 
1911 Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics (documentary short) (comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland" / screenplay)
 
1906 Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (short) (comic strip)
 
Show ShowDirector (13 titles)
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1922 The Midsummer's Nightmare (short) (producer)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville (short) (producer)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet (short) (producer)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (short) (producer)
 
1921 Flip's Circus (short) (producer)
 
1921 Gertie on Tour (short) (producer)
 
1921 The Centaurs (short) (producer)
 
1918 The Sinking of the Lusitania (short) (producer)
 
1914 Gertie the Dinosaur (short) (producer)
 
1912 How a Mosquito Operates (short) (producer)
 
1911 Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (9 titles)
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville (short) (animator)
 
1921 Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet (short) (animator)
 
1921 Flip's Circus (short) (animator)
 
1921 The Centaurs (short) (animator)
 
1918 Crashing Through to Berlin (documentary) (animator)
 
1918 The Sinking of the Lusitania (short) (animator)
 
1914 Gertie the Dinosaur (short) (animator)
 
1912 How a Mosquito Operates (short) (animator)
 
1911 Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics (documentary short) (animator)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
2006 Adventures Into Digital Comics (documentary) (art contributor)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1914 Gertie the Dinosaur (short)
Winsor McCay
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project (short) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Face of Joe the Killer (video) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1924 The Great White Way
Himself (as Winsor McKay)
 
1911 Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2003 Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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The Sinking of the Lusitania -- Winsor McCay recreates the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania by a German u-boat in this propaganda piece designed to stir up anti-German sentiment during World War I.
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Other Works:

(1908). Stage Play: Little Nemo. Musical comedy. Music by Victor Herbert. Book by Harry B. Smith. Based on the cartoons of Winsor McCay. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith. Orchestra under the direction of Max Hirschfeld. Directed by Herbert Gresham. New Amsterdam Theatre: 20 Oct 1908- 23 Jan 1909 (111 performances)... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Winsor MacCay | Winsor Z. McCay | Winsor McKay
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