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E.C. Segar(1894-1938)

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E.C. Segar was born on 8 December 1894 in Chester, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Popeye (1980), Popeye the Sailor and Untitled Popeye Live-action movie. He was married to Myrtle Annie Johnson. He died on 13 October 1938 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornDecember 8, 1894
DiedOctober 13, 1938(43)
BornDecember 8, 1894
DiedOctober 13, 1938(43)
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Known for

Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
Popeye
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1980
Popeye the Sailor
Popeye the Sailor
  • Writer
    Untitled Popeye Live-action movie
    • Writer
      Popeye and Friends: Vol. 1 (1937)
      Popeye and Friends: Vol. 1
      • Writer
      • 1937

      Credits

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      Writer

      • Popeye the Sailor
        • based on characters created by
        • Post-production
      • Untitled Popeye Live-action movie
        • characters
        • Pre-production
      • Jason Robert Stephens in Popeye: The Slayer Man (2025)
        Popeye: The Slayer Man
        3.5
        • writer
        • 2025
      • Shiver Me Timbers (2025)
        Shiver Me Timbers
        4.1
        • based on characters created by
        • 2025
      • Popeye's Revenge (2025)
        Popeye's Revenge
        3.6
        • writer
        • 2025
      • Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons (2025)
        Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
        Video
        • creator
        • 2025
      • Amirhosein Jafari in Homage & Remake in Fan Films (2024)
        Homage & Remake in Fan Films
        7.2
        Short
        • writer
        • 2024
      • Popeye the Sailor: The Fan Film (2024)
        Popeye the Sailor: The Fan Film
        Short
        • writer
        • 2024
      • Popeye: Barbecue for Two Reanimated Collab (2023)
        Popeye: Barbecue for Two Reanimated Collab
        8.6
        Short
        • writer
        • 2023
      • Popeye (2021)
        Popeye
        Video Game
        • writer
        • 2021
      • Amirhosein Jafari in Popeye: Spinach Arms (2021)
        Popeye: Spinach Arms
        7.0
        Short
        • writer
        • 2021
      • Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours (2017)
        Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours
        • writer
        • 2017
      • Perdu dans l'âge d'or
        Short
        • character
        • 2012
      • Popeye (2008)
        Popeye
        Video Game
        • writer
        • 2008
      • Popeye: Rush for Spinach (2005)
        Popeye: Rush for Spinach
        5.6
        Video Game
        • writer
        • 2005
      • Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004)
        Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy
        5.6
        Video
        • writer
        • 2004
      • The Popeye Show (2001)
        The Popeye Show
        7.4
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 2003

      Additional Crew

      • Adventures of Popeye (1935)
        Adventures of Popeye
        6.4
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1935
      • Shoein' Hosses (1934)
        Shoein' Hosses
        7.1
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1934
      • Can You Take It (1934)
        Can You Take It
        7.1
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1934
      • The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
        The Man on the Flying Trapeze
        7.1
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1934
      • Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
        Let's You and Him Fight
        6.7
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1934
      • Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
        Sock-a-Bye, Baby
        6.9
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1934
      • Wild Elephinks (1933)
        Wild Elephinks
        7.1
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1933
      • I Eats My Spinach (1933)
        I Eats My Spinach
        7.0
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1933
      • Blow Me Down! (1933)
        Blow Me Down!
        7.0
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1933
      • I Yam What I Yam (1933)
        I Yam What I Yam
        6.8
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1933

      Personal details

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      • Alternative name
        • Segar
      • Born
        • December 8, 1894
        • Chester, Illinois, USA
      • Died
        • October 13, 1938
        • Santa Monica, California, USA(leukemia)
      • Spouse
        • Myrtle Annie Johnson1918 - October 13, 1938 (his death, 2 children)

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      • Trivia
        Grandfather of Tim Segar, Jeff Segar, and Susan Broschat.

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