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E.C. Segar(1894-1938)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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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 Promo Videos: A Amirhosein Jafari Film (2026). 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
    Promo Videos: A Amirhosein Jafari Film (2026)
    Promo Videos: A Amirhosein Jafari Film
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2026
    Popeye in Shiver Me Timbers 2
    Popeye in Shiver Me Timbers 2
    • Writer

      Credits

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      Writer

      • Untitled Popeye Live-action movie
        • characters
        • Pre-production
      • Popeye the Slayer Man 2
        • Writer
        • Post-production
      • Popeye the Sailor
        • based on characters created by
        • Post-production
      • Promo Videos: A Amirhosein Jafari Film (2026)
        Promo Videos: A Amirhosein Jafari Film
        6.1
        Short
        • character created by
        • 2026
      • Steven Murphy in Popeye's Return (2026)
        Popeye's Return
        3.3
        • character created by
        • 2026
      • Jason Robert Stephens in Popeye the Slayer Man (2025)
        Popeye the Slayer Man
        3.6
        • writer
        • 2025
      • David Hallows, Tony Greer, Niamh Parrington, Amy Mackie, and Yu Heng Li in Shiver Me Timbers (2025)
        Shiver Me Timbers
        3.7
        • based on characters created by
        • 2025
      • Steven Murphy in Popeye's Revenge (2025)
        Popeye's Revenge
        3.1
        • writer
        • 2025
      • Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons (2025)
        Best Popeye the Sailor Man Cartoons
        6.1
        Video
        • creator
        • 2025
      • Amirhosein Jafari in Homage & Remake in Fan Films (2024)
        Homage & Remake in Fan Films
        6.1
        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
        8.4
        Short
        • writer
        • 2023
      • Popeye (2021)
        Popeye
        Video Game
        • writer
        • 2021
      • Amirhosein Jafari in Popeye: Spinach Arms (2021)
        Popeye: Spinach Arms
        6.8
        Short
        • writer
        • 2021
      • Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours (2017)
        Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours
        6.6
        • writer
        • 2017
      • Popeye: Animation Test (2016)
        Popeye: Animation Test
        8.4
        Short
        • creator
        • 2016
      • Perdu dans l'âge d'or
        Short
        • character
        • 2012
      • Popeye (2008)
        Popeye
        Video Game
        • writer
        • 2008

      Additional Crew

      • Customers Wanted (1939)
        Customers Wanted
        6.4
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1939
      • A Date to Skate (1938)
        A Date to Skate
        6.7
        Short
        • by arrangement with
        • 1938
      • Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
        Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves
        7.7
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1937
      • I Never Changes My Altitude (1937)
        I Never Changes My Altitude
        7.0
        Short
        • by arrangement with
        • 1937
      • The Paneless Window Washer (1937)
        The Paneless Window Washer
        7.1
        Short
        • by arrangement with
        • 1937
      • Blow Me Down! (1933)
        I'm in the Army Now
        5.8
        Short
        • by arrangement with
        • 1936
      • Max Fleischer in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
        Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
        7.3
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1936
      • Little Swee'pea (1936)
        Little Swee'pea
        6.8
        Short
        • by arrangement with (as Segar)
        • 1936
      • 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
        7.0
        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
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      Personal details

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

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        His burial is at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA. Located at Section 13, Space 319, Grave B, behind a mausoleum.

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