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20 Ιουν 2019 · According to local folklore, "Popeye the Sailor Man" was based on a real-life person from Chester, Ill. A photograph shows Frank "Rocky" Fiegel, a real-life person who served as the...
9 Ιουν 2023 · Cartoonist E.C. Segar created Popeye the Sailor in 1919 after taking a correspondence course on drawing from a guy in Cleveland.
3 Μαρ 2023 · His most popular character, Popeye the Sailor Man, was no exception. His creation was inspired by a man named Frank Fiegel, with whom he shared the same appearance and personality. However, not everything about Popeye was in line with Fiegel’s life – the real-life individual wasn’t a sailor!
19 Ιαν 2024 · --- Popeye the Sailor Man, with his trademark pipe and can of spinach, has been a mainstay of American pop culture for nearly a century. However, few know that the character was inspired by...
31 Μαρ 2021 · His real name was Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel, born in Poland on January 27, 1868. He emigrated with his family to America where in 1887 he joined the Navy. When Popeye's creator met him, he was a retired sailor contracted by Wiebusch’s tavern in the city of Chester, Illinois, to clean and maintain order.
Frank "Rocky" Fiegel (January 27, 1868 - March 24, 1947) was a real-life person from E. C. Segar's home town of Chester, Illinois who (like J. William Schuchert and Dora Paskel) inspired a Thimble Theatre character.
28 Απρ 2021 · Wimpy’s rotund figure was based on Popeye creator E.C. Segar’s old boss at the local theater. When Segar wasn’t lighting lamps, he was sent out to pick up burgers for the owner.
