Winsor McCay

Winsor McCay

American cartoonist and animator
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Zenas Winsor McCay (c.– July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip Little Nemo (1905–14; 1924–26) and the animated film Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). For contractual reasons, he worked under the pen name Silas on the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.

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Winsor McCay was born on Tuesday, 26 September 1871 in Spring Lake, Michigan (disputed). He was best known as an artist. McCay's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Thursday, 26 July 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, United States at the age of 62. He is buried at Cemetery of the Evergreens 40°41′2.0″N 73°54′4.3″W / 40.683889°N 73.901194°W / 40.683889; -73.901194. His zodiac star sign was Libra.

You can find people similar to Winsor McCay by visiting our lists American animated film directors and People from Spring Lake, Michigan.

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Spring Lake, Michigan (disputed)
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26 July 1934
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Animator Cartoonist
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Winsor McCay is known for his role in the TV series Les Chroniques du Mea (2012) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the TV series Welcome to the Basement (2012) as animator (1 episode, 2016).

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