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Winsor McCay

Winsor McCay

WriterDirectorActorVisual EffectsProducer Sep 26 (died age 64) Michigan, USA 1906–2022 (116 year career)
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Biography

Zenas Winsor McCay (c. 1866–71 – 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. McCay was an early animation pioneer; between 1911 and 1921 he self-financed and animated ten films, some of which survive only as fragments. The first three served in his vaudeville ac…

Known For

Slumberland
Film

Slumberland

Characters
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Film

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Original Story
Gertie the Dinosaur
Film

Gertie the Dinosaur

Self
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
Film

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

Comic Book
Little Nemo
Film

Little Nemo

Himself
How a Mosquito Operates
Film

How a Mosquito Operates

Animation
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Film

The Sinking of the Lusitania

Himself
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet
Film

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet

Director

Filmography