Winsor McCay was an artist who revolutionized comic illustration and sequential story telling, and pioneered animation.
Fast Facts:
- Birth Name: Zenas Winsor McKay
- Born: September 26, 1867
- Died: July 26, 1934
- Notable Works: Little Nemo in Slumberland, Gertie the Dinosaur, and Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
- Claimed to have been born in Michigan, but gravestone names a town in Canada as his birthplace
- Worked briefly in Vaudeville with a "speed drawing" act
Blogs
Google Blog Search: Winsor McCay
Cartoons on Film: Robert Winsor McCay
Comics Should be Good: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #228
Drawn!: Lost Winsor McCay Art Found!
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