Winsor Mccay (1867-1934)

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A well known man who could also be thought of as the originator for 2D animation, before there were any other such means to animate drawings " he spent four years and produced four thousand individual drawings in making his first animated cartoon 'Little Nemo', completing it in 1911" (Michael Brooke)


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Although in 1913 Mccay created his biggest cartoon success 'Gertie the Dinosaur' .

he influenced:
- (less known) Chris Ware: who is a cartoonist influenced by both Mccay and  Charles Schulz's post-WWII  strip Peanuts
- A man called Joshua Glenn, of the boston Globe created a presentation pointing out Mccay's influence on cinema i.e. King Kong, Dumbo and Mary poppins for example.
-William Joyce, André LeBlanc, Moebius, Maurice Sendak, Chris Ware and Bill Watterson.

and was influenced by:
John Goodison formaliy a glass stainer he taught Mccay at  Eastern Michigan University











Bibliography:
-http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/the-influence-of-winsor-mccay-on-cinema.html

Illustration List:
Fig.1 http://library.osu.edu/sites/exhibits/cartoonists/images/mcCay/mccay-self.jpg
Fig.2 http://webrevolutionary.com/price/img-large/little-nemo-in-slumberland-by-winsor-mccay-c1945-comic_230590262014.jpg