Bud Sagendorf

Forrest "Bud" Sagendorf (March 22, 1915 – September 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, best known for his work on King Features Syndicate's "Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye" comic strip. He was a native of Wenatchee, Washington.

Sagendorf began his career while still a teenager, as the assistant of cartoonist E.C. Segar on his "Thimble Theatre" and "Sappo" comic strips. Following Segar's death in 1938, Sagendorf began illustrating marketing materials for King Features, eventually moving on to illustrate many of the "Popeye" comic books starting in 1945. In 1959, Sagendorf was hired to take over writing and art for the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip, a role he held until 1986. Wanting to spend more time with his family, Sagnedorf reduced his output to Sunday strips while Bobby London continued with the "Popeye" dailies.

Sagendorf wrote and drew the "Popeye" Sunday strips until his death in 1994 in Greater Sun Center, Florida. King Features continues to run reprints of Sagendorf's daily strips, while artist Hy Eisman writes and draws new Sunday strips.

References

*Grandinetti, Fred. "Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History". New York: McFarland & Company. Pgs. 15-16.
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