Winsor McCay

 Born     Zenas Winsor McKay
c. September 26, 1869
Spring Lake, Michigan
Died     July 26, 1934 (aged 64)
Brooklyn, New York
Occupation     Animator, cartoonist
Influenced     William Joyce, André LeBlanc, Mœbius, Maurice Sendak, Chris Ware Bill Watterson
Spouse(s)     Maude Leonore Dufour (m. 1891–1934)
Children     Bob McCay and Marion McCay
Parents     Robert McKay and Janet Murray McKay
Winsor McCay was born in 1867 in Canada. McCay had an interest in drawing from the moment he could hold a pen. His father was a real estate agent and encouraged him to become a businessman. Unknown to his parents, he worked as a portrait artist in a "dime museum" in Detroit while attending business college. "Dime museums" were popular forms of entertainment in the 1800's where patrons could view carnival type acts and oddities including "freak shows" and other forms of entertainment.
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