Gerda, Elzie Segar, the creator of Popeye, was born and raised in Chester, Illinois. Several characters he created were based on experiences he had with people in Chester.
Nives, "Happy Birthday" messages like that, on marquees and such, are common here. Do you have that sort of thing in Croatia?
I never knew that popeye a cartoon character from my youth had a real home... Great!!
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Gerda
I actually like that "happy birthday" message more than anything! :)
ReplyDeleteGerda, Elzie Segar, the creator of Popeye, was born and raised in Chester, Illinois. Several characters he created were based on experiences he had with people in Chester.
ReplyDeleteNives, "Happy Birthday" messages like that, on marquees and such, are common here. Do you have that sort of thing in Croatia?