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==Personal life==
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==Personal life==
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Born in [[Wenatchee, Washington]], Sagendorf was three years old when his father died. He arrived at age three in [[Santa Monica, California]], with his sister Helen and his mother, who opened a beauty parlor. It was Helen who gave him the nickname “Bud”. His first job was as a newsboy, selling the ”Los Angeles Herald-Express” on the street.
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Born in [[Wenatchee, Washington]], Sagendorf was three years old when his father died. He arrived at age three in [[Santa Monica, California]], with his sister Helen and his mother, who opened a beauty parlor. It was Helen who gave him the nickname “Bud”. His first job was as a newsboy, selling the ”Los Angeles Herald-Express” on the street.
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In 1940, he married his high school sweetheart, Nadia Crandall, and they eventually moved to rural Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075752,00.html |title=Baranski, Lynn. “Cartoonist Bud Sagendorf Takes Popeye into His 51st Year”, ”People”, February 4, 1980. |access-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014062011/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075752,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In 1940, he married his high school sweetheart, Nadia Crandall, and they eventually moved to rural Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075752,00.html |title=Baranski, Lynn. “Cartoonist Bud Sagendorf Takes Popeye into His 51st Year”, ”People”, February 4, 1980. |access-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014062011/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075752,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Career==
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==Career==
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He began his cartoon career while a teenager, working for $50 a week as the assistant of cartoonist [[E. C. Segar]] on his ”Thimble Theatre” and ”Sappo” comic strips. Following Segar’s death in 1938, Sagendorf moved to New York and began illustrating marketing materials for King Features, while also developing Popeye toys and games.
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He began his cartoon career while a teenager, working for $50 a week as the assistant of cartoonist [[E. C. Segar]] on his ”Thimble Theatre” and ”Sappo” comic strips. Following Segar’s death in 1938, Sagendorf moved to New York and began illustrating marketing materials for King Features, while also developing Popeye toys and games.
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===”Thimble Theatre”===
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===”Thimble Theatre”===
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From 1948 to 1967, Sagendorf was the writer-artist of the ongoing ”Popeye” [[comic book]] across three different publishers ([[Dell Comics|Dell]], [[Gold Key Comics|Gold Key]], and [[King Comics]]). In 1959, he finally assumed command of the ”Thimble Theatre” comic strip.
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From 1948 to 1967, Sagendorf was the writer-artist of the ongoing ”Popeye” [[comic book]] across three different publishers ([[Dell Comics|Dell]], [[Gold Key Comics|Gold Key]], and [[King Comics]]). In 1959, he finally assumed command of the ”Thimble Theatre” comic strip.
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In 1964, he explained his working methods:
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In 1964, he explained his working methods:
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