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Winsor McCay

Winsor McCay

Actor, Writer, Director

Born September 26, 1869 in Michigan, USA

Died July 26, 1934

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Zenas Winsor McCay (c. 1866–71 – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip Little Nemo (1905–14; 1924–26) and the animated film Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). For contractual reasons, he worked under the pen name Silas on the comic strip Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.

McCay was an early animation pioneer; between 1911 and 1921 he self-financed and animated ten films, some of which survive only as fragments. The first three served in his vaudeville act; Gertie the Dinosaur was an interactive routine in which McCay appeared to give orders to a trained dinosaur. McCay and his assistants worked for twenty-two months on his most ambitious film, The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918), a patriotic recreation of the German torpedoing in 1915 of the RMS Lusitania. Lusitania did not enjoy as much commercial success as the earlier films, and McCay's later movies attracted little attention. His animation, vaudeville, and comic strip work was gradually curtailed as newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, his employer since 1911, expected McCay to devote his energies to editorial illustrations.

In his drawing, McCay made bold, prodigious use of linear perspective, particularly in detailed architecture and cityscapes. He textured his editorial cartoons with copious fine hatching, and made color a central element in Little Nemo. His comic strip work has influenced generations of cartoonists and illustrators. The technical level of McCay's animation—its naturalism, smoothness, and scale—was unmatched until the work of Fleischer Studios in the late 1920s, followed by Walt Disney's feature films in the 1930s. He pioneered inbetweening, the use of registration marks, cycling, and other animation techniques that were to become standard.

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The Sinking of the Lusitania (Winsor McCay, 1918)

Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes Poster

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes Documentary2003Self

Remembering Winsor McCay Poster

Remembering Winsor McCay Documentary1976

The Great White Way Poster

The Great White Way Feature Film1924Self

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Poster

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Short Film1918Self

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914Winsor McCay

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol Poster

The Lambs' All-Star Gambol Documentary1914Self

How a Mosquito Operates Poster

How a Mosquito Operates Short Film1912Self

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Poster

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Short Film1911Self

Writer

21

Type

Year

Dream of the Rarebit Fiend: The Duel Poster

Dream of the Rarebit Fiend: The Duel Short Film2024

Perdu dans l'âge d'or Short Film2012

Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Poster

Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Feature Film1993

La belle au bois dormant TV Movie1991

Little Nemo: The Dream Master Poster

Little Nemo: The Dream Master Video Game1990

Nemo Video Game1990

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Poster

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Feature Film1989

Little Nemo Pilot Poster

Little Nemo Pilot Short Film1987

Little Nemo Pilot Poster

Little Nemo Pilot Short Film1984

Little Nemo Pilot Poster

Little Nemo Pilot Short Film1978

The Midsummer's Nightmare Short Film1922

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Short Film1921

Flip's Circus Poster

Flip's Circus Short Film1921

The Centaurs Poster

The Centaurs Short Film1921

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Poster

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Short Film1918

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914

How a Mosquito Operates Poster

How a Mosquito Operates Short Film1912

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Poster

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Short Film1911

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend Poster

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend Short Film1906

Director

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Type

Year

The Flying House Poster

The Flying House Short Film2011

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes Poster

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes Documentary2003

Los comienzos de la animación Poster

Los comienzos de la animación Documentary1995

Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Poster

Animation Legend: Winsor McCay Feature Film1993

ToonHeads Poster

ToonHeads TV Series1992

The Midsummer's Nightmare Short Film1922

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Short Film1921

Flip's Circus Poster

Flip's Circus Short Film1921

Gertie on Tour Poster

Gertie on Tour Short Film1921

The Centaurs Poster

The Centaurs Short Film1921

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Poster

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Short Film1918

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914

How a Mosquito Operates Poster

How a Mosquito Operates Short Film1912

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Poster

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Short Film1911

Animation Department

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Type

Year

Welcome to the Basement Poster

Welcome to the Basement TV Series2012

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Short Film1921

Flip's Circus Poster

Flip's Circus Short Film1921

The Centaurs Poster

The Centaurs Short Film1921

Crashing Through to Berlin Poster

Crashing Through to Berlin Documentary1918

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Poster

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Short Film1918

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914

How a Mosquito Operates Poster

How a Mosquito Operates Short Film1912

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Poster

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Short Film1911

Producer

11

The Midsummer's Nightmare Short Film1922

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House Short Film1921

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Poster

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet Short Film1921

Flip's Circus Poster

Flip's Circus Short Film1921

Gertie on Tour Poster

Gertie on Tour Short Film1921

The Centaurs Poster

The Centaurs Short Film1921

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Poster

The Sinking of the 'Lusitania' Short Film1918

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914

How a Mosquito Operates Poster

How a Mosquito Operates Short Film1912

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Poster

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics Short Film1911

Thanks

4

Type

Year

History of World Cinema Poster

History of World Cinema Short Film2021

The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project Short Film2011

The Face of Joe the Killer Video2005

Bird of Steel! Poster

Bird of Steel! Feature Film

Art Department

2

Type

Year

Monster Model Review Poster

Monster Model Review TV Series2007

Adventures Into Digital Comics Poster

Adventures Into Digital Comics Documentary2006

Cinematographer

1

Gertie the Dinosaur Poster

Gertie the Dinosaur Short Film1914

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