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Otto Messmer
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American animator (1892-1983)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Felix the Cat, The Great Comic Book Tails
- Felix
- Nine Lives to Live
- Oekonomische Probleme der Regionalplanung
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Film & TV
Union City, New Jersey, USA
American animator, best known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and popularity of Felix is a matter of ongoing dispute, particularly as he only laid his claim to the character after the death of Sullivan, who until that time had received the credit. However, most prominent comics and…
Known for
- Cartoon Carnival — Self (archive footage)2021
- 100 Years of Felix the Cat — Himself2020
- Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat — Himself1977
- Felix Through the Years — (self, archive footage)
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 13
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Otto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Teaneck
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Winsor McCay Award
- Notable work
- Felix the Cat
- Student of
- Henry Mayer
- Field of work
- animation
- Conflict
- World War I
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- date of birth
- 1892-08-16
- date of death
- 1983-10-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- name in native language
- Otto Messmer
- Commons category
- Otto Messmer
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