E. C. Segar
- Birthday: 12/8/1894
- Deathday: 10/13/1938
- Place of birth: Santa Monica, California
- Fame for: Writing
- Also known as: Elzie Crisler Segar, Elzie Segar, E.C. Segar
Biography
Elzie Crisler Segar, known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre.