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Frederick Burr Opper (Cartoonist) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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*** ,1857
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September 28, 1937 (80 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Celebrities born on January 2
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Frederick Burr Opper
Frederick Burr Opper is considered to be one of the pioneers of American comic books, famous for the Happy Hooligan comic book series. His comic characters have appeared in cartoon gag magazines, covers, political cartoons and comics for six decades. Born to Austrian American immigrants Lewis and Aurelia Burr Oppers in Madison, Ohio, Frederick was the oldest of three children. At the age of 14, he dropped out of school to work as an apprentice printer at the local Madison Gazette, and at 16 he moved to New York City, where he worked in a shop and continued to draw. He briefly studied at Cooper Union, then briefly worked as a student and assistant to illustrator Frank Beard. Opper's first cartoon was published in Wild Oats in 1876, followed by cartoons and illustrations in Scribner Monthly and St. Nicholas Magazine. He worked as an illustrator for Frank Leslie's Weekly between 1877 and 1880
BornJanuary 2, 1857, Madison, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1937, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable worksHappy Hooligan

About Frederick Burr Opper

Cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper was born on January 2, 1857 in Ohio, United States (He dies at the age of 80, on September 28, 1937).

One of the first comic strip cartoonists in the United States. Edgar Wilson Nye, Novelist Mark Twain, and Journalist Finley Peter Dunne were among the authors for whom he worked as an artist.

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Frederick Burr Opper before becoming famous

Frederick Burr Opper was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1857 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Before joining Entrepreneur William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and commencing his Happy Hooligan strip, he worked as a political cartoonist and illustrator for Scribner's Monthly.

Achievement of Frederick Burr Opper

He often supplied many strips to a single day's newspaper issue as an apparently limitless source of amusement.

Frederick Burr Opper's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Nellie Barnett, he had three children.

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During the 1900 presidential race, he lampooned US President William McKinley and his opponents, as did other good political cartoonists of the time.

William McKinley (1843 - 1901) (US President)
William McKinley (1843 - 1901)

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Frederick Burr Opper Income & Net worth

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Frederick Burr Opper Height and Weight

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