Media Death

Full Name at Birth: Storm Elvin Thorgerson
Age: 69 (age at death)
Date of Birth: 28 February, 1944
Birthplace: Potters Bar, Middlesex, England
Date of Death: 18 April, 2013
Cause of Death: Cancer

Death Summary: Storm Thorgerson died of cancer at the age of 69.

Who was Storm Thorgerson : Storm Thorgerson was a graphic designer, best known for his work with various high-profile rock bands including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Muse, and Scorpions. That Dark Side of the Moon cover? Yeah, that was Storm Thorgerson.

Full Name at Birth: Elzie Crisler Segar
Age: 43 (age at death)
Date of Birth: 8 December 1894
Birthplace: Chester, Illinois
Date of Death: 13 October 1938
Location of Death: Santa Monica, California

Death Summary: Segar was only 43 years old when he passed away from liver disease after a long struggle with being ill.

After his death, his assistant Bud Sagendorf took over duties on Popeye and continued to create the comic strip for many years to come.

Who was E.C. Segar : Elzie Crisler Segar was a cartoonist whose claim to fame was being the creator of everybody's favorite spinach-eating seaman Popeye the Sailor Man.

Segar's Popeye cartoon originally appeared in 1929 in the "Thimble Theatre" comic section of the New York Journal.

Interestingly enough, Segar had been contributing cartoons to this publication for a decade prior to Popeye's appearance, and Olive Oyl from the Popeye cartoons was one of the main characters along with Castor Oyl and Ham Gravy.