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Winsor McCay: Quick Facts

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Born September 26, 1867? • Michigan
Died July 26, 1934 • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Gertie the Dinosaur” • “Little Nemo in Slumberland” • “The Sinking of the Lusitania”

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