Said to be the model for Elzie Segar's Wimpy character in the Popeye cartoon series.
from Popeye the Sailorpedia:
https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/J._William_Schuchert
"J. William Schuchert (1857 - 1941) was a real-life person from E. C. Segar's home town of Chester, Illinois who (like Frank "Rocky" Fiegel and Dora Paskel) inspired a Thimble Theatre character. In this case, J. Wellington Wimpy."
"J. William "Bill" Schuchert was Segar's boss during the latter's teenage years working at a local theater. Unlike the cheap Wimpy, he is said to have been a generous man, although he shared the character's rotund shape and a voracious appetite for hamburgers."
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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name John William Schuchert
Birth Date 8 Mar 1857
Birth Place Chester, Ill
Death Date 20 Feb 1941
Death Place Chester, Randolph, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Feb 1941
Burial Place Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Cemetery Name Evergreen
Death Age 83
Occupation Merchant, Theatre
Race White
Marital Status W
Gender Male
Residence Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Father Name John F. Schuchert
Father Birth Place Hanover, Germany
Mother Name Elizabeth Hoffe
Spouse Name Elizabeth Beare Schuchert
FHL Film Number 1832579
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from Popeye the Sailorpedia:
https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/J._William_Schuchert
"J. William Schuchert (1857 - 1941) was a real-life person from E. C. Segar's home town of Chester, Illinois who (like Frank "Rocky" Fiegel and Dora Paskel) inspired a Thimble Theatre character. In this case, J. Wellington Wimpy."
"J. William "Bill" Schuchert was Segar's boss during the latter's teenage years working at a local theater. Unlike the cheap Wimpy, he is said to have been a generous man, although he shared the character's rotund shape and a voracious appetite for hamburgers."
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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name John William Schuchert
Birth Date 8 Mar 1857
Birth Place Chester, Ill
Death Date 20 Feb 1941
Death Place Chester, Randolph, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Feb 1941
Burial Place Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Cemetery Name Evergreen
Death Age 83
Occupation Merchant, Theatre
Race White
Marital Status W
Gender Male
Residence Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Father Name John F. Schuchert
Father Birth Place Hanover, Germany
Mother Name Elizabeth Hoffe
Spouse Name Elizabeth Beare Schuchert
FHL Film Number 1832579
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Said to be the model for Elzie Segar's Wimpy character in the Popeye cartoon series.
from Popeye the Sailorpedia:
https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/J._William_Schuchert
"J. William Schuchert (1857 - 1941) was a real-life person from E. C. Segar's home town of Chester, Illinois who (like Frank "Rocky" Fiegel and Dora Paskel) inspired a Thimble Theatre character. In this case, J. Wellington Wimpy."
"J. William "Bill" Schuchert was Segar's boss during the latter's teenage years working at a local theater. Unlike the cheap Wimpy, he is said to have been a generous man, although he shared the character's rotund shape and a voracious appetite for hamburgers."
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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name John William Schuchert
Birth Date 8 Mar 1857
Birth Place Chester, Ill
Death Date 20 Feb 1941
Death Place Chester, Randolph, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Feb 1941
Burial Place Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Cemetery Name Evergreen
Death Age 83
Occupation Merchant, Theatre
Race White
Marital Status W
Gender Male
Residence Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Father Name John F. Schuchert
Father Birth Place Hanover, Germany
Mother Name Elizabeth Hoffe
Spouse Name Elizabeth Beare Schuchert
FHL Film Number 1832579
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from Popeye the Sailorpedia:
https://popeye.fandom.com/wiki/J._William_Schuchert
"J. William Schuchert (1857 - 1941) was a real-life person from E. C. Segar's home town of Chester, Illinois who (like Frank "Rocky" Fiegel and Dora Paskel) inspired a Thimble Theatre character. In this case, J. Wellington Wimpy."
"J. William "Bill" Schuchert was Segar's boss during the latter's teenage years working at a local theater. Unlike the cheap Wimpy, he is said to have been a generous man, although he shared the character's rotund shape and a voracious appetite for hamburgers."
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Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name John William Schuchert
Birth Date 8 Mar 1857
Birth Place Chester, Ill
Death Date 20 Feb 1941
Death Place Chester, Randolph, Illinois
Burial Date 23 Feb 1941
Burial Place Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Cemetery Name Evergreen
Death Age 83
Occupation Merchant, Theatre
Race White
Marital Status W
Gender Male
Residence Chester, Randolph, Ill.
Father Name John F. Schuchert
Father Birth Place Hanover, Germany
Mother Name Elizabeth Hoffe
Spouse Name Elizabeth Beare Schuchert
FHL Film Number 1832579
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