Artist · United States
“Happy Hooligan”
Frederick Burr Opper.
United States, 1857 to 1937
Frederick Burr Opper (January 2, 1857, August 28, 1937) was one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades. Born to Austrian-American German-speaking immigrants Lewis and Aurelia Burr Oppers in Madison, Ohio, Frederick was the eldest of three children.
Biodata
- Born
- 1857, Madison
- Died
- 1937, New Rochelle
- Citizenship
- United States
- Work
- comics artist, screenwriter, illustrator, caricaturist
Frederick Burr Opper, in numbers
Sketchbook