Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' celebrates its 107th
anniversary today. So who was Winsor McCay? The Google homepage
today depicts an old-fashioned comic strip, in muted hues of
blue, red, green, and yellow. Click on the tab on the bottom
right of the doodle, and watch a pajama-clad boy tumble, panel
by panel, through a fairytale land of clouds, castles, and
princesses, before finally landing back in his own bedroom. The
doodle is an homage to the artist Winsor McCay, and his most
famous creation, Little Nemo, which turns 107 years old today.
So who was McCay, exactly? Only one of the most influential
cartoonists in history. RECOMMENDED: The 15 most fascinating
accidental inventions McCay was born in Canada, probably around
1867 or 1868 – the exact date and location remain unclear. When
McCay was still a child, his family moved from Canada to Spring
Lake, in Michigan. The young McCay drew fervently, and and
around 1880, one of his illustrations, of a sinking steamer, was
apparently snapped up for