Windsor McCay was an American cartoonist and animator whose pioneering early animated work set a standard followed by Walt Disney and others in later decades. His two best-known creations are the newspaper comic strip 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' and the animated cartoon 'Gertie the Dinosaur' which he created in 1914.
McCay created a number of animated short films, in which every single frame of each cartoon (with each film requiring thousands of frames) was hand-drawn by McCay and occasionally his assistants. McCay went on vaudeville tours with his films. He presented lectures and did drawings; then he interacted with his animated films, performing such tricks as holding his hand out to "pet" his animated creations.
The star of McCay's groundbreaking animated film Gertie the Dinosaur is classified by film and animation historians as the first cartoon character created especially for film to display a unique, realistic personality. In the film, Gertie causes trouble and cries when she is scolded, and finally she gives McCay himself a ride on her back as he steps into the movie picture.
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