Editing J. Wellington Wimpy (section)

== Inspiration ==
The character seems to have been inspired by more than one person whom Segar had encountered. Wimpy's personality was based upon that of William Schuchert, the manager of the [[Chester Opera House]] where Segar was first employed. "Windy Bill", as he was known, was a pleasant, friendly man, fond of [[tall tales]] and [[hamburgers]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-D3lR0eOC4C&pg=PA5 |title=Popeye: an illustrated cultural history |author=Fred Grandinetti |date=December 31, 2003 |pages=5–6|publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786426874 }}</ref>

Additional sources suggest that Segar composed the character's name from the names of two other acquaintances. According to fellow cartoonist [[Bill Mauldin]], the name was suggested by that of [[Wellington J. Reynolds]], one of Segar's instructors at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago|Chicago Art Institute]].<ref>Bill Mauldin, ''The Brass Ring'', New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1972</ref> In a brief 1935 interview in ''[[The Oklahoman|The Daily Oklahoman]]'', H. Hillard Wimpee of [[Atlanta]] indicated that he was connected to the character, having worked with Segar at the ''[[Chicago Herald-Examiner]]'' in 1917. It became a custom in the office that whoever accepted an invitation for a hamburger would pay the bill. According to Wimpee, after seeing the character in the newspaper, he wrote to Segar in 1932 about Wimpy, "afraid of being connected with what [Segar] was doing with [the character]." He said Segar replied, "You haven't seen anything yet."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman |location=Oklahoma City|title='Wimpy' Comes To Town – But Don't Let Atlanta Know Anything of This|date=November 12, 1935|page=1}}</ref>