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Al
Eugster was born on February 11, 1909, in New York City. His parents were musician Julius Eugster and Hedwig Fiegel, both were from German descent. Between 1915 and 1919, his dad died when he was just a child. At the age of 16, he got paid $ 10 a week for doing jobs and the
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until the studio closed in 1967. The following year, he joined Kim and
Gifford, where he began his longest stay at a single studio. In September 1987, Eugster retired from Kim and Gifford, ending his 62-year career.
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in Miami for a higher salary. Eugster re-joined
Fleischer in 1939 and stayed with them until the studio closed down in 1942. He would work briefly at
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Eugster began his career in animation in April 1925 where he worked at the Pat
Sullivan studio. He would blacken in the drawing of
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at nighttime to study art while also working. Al
Eugster then left Sullivan's Studio in April 1929 and moved to
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cartoons. Just a year later, he went on to work for Ub lwerks where he co-animated several
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Contains a partial list of scenes animated by
Eugster and photos from his personal files.
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television cartoons. In 1964, he joined
Paramount where he worked for Shamus Culhane and
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Contains notes from
Eugster's ledger and the only known clip of his Popeye animation.
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working for various commercial studios. These included
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cartoons until 1957. From 1957 to 1964, Eugster freelanced throughout
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www.cartoonresearch.com, April 10, 2019. Retrieved
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www.cartoonresearch.com, August 3, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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Al Eugster filmography from the British Film Institute
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381:Al Eugster entry from "Popeye Cartoons."
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338:"Animation Profiles: AL EUGSTER."
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320:"An Al Eugster Scrapbook."
132:Felix The Cat Productions/
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261:as well as the works of
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16:American film director
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171:Alfred Julius Eugster
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