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2023-12-22 04:15:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 843D74BB4F0EA95D69EA0C165C7E8DC47A89A13BC6A61975768CB1B805C4852F
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The claim that Fiegel was the inspiration for "Popeye" is largely accurate. However, the picture shown above is not a photograph of him. It is of an anonymous sailor aboard HMS Rodney in 1940, posing as “Popeye”. Fiegel was in his 70s at the time this photograph was taken. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/frank-rocky-fiegel-popeye/
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