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2023-12-20 18:31:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C2D8CCB54DB5E05A686121C83756C3A011BFA549BCA07DF7FE654A29B2736425
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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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