1925 in animation

none Events in 1925 in animation. Events February February 15: Walt Disney's Alice Solves the Puzzle, premiers. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Pete, the oldest recurring Disney character.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/disney.htm Walt Disney 2024-08-27 2020-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20200515055542/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/disney.htm live https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htm Ub Iwerks 2024-08-27 2025-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20250114230800/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htm live Films released 1 January: Alice Cans the Cannibals (United States) Felix Wins and Loses (United States) 15 January: Alice the Toreador (United States) Felix All Puzzled view (United States) 1 February: Alice Gets Stung (United States) Felix Follows the Swallows view (United States) 13 February: In Dutch (United States) Jungle Bike Riders (United States) 15 February: Alice Solves the Puzzle (United States) Felix Rests in Peace (United States) 1 March – Felix Gets His Fill view (United States) 13 April – Felix Full O' Fight (United States) 27 April – Felix Outwits Cupid (United States) 3 May – Opus IV (Germany) 8 May – Felix Monkeys with Magic view (United States) 17 May – Alice's Egg Plant (United States) 25 May – Felix Cops the Prize (United States) 8 June – Felix Gets the Can view (United States) 15 June – Alice Loses Out (United States) 23 June – Alice Gets Stage Struck (United States) 12 July – Alice Wins the Derby (United States) 20 July – The Window Washers (United States) 30 July – Alice Picks the Champ (United States) 15 August: Alice's Tin Pony (United States) Felix Dopes it Out view (United States) 23 August – Felix the Cat Trifles with Time (United States) 28 August – Ugly Duckling (United States) 30 August – Alice Chops the Suey (United States) 6 September – Felix the Cat Busts into Business (United States) 15 September – Alice the Jail Bird (United States) 20 September – Felix the Cat Trips thru Toyland (United States) 28 September – Closer Than a Brother (United States) 4 October – Felix the Cat on the Farm (United States) 15 October – Alice Plays Cupid (United States) 15 November: Alice Rattled by Rats (United States) Eats are West (United States) 29 November – Felix the Cat Tries the Trades (United States) 13 December – Felix the Cat at the Rainbow's End (United States) 15 December – Alice in the Jungle (United States) 27 December – Felix the Cat Kept on Walking (United States) Births January January 2: Larry Harmon, American clown (played himself in Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown, voice of Stan Laurel in Laurel and Hardy), (d. 2008). January 5: Sparky Moore, American animator and comics artist (did lay-outs for Hanna-Barbera and Cambria Productions), (d. 2016).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/moore_sparky.htm Sparky Moore lambiek.net 2022-02-03 2006-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20060308075154/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/moore_sparky.htm live January 11: Kihachirō Kawamoto, Japanese puppet designer, animator and film director (The Book of the Dead), (d. 2010).Puppet animation producer Kihachirō Kawamoto dies http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Puppet_animation_producer_Kihachiro_Kawamoto_dies_P109748 The Big Cartoon Forum The Big Cartoon DataBase August 29, 2010 August 28, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120709091354/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Puppet_animation_producer_Kihachiro_Kawamoto_dies_P109748 July 9, 2012 January 26: Oliver Passingham, British comics artist and animator, (d. 2003).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/passingham_oliver.htm Oliver Passingham lambiek.net 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203092137/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/passingham_oliver.htm live Paul Newman, American actor, film director, race car driver and entrepreneur (voice of Doc Hudson in Cars and Cars 3, voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Blunder Years"), (d. 2008).Harmetz Aljean 2008-09-27 Paul Newman, a Magnetic Titan of Hollywood, Is Dead at 83 (Published 2008) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/movies/28newman.html 2020-10-12 0362-4331 mdy-all 2008-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20081208234243/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/movies/28newman.html live January 28: Yasuji Mori, Japanese animator (Toei Animation) and director (The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon), (d. 1992).http://www.anido.com/people/41?lang=en Yasuji MORI « ANIDO official website August 2, 2020 March 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134634/http://www.anido.com/people/41?lang=en live February February 3: John Fiedler, American actor (voice of Piglet in Winnie the Pooh, Father Sexton in Robin Hood, Porcupine in The Fox and the Hound, Rudy in The Emperor's New Groove), (d. 2005).O'Donnell, Michelle. "John Fiedler, 80, Stage Actor and Film Voice of Pooh's Piglet, Dies" https://web.archive.org/web/20130928174020/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/movies/27fiedler.html 2013-09-28 , The New York Times, June 27, 2005; accessed December 15, 2007. "He graduated from Shorewood High School in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy, serving stateside until World War II's end." February 8: Jack Lemmon, American actor (voice of Frank Ormand in The Simpsons episode "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"), (d. 2001).Krikorian Greg https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jack-lemmon-20010629-story.html Jack Lemmon, Everyman Star, Dies Los Angeles Times June 29, 2001 July 14, 2022 February 28, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200228033706/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jack-lemmon-20010629-story.html live February 11: Marvin Stein, American comics artist, animator and illustrator, (d. 2010).https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/marvin-stein-comic-book-illustrator-dies-at-85-a54470 Marvin Stein Comic Book illustrator Dies at 85 Newsday 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203125356/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/marvin-stein-comic-book-illustrator-dies-at-85-1.1766724 livehttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/stein_marvin.htm Marvin Stein lambiek.net May 15, 2020 May 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200514083328/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/stein_marvin.htm live February 14: Norma Swank-Haviland, American ink and paint artist (The Three Caballeros) and actor (voice of Angry Woman in Crowd in Make Mine Music, Mice in Cinderella, second voice of Chip), (d. 2022).https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/norma-swank-haviland-chip-voice-actor-obituary-215830.html Norma Swank-Haviland, Disney Ink-&-Paint Artist And Early Chip Voice Actor, Dies At 97 Jamie Lang May 4, 2022 Cartoon Brew May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504163321/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/norma-swank-haviland-chip-voice-actor-obituary-215830.html live February 17: Hal Holbrook, American actor (voice of Amphitryon in Hercules, Cranston in Cats Don't Dance, Mayday in Planes: Fire & Rescue), (d. 2021).Berkvist Robert https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95 February 2, 2021 The New York Times February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202183539/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html live https://www.mckenziebanner.com/stories/holbrook-remembered,7851#:~:text=BEVERLY%20HILLS%2C%20California%20%E2%80%94%20Hal%20Holbrook,Dixie%20Carter%20in%20McLemoresville%20Cemetery. Holbrook Remembered McKenzie Banner July 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210729172158/https://www.mckenziebanner.com/stories/holbrook-remembered,7851#:~:text=BEVERLY%20HILLS%2C%20California%20%E2%80%94%20Hal%20Holbrook,Dixie%20Carter%20in%20McLemoresville%20Cemetery. live February 18: George Kennedy, American actor (voice of L.B. Mammoth in Cats Don't Dance), (d. 2016).http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article63205232.html George Kennedy, actor in 'Cool Hand Luke,' 'Airport,' dies at 91 Miami Herald Miami Herald Staff February 29, 2016 February 29, 2016 April 19, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220419231629/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article63205232.html live March March 1: Dan Danglo, American animator (Terrytoons, Famous Studios, Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2020).Degg D. D. Dan Danglo—RIP https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/06/12/dan-danglo-rip/ June 15, 2020 The Daily Cartoonist June 12, 2020 June 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200615140326/http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/06/12/dan-danglo-rip/ liveDan Danglo https://nationalcartoonists.com/ncs/members/biogs/danglo.asp National Cartoonists Society June 15, 2020 June 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200615210753/https://nationalcartoonists.com/ncs/members/biogs/danglo.asp live March 5: Stig Lasseby, Swedish animator, director, animation producer (Agaton Sax, Peter-No-Tail) and actor (Tänkande August in Agaton Sax), (d. 1996).Obituary https://web.archive.org/web/20230508224707/https://books.google.com/books?id=X7QqAQAAIAAJ&q=Stig+Lasseby+Team+Film 2023-05-08 in Filmårsboken 1996. Proprius/Swedish Film Institute, 1997. 475118574 sv March 20: Bill Lignante, American comics artist, courtroom sketch artist and animator (Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2018).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm Bill Lignante lambiek.net May 5, 2020 September 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200911013544/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lignante_bill.htm live March 23: Robie Lester, American actress (voice of Miss Jessica in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, singing voice for Eva Gabor in The Aristocats and The Rescuers), (d. 2005).Most sources give birth year as 1925. March 25: Elmer Dresslar Jr., American actor (voice of the Jolly Green Giant), (d. 2005).2005-10-27 Voice of Jolly Green Giant dies en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4380434.stm 2020-05-24 2020-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20200811104044/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4380434.stm liveAssociated Press 2005-10-27 Elmer Dresslar Jr., 80, Voice of Green Giant, Is Dead en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/arts/television/elmer-dresslar-jr-80-voice-of-green-giant-is-dead.html 2020-05-24 0362-4331 2023-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20230613173718/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/arts/television/elmer-dresslar-jr-80-voice-of-green-giant-is-dead.html live April April 12: Oliver Postgate, British animator, puppeteer and television writer (narrator and additional voices in Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog, co-creator of Bagpuss), co-founder of Smallfilms, (d. 2008).http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7772620.stm Bagpuss and Clangers creator dies BBC News December 9, 2008 December 9, 2008 December 10, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081210074016/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7772620.stm live April 14: Harold M. Schulweis, American rabbi and author (special technical consultant for The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown"), (d. 2014).Tom Tugend, "Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, 'Rabbi of Rabbis' and world-renowned Jewish leader, dies at 89" https://web.archive.org/web/20241225132423/https://jewishjournal.com/obituaries/article/rabbi_harold_m._schulweis_world_renown_innovative_synagogue_leader_89/ 2024-12-25 , Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, December 18, 2014. Rod Steiger, American actor (voice of Captain Tenille in The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide", himself in The Critic episode "L.A. Jay"), (d. 2002).https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jul/10/guardianobituaries.filmnews1?INTCMP=SRCH Rod Steiger The Guardian July 10, 2002 August 26, 2015 Baxter, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20150928065945/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jul/10/guardianobituaries.filmnews1?INTCMP=SRCH September 28, 2015 liveLovece, Frank http://www.filmjournal.com/node/16272 Saving Shiloh Film Journal International May 10, 2006 July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928065956/http://www.filmjournal.com/node/16272 September 28, 2015 dead Woody Kling, American television writer (The Littles, Rainbow Brite), (d. 1988).https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D8103CF937A25757C0A96E948260 Woody Kling, 62, Dies; Writer of TV Comedy 1988-04-14 New York Times 2008-06-12 2019-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216074850/https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D8103CF937A25757C0A96E948260 live April 18: Bob Hastings, American actor (voice of Commissioner Gordon in the DC Animated Universe, Superboy in The Adventures of Superboy, Henry Glopp in Jeannie, D.D. in Clue Club), (d. 2014).https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/07/02/mchales-navy-star-bob-hastings-dies-at-age-89/12042763/ 'McHale's Navy' Star Bob Hastings Dies at Age 89 USA Today Associated Press July 2, 2014 2021-08-13 2021-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20210814030022/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/07/02/mchales-navy-star-bob-hastings-dies-at-age-89/12042763/ live April 25: Kay E. Kuter, American actor (voice of Grimsby in The Little Mermaid franchise, Santa Claus in Annabelle's Wish, Ego the Living Planet in the Fantastic Four episode "To Battle the Living Planet"), (d. 2003). April 26: Leo De Lyon, American actor (voice of Spook and Brain in Top Cat, Flunky in The Jungle Book), (d. 2021).https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/santa-barbara-ca/irving-levin-10365403 Irving Levin December 7, 2021 December 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207093908/https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/santa-barbara-ca/irving-levin-10365403 livehttps://digital.copcomm.com/i/1433871-fall-winter-2021/135 SAG-AFTRA Magazine Fall/Winter 2021 Edition December 7, 2021 December 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207093908/https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1433871-fall-winter-2021/135 live April 29: Iwao Takamoto, American animator, film director, television producer and character designer (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2007). https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/29/guardianobituaries.obituaries Iwao Takamoto: Brilliant animator who eased the medium's transition from film to television Paul Wells January 28, 2007 The Guardian April 21, 2016 August 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070829232734/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2000879,00.html live May May 10: Albert Jaminon, Belgian painter, sculptor, comic artist, animator and educator (worked for Belvision), (d. 2006).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jaminon_albert.htm Albert Jaminon lambiek.net 14 October 2025 7 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251007041806/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jaminon_albert.htm live May 14: Alvin Epstein, American actor and director (voice of Bookseller in Beauty and the Beast), (d. 2018). Ysanne Churchman, English actress (provided additional voices for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix), (d. 2024).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c134yn03dpmo Archers star whose storyline shocked nation dies 2024-07-28 2024-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20240728033209/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c134yn03dpmo live Ysanne Churchman, voice of Grace Archer in The Archers in 1950s, dies aged 99 https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2024/07/26/ysanne-churchman-voice-of-grace-archer-in-the-archers-in-1950s-dies-aged-99/ 26 July 2024 Shropshire Star 26 July 2024 26 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240726084216/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2024/07/26/ysanne-churchman-voice-of-grace-archer-in-the-archers-in-1950s-dies-aged-99/ live Ysanne Churchman, actress who played Grace Archer, killed off in a stable fire in The Archers – obituary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/26/ysanne-churchman-grace-archer-killed-fire-archers-obituary/ 26 July 2024 The Telegraph 26 July 2024 26 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240726140757/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/26/ysanne-churchman-grace-archer-killed-fire-archers-obituary/ live May 20: Horst Alisch, German illustrator, comics artist and animator, (d. 2020).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/alisch_horst.htm Horst Alisch lambiek.net 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203092154/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/alisch_horst.htm live May 24: Babette DeCastro, American singer (Bird and Animal voices in Song of the South), (d. 1992).Doc Rock http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1992.html The Dead Rock Stars Club 1992 – 1993 Thedeadrockstarsclub.com 24 July 2014 21 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180421195946/http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1992.html live June June 3: Tony Curtis, American actor (voice of Stony Curtis in The Flintstones episode "The Return of Stony Curtis", TV Interviewer in Sparky's Magic Piano, Bernard in Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever), (d. 2010).Tony Curtis 1925-2010: A movie star and icon in the golden age of Hollywood October 30, 2010 Daily Record Glasgow http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2010/10/01/movie-star-tony-curtis-was-icon-of-golden-age-of-hollywood-and-epitome-of-cool-86908-22599821/ October 1, 2010 October 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101004143045/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2010/10/01/movie-star-tony-curtis-was-icon-of-golden-age-of-hollywood-and-epitome-of-cool-86908-22599821/ live Tony Curtis 'stable' after asthma attack July 16, 2010 https://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2010/07/16/20100716tony-curtis-stable-after-asthma-attack.html The Arizona Republic February 25, 2019 July 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718090805/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2010/07/16/20100716tony-curtis-stable-after-asthma-attack.html live https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/movies/01curtis.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Tony Curtis, Hollywood Leading Man, Dies at 85 Kehr Dave The New York Times September 30, 2010 October 1, 2010 September 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110923190435/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/movies/01curtis.html?partner=rss&emc=rss live https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8034695/Tony-Curtis.html London The Daily Telegraph Tony Curtis September 30, 2010 March 27, 2024 May 18, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240327232156/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8034695/Tony-Curtis.html livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443271 Film star Tony Curtis dies at 85 BBC News September 30, 2010 September 30, 2010 October 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101001042929/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443271 live https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-coroner-actor-tony-curtis-dies-at-las-vegas-home-2010sep30-story.html Coroner:Actor Tony Curtis Dies At Las Vegas Home Associated Press September 30, 2010 San Diego Union-Tribune February 25, 2019 August 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230825105043/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-coroner-actor-tony-curtis-dies-at-las-vegas-home-2010sep30-story.html live June 4: Joe Hale, American animator (Sleeping Beauty, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Robin Hood, Mickey's Christmas Carol), producer (The Black Cauldron) and screenwriter (The Black Cauldron), (d. 2025).https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-hale-dead-disney-animation-black-cauldron-1236128254/ Joe Hale, Disney Animation Veteran and ‘Black Cauldron’ Producer, Dies at 99 2025-02-06 2025-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20250605000203/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-hale-dead-disney-animation-black-cauldron-1236128254/ live Magazine Animation February 6, 2025 Disney Animator & Producer Joe Hale Dies Age 99 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/02/disney-animator-producer-joe-hale-dies-age-99/ February 11, 2025 Animation Magazine en-US June 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250601065433/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/02/disney-animator-producer-joe-hale-dies-age-99/ live June 10: Yefim Gamburg, Russian film director (Passion of Spies, Ograblenie po..., Blue Puppy, Dog in Boots), (d. 2000).Yefim Gamburg https://web.archive.org/web/20220204113336/https://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=109 2022-02-04 at Animator.ru June 16: Servais Tiago, Portuguese comics artist and animator, (d. 2018).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm Servais Tiago 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203092145/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tiago_servais.htm live June 18: Johnny Pearson, British composer (Captain Pugwash), (d. 2011)."Johnny Pearson: Composer, pianist and arranger who worked on 'Top of the Pops' during three decades" https://web.archive.org/web/20121225005621/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/johnny-pearson-composer-pianist-and-arranger-who-worked-on-lsquotop-of-the-popsrsquo-during-three-decades-2249980.html 2012-12-25 , The Independent, March 23, 2011. June 25: June Lockhart, American actress (voice of Martha Day in These Are the Days, Mother in Peter-No-Tail, Aladdin's Mother in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Aunt Millie in the Pound Puppies episode "How to Found a Pound", Vesta in Wildfire, Mrs. Nelson in the Duckman episode "America the Beautiful", Mrs. Brainchild in The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "Blazing Entrails", Timmy's Mother in the Johnny Bravo episode "Johnny, Real Good", herself in The Critic episode "All the Duke's Men"), (d. 2025).June Lockhart, 'Lassie' and 'Lost in Space' Actress Who Was One of the Last Surviving Stars from Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 100 https://people.com/june-lockhart-dead-lassie-and-lost-in-space-actress-dies-at-100-8621340 2025-10-25 People.com en Victoria Edel Nicholas Rice 25 October 2025 2025-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20251209003326/https://people.com/june-lockhart-dead-lassie-and-lost-in-space-actress-dies-at-100-8621340 live July July 7: Jan Svochak, Czech-American animator (Famous Studios, Pelican, Elektra, Zanders, Perpetual Motion Pictures, Buzzco, J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, the Punchy advertisements), (d. 2006).http://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/jan-svochak-1926-2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220051/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/jan-svochak-1926-2006 27 September 2007 Jan Svochak passes away at age 81 July 11: David Graham, English actor (voice of Gordon Tracy in the Thunderbirds franchise, Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig, Wise Old Elf in Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, Dr. Horatio Beaker in Supercar, Professor Matthew Matic in Fireball XL5, The Brown Bear in Stowaways on the Ark, Snork in Moomin), (d. 2024).Bushby Helen September 20, 2024 Grandpa Pig, Thunderbirds and Daleks voice actor David Graham dies https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo September 20, 2024 BBC September 24, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240924061556/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo live Bushby Helen Peppa Pig and Thunderbirds actor David Graham dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo 20 September 2024 BBC News 20 September 2024 20 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240920174904/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj463gx8gyo live July 20: Andrzej Pawłowski, Polish painter, sculptor, photographer, and film director (Kineformy, Naturally Shaped Forms, Mannequins), (d. 1986).Andrzej Pawłowski https://web.archive.org/web/20130321231125/http://www.culture.pl/web/english/resources-film-full-page/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/andrzej-pawlowski 2013-03-21 at culture.pl July 23: Magdalo Mussio, Italian animator, (d. 2006).https://galleriaclivio.it/the-artists/magdalo-mussio/?lang=en Galleria Clivio | Magdalo Mussio 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203092155/https://galleriaclivio.it/the-artists/magdalo-mussio/?lang=en live July 26: Zdeněk Smetana, Czech animator, film director and graphic artist (worked for Jiri Trnka, Gene Deitch, The End of A Cube), (d. 2016).Czech artist Zdenek Smetana, author of TV bedtime stories, dies http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-artist-zdenek-smetana-author-of-tv-bedtime-stories-dies/1319376 ČeskéNoviny 2016-02-25 2016-03-17 mdy-all 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033901/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-artist-zdenek-smetana-author-of-tv-bedtime-stories-dies/1319376 live August August 8: Ginny Tyler, American actress (voice of Jan in Space Ghost, Sue Storm / Invisible Woman in The New Fantastic Four, the female squirrel in The Sword in the Stone, Davey's mother and sister in Davey and Goliath), (d. 2012).http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Ginny+Tyler Disney Legends – D23 Disney 24 September 2016 9 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609194430/http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Ginny+Tyler live Nelson Valerie J. 22 July 2012 Ginny Tyler dies at 86; voice actress was Disney legend https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ginny-tyler-20120723-story.html Los Angeles Times 11 April 2017 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140831/http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ginny-tyler-20120723-story.html live August 11: Jerome Coopersmith, American dramatist ('Twas the Night Before Christmas), (d. 2023).Jerome Coopersmith https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jerome-coopersmith-obituary?id=52539731 Legacy 25 July 2023 25 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230725013327/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jerome-coopersmith-obituary?id=52539731 live Barnes Mike Jerome Coopersmith, ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Writer and Tony-Nominated Playwright, Dies at 97 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerome-coopersmith-dead-hawaii-five-o-writer-1235546307/ 27 July 2023 The Hollywood Reporter 27 July 2023 27 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230727163752/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jerome-coopersmith-dead-hawaii-five-o-writer-1235546307/ live August 13: Jane Webb, American film, radio, and voice actress (Filmation), (d. 2010).April 13, 2022 Jane Webb's Obituary http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Jane-Webb-Edwards-88326937 Tributes June 13, 2023 August 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230825105050/https://www.tributes.com/ live Edwards William April 13, 2022 Official Web Biography of Sam Edwards http://www.perfessorbill.com/sam_bio.shtml June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230620182730/http://www.perfessorbill.com/sam_bio.shtml live August 16: Branco Karabajic, Croatian comics artist and animator (worked on Veliki Mitting), (d. 2003).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/karabajic_branco.htm Branco Karabajic lambiek.net 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203092148/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/karabajic_branco.htm live August 19: Chumei Watanabe, Japanese composer (Mazinger Z, Godannar, Getter Robo Go, Transformers: Victory), (d. 2022).Composer Michiaki Watanabe Passes Away at 96 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-27/composer-michiaki-watanabe-passes-away-at-96/.187111 Anime News Network June 27, 2022 2022-06-28 2022-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20220627151152/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-27/composer-michiaki-watanabe-passes-away-at-96/.187111 livehttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220627/k10013691491000.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220627121040/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220627/k10013691491000.html dead June 27, 2022 作曲家 渡辺宙明さん死去 96歳「マジンガーZ」など手がける | NHK August 30: Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and writer (Babar: The Movie), (d. 2024).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/de-brunhoff_laurent.htm Laurent De Brunhoff lambiek.net 2024-05-04 2024-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20240328165710/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/de-brunhoff_laurent.htm livehttps://apnews.com/article/babar-laurent-de-brunhoff-dies-11e154513ae7406ea245be2789bc65e8 Laurent de Brunhoff, 'Babar' heir and author, dies at age 98 March 23, 2024 Italie, Hillel AP News March 27, 2024 July 6, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240706235205/https://apnews.com/article/babar-laurent-de-brunhoff-dies-11e154513ae7406ea245be2789bc65e8 live September September 2: Ronnie Stevens, British actor (narrator and additional voices in Noggin the Nog), (d. 2006).https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/comedy-veteran-ronnie-stevens-dies-at-81/ Comedy veteran Ronnie Stevens dies at 81 | News | the Stage 2022-02-03 2015-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054101/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2006/comedy-veteran-ronnie-stevens-dies-at-81/ live September 12: Bengt Feldreich, Swedish television presentator, journalist and actor (narrator in From All of Us to All of You), (d. 2019).https://www.expressen.se/noje/bengt-feldreich-dod-blev-94-ar-gammal/ Bengt Feldreich död – blev 94 år gammal Expressen October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191021175055/https://www.expressen.se/noje/bengt-feldreich-dod-blev-94-ar-gammal/ live September 14: Rick Reinert, American animator, film director and producer (MGM, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Rick Reinert Productions), (d. 2018).http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847 FREDRICK REINERT Obituary - Springfield, VA | The Plain Dealer May 5, 2020 November 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181110120230/http://obits.cleveland.com/obituaries/cleveland/obituary.aspx?n=fredrick-g-reinert&pid=190700847 livehttps://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144 Fredrick Reinert Obituary - Annandale, Virginia | Legacy.com Legacy.com May 5, 2020 November 11, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043803/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/fredrick-reinert-obituary?pid=190684144 live September 15: Peggy Webber, American actress (voice of Elderberry in The Smurfs), (d. 2026).https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peggy-webber-dead-radio-actress-orson-welles-hitchcock-1236675526/ Peggy Webber, Prolific Radio Actress Who Worked for Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock on Film, Dies at 100 2026-08-17 2026-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818081522/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peggy-webber-dead-radio-actress-orson-welles-hitchcock-1236675526/ live September 20: Roland Dupree, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (live-action model for the title character in Peter Pan), (d. 2015).http://www.starletdancestudio.com/Performing_Groups.php Performing Groups starletdancestudio 2016-03-08 2016-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160919223048/http://www.starletdancestudio.com/Performing_Groups.php deadhttps://accessreel.com/article/roland-dupree-peter-pan Roland Dupree - Peter Pan AccessReel.com 2016-03-08 2016-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309034956/https://accessreel.com/article/roland-dupree-peter-pan livehttp://www.danielsfuneral.com/obituaries/Roland-Dupree/#!/Obituary Roland Dupree - View Obituary & Service Information Roland Dupree Obituary 2016-03-08 2016-03-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308233313/http://www.danielsfuneral.com/obituaries/Roland-Dupree/#!/Obituary live September 24: Eve Brenner, American actress (voice of the Mouse Queen in The Great Mouse Detective). September 27: J. Robert Harris, American composer (theme from Spider-Man), (d. 2000). http://www.hollywoodfiveo.com/archive/issue2/exclusive/harris/harris.htm 2002 The Five-O Interview Hollywood Five-O, Inc. June 15, 2019 March 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080530/http://www.hollywoodfiveo.com/archive/issue2/exclusive/harris/harris.htm live October October 1: Bradley Bolke, American actor (voice of Chumley the Walrus in Underdog), (d. 2019).https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bradley-bolke-dead-tennessee-tuxedo-cartoons-star-was-93-1176633 Bradley Bolke, Chumley the Walrus on 'Tennessee Tuxedo' Cartoons, Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter 16 January 2019 May 5, 2020 31 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200731221058/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bradley-bolke-dead-tennessee-tuxedo-cartoons-star-was-93-1176633 live October 3: Gore Vidal, American writer and public intellectual (voiced himself in the Family Guy episode "Mother Tucker", and The Simpsons episode "Moe'N'a Lisa"), (d. 2012).https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books/gore-vidal-elegant-writer-dies-at-86.html Gore Vidal Dies at 86; Prolific, Elegant, Acerbic Writer McGrath Charles August 1, 2012 The New York Times September 12, 2022 January 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170128072905/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books/gore-vidal-elegant-writer-dies-at-86.html live October 12: Charles Gordone, American playwright, actor, director, educator, and actor (voice of Preacher Fox in Coonskin), (d. 1995). October 13: Heino Pars, Estonian film director (d. 2014).Heino Pars - Eesti filmi andmebaas https://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/8472 www.efis.ee 1 May 2021 1 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210501070440/https://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/8472 live October 16: Angela Lansbury, Irish-English actress and singer (portrayed Miss Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Balloon Lady in Mary Poppins Returns, voice of Sister Theresa in The First Christmas, Mommy Fortuna in The Last Unicorn, Mrs. Potts in the Beauty and the Beast franchise, Narrator/The Dowager Empress Marie in Anastasia, Grandmamma in Heidi 4 Paws, Mayor McGerkle in The Grinch), (d. 2022).Lewis Daniel October 11, 2022 Angela Lansbury, Star of Film, Stage and Murder, She Wrote, Dies at 96 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/arts/angela-lansbury-dead.html October 15, 2022 0362-4331 subscription October 14, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221014000814/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/arts/angela-lansbury-dead.html liveLi David K. October 11, 2022 Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast star, dies at 96 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/angela-lansbury-murder-wrote-beauty-beast-star-dies-96-rcna42421 October 15, 2022 NBC News October 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221011194028/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/angela-lansbury-murder-wrote-beauty-beast-star-dies-96-rcna42421 liveBarnes Mike October 11, 2022 Angela Lansbury, Entrancing Star of Stage and Screen, Dies at 96 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-1235239215/ October 15, 2022 The Hollywood Reporter October 14, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221014185510/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-1235239215/ live October 23: Johnny Carson, American television host, comedian, writer and producer (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled"), (d. 2005).https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/arts/television/24john.html Johnny Carson, Low-Key King of Late-Night TV, Dies at 79 January 24, 2005 The New York Times Richard Severo Bill Carter June 14, 2022 May 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110512053140/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/arts/television/24john.html live November November 11: Jonathan Winters, American actor and comedian (voice of Mr. Freebus and Roger Gustav in The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Grandpa and Papa Smurf in The Smurfs franchise, Coach Cadaver in Gravedale High, Wade Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation, The Thief in Arabian Knight, narrator in Frosty Returns, Santa Claus in Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, Old Clown in the Johnny Bravo episode "I Used to Be Funny", Sappy Stanley in the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?", Stinkbomb D. Basset in the Animaniacs episode "Smell Ya Later", himself and Maude Frickert in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Frikert Fracas"), (d. 2013).Comedian Jonathan Winters Dies At 87 https://web.archive.org/web/20160924141351/http://bhcourier.com/comedian-jonathan-winters-dies-87/ 2016-09-24 , The Beverly Hills Courier, April 12, 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Jonathan Winters, Funny Man and Comedic Inspiration, Dies at 87 Grimes William April 12, 2013 The New York Times April 12, 2013 subscription April 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420082927/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 liveJonathan Winters dead at 87 http://www.baltimorenewsjournal.com/2013/04/12/jonathan-winters-dead-at-87/ BaltimoreNewsJournal.com April 12, 2013 April 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130426094344/http://www.baltimorenewsjournal.com/2013/04/12/jonathan-winters-dead-at-87/ live June Whitfield, English radio, television and film actress (voice of Mrs. Rabbit in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, and Judge Pikelet in the Rex the Runt episode "The Trials of Wendy"), (d. 2018).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46923624 June Whitfield: Absolutely Fabulous cast attend beloved co-star's funeral 18 January 2019 BBC News 13 June 2023 20 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230620182820/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46923624 livehttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93 BBC News BBC 29 December 2018 29 December 2018 30 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181230124235/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 livehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/june-whitfield-dies-at-93.html June Whitfield, a Star of 'Absolutely Fabulous,' Dies at 93 The New York Times 30 December 2018 2 January 2019 31 December 2018 https://archive.today/20181231223054/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/obituaries/june-whitfield-dies-at-93.html live November 17: Walt Peregoy, American artist (Walt Disney Productions, Format Films, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2015). November 22: Miki Muster, Slovenian sculptor, illustrator, comics artist and animator (Bavaria Film, made cartoons based on the work of Guillermo Mordillo and Manfred Schmidt's Nick Knatterton), (d. 2018).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm Miki Muster lambiek.net May 5, 2020 January 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200102145121/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muster_miki.htm live December December 8: Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director (voice of Cheshire Cat in The New Alice in Wonderland, Head Ratte in Heidi's Song), (d. 1990).Peter B. Flint Sammy Davis Jr. Dies at 64. Top Showman Broke Barriers https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/17/obituaries/sammy-davis-jr-dies-at-64-top-showman-broke-barriers.html Sammy Davis Jr., a versatile and dynamic singer, dancer and actor who overcame extraordinary obstacles to become a leading American entertainer, died of throat cancer yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 64 years old and had been in deteriorating health since his release from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on March 13. The New York Times May 17, 1990 December 11, 2014 July 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140709213133/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/17/obituaries/sammy-davis-jr-dies-at-64-top-showman-broke-barriers.html live December 12: Warren Tufts, American comics artist, animator and actor (Cambria Studios, Hanna-Barbera) (d. 1982).Warren Tufts entry https://web.archive.org/web/20150403170630/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tufts_w.htm April 3, 2015 , Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Accessed August 21, 2017. December 13: Dick Van Dyke, American actor, comedian, writer, singer, and dancer (host of CBS Cartoon Theatre, portrayed Bert in Mary Poppins, voice of the title character in Tubby the Tuba, the narrator in The Town Santa Forgot, Webb in The Alan Brady Show, Jim Gordon in Batman: New Times, Mr. Bloomsberry in Curious George, Captain Goof-Beard in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode "Mickey's Pirate Adventure", himself in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Haunted Carnival", and The Simpsons episode "McMansion & Wife"). December 19: Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter and composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte's Web, The Mighty Kong), (d. 2012).https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/arts/music/robert-b-sherman-songwriter-for-disney-dies-at-86.html Robert B. Sherman, a Songwriter for Disney and Others, Dies at 86 The New York Times 25 July 2019 6 March 2012 Bruce Weber 21 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190521120343/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/arts/music/robert-b-sherman-songwriter-for-disney-dies-at-86.html live Deaths May May 19: Viking Eggeling, Swedish avant-garde artist and filmmaker, pioneer of abstract animation (directed the animated short film Symphonie diagonale), dies at age 44.Motherwell Robert The Dada Painters and Poets 1981 Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge xxxviii 2ndhttps://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2008/08/18/symphonie-diagonale-by-viking-eggeling/ Symphonie Diagonale by Viking Eggeling. { feuilleton } 6 May 2011Louise O'Konor, Viking Eggeling, 1880–1925, Artist and Filmmaker: Life and Work, translated by Catherine G. Sundström and Anne Libby, Stockholm, Almqvist and Wiksell, 1971.https://books.google.com/books?id=9pCzyQ9yOrkC&dq=survage%2C+%22symphonies+en+couleur%22+%22Rythmes+color%C3%A9s%22&pg=PA204 Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe, European Culture in a Changing World: Between Nationalism and Globalism, Cambridge Scholars Press, 2004 2024-06-21 2024-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20240618090329/https://books.google.com/books?id=9pCzyQ9yOrkC&dq=survage,+%22symphonies+en+couleur%22+%22Rythmes+color%C3%A9s%22&pg=PA204 live http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5735 Daniel Robbins, Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, MoMA, 2009 2024-06-21 2015-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175325/http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5735 live August August 23: Constantin Philipsen, Danish filmmaker, (toured Scandinavian nations from 1898 with his magic lantern; opened Denmark's first viable cinema, the 158-seat Kosmorama in 1904, in Copenhagen), dies at age 65.p. 182 Thomas, Alastair H. Historical Dictionary of Denmark Rowman & Littlefield, 26 Jul. 2016p. 172 Abel, Richard Encyclopedia of Early Cinema Taylor & Francis, 2005 References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb