1938 in animation

none Events in 1938 in animation. Films released Events January January 1: Tex Avery's Daffy Duck & Egghead, starring Daffy Duck and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. Daffy's name was revealed in this short.DataBase The Big Cartoon Daffy Duck And Egghead (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3708-Daffy-Duck-And-Egghead 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic January 28: Riding the Rails, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Riding The Rails (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1553-Riding-The-Rails 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic February February 7: Bob Clampett's Breakdowns of 1938 is made, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, an blooper reel made exclusively for Warner Brothers' personnel and not released theatrically. The film is notable for a scene where Porky Pig says "Son of a bitch!".Bob Clampett https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clampett_bob.htm 2021-12-28 lambiek.net en 2022-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091820/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clampett_bob.htm live February 11: Jack King's Self Control, starring Donald Duck and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Self Control (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3862-Self-Control 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic February 19: Friz Freleng's Jungle Jitters, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Jungle Jitters (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/467-Jungle-Jitters 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic This short later became part of the Censored Eleven. The Captain and the Kids film series, produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, debuts with their first cartoon Cleaning House.DataBase The Big Cartoon Cleaning House (MGM, United Features Syndicate) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3173-Cleaning-House 2021-04-14 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic February 25: Be Up to Date, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Be Up To Date (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4343-Be-Up-To-Date 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Ben Sharpsteen's Boat Builders, starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Boat Builders (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3995-Boat-Builders 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic February 26: Bob Clampett's What Price Porky starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon What Price Porky (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/5285-What-Price-Porky 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic March March 10: Jack King's Donald's Better Self, starring Donald Duck and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Donald's Better Self (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4208-Donalds-Better-Self 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic 10th Academy Awards: Walt Disney's The Old Mill wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.The 10th Academy Awards 1938 https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1938 2021-12-28 Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences en 2017-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20170919221901/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1938 live Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, but loses to One Hundred Men and a Girl. However, a year later the Academy will give Snow White eight special Academy Awards. March 12: Tex Avery's The Sneezing Weasel, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved October 10, 2026. March 25: Honest Love and True, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Honest Love And True (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1563-Honest-Love-And-True 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April April 1: Burt Gillett's Moth and the Flame, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Moth And The Flame (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4002-Moth-And-The-Flame 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April 15: Jack King's Donald's Nephews, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released. It marks the on-screen debut of Huey, Louie and Dewey who had already debuted in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck comic strip a year earlier.Al Taliaferro https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/taliaferro.htm 2021-12-28 lambiek.net en 2019-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20190330163555/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/taliaferro.htm liveDataBase The Big Cartoon Donald's Nephews (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4054-Donalds-Nephews 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April 16: Bob Clampett's Porky's Five & Ten, starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky's Five & Ten (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/322-Porkys-Five-Ten 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April 22: Out of the Inkwell, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Out Of The Inkwell (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1523-Out-Of-The-Inkwell 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April 23: Tex Avery's The Penguin Parade, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Penguin Parade (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/97-Penguin-Parade 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic April 30: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's Porky's Hare Hunt, starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. In it, Porky hunts a rabbit, who is a prototypical version of Bugs Bunny.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky's Hare Hunt (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/320-Porkys-Hare-Hunt https://archive.today/20150205182951/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/320-Porkys-Hare-Hunt dead February 5, 2015 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) en May May 6: Ben Sharpsteen's Mickey's Trailer, starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Mickey's Trailer (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3993-Mickeys-Trailer 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic May 14: Frank Tashlin's Now That Summer is Gone, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Now That Summer Is Gone (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/382-Now-That-Summer-Is-Gone 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic May 27: The Swing School, starring Betty Boop, produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Swing School (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1711-Swing-School 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Graham Heid's Wynken, Blynken and Nod, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Wynken Blynken And Nod (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/6429-Wynken-Blynken-And-Nod 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic May 28: Tex Avery's The Isle of Pingo Pongo, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Isle Of Pingo Pongo (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/118-Isle-Of-Pingo-Pongo 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic This short later became part of the Censored Eleven. June June 11: Cal Howard and Cal Dalton's Katnip Kollege, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Katnip Kollege (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/468-Katnip-Kollege https://archive.today/20150209145716/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/468-Katnip-Kollege dead February 9, 2015 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) en June 17: Ben Sharpsteen's Polar Trappers, starring Donald Duck and Goofy and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Polar Trappers (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3960-Polar-Trappers 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic June 24: Pudgy and the Lost Kitten, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Pudgy And The Lost Kitten (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1710-Pudgy-And-The-Lost-Kitten 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic June 25: Frank Tashlin's Have You Got Any Castles?, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Have You Got Any Castles (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/549-Have-You-Got-Any-Castles 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Bob Clampett's Porky's Party, starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky's Party (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/310-Porkys-Party 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic July July 8: Jack King's Good Scouts, starring Donald Duck, Huey, Louie and Dewey and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Good Scouts (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4022-Good-Scouts 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic July 9: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's Love and Curses, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Love And Curses (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/434-Love-And-Curses 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic July 23: Tex Avery's Cinderella Meets Fella, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Cinderella Meets Fella (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3732-Cinderella-Meets-Fella 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic July 25: Frank Tashlin's Porky's Spring Planting, starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky's Spring Planting (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/297-Porkys-Spring-Planting 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic July 29: Buzzy Boop, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Buzzy Boop (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1781-Buzzy-Boop 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Ben Sharpsteen's The Fox Hunt, starring Donald Duck and Goofy and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Fox Hunt (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3848-Fox-Hunt 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August August 6: Bob Clampett's Porky & Daffy, starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky & Daffy (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/345-Porky-Daffy 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August 12: Pudgy the Watchman, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Pudgy The Watchman (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1654-Pudgy-The-Watchman 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August 13: Frank Tashlin's The Major Lied 'Til Dawn, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/109-Major-Lied-Til-Dawn 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August 19: David Hand and Dick Huemer's The Whalers, starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Whalers (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3982-Whalers 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August 26: All's Fair at the Fair, produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon All's Fair At The Fair (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1646-Alls-Fair-At-The-Fair 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic August 27: Cal Dalton and Cal Howard's A-Lad-In Bagdad, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon A-Lad-In Bagdad (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4406-Lad-In-Bagdad 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Frank Tashlin's Wholly Smoke, starring Porky Pig, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Wholly Smoke (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5295-Wholly-Smoke 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic September September 9: Bill Roberts' Mickey's Parrot, starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Mickey's Parrot (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3987-Mickeys-Parrot 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic September 10: Frank Tashlin's Cracked Ice, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Cracked Ice (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3719-Cracked-Ice 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic September 16: Buzzy Boop at the Concert, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Buzzy Boop At The Concert (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1755-Buzzy-Boop-At-The-Concert 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic September 23: Bill Roberts' Brave Little Tailor, starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Brave Little Tailor (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3983-Brave-Little-Tailor 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic September 24: Tex Avery's A Feud There Was, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon A Feud There Was (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4491-Feud-There-Was 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Bob Clampett's Porky in Wackyland starring Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. It marks the debut of the Do-Do Bird.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky In Wackyland (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/339-Porky-In-Wackyland https://archive.today/20150206154155/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/339-Porky-In-Wackyland dead February 6, 2015 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) en October October 8: Bob McKimson's Little Pancho Vanilla and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Little Pancho Vanilla (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/441-Little_Pancho_Vanilla.html 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic October 14: Jack Cutting's Farmyard Symphony, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Farmyard Symphony (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5324-Farmyard-Symphony 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic Sally Swing, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Sally Swing (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4397-Sally-Swing 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic October 22: Tex Avery's Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Johnny Smith And Poker-Huntas (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/470-Johnny-Smith-And-Poker-Huntas 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic October 28: The Playful Polar Bears, produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Playful Polar Bears (Fleischer Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1524-Playful-Polar-Bears 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic November November 4: Jack King and Jim Handley's Donald's Golf Game, starring Donald Duck and Huey, Dewey, & Louie and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Donald's Golf Game (Walt Disney Studios) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4092-Donalds-Golf-Game 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic November 5: Bob Clampett's Porky in Egypt, starring Porky Pig, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.DataBase The Big Cartoon Porky In Egypt (A Vitaphone Production) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/338-Porky-In-Egypt 2021-12-28 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic The cartoon is notable for a scene where a camel goes insane due to heat stroke. Frank Tashlin's You're an Education, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5316-Youre-An-Education You're an Education (A Vitaphone Production) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic November 18: A Date to Skate, starring Popeye and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4365-Date-To-Skate A Date to Skate (Fleischer Studios) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic November 19: Chuck Jones' The Night Watchman, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/102-Night-Watchman The Night Watchman (A Vitaphone Production) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic November 25: Dick Rickard's Ferdinand the Bull, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/6314-Ferdinand-The-Bull Ferdinand the Bull (Walt Disney Studios) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic November 26: Bob Clampett's The Daffy Doc, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/160-Daffy-Doc The Daffy Doc (A Vitaphone Production) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic December December 2: On with the New, starring Betty Boop and produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/1546-On-With-The-New On with the New (Fleischer Studios) 2021-01-24January 2024 medicmedic December 9: Rudolf Ising and Vernon Stallings' Merbabies, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/4200-Merbabies Merbabies (Walt Disney Studios) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic December 12: Tex Avery's Daffy Duck in Hollywood, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3705-Daffy-Duck-In-Hollywood Daffy Duck in Hollywood (A Vitaphone Production) 2021-01-25January 2024 medicmedic The cartoon is notable for combining animation with live-action, including a scene where Daffy meets producer Leon Schlesinger himself. This was Avery's final cartoon to feature Daffy. December 17: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's Count Me Out (1938) starring Egghead and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. December 23: Wilfred Jackson's Mother Goose Goes Hollywood, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released. A cartoon featuring caricatures of Hollywood actors.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4185-Mother-Goose-Goes-Hollywood Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (Walt Disney Studios) 2021-01-24January 2024 medicmedic Thrills and Chills, starring Betty Boop, produced by Fleischer Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1703-Thrills-And-Chills Thrills and Chills (Fleischer Studios) 2021-01-24January 2024 medicmedic December 31: Tex Avery's The Mice Will Play, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. Specific date unknown The manga Norakuro is adapted into an anime film, directed by Mitsuyo Seo.のらくろ虎退治 http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1938/bn005090.htm live 2021-12-28 www.jmdb.ne.jp 2021-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20210201142521/http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1938/bn005090.htm Births January January 6: Michael Graham Cox, English actor (voice of Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, Bigwig in Watership Down), (d. 1995). January 7: Roland Topor, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer, animator and playwright (Les Escargots, Fantastic Planet), (d. 1998).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/topor_roland.htm Roland Topor lambiek.net 2021-11-06 2021-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20211106094154/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/topor_roland.htm live January 13: Charlie Brill, American actor and comedian (voice of Grimm in Mother Goose and Grimm, the title character in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "King Tooten Pooten"). January 13, 2023 Today's famous birthdays list for January 13, 2023 includes celebrities Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-13-2023-includes-celebrities-julia-louis-dreyfus-trace-adkins.html July 15, 2023 cleveland en January 14: Jack Jones, American singer and actor (voice of the Frog in Over the Garden Wall), (d. 2024).Koseluk Chris October 24, 2024 Jack Jones, 'Wives and Lovers' and 'Love Boat' Theme Singer, Dies at 86 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/jack-jones-dead-love-boat-theme-1236044634/ October 24, 2024 The Hollywood ReporterReyes Jesus October 24, 2024 Jack Jones, famed singer and desert resident, dies at 86 https://kesq.com/news/2024/10/24/jack-jones-famed-singer-and-desert-resident-dies-at-86/ October 24, 2024 KESQ January 16: Michael Pataki, American actor (voice of The Cow in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, George Liquor in Ren & Stimpy, the Chief in Boo Boo Runs Wild, Sewer King in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Underdwellers"), (d. 2010).Obituary Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2010; page AA7.http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Michael_Pataki_was_George_Liquor_on_Ren_Stimpy_P108360/ Michael Pataki was George Liquor on Ren & Stimpy forum.bcdb.com April 22, 2010 dead https://archive.today/20120709131306/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Michael_Pataki_was_George_Liquor_on_Ren_Stimpy_P108360/ 2012-07-09 Michael J. O'Connor, American animator, storyboard artist (Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, The Simpsons) and writer (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Filmation), (d. 1992). January 25: Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist (creator of Cyborg 009), (d. 1998). Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese animator and manga artist (Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Queen Emeraldas, Queen Millennia, worked with the band Daft Punk on their animated music videos and their full-length film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem), (d. 2023).ja:「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」「銀河鉄道999」松本零士さん死去、85歳 急性心不全 https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202302200000303.html February 20, 2023 February 20, 2023 Nikkan Sports jaPineda Rafael Antonio February 19, 2023 Legendary Manga Creator Leiji Matsumoto Passes Away at 85 Anime News Network https://www.amimenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-19/legendary-manga-creator-leiji-matsumoto-passes-away-at-85/.195093 February 20, 2023Leiji Matsumoto lambiek.net https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/matsumoto_leiji.htm 15 February 2023 February February 2: Bo Hopkins, American actor (voice of Huttin in The Angry Beavers episode "Fat Chance"), (d. 2022).Bo Hopkins Dead: 'Wild Bunch,' 'American Graffiti' Actor Was 84 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bo-hopkins-dead-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-1235155857/ May 28, 2022 The Hollywood Reporter Chris Koseluk February 3: Marshall Efron, American actor (voice of Ratso in The Kwicky Koala Show, Sloppy Smurf in The Smurfs, Mooch in The Biskitts, Fat Cat in Kidd Video, Stanley in Fluppy Dogs, Hun-Gurrr in The Transformers, Deputroll Flake in Trollkins, Synonamess Botch in Twice Upon a Time, the Earl of Sandwich in the Time Squad episode "A Sandwich by Any Other Name"), (d. 2019).Genzlinger Neil Marshall Efron, Funny Cog in the PBS 'Dream Machine,' Dies at 81 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/arts/television/marshall-efron-dead.html 9 October 2019 The New York Times 8 October 2019 Petar Gligorovski, Macedonian painter, comics artist, animator and director (Adam 5 do 12), (d. 1995).At The Top http://zagrebfilm.hr/katalog_film_detail_e.asp?sif=757&counter=80&sif_kat=2&modul=&serijal= dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721103610/http://zagrebfilm.hr/katalog_film_detail_e.asp?sif=757&counter=80&sif_kat=2&modul=&serijal= 21 July 2011 2021-12-27 Zagreb Film February 4: Tomoharu Katsumata, Japanese film director (Toei Animation). February 12: Judy Blume, American author (voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "D'oh Canada"). February 17: Dario Penne, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Bender in Futurama, Finn McMissile in Cars 2, Agent K in Men in Black: The Series, and Django in Ratatouille), (d. 2023).Andrea Francesco Berni 2023-02-15 Dario Penne è morto: addio al grande attore, doppiatore di Anthony Hopkins e Michael Caine https://www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/dario-penne-morto-doppiatore-anthony-hopkins-michael-caine/ 2023-02-15 Cinema - BadTaste.it it-IT February 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230215193422/https://www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/dario-penne-morto-doppiatore-anthony-hopkins-michael-caine/ live Dario Penne è morto: addio al grande attore, doppiatore di Anthony Hopkins e Michael Caine https://www.badtaste.it/cinema/articoli/dario-penne-morto-doppiatore-anthony-hopkins-michael-caine/ 15 February 2023 badtaste.it 15 February 2023Redazione 2023-02-15 Dario Penne: causa morte, malattia, moglie, figli e biografia https://www.tag24.it/502992-dario-penne-causa-morte-malattia-moglie-figli-e-biografia/ 2023-07-20 TAG24 it-IT February 22: Barry Dennen, American actor (voice of Ramsis Dendup in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Czar Nicholas II in the Animaniacs episode "Nothing but the Tooth", Shadow Agent in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Off Balance"), (d. 2017).Geier Thom September 26, 2017 Barry Dennen, 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Actor and Barbra Streisand Ex, Dies at 79 https://www.thewrap.com/barry-dennen-jesus-christ-superstar-actor-barbra-streisand-ex-dies-79/ September 30, 2023 TheWrap en-US March March 3: Bruno Bozzetto, Italian animator and director (creator of Mr. Rossi). March 12: Ken Spears, American animation writer, sound editor and producer (Hanna-Barbera, co-creator of Scooby-Doo, co-founder of Ruby-Spears), (d. 2020).https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/ken-spears-dead-scooby-doo-co-creator-1234825813/ Ken Spears, Co-Creator of 'Scooby-Doo,' Dies at 82 Ellise Shafer Variety November 9, 2020 November 20, 2020 March 16: Robert Schaefer, American background artist (Hanna-Barbera, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, The Mouse and His Child, Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Heavy Metal, Marvel Productions, Fred Wolf Films, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Real Ghostbusters, Warner Bros. Animation, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Marvel Animation, Universal Cartoon Studios, Disney Television Animation), storyboard artist (Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends) and art director (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure), (d. 2021). March 24: Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter (Space Battleship Yamato II, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Century Orguss, Humanoid Monster Bem, Megazone 23, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Tytania), (d. 2012).https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-21/yamato-macross-director-noboru-ishiguro-passes-away Yamato, Macross Director Noboru Ishiguro Passes Away 21 March 2012 Anime News Network 14 July 2014 28 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140928102637/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-21/yamato-macross-director-noboru-ishiguro-passes-away livehttp://www.asahi.com/showbiz/tv_radio/TKY201203210546.html アニメ監督の石黒昇さん死去 21 March 2012 The Asahi Shimbun Digital 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323020324/http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/tv_radio/TKY201203210546.html 23 March 2012 March 31: Arthur B. Rubinstein, American composer (Tiny Toon Adventures, The Simpsons), (d. 2018).‘WarGames’ Composer Arthur B. Rubinstein Dies at 80 April April 28: Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (voice of Sarabi in The Lion King), (d. 1995).https://books.google.com/books?id=VjsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61 Madge Sinclair, Emmy-Award Winning Actress Succumbs at 57 Jet January 15, 1996 Johnson Publishing Company Pete Henderson, American comedian (voice of Monkeys in The Jungle Book), (d. 2018).Dennis Hevesi, Bill Skiles, was in comic duoMay 2026 medicmedic, New York Times, May 20, 2011Elaine Woo https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-bill-skiles-20110520-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110525022045/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/20/local/la-me-bill-skiles-20110520 live May 25, 2011 Bill Skiles, half of Skiles and Henderson comedy team, dies at 79 Los Angeles Times 2011-05-20 2023-06-25 May May 8: Jean Giraud, French artist, cartoonist, and writer (Les Maitres du temps, Tron, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Space Jam), (d. 2012).Hamel Ian 10 March 2012 Décès à Paris du dessinateur et scénariste de BD Moebius http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/deces-a-paris-du-dessinateur-et-scenariste-de-bd-moebius-10-03-2012-1439874_3.php Le Point.fr fr; Connelly Brendon 10 March 2012 Moebius, aka Jean Girard, aka Gir, Has Passed Away http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/03/10/moebius-aka-jean-girard-aka-gir-has-passed-away Bleeding Cool.com; Jean Giraud alias Moebius, père de Blueberry, s'efface http://www.liberation.fr/culture/01012395155-jean-giraud-alias-moebius-pere-de-blueberry-s-efface Libération.fr 9 March 2012 frFrench 'master of comics' artist Moebius dies http://www.euronews.com/2012/03/10/french-master-of-comics-artist-moebius-dies Euronews.com 10 March 2012 14 June 2023 12 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312045554/http://www.euronews.com/2012/03/10/french-master-of-comics-artist-moebius-dies/ dead. May 15: Dale Case, American animator and film director (The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam). May 16: Don Morgan, American animator (UPA, Chuck Jones, Walt Disney Animation, Ralph Bakshi, Hanna-Barbera) and comics artist, (d. 2019).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/morgan_don.htm Don Morgan lambiek.net August 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200912215510/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/morgan_don.htm live May 23: Robert Watts, British producer (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West) and actor (provided additional voices for An American Tail: Fievel Goes West), (d. 2024).Atkins Josh 1 October 2024 Robert Watts, Producer on Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Has Died Aged 86 https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2024/10/robert-watts-producer-on-original-star-wars-trilogy-has-died-aged-86.html www.starwarsnewsnet.comRobert Watts Passes Away At 86 http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Robert_Watts_Passes_Away_At_86_191037.asp 2024-10-04 www.theforce.netBurns James Robert Watts Has Passed Away, Aged 86 https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/robert-watts-has-passed-away-aged-86/ Jedi News 1 October 2024 1 October 2024 1 October 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241001095159/https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/robert-watts-has-passed-away-aged-86/ dead Barnes Mike 1 October 2024 Robert Watts, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ Producer, Dies at 86 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-watts-star-wars-indiana-jones-producer-1236018824/ 1 October 2024 The Hollywood ReporterPedersen Erik 2024-10-01 Robert Watts Dies: ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Indiana Jones’ Trilogies Producer Was 86 https://deadline.com/2024/10/robert-watts-dead-indiana-jones-empire-strikes-back-1236104432/ 2024-10-04 Deadline Hollywood en-US May 24: Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, and artist (voice of Root in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Stone in Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Yax in Zootopia, Chief Running Pinto in the South Park episode "Cherokee Hair Tampons", Laird Booney in the Code Monkeys episode "The Secret of 4-20", Bottom Bag in the Uncle Grandpa episode of the same name, himself in The Simpsons episode "A Midsummer's Nice Dream"). June June 2: Marzia Ubaldi, Italian actress (Italian dub voice of Moro in Princess Mononoke, Mama Gunda in Tarzan II, Mrs. Dilber in A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Henscher in ParaNorman), (d. 2023).2023-10-21 2023-10-21 Marzia Ubaldi, morta l'attrice de "I Cesaroni" e "Suburra": aveva 85 anni. Ha fondato una scuola di recitazione a Terni https://www.ilmessaggero.it/umbria/marzia_ubaldi_morta_attrice_cesaroni_suburra_narni_terni_chi_era-7707166.html2023-10-21 2023-10-21 Narni, addio a Marzia Ubaldi. L'attrice viveva a Capitone, insieme a Gastone Moschin aveva fondato l'accademia di recitazione a Terni https://www.ilmessaggero.it/umbria/narni_addio_marzia_ubaldi_attrice_viveva_capitone_insieme_gastone_moschin_aveva_fondato_accademia_di_recitazione_terni-7707166.html June 6: Vladimír Jiránek, Czech animator, illustrator and film director (co-creator of Pat & Mat), (d. 2012).Zemřel karikaturista Jiránek, autor Pata a Mata či Boba a Bobka https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/vytvarne-umeni/zemrel-karikaturista-vladimir-jiranek.A121107_113919_vytvarne-umeni_kot iDNES.cz cs 2012-11-07 2025-04-22 June 8: Ulrich Voß, German actor (German dub voice of Sergeant Cosgrove in Freakazoid!), (d. 2024).Glorreiche Generation: Der Volksbühnenschauspieler Ulrich Voß ist gestorben de June 27: Kathryn Beaumont, British actress (voice of Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Wendy Darling in Peter Pan).6 July 1951 Star had a birthday Birmingham Daily Gazette 4 Best of all, she is not coy about her age. Most stars refuse to have birthdays at all. This girl has been reported as twelve or thirteen years of age. Said Kathryn firmly: "I had a birthday on the voyage over. I am fourteen." June 28: John Byner, American actor (voice of the title characters in The Ant and the Aardvark, Gurgi and Doli in The Black Cauldron). July July 1: Aleksandr Kurlyandsky, Russian animation screenwriter (Well, Just You Wait!) and author, (d. 2020).https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/21/alexander-kurlyandsky-creator-of-nu-pogodi-cartoons-dead-at-82-a72423 Alexander Kurlyandsky, Creator of 'Nu, Pogodi!', Dead at 82 December 21, 2020 The Moscow Times October 31, 2021 October 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031111343/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/12/21/alexander-kurlyandsky-creator-of-nu-pogodi-cartoons-dead-at-82-a72423 live July 9: Brian Dennehy, American actor (voice of Django in Ratatouille, Babe Ruth in Everyone's Hero), (d. 2020). https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-actor-brian-dennehy-dies-0417-20200416-sftbe7dzurfmfk6zcq4yzrgvry-story.html Brian Dennehy, a giant of Chicago and America's stages, is dead at 81 Chris Jones Chicago Tribune April 16, 2020 April 16, 2020Brian Dennehy, Tony Award-Winning Actor, Dies at 81 The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved November 2, 2023.https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Brian-Dennehy-Tony-winning-stage-screen-actor-15205508.php Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81 Mark Kennedy April 16, 2020 Associated Press The Register Citizen April 16, 2020 April 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200417140459/https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Brian-Dennehy-Tony-winning-stage-screen-actor-15205508.php deadhttps://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Actor-Brian-Dennehy-longtime-CT-resident-dies-15205770.php 'Tommy Boy' actor Brian Dennehy, longtime CT resident, dies at 81 Tara O'Neill Connecticut Post April 16, 2020 April 18, 2020 July 18: Eduardo Manzano, Mexican actor (voice of Don Calcaneo in Marcianos vs. Mexicanos, Khan in Nikté, Latin American voice of Trollstice Bergen in Trolls), (d. 2025).Murió Eduardo Manzano 'El Polivoz' a los 87 años es July 21: Janet Reno, American lawyer (voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "Dark Knight Court"), (d. 2016).https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/janet-reno-us-attorney-general-died-43353469 Janet Reno, Former US Attorney General, Dies at Age 78 Anderson Curt November 7, 2016 ABC News June 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110121255/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/janet-reno-us-attorney-general-died-43353469 November 10, 2016 July 22: Terence Stamp, English actor (voice of Captain Severus in Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie, Professor Menace in the Static Shock episode "Blast from the Past"), (d. 2025).FreeBMD Entry Info https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=BRGIjhAqTGTw/EId/JFxkg&scan=1 July 15, 2023 www.freebmd.org.ukSchomberg William Schomberg William August 17, 2025 Actor Terence Stamp, star of Superman films, dies aged 87 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/actor-terence-stamp-star-superman-films-dies-aged-87-2025-08-17/ August 17, 2025 Reuters enRawnsley Jessica 17 August 2025 Terence Stamp: Superman villain and Priscilla star dies aged 87 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39d41g7nmlo 17 August 2025 BBC News BBC July 25: Renée Victor, American actress (voice of Abuelita in Coco, Dolores del Rey in Victor and Valentino, Gloria in the Fairfax episode "Fairfolks", Pottery Bot and Abuelatron in the Futurama episode "The One Amigo", Latin American dub voice of Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mombi in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, provided additional voices for The Addams Family), (d. 2025). 2025-05-31 Renée Victor, Voice Of Abuelita In ‘Coco’ & ‘Weeds’ Actress, Dies https://deadline.com/2025/05/renee-victor-dead-coco-abuelita-weeds-actress-1236415038/ 2025-05-31 Deadline Hollywood July 27: Gary Gygax, American author and game designer (co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, voiced himself in the Futurama episode "Anthology of Interest I"), (d. 2008).March 4, 2008 Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D,' Dies at 69 https://www.wired.com/2008/03/report-gary-gyg/ live Wired https://web.archive.org/web/20211111165541/https://www.wired.com/2008/03/report-gary-gyg/ November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021 July 30: Michael Bell, American actor (voice of Duke, Xamot, Major Bludd, and Blowtorch in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Lance and Sven in Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Quackerjack in Darkwing Duck and DuckTales, Drew Pickles and Chaz Finster in Rugrats, Grouchy Smurf, Lazy Smurf, and Handy Smurf in The Smurfs, Zan, Riddler, and Gleek in Super Friends, Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, Grogar in My Little Pony, Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends).Michael Bell https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/13107%7C111293/Michael-Bell https://web.archive.org/web/20140204144122/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/13107%7C111293/Michael-Bell/ dead February 4, 2014 July 15, 2023 Turner Classic Movies en August August 19: Diana Muldaur, American actress (voice of Leslie Thompkins in Batman: The Animated Series, Lady Morgana in The Legend of Prince Valiant).Famous birthdays for Aug. 19: Melissa Fumero, Gerald McRaney - UPI.com https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-19-Melissa-Fumero-Gerald-McRaney/5381660696911/ July 15, 2023 UPI en August 24: Violetta Kolesnikova, Russian animator (Soyuzmultfilm), (d. 2022).https://www.oreanda.ru/kultura_i_dosug/umerla-multiplikator-violetta-kolesnikova-sozdavshaya-vinni-puha/article1418835/ Умерла мультипликатор Виолетта Колесникова, создавшая "Винни-Пуха" ru Oreanda.ru 27 March 2022https://tass.ru/kultura/14196477 Winnie the Pooh co-creator Violetta Kolesnikova dies ru Tass.ru April 4, 2022 August 27: Anne Whitfield, American actress (voice of Mermaid in Peter Pan), (d. 2024).Anne Whitfield, 'White Christmas' actress, dies at 85 https://ew.com/anne-whitfield-dead-white-christmas-actress-85-8602890 2025-06-26 EW.com en2024-03-01 ‘White Christmas’ actress Anne Whitfield dead at 85 after ‘unexpected accident’ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/white-christmas-actress-anne-whitfield-132037531.html 2025-06-26 Yahoo Entertainment en-USAnne Whitfield Phillips August 29: Elliott Gould, American actor (voice of Mr. Stoppable in Kim Possible, Toto in The Cat Returns, the title character in the WordGirl episode "The Masked Meat Marauder", himself in The Simpsons episode "The Dad Who Knew Too Little"). September September 1: Alfred Budnick, American animator (Hanna-Barbera) and background artist (Hanna-Barbera, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Filmation, Camp Candy, Garfield and Friends, Family Dog, The Critic, Hey Arnold!, Hey Arnold!: The Movie, Party Wagon), (d. 2020). September 2: Mary Jo Catlett, American actress (voice of Mrs. Puff in SpongeBob SquarePants, The Claw's Mother in the Quack Pack episode "The Long Arm of the Claw", Helga in the Bonkers episode "Trains, Toons, and Toon Trains", Doreen in the Rugrats episode "Auctioning Grandpa", June in the Kim Possible episode "Larry's Birthday", Witch in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Nursery Crimes", Agnes in the Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer episode "Billy/Willie", additional voices in The Smurfs). September 5: Michael P. Schoenbrun, American production manager (The Simpsons), (d. 1993). September 8: Philip L. Clarke, American voice actor, (d. 2013). September 9: Bill Flynn, American voice actor (voice of Hiroshi Agasa in Funimation dub of Case Closed, Genzo in One Piece, Roy in Attack on Titan), (d. 2025).Mateo Alex Voice Actor Bill Flynn Dies at 86 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/25-08-15/voice-actor-bill-flynn-dieas-at-86/.227682 Anime News Network August 15, 2025 August 15, 2025 September 17: Barbera DeLiso, American xerographer (Pac-Man, The Swan Princess), (d. 2020). October October 2: Rex Reed, American film critic and actor (voiced himself in The Critic), (d. 2026).Rex Reed, Sharp-Witted Critic and Journalist Who Often Courted Controversy, Dies at 87 https://observer.com/2026/05/rex-reed-obituary-a-personal-remembrance-of-the-legendary-film-critic/ The Rex Reed I Knew (1938–2026) Curotto Merin May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 New York Observer https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/movies/rex-reed-dead.html Rex Reed, Film Critic Known for Acerbic Reviews, Dies at 87 Haberman Clyde May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 The New York Times limitedhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rex-reed-dead-caustic-film-critic-1236593262/ Rex Reed, Caustic Film Critic, Dies at 87 The Hollywood Reporter May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026 October 18: Dawn Wells, American actress (voice of Mary Ann Summers and Ginger Grant in Gilligan's Planet, Gumbalina Toothington in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants episode "The Ghastly Danger of the Ghost Dentist"), (d. 2020).June 27, 2020 'Gilligan's Island' Star Dawn Wells Has Dementia, Gets Restraining Order https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/27/gilligans-island-dawn-wells-dementia-mary-ann-restraining-order/ 2021-01-15 TMZ enPedersen Erik Dawn Wells Dies of Covid-19: Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island' was 82 https://msn.com/en-us/tv/news/dawn-wells-dies-of-covid-19-mary-ann-on-gilligan-s-island-was-82/ar-BB1cm21J?ocid=msedgntp MSNSaperstein Pat Dawn Wells, 'Gilligan's Island's' Mary Ann, Dies of COVID at 82 https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/dawn-wells-dead-gilligans-island-mary-ann-1234876755/ Variety December 30, 2020Bond Paul Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' Dies at 82 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dawn-wells-dead-mary-ann-gilligans-island-was-82-1149549 The Hollywood Reporter December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Gilligan's Island actress Dawn Wells dies of Covid complications en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55493964 December 31, 2020Dawn Wells Wishes Fans a Happy 2021 in Final Video Message https://extratv.com/2020/12/31/dawn-wells-wishes-fans-a/ 2021-01-12 Extra enDawn Wells' Rapid Deterioration in Final Days With COVID-19 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrigIYOGhY https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/vFrigIYOGhY 2021-12-21 live 2021-01-12 youtube.com October 19: Noel Blanc, American actor and son of Mel Blanc (voice of Porky Pig and the Tasmanian Devil in Tiny Toon Adventures). October 22: Christopher Lloyd, American actor (portrayed Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doc Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, voice of Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, the title character in The Pagemaster, Rasputin in Anastasia, Hacker in Cyberchase, the Woodsman in Over the Garden Wall, Mr. Clipboard in Foodfight!, Snail in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Dumb Luck", Smitty in the King of the Hill episode "Care-Takin Care of Business", Rev. Jim Ignatowski in The Simpsons episode "My Fare Lady", Santa Claus in the Big City Greens episode "Green Christmas").April 5, 2021 Christopher Lloyd - Movies, Age & Facts https://www.biography.com/actors/christopher-lloyd July 15, 2023 Biography en-US Derek Jacobi, English actor (voice of Nicodemus in The Secret of NIMH, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, The Master in Scream of the Shalka, Nezo in Strings, Mr. Operatski in the Angelina Ballerina episode "The Proposal", The Moon in The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Night"). October 23: Humpy Wheeler, American racing executive (voice of Tex in the Cars franchise), (d. 2025).Longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway President H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler Passes AwayZietlow Alex August 21, 2025 Humpy Wheeler, a NASCAR visionary who cemented Charlotte as a racing hub, dies at 86 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article311792158.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20250821184829/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article311792158.html August 21, 2025 August 21, 2025 The Charlotte Observer October 27: Yukiko Nikaido, Japanese actress (voice of Fujiko Mine in Lupin the 3rd Part I), (d. 2026).声優・二階堂有希子さん死去　老衰のため　「ルパン三世」初代・峰不二子役　夫は柳生博さん ja October 28: Ralph Bakshi, Palestinian-born American animator and filmmaker (Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin, Wizards, The Lord of the Rings, American Pop, Hey Good Lookin', Fire and Ice, Cool World, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures). Ben Lanzarone, American composer (Strawberry Shortcake), (d. 2024).Benjamin LanzaroneBrew Caroline Ben Lanzarone, 'Happy Days' and 'The Love Boat' Composer, Dies at 85 https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/ben-lanzarone-dead-love-boat-1235915879/ Variety 20 February 2024 18 February 2024 October 31: Kei Tomiyama, Japanese voice actor (d. 1995).ja:訃報 富山敬氏 Obituary: Mr. Kei Tomiyama Japanese September 27, 1995 Mainichi Shimbun 31https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=10001 ja:富山敬｜アニメキャラ・プロフィール・出演情報・最新情報まとめ Kei Tomiyama: Anime character, profile, appearance information, and the latest information June 14, 2021 Japanese Animate Times May 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509124900/https://www.animatetimes.com/tag/details.php?id=10001 liveja:声優名鑑 Voice Actor Directory Japanese Seibido Shuppan Tokyo, Japan July 1999 549 9784415008783 November November 4: Candy Devine, Australian radio broadcaster and singer (voice of Vera in All Dogs Go to Heaven), (d. 2024).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7x355y8jo Broadcaster Candy Devine dies aged 85 BBC News 31 October 2024 Joe Pytka, American film director (Space Jam). November 19: Michael Alaimo, American actor (Doctor in Space Jam), (d. 2025).Michael Alaimo, ‘Space Jam’ and ‘The China Syndrome’ Actor, Dies at 86 Ted Turner, American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor and philanthropist (Cartoon Network, founder of Turner Broadcasting System, co-creator of Captain Planet and the Planeteers), (d. 2026).Ted Turner reveals he's battling Lewy body dementia in exclusive interview https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-turner-reveals-hes-battling-lewy-body-dementia-in-exclusive-interview/ September 29, 2018 CBS News September 28, 2018 September 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928194555/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-turner-reveals-hes-battling-lewy-body-dementia-in-exclusive-interview/ live October 3, 2018 Jane Fonda on Ted Turner's diagnosis, G-CAPP, and her new HBO documentary https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/jane-fonda-on-ted-turners-diagnosis-g-capp-and-her-new-hbo-documentary/ May 6, 2026 Atlantahttps://people.com/ted-turner-rare-public-appearance-jimmy-rosalynn-carter-anniversary-11968186 CNN Founder Ted Turner Made Rare Public Appearance in His Final Years to Celebrate Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter's 75th Anniversary People May 6, 2026 May 7, 2026Boyette Chris Wolfe Elizabeth January 6, 2025 CNN founder Ted Turner recovering from pneumonia https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/06/us/ted-turner-cnn-founder-pneumonia May 6, 2026 CNN https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/jefferson-county-neighbors-remember-ted-turner Jefferson County neighbors remember Ted Turner WTXL-TV He lived on Avalon Plantation and helped fund the Jefferson County Youth Council and local 4-H programs May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026 https://www.wabe.org/breaking-ted-turner-cnn-founder-and-former-atlanta-braves-owner-has-died/ Ted Turner, Atlanta's maverick media and sports icon, has died at 87 WABE Turner died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his family, according to a Turner Enterprises spokesperson. May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026 https://www.philanthropy.com/news/ted-turner-who-dared-fellow-billionaires-to-give-dies-at-87/ Ted Turner, Who Dared Fellow Billionaires to Give, Dies at 87 Chronicle of Philanthropy "He died on Wednesday at his home in Lamont, Fla." May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026 https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/state/2026/05/06/ted-turner-cnn-founder-died-at-his-ranch-near-tallahassee/89960712007/ Ted Turner, CNN founder, died at his ranch near Tallahassee Call James Tallahassee Democrat Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and other lodestars of cable TV, died at his ranch in Jefferson County, Florida May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026Folkenflik David May 6, 2026 Brash CNN founder Ted Turner dies https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-3059290/ted-turner-obituary-cnn May 6, 2026 NPRKandell Jonathan May 6, 2026 Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/ted-turner-dead.html May 6, 2026 The New York TimesCNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 November 20: Colin Fox, Canadian actor (voice of the Wizard in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland, Mr. Hinkle in My Pet Monster, King Harkinian in The Legend of Zelda segments of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Large Head in The NeverEnding Story, Uatu in Silver Surfer, Winchester in The Dating Guy, Supreme Overlord Maximus I.Q. in Atomic Betty, Dr. Blood in Bolts & Blip, Purple Man in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "No Mutant is an Island", provided additional voices for Beetlejuice, Babar, Wild C.A.T.s), (d. 2025).Colin Fox obituary November 26: Rich Little, Canadian-American impressionist and actor (voice of the title character in The Pink Panther cartoons "Sink Pink" and "Pink Ice", Richard Nixon in Bebe's Kids, the narrator in The Raccoons specials, himself in the Futurama episodes "Raging Bender" and "Bender's Game"). November 28: Shingo Araki, Japanese film and television director (Mushi Production, Toei Animation, Tokyo Movie Shinshia) and producer (co-founder of Toei Animation), (d. 2011).http://www.animeland.com/news/voir/3153 Animeland Saint Seiya, Shingo Araki fr December 1, 2011 March 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140326000825/http://www.animeland.com/news/voir/3153 dead December December 5: Gerrit van Dijk, Dutch animator, filmmaker, actor and painter, (d. 2012). December 19: Danny Dark, American voice actor (voice of Superman in Super Friends, announcer for StarKist and Raid), (d. 2004).Danny Dark, 65, Whose Voice Spurned StarKist's Charlie Tuna https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/danny-dark-65-whose-voice-spurned-starkist-s-charlie-tuna.html Phil Sweetland June 27, 2004 The New York Times Deaths January January 20: Émile Cohl, French comics artist, caricaturist and film director (Fantasmagorie), dies at age 81.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cohl_emile.htm Émile Cohl lambiek.net January 20, 2021 January 18, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220118233242/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cohl_emile.htm liveBeckerman Howard Animation: the whole story https://books.google.com/books?id=EjW6cCE4v1QC&pg=PA17 16 August 2011 1 September 2003 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 978-1-58115-301-9 17 Litten Frederick S. On the earliest (foreign) animation films shown in Japanese cinemas 6 July 2013 http://litten.de/fulltext/nipper.pdf 12 September 2013 Donald Crafton; Emile Cohl, Caricature, and Film; Princeton Press; 0-691-05581-5 (1990) Georges Méliès, French film director, actor, special effects maker and animator (A Trip to the Moon), dies at age 76.Gress Jon Visual Effects and Compositing 2015 New Riders San Francisco 9780133807240 23 https://books.google.com/books?id=9XrjBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23 21 February 2017Carroll, Noel (1996), Theorizing the Moving Image, Cambridge University Press, p. 146Kirby Lynne Parallel Tracks: The Railroad and Silent Cinema Durham Duke University Press 1997 0822318393 https://books.google.com/books?id=dgy6w-TO4FQC&pg=PA93Rosen, Miriam (1987), "Méliès, Georges", in Wakeman, John (ed.), World Film Directors: Volume I, 1890–1945, New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, pp. 747, 750http://collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/articles/les-vues-cinematographiques/ Les vues cinématographiques La Cinémathèque québécoise fr-FR 2019-11-05https://archive.org/details/larevued01gall La Revue du cinéma (1928 - 1929) Gallimard 1928–1929 Paris, Gallimard New York The Museum of Modern Art Libraryhttps://books.google.com/books?id=JhOdBQAAQBAJ&q=M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s%20animated%20title&pg=PA4 Transforming Type: New Directions in Kinetic Typography Brownie Barbara 2014-12-18 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-0-85785-533-6 enFrench Movie Pioneer Dies https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62660108/georges-mlis-1861-1938/ Star Tribune 23 January 1938 Minneapolis, MN 9 Newspapers.com 6 November 2020 Georges Melies. French Motion Picture Producer a Pioneer in Industry. https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C1EFC355A157A93C1AB178AD85F4C8385F9 The New York Times 23 January 1938 9 May 2008 February February 1: Bob Rothberg, American songwriter and lyricist (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 36. March March 27: Romolo Bacchini, Italian filmmaker, musician, painter, and poet (art director for CAIR (Cartoni Animati Italiani Roma), director or co-director of the unfinished animated feature film The Adventures of Pinocchio, the first animated film based on the namesake novel by Carlo Collodi), dies at age 65. http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato+di+Roma/Stato+civile+italiano/Roma/Nati/1876/n+598-1141+Vol+2+Serie+B/007659496_00387.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=0 Immagine 36 / Image 36 [ Birth certificate no 1169 serial A] 16 April 1872 9 November 2016 Archivio di Stato di Roma / States Archives in Rome > Antenati: Gli Archivi per la Ricerca Anagrafica / Ancestors: Archives for Research Registry Italian 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023903/http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/v/Archivio+di+Stato+di+Roma/Stato+civile+italiano/Roma/Nati/1876/n+598-1141+Vol+2+Serie+B/007659496_00387.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=0 dead Birth name Romolo Bachini.https://books.google.com/books?id=UlKjE82BEe4C&q=cartone+animato+pinocchio+1936+verdini&pg=PA42 Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia Gremese Editore 42 1 2005 9788884403513http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,6/articleid,1137_01_1935_0037_0006_24910796/ La Stampa - Consultazione Archivio Archiviolastampa.it 29 July 2017 October October 13: E.C. Segar, American comics artist (creator of Popeye), dies at age 43.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/segar.htm Elzie Crisler Segar lambiek.net May 21, 2020 May 14, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200514202302/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/segar.htm live November November 11: Fred Spencer, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, developed the character of Donald Duck), dies at age 34 in a road accident.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/spencer_fred.htm Fred Spencer lambiek.net May 21, 2020 January 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210125065357/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/spencer_fred.htm liveWalt and DeMolay at Mouse PlanetDonald Models at Michael Sporn AnimationDonald Duck, Superstar! at D23 Gabler Neal Neal Gabler Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination 2007 Vintage New York 978-0-679-75747-4 203 November 12: Amedee J. Van Beuren, American producer (Van Beuren Studios), dies at age 59.A. J. VAN BEUREN, 58, FILM OFFICIAL, DIES. New York Times. November 13, 1938, Sunday p 45THEATER GOSSIP. Evening Independent - Google News Archive - Feb 20, 1938 Specific date unknown Walter R. Booth, British magician and pioneer of British film (The Hand of the Artist), dies at age 68-69. References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb