1939 in animation

none Events in 1939 in animation. Events January January 13: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Lucky Day premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–75. 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved June 6, 2020. January 28: Tex Avery's Hamateur Night premieres, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031401/ Hamateur Night IMDb 28 January 1939 February February 18: Hamilton Luske's Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey's Surprise Party premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168072/ Mickey's Surprise Party IMDb 18 February 1939 February 23: 11th Academy Awards: The Walt Disney Company's Ferdinand the Bull, directed by Dick Rickard, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1939 The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners 2011-08-10 Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093716/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/11th-winners.html 6 July 2011 dead February 25: Milt Gross' Count Screwloose cartoon Jitterbug Follies premieres, produced by MGM.Jitterbug Follies (MGM) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/67299-Jitterbug-Follies 2021-04-14 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic March March 11: Tex Avery's A Day at the Zoo premieres, starring the early version of Elmer Fudd and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031213/ A Day at the Zoo IMDb 11 March 1939 March 17: The Walt Disney Company releases Goofy and Wilbur, the first solo Goofy cartoon, directed by Dick Huemer.Cartoons of 1939: 035 Goofy and Wilber 15 March 2010 http://cartoonsof1939.blogspot.com/2010/03/035-goofy-and-wilbur.html The Cartoons of Project: 1939 22 May 2016 March 25: Chuck Jones' Prest-O Change-O premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, starring the Bugs Bunny prototype.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031822/ Prest-O Change-O IMDb 25 March 1939 April April 7: The Ugly Duckling, directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, premieres, Its the final short in the Silly Symphonies series."https://archive.today/20130117172041/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3938-Ugly_Duckling.html The Ugly Duckling". www.bcdb.com April 22: Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, this was Jones' first short starring Daffy Duck.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031202/ Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur IMDb 22 April 1939 April 28: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon The Hockey Champ premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie. May May 6: Tex Avery's Thugs with Dirty Mugs premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Grant, John (2006). Animated movies : facts, figures and fun. AAPPL Artists & Photographers Press, Limited. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-904332-52-7. May 19: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Cousin Gus premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. May 20: Chuck Jones' Naughty but Mice premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which marks the debut of Sniffles the Mouse.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=392 Naughty but Mice (Warner Bros.)January 2024 medicmedic June June 3: Tex Avery's Believe It or Else premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Webb 2011, p. 39. This was the last cartoon to feature the early version of Elmer Fudd as he would get redesigned into his iconic design the following year. June 9: Clyde Geronimi's first Donald Duck cartoon Beach Picnic premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Pluto. June 10: Harman & Ising's The Bear That Couldn't Sleep is first released, produced by MGM which marks the debut of Barney Bear.http://www.toonopedia.com/b_bear.htm Barney Bear Toonopedia June 30: Dick Lundy's first Donald Duck cartoon Sea Scouts premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie. July July 1: Chuck Jones' Porky Pig cartoon Old Glory premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions which stands out for being a serious and educational propaganda cartoon about the Pledge of Allegiance.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031749/ Old Glory IMDb July 1939 July 7: The final Betty Boop cartoon Rhythm on the Reservation, produced by the Fleischer Brothers, premieres.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031855/ Rhythm on the Reservation IMDb 7 July 1939 July 15: Tex Avery's Dangerous Dan McFoo premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved October 10, 2026. This was the first Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short to star the actor Arthur Q. Bryan, who would eventually become the official voice of Elmer Fudd. July 21: Clyde Geronimi's Mickey Mouse cartoon The Pointer premieres, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios. In the cartoon Mickey and Pluto go hunting and encounter a bear.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031803/ The Pointer IMDb 21 July 1939 August August 5: Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton's Hare-um Scare-um premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, starring the Bugs Bunny prototype. The prototype rabbit is seen with grey fur for the first time, which would end up being the final design for Bugs.November 2025 August 11: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Penguin premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. August 12: Tex Avery's Detouring America premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Webb 2011, p. 88. September September 1: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon The Autograph Hound premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031064/ The Autograph Hound IMDb September 1939 BBC Television Service broadcasts the Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey's Gala Premier, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Afterwards it ceases all broadcasting because of the outbreak of World War II.http://tbs.pm/9262 Au Revoir, Television Thomson Ernest C 1 September 2016 Transdiffusion 27 May 2017 An urban legend about this final broadcast claims that due to the sudden outbreak of the war the BBC cut the cartoon short and when BBC-TV resumed after the conflict, it was picked up at the very point it had been interrupted. Despite this widespread belief, the cartoon was shown in its entirety and then followed by tuning signals. On 7 June 1946, the day BBC television broadcasts resumed after the war, Mickey's Gala Premier was shown again.The TV Room Plus: TV Listings https://archive.today/20120715225756/http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/listing-343.html 2012-07-15 September 14: Tex Avery's Land of the Midnight Fun premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions."Land of the Midnight Fun - Earliest Known Date". The Montclair Times. September 15, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved November 15, 2025. September 22: Clyde Geronimi's first Donald Duck cartoon Officer Duck premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Pete (named Tiny Tom in this short). October October 7: Chuck Jones' The Little Lion Hunter premieres in which Inki and the Mynah Bird make their debuts.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/442-Little-Lion-Hunter The Little Lion Hunter (Leon Schlesinger Studios)January 2024 medicmedic October 9: Walter Lantz's Life Begins for Andy Panda premieres, which marks the debut of Andy Panda.Motion picture herald 1931 [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.] 81 https://archive.org/details/motionpictureher137unse/page/81/mode/1up 18 July 2022https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/23/obituaries/walter-lantz-93-the-creator-of-woody-woodpecker-is-dead.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm Walter Lantz, 93, the Creator Of Woody Woodpecker, Is Dead The New York Times March 23, 1994 November 22, 2011 Glenn Collins 2Enchanted drawings: the history of animation https://archive.org/details/enchanteddrawing0000solo limited Knopf Charles Solomon 1989 90 0-394-54684-9 October 28: Tex Avery's Fresh Fish premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Webb 2011, p. 315. December December 2: Tex Avery's Screwball Football premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.Webb 2011, p. 315. December 9: Hugh Harman's Peace on Earth premieres, produced by MGM which will become a classic.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDB1039F933A05752C1A964948260 Hugh Harman, 79, Creator Of 'Looney Tunes' Cartoons New York Times November 30, 1982 December 22: The Fleischer Studios release Gulliver's Travels, the second American feature-length animated film.Bendazzi, p. 91 Specific date unknown In Antwerp Ray Goossens, Henri Winkeler, Jules Luyckx and Edmond Roex establish their own animation studio, AFIM (Antwerpse Filmmaatschappij). It will exist until 1944.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/goossens_ray.htm Ray Goossens Kenzō Masaoka's Benkei tai Ushiwaka premieres.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418497/ Benkei tai Ushiwaka IMDb Films released List of animated feature films: 1930s#1939 July 1 - The Golden Key (Soviet Union) December 22 - Gulliver's Travels (United States) Births January January 1: Masako Ikeda, Japanese voice actress (voice of Maetel in Galaxy Express 999, Chimera Ant Queen in Hunter × Hunter, Sharon in Space Brothers, Nanaka no Oba in Myself; Yourself, Fuyuka Liqueur in Silent Möbius, Nodoka Saotome in Ranma ½, Japanese voice of Charlotte in Charlotte's Web, Hera in Hercules), (d. 2026).声優・池田昌子さん死去 87歳 「銀河鉄道999」メーテル、オードリー・ヘプバーンの吹き替え担当【報告全文】 ja January 10: Harrie Geelen, Dutch illustrator, film director and animator (Toonder Studios), (d. 2025).2025-09-03 Illustrator en kinderboekenschrijver Harrie Geelen (86) overleden https://nos.nl/artikel/2581054-illustrator-en-kinderboekenschrijver-harrie-geelen-86-overleden 2025-09-03 NOS Nieuws nl2013-11-15 Met zijn speelse boeken, musicals en tv-series was Harrie Geelen (86) een belangrijke kracht in de Nederlandse cultuur voor kinderen https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/09/03/met-zijn-speelse-boeken-musicals-en-tv-series-was-harrie-geelen-86-een-belangrijke-kracht-in-de-nederlandse-kindercultuur-a4904952 2025-09-03 NRC nl-NL January 23: Greg Hildebrandt, American poster artist (Animal Crackers) and character designer (Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas), (d. 2024).Pop Culture Artist Extraordinaire, Greg Hildebrandt, Dies At 85 Tim Hildebrandt, American poster artist (The Secret of NIMH), and character designer (Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas), (d. 2006). January 25: Angela Thorne, British actress (voice of the Queen of England in The BFG), (d. 2023).To The Manor Born star Angela Thorne dies aged 84 February February 2: Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (voice of the Spirit in The Care Bears Movie, Katherine in Heavy Metal, Morag in Star Wars: Ewoks, Frau Rottenmeier in Heidi), (d. 2010).https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jackie-burroughs-of-road-to-avonlea-dies-1.933006 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Jackie Burroughs of Road to Avonlea dies 2010-09-22 22 September 2010 February 6: Mike Farrell, American actor (voice of Jonathan Kent in the DC Animated Universe and Superman: Brainiac Attacks). February 7: Vladimir Tarasov, Russian animator and animation director (Soyuzmultfilm). February 12: Michele Kalamera, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Razoul in Aladdin, The King in Cars, Commander Bristle in Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, Rourke in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Baloo in TaleSpin), (d. 2023).Michele Kalamera, il grande "orecchiante" doppiatore di Clint Eastwood it29 February 2024 26 July 2023 it Spettacolo.eu Addio a Michele Kalamera, voce ufficiale di Clint Eastwood e grande doppiatore Spettacolo.eu https://www.spettacolo.eu/morto-doppiatore-michele-kalamera/ February 13: Vittoria Febbi, Italian actress (voice of the Blue Fairy in The Adventures of Pinocchio, italian dub voice of Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Aunt Fanny in Robots, Flo in All Dogs Go to Heaven, Mayor McGerkle in The Grinch, Nora Beady in Barnyard, Narrator in The Pebble and the Penguin). February 15: Taichirō Hirokawa, Japanese voice actor, (d. 2008). February 27: David Mitton, English television and film director and producer, model maker and special effects technician (Thomas & Friends), (d. 2008).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2085767/David-Mitton.html David Mitton The Daily Telegraph June 7, 2008 December 27, 2012 March March 1: David Weatherley, British-born New Zealand actor (voice of Tuckered in Mosley), (d. 2024).David John WeatherleyDavid WEATHERLEY Obituary (2024) https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/david-weatherley-obituary?id=57017513 16 December 2024 Legacy.com The New Zealand Herald17 December 2024 David Weatherley, actor from The Lord of the Rings, dies at 85 https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360525742/david-weatherley-actor-lord-rings-dies-85 17 December 2024 Stuff March 5: Camillo Teti, Italian production manager, film producer and director (Titanic: The Legend Goes On, Yo-Rhad, un amico dallo spazio). Samantha Eggar, English-American actress (voice of Hera in the Hercules franchise, Whale in Metalocalypse, Guinevere in The Legend of Prince Valiant, Ms. O'Mally in P.J. Sparkles, Queen Isabella in The Magic Voyage), (d. 2025).https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/samantha-eggar-dead-collector-doctor-dolittle-brood-1236403855/ Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Actress in 'The Collector', Dies at 86 Chris Koseluk Mike Barnes The Hollywood Reporter Eldridge Industries United States 0018-3660 44653726 17 October 2025 17 October 2025https://variety.com/2025/film/news/samantha-eggar-dead-doctor-dolittle-the-brood-1236555589/ "Samantha Eggar, Star of 'Doctor Dolittle', Cronenberg's 'The Brood', Dies at 86" Carmel Dagan Variety Penske Media Corporation 0042-2738 60626328 17 October 2025 17 October 2025https://people.com/samantha-eggar-oscar-nominated-actress-from-the-collector-and-doctor-dolittle-dies-at-86-11831990 Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Actress from The Collector and Doctor Dolittle, Dies at 86 Angela Andaloro People People Inc. 0093-7673 794712888 17 October 2025 17 October 2025 April April 10: Shinji Mizushima, Japanese manga artist (Dokaben), (d. 2022).Dokaben Baseball Manga Creator Shinji Mizushima Passes Away at 82 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-16/dokaben-baseball-manga-creator-shinji-mizushima-passes-away-at-82/.181574 Anime News Network July 14, 2022 January 16, 2022ja:水島新司さん、肺炎のため死去…８２歳、「ドカベン」「野球狂の詩」など野球漫画の第一人者 https://hochi.news/articles/20220117-OHT1T51038.html?page=1 Sports Hochi January 16, 2022 ja April 13: Paul Sorvino, American actor (voice of Alphonse Perrier du von Scheck in Hey Arnold!: The Movie, Variecom CEO in the Duckman episode "How to Suck in Business Without Really Trying"), (d. 2022).https://apnews.com/article/paul-sorvino-dead-goodfellas-obituaries-922b8a7dc6f2d3cf2305ed8cdf6aa237 Goodfellas, Law & Order actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83 Bahr Lindsey July 25, 2022 July 25, 2022 Associated Press July 25, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220725184152/https://apnews.com/article/paul-sorvino-dead-goodfellas-obituaries-922b8a7dc6f2d3cf2305ed8cdf6aa237 live https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/obituaries/paul-sorvino-dead.html Paul Sorvino, Master of the Mild-Mannered Mobster, Dies at 83 Gates Anita July 25, 2022 July 25, 2022 The New York Times limited https://web.archive.org/web/20220725190006/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/obituaries/paul-sorvino-dead.html July 25, 2022 live Barnes Mike Paul Sorvino, Actor in Goodfellas and That Championship Season, Dies at 83 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paul-sorvino-dead-goodfellas-1235185779/ The Hollywood Reporter 28 July 2022 July 25, 2022 April 23: Lee Majors, American actor (voice of General Abernathy in G.I. Joe: Renegades, Jeff Tracy in Thunderbirds Are Go, Steve from Ausin in the Wapos Bay episode "Guardians", Babar and David Faustino's Agent in the Robot Chicken episode "Love, Maurice", himself in the Family Guy episode "Running Mates"). Patrick Williams, American composer, arranger and conductor (The Simpsons), (d. 2018).Burlingame Jon 2018-07-25 Patrick Williams, Emmy-Winning TV Composer, Dies at 79 https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/patrick-williams-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show-1202886296/ 2022-02-04 Variety en-US April 28: Michiyo Yasuda, Japanese animator (Toei Animation, A Production, Nippon Animation, Topcraft, Studio Ghibli), (d. 2016).https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/michiyo-yasuda-dead-studio-ghibli-animator-spirited-away-a7358791.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/michiyo-yasuda-dead-studio-ghibli-animator-spirited-away-a7358791.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle artist dies 2016-10-13 The Independent en-GB 2016-10-13 mdy-all May May 10: Noreen Young, Canadian actress (voice of Baby Hugs in The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine, additional voices in Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas), (d. 2025).18 April 2025 Noreen Young – obituary https://millstonenews.com/noreen-young-obituary/ 23 April 2025 The MillstoneFung Nathan April 20, 2025 Renowned Canadian puppeteer Noreen Young dead at 85 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/renowned-canadian-puppeteer-noreen-young-dies-at-85-1.7513889 April 21, 2025 CBC News May 22: Paul Winfield, American actor (voice of Mr. Smith in The Wish That Changed Christmas, Jeffrey Robbins in Gargoyles, Mr. Ruhle in The Magic School Bus, Omar Mosley/Black Marvel in Spider-Man, Sam Young in Batman Beyond, Lucious Sweet in The Simpsons, Earl Cooper in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Mechanic", Father in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Beauty and the Beast"), (d. 2004).http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-obit-winfield,0,7047237.story Oscar-nominated actor Paul Winfield dies King Susan March 9, 2004 Chicago Tribune May 25: Ian McKellen, English actor (voice of Horatio Huntington in Animal Crackers, Toad in Flushed Away, Cecil Pritchfield in the Family Guy episode "Send In Stewie, Please", himself in The Simpsons episode "The Regina Monologues"). May 28: Beth Howland, American actress (voice of Singer in the Batman Beyond episode "Out of the Past", Dr. Leventhal in the As Told by Ginger episode "And She Was Gone"), (d. 2015).https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/arts/television/beth-howland-accident-prone-waitress-from-the-sitcom-alice-dies-at-74.html The New York Times Beth Howland, accident prone waitress from the sitcom Alice dies at 74 Grimes William May 24, 2016 July 16, 2022 May 30: Baoan Coleman, Vietnamese-American actor (voice of Mr. Hyunh in Hey Arnold!), (d. 2025). June June 13: Siegfried Fischbacher, German-American magician, entertainer and producer (Father of the Pride), (d. 2021).Sandomir Richard Hauser Christine January 14, 2021 Siegfried Fischbacher, Magician of Siegfried & Roy, Dies at 81 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/arts/siegfried-and-roy-siegfried-fischbacher-dead.html June 26: Stu Rosen, American voice director and actor (Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series), (d. 2019).https://deadline.com/2019/08/stu-rosen-dead-fraggle-rock-voice-actor-emmy-winning-producer-animation-childrens-programming-obituary-1202661066/ Stu Rosen Dies: Emmy Winning 'Dusty's Treehouse' Creator, 'Fraggle Rock' Voice Actor Was 80 Dino-Ray Ramos August 4, 2019 May 5, 2020 June 29: Brian Johnson, British special effects artist (Thunderbirds), (d. 2026).Brian Johnson Has DiedBrian Johnson Has Died https://gerryanderson.com/en-ca/blogs/blog/brian-johnson-has-died McNamara Fred Anderson Entertainment 16 June 2026 17 June 2026 July July 12: Tamao Nakamura, Japanese actress (voice of Shige's Friend in My Neighbors the Yamadas), (d. 2026).俳優の中村玉緒さん死去 ja July 19: Stanisław Lenartowicz, Polish animator, (d. 2023).https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?osoba=1112917 FilmPolski.pl July 26: Bob Baker, English screenwriter (Wallace & Gromit), (d. 2021).https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-k9-bob-baker-death-newsupdate/ Doctor Who writer and K9 co-creator Bob Baker dies, aged 82 radiotimes.com November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021 July 30: Peter Bogdanovich, American director, writer, actor, producer, critic and film historian (voice of Psychologist in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords"), (d. 2022). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-bogdanovich-dead-last-picture-show-1235070769/ Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-Nominated Director and Champion of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 82 The Hollywood Reporter Kilday Gregg Byrge Duane January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 Alois Švehlík, Czech actor (voice of Old Wachek in Alois Nebel, Czech dub voice of Amos Slade in The Fox and the Hound, Vahúr in The Little Fox, Samson's father in Samson & Sally, Chuckles in Toy Story 3), (d. 2025).Actor and dubbing artist Alois Švehlík died, aged 85 August August 16: Carole Shelley, English actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in The Aristocats, Lady Kluck in Robin Hood), (d. 2018).Slotnik Daniel E. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/obituaries/carole-shelley-dead.html Carole Shelley, a Tony Winner and a Pigeon Sister, Dies at 79 The New York Times 4 September 2018 5 September 2018 August 22: Valerie Harper, American actress (voice of various characters in The Simpsons, Townspeople in the Sorcerous Stabber Orphen episode "The Sword of Baltanders", Maryellen and Librarian in the As Told by Ginger episode "The Wedding Frame", IHOP Diner in the American Dad! episode "Cock of the Sleepwalk", additional voices in Generator Gawl), (d. 2019).https://www.npr.org/2019/08/30/512035751/valerie-harper-who-played-beloved-tv-sidekick-rhoda-dies-at-80 NPR Blair Elizabeth August 30, 2019 Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80 August 30: John Peel, English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist (voice of Announcer in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Explode"), (d. 2004).John Peel 'relieved' to be diabetic https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1573676.stm BBC News 1 October 2001 9 February 2013 September September 1: Lily Tomlin, American actress (voice of Ms. Frizzle in The Magic School Bus, Edith Ann in Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle, Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home and Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noel), Mommo in The Ant Bully, Toki in Ponyo, May Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Tammy in The Simpsons episode "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"). September 5: Stephen J. Lawrence, American composer (Sesame Street, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss), (d. 2021).https://variety.com/2022/music/news/stephen-j-lawrence-dead-composer-sesame-street-free-to-be-you-and-me-1235145957/ Stephen J. Lawrence, 'Sesame Street' Composer and 'Free to Be… You and Me' Musical Director, Dies at 82 J. Kim Murphy Variety January 2, 2022 January 2, 2022Perez Lexy 2022-01-02 Stephen J. Lawrence, 'Sesame Street' Composer, Dies at 82 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/stephen-j-lawrence-dead-sesame-street-composer-1235069027/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233829/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/stephen-j-lawrence-dead-sesame-street-composer-1235069027/ 2022-01-02 2022-01-04 The Hollywood Reporter en-USStephen J. Lawrence, ‘Sesame Street’ Composer, Dies at 82 George Lazenby, Australian actor (voice of King in Batman Beyond). September 6: David Allan Coe, American singer (voiced himself in the Squidbillies episode "The Okaleechee Dam Jam"), (d. 2026).David Allan Coe, Singer of the ‘Perfect Country and Western Song,’ Dead at 86 September 13: Richard Kiel, American actor (voice of Vladimir in Tangled), (d. 2014).Richard Kiel Dies at 74; Played Jaws in Bond Films https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/arts/richard-kiel-dies-at-74-played-jaws-in-bond-films.html?_r=0 Bruce Weber The New York Times September 11, 2014Maggie Holland https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-den-of-geek-interview-richard-kiel/ The Den of Geek interview: Richard Kiel Den of Geek January 6, 2009 April 3, 2022 http://www.richardkiel.com/testimony.html Richard Kiel's Testimony Kiel Richard Official Richard Kiel Fan Club August 16, 2010 October 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028172837/http://www.richardkiel.com/testimony.html deadBond Villain Died Of Heart Disease http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/09/richard-kiel-death-certificate-cause-heart-disease TMZ October 9, 2014 November 20, 2014 September 17: Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter (Snoopy Come Home, The Rescuers), and actress (voice of Belle in The Stingiest Man in Town, Lilly Lorraine in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July). September 27: Carol Lynn Pearson, American author and screenwriter (Thumbelina), (d. 2026).Legendary LDS writer and advocate Carol Lynn Pearson dies, leaves a final poem to her fans September 28: Rudolph Walker, Trinidadian-British actor (voice of Voice Trumpet in Teletubbies). October October 2: Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Japanese voice actor (voice of Philip II of Macedon in Reign, Muijika in Mushishi, Hachiroh Tohbe in Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Tonpetty in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood), (d. 2020).https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5037 Yoshisada SAKAGUCHI Anime News Network May 5, 2020 October 24: F. Murray Abraham, American actor (voice of Grimmel in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jupiter in Isle of Dogs). October 27: John Cleese, English actor, comedian, (voice of Cat R. Waul in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Albert in The Magic Pudding, King Harold in the Shrek franchise, Quincy Endicott/Adelaide in Over the Garden Wall, narrator in Winnie the Pooh and House of Mouse, King Gristle Sr. in Trolls, Bulldog in Planes), and screenwriter (The Croods). October 30: Danny Goldman, American actor and casting director (voice of Brainy Smurf in The Smurfs, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and Robot Chicken), (d. 2020).https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/danny-goldman-dead-dies-brainy-smurf-young-frankenstein-1234578899/ Danny Goldman, Voice of Brainy Smurf and 'Young Frankenstein' Star, Dies at 80 J. Kim Murphy April 13, 2020 November November 10: Russell Means, American activist and actor (voice of Chief Powhatan in Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Shaman and Chief Sentry in Turok: Son of Stone, Thomas in the Duckman episode "Role With It"), (d. 2012).http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/18/Russell-Means-Ill-come-back-as-lightning/UPI-65831313719787/ Russell Means: I'll come back as lightning UPI.com August 18, 2011 October 12, 2011Russell Means, Who Clashed With Law as He Fought for Indians, Is Dead at 72 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/us/russell-means-american-indian-activist-dies-at-72.html McFadden, Robert D. New York Times 22 October 2012Lammers, Dirk Associated Press Tribal spokeswoman says former American Indian Movement activist Russell Means dies at 72 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tribal-spokeswoman-says-former-american-indian-movement-activist-russell-means-dies-at-72/2012/10/22/7136c6e8-1c4e-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160810153558/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tribal-spokeswoman-says-former-american-indian-movement-activist-russell-means-dies-at-72/2012/10/22/7136c6e8-1c4e-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html dead August 10, 2016 October 22, 2012 The Washington Post Tribune Companyhttp://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/russell-means-updates-his-condition-tumor-diminished-significantly.html Russell Means Updates His Condition: Tumor Diminished Significantly Native News Network September 23, 2011 October 12, 2011 Rickert, Levi December 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111210064354/http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/russell-means-updates-his-condition-tumor-diminished-significantly.html deadRussell Means Infowars Nightly News June 27, 2012 http://article.wn.com/view/2012/06/27/Oglala_Sioux_Tribe_honors_Russell_Means_o/ World News October 22, 2012 9:45Former AIM activist Russell Means says he's cancer-free https://www.twincities.com/2011/12/14/former-aim-activist-russell-means-says-hes-cancer-free/ St. Paul Pioneer Press Associated Press 2011-12-14McLellan, Dennis http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-russell-means-20121023,0,1631667,full.story Russell Means dies at 72; American Indian rights activist, actor October 23, 2012 The Los Angeles Times Tribune Company October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023033710/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-russell-means-20121023,0,1631667,full.story October 23, 2012 deadhttps://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-means-idUSBRE89L15A20121023 American Indian activist Russell Means dead at 72 Reuters October 22, 2012 October 22, 2012 Coffman, Keithhttps://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/russell-means-indian-activist-actor-dies-72-17533883#.UIeo0cXA9Uk Longtime Indian Activist Russell Means Dies at 72 ABC News October 22, 2012 October 22, 2012http://www.thenation.com/article/170774/remembering-russell-means# Remembering Russell Means The Nation October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 Hayden, Tomhttps://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/22/163395048/russell-means-indian-activist-and-actor-dies Russell Means, Indian Activist And Actor, Dies NPR October 22, 2012 October 22, 2012 Peralta, Eyder November 18: Brenda Vaccaro, American actress (voice of Tilly in Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Scruple and Architect Smurf in The Smurfs, Didi in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, Ardeth in The Critic, Marge and Chi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Bunny Bravo and other various characters in Johnny Bravo, Mrs. Hirsch in Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, Kameyo in Kubo and the Two Strings, Slim in the Darkwing Duck episode "You Sweat Your Life", Gilda in the Goof Troop episode "Date with Destiny", Strip Club Manager in the American Dad! episode "Stan Knows Best", Godmonster in the Summer Camp Island episode "Monster Visit"). November 26: Tina Turner, Swiss-American singer and actress (performed the song "Great Spirits" in Brother Bear), (d. 2023).Tina Turner dies aged 83 November 30: Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Russian animator (There Lived Kozyavin, The Glass Harmonica, The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks). December December 4: Juli Erickson, American actress (voice of Pinako Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist, Setsu in Samurai 7, Ogen Iga in Basilisk, Stargazer in Darker than Black, Ohba in Fairy Tail), (d. 2025).Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece Voice Actress Juli Erickson Dies Robert Glass, American sound engineer (The Simpsons), (d. 1993).Robert Glass, Movie Sound Producer, 53, nytimes.com, retrieved June 2, 2022 December 23: Nathalie Dupree, American cookbook writer and television personality (played herself in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Cookout"), (d. 2025).Legendary Southern cookbook author and chef Nathalie Dupree dies at 85July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Graubert Cynthia Nathalie Dupree, champion of Southern cooking, dies at 85 Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 13, 2025Milner Parker Celebrated Southern cooking icon Nathalie Dupree dies at 85 https://www.postandcourier.com/news/nathalie-dupre-southern-cookbooks-charleston/article_d56564b2-d276-11ef-9626-470ccb7b6e3f.html 14 January 2025 The Post and Courier January 14, 2025 December 26: Ron Campbell, Australian film director, producer (Ron Campbell Films, Inc.) and animator (Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sesame Street, Duckman), (d. 2021).https://www.wsfa.com/2021/01/23/cartoonist-ron-campbell-dies/ Cartoonist Ron Campbell dies at 81 WFSA 12 News January 23, 2021 January 23, 2021 December 31: Jorge Calandrelli, Argentine composer (The Great Mouse Detective), (d. 2026).Falleció Jorge Calandrelli, referente mundial de la música argentina es Specific date unknown Suzanne Baker, Australian film producer (Leisure). Nelson Shin, Korean animator (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Marvel Productions, Star Wars), director (The Transformers: The Movie, Toad Patrol) and producer (The Transformers, Spiral Zone, founder and president of AKOM). David Brown, American businessman (co-founder of Blue Sky Studios), (d. 2003).https://www.awn.com/news/blue-sky-studios-co-founder-brown-passes-away Blue Sky Studios' Co-Founder Brown Passes Away Sarah Baisley April 16, 2003 Animation World Network Sam Cornell, American animator (George of the Jungle, The Hugga Bunch, Jetsons: The Movie, directed the main titles for The Wuzzles and The New Woody Woodpecker Show), background artist (Shinbone Alley), storyboard artist (George of the Jungle, The Rugrats Movie), writer and director (The New 3 Stooges), (d. 2021). David Hamilton Grant, English pornographic producer and convicted criminal (Snow White and the Seven Perverts), (d. 1991).https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/x-appeal-britains-oldest-living-sexploitation-star-tells-all-6110509.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/x-appeal-britains-oldest-living-sexploitation-star-tells-all-6110509.html May 1, 2022 subscription live X appeal: Britain's oldest living sexploitation star tells all Independent.co.uk 2006-01-29 mdy-all Deaths January January 20: Victor Bergdahl, Swedish animator and comics artist (Kapten Grogg), dies at age 60.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bergdahl_victor.htm Victor BergdahlBendazzi, p. 45 July July 4: Louis Wain, English artist (Wain made a short-lived venture into film animation, drawing the first ever screen cartoon cat, "Pussyfoot". His cartoons were not a cinema success), dies at age 78.Dale 82-83Rodney Dale Louis Wain: the man who drew cats 1991 1968 Michael O'Mara Books Limited in association with Chris Beetles Limited London9Dale 107-108 October October 10: Benjamin Rabier, French comics artist, illustrator, animator and advertising artist (Gédéon, Tintin-Lutin, designed La Vache Qui Rit), dies at age 74.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rabier_benjamin.htm Benjamin RabierOlivier Calon, Benjamin Rabier, Paris, Tallandier, 2004 2-84734-102-1https://www.inpi.fr/innovation-la-galerie/tresors/bienvenue-la-vache-qui-rit-1921 Bienvenue à la Vache Qui Rit (1921) 2023-03-20 National Institute of Industrial Property (France) (INPI) 12 January 2016 fr open the "+" beside "Combien de portions de..." November November 22: Walter Hoban, American cartoonist (created the comic strip Jerry on the Job, which received several animated adaptations by the animation studio Bray Productions), dies at age 38.Markstein, Don. Toonopedia.Lambiek November 30: Max Skladanowsky, German businessman, filmmaker, and inventor, (he performed dissolving magic lantern shows, for which he developed special multi-lens devices that allowed simultaneous projection of up to nine separate image sequences. He invented the Bioscop movie projector. He produced flip books and 3-D anaglyph image slides, dies at age 76.http://sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/the-skladanowsky-brothers-the-devil-knows/ The Skladanowsky Brothers: The Devil Knows Barber Stephen 2010-10-11 Senses of Cinema en-US 2020-03-22https://www.victorian-cinema.net/skladanowsky Who's Who of Victorian Cinema www.victorian-cinema.net 2020-03-22 December December 30: Charles Mintz, American film producer and distributor (Winkler Pictures, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit), dies at age 50.https://www.scrappyland.com/blog/2012/09/23/in-memoriam-charles-mintz/ In Memoriam: Charles Mintz September 24, 2012 Scrappyland May 21, 2018 en-USSocial Security Death Index, 1935–2014. Social Security Administration.Gabler Neal Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination 2006 Alfred A. Knopf New York 0-679-43822-X registration https://archive.org/details/waltdisneytriump00gablLenburg Jeff The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons 1999 Checkmark Books 0-8160-3831-7 June 6, 2020 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/66/mode/2up 66–67https://books.google.com/books?id=JVeK2elZxTcC&q=mintz+%2B+%22screen+gems%22&pg=PA47 The a to Z of Animation and Cartoons 978-1-4616-6402-4 Dobson Nichola April 2010 See also List of anime by release date (1939–1945) Notes 2 References Bendazzi Giannalberto Cartoons: One hundred years of cinema animation https://archive.org/details/cartoons00gian registration Indiana University Press 1994 0-253-20937-4 Anna Taraboletti-Segre External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb Category:1939 in animation