1924 in animation

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Films released thumb|upright|Drawing of Dinky Doodle and his dog Weakheart 1 January – Felix Out of Luck (United States) 15 January – Felix Loses Out (United States) 1 February: Colonel Heeza Liar's Mysterious Case (United States) Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo (United States) 15 February – Felix Crosses the Crooks (United States) 29 February – Felix Tries to Rest (United States) 1 March: Alice's Day at Sea (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar's Ancestor (United States) 15 March – Felix Doubles for Darwin (United States) 1 April: Alice's Spooky Adventure (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar's Knighthood (United States) Felix Finds Out (United States) 11 April – Felix Cashes In (United States) 21 April – Felix Fairy Tales (United States) 1 May: Alice's Wild West Show (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar, Sky Pilot (United States) Felix Pinches the Pole (United States) 15 May – Felix Puts it Over (United States) 1 June: Alice's Fishy Story (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar, Daredevil (United States) A Friend in Need (United States) 15 June: Felix Baffled by Banjos (United States) Felix Finds 'Em Fickle (United States) 1 July: Alice and the Dog Catcher (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar's Horseplay (United States) Felix All Balled Up (United States) 15 July – Felix Brings Home the Bacon (United States) 1 August: Alice the Peacemaker (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar, Cave Man (United States) Felix Goes West (United States) 17 August – Felix Minds His Business (United States) 1 September: Colonel Heeza Liar, Bull Thrower (United States) Felix Grabs His Grub (United States) 1 October – Colonel Heeza Liar The Lyin' Tamer (United States) 29 October – The Cat and the Magnet (United States) 1 November: Alice Gets in Dutch (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar's Romance (United States) 15 November – Alice Hunting in Africa (United States) 1 December: Alice and the Three Bears (United States) Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature Faker (United States) Felix Goes Hungry (United States) 3 December – She's In Again (United States) 15 December: Alice the Piper (United States) Felix Finishes First (United States) Events Specific date unknown The first pornographic cartoon The Virgin with the Hot Pants is screened in private parties.Zadworna-Fjellestad Danuta 1998 Eros, Logos, and (Fictional) Masculinity Uppsala University Library 9789155441272 Births January January 8: Ron Moody, British actor, singer and composer (voice of Badger and Toad in The Animals of Farthing Wood, Noah the polar bear, Rocco the gorilla, Reg the mandrill, Squadron Leader the vulture in Noah's Island), (d. 2015).Oliver! actor Ron Moody dies aged 91 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33094914 BBC News 11 June 2015 3 February 2022 3 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220203211515/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33094914 live January 14: Carole Cook, American actress (voice of Pearl Gesner in Home on the Range), (d. 2023).Barnes Mike 2023-01-11 Carole Cook, Lucille Ball Protégé and ‘Sixteen Candles’ Actress, Dies at 98 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carole-cook-dead-lucille-ball-protege-sixteen-candles-actress-1235297334/ 2023-01-12 The Hollywood Reporter en-US 2023-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111234014/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carole-cook-dead-lucille-ball-protege-sixteen-candles-actress-1235297334/ live January 16: Allen Swift, American voice actor (voice of Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in Underdog, third voice of Mighty Mouse), (d. 2010).Allen Swift (1924–2010) July 24, 2006 http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/allan-swift-1924-2010.html 2010-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100421013511/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/allan-swift-1924-2010.html April 21, 2010 live mdy-all February February 2: Johnny Hawksworth, British musician and composer (wrote the theme song for Roobarb), (d. 2009).http://www.discogs.com/artist/8571-Johnny-Hawksworth Johnny Hawksworth Discogs 2022-02-03 2019-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190521094346/https://www.discogs.com/artist/8571-Johnny-Hawksworth live February 10: Max Ferguson, Canadian radio personality and actor (voice of Hulk in The Marvel Super Heroes), (d. 2013).Max Ferguson's 'Rawhide' was the heart and soul of Canada's airwaves https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/max-fergusons-rawhide-was-the-heart-and-soul-of-canadas-airwaves/article9849725/ Globe and Mail Canada Michael Lennick 16 March 2013 26 January 2021 9 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220209082107/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/max-fergusons-rawhide-was-the-heart-and-soul-of-canadas-airwaves/article9849725/ live March March 1: Ted C. Bemiller, American animation checker, camera operator (Crusader Rabbit, Hanna-Barbera, The Beatles, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Filmation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes), cinematographer (Fritz the Cat) and production manager (Garfield and Friends), (d. 2003). March 6: C. Lindsay Workman, American actor (voice of Garfield's Grandfather in Garfield on the Town, Old Man in Garfield's Halloween Adventure, God in Garfield: His 9 Lives, Professor O'Felix in Garfield's Babes and Bullets, Mr. Blossom in The Wish That Changed Christmas), (d. 2012). March 9: Tim Davis, American actor (voice of Adolescent Thumper and Flower in Bambi). (d. 1982). March 20: Philip Abbott, American actor (voice of Nick Fury in Iron Man and Spider-Man), (d. 1998).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-27-mn-23677-story.html Philip Abbott; Actor on 'FBI' TV Series MYRNA OLIVER 27 February 1998 LA Times 14 August 2024 7 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241207131535/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-27-mn-23677-story.html live March 22: Lionel Wilson, American voice actor (voiced all characters in Tom Terrific, Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in Deputy Dawg, Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2003).https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lionel-Wilson/ Lionel Wilson (visual voices guide) Behind The Voice Actors 2022-02-03 2022-04-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20220425142518/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lionel-Wilson/ live March 29: Ginger Dinning, American singer (sang "Blame It on the Samba" in Melody Time), (d. 2013).Doc Rock http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2013b.html#sthash.wiZb55cl.90PHa0fV.dpbs July to December The Dead Rock Stars Club 2013-10-20 2018-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20181004105726/http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2013b.html#sthash.wiZb55cl.90PHa0fV.dpbs live Jean Dinning, American singer (sang "Blame It on the Samba" in Melody Time), (d. 2011). Jackie Vernon, American comedian (voice of the title character in Frosty the Snowman), (d. 1987).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-11-mn-13604-story.html Vernon, Stage and TV Comedian, Dies at 63 Burt A. Folkart November 11, 1987 Los Angeles Times 2025-01-20 2024-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120195520/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-11-mn-13604-story.html live April April 3: Peter Hawkins, British actor (voice of Captain Pugwash, voices in Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, narrator in SuperTed, Dennis in Penny Crayon, Comte de Rochefort in John Hala's The Three Musketeers, various characters in The Tomfoolery Show, The Perishers and Jimbo and the Jet-Set), (d. 2006).Peter Hawkins https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1524175/Peter-Hawkins.html 2023-06-28 www.telegraph.co.uk 2023-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404135202/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1524175/Peter-Hawkins.html live April 8: Frédéric Back, Canadian animator and film director (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees), (d. 2013).https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-twotime-oscar-winner-frederic-back-dies-20131222-story.html Animator Frederic Back, two-time Oscar winner, dies at 89 December 24, 2013 Los Angeles Times May 15, 2020 July 12, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230712211902/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-twotime-oscar-winner-frederic-back-dies-20131222-story.html live April 16: Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme, The Great Mouse Detective, Tom and Jerry: The Movie), (d. 1994).Severo Richard https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/15/obituaries/henry-mancini-dies-at-70-composer-for-films-and-tv.html Henry Mancini Dies at 70; Composer for Films and TV The New York Times June 15, 1994 June 8, 2019 April 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230408092257/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/15/obituaries/henry-mancini-dies-at-70-composer-for-films-and-tv.html live April 28: Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist (Schoolhouse Rock!), (d. 2009).Jones Kenneth http://www.playbill.com/article/blossom-dearie-vocalist-whose-wispy-voice-caressed-show-music-and-standards-has-died-com-157799 Blossom Dearie, Vocalist Whose Wispy Voice Caressed Show Music and Standards, Has Died Playbill.com February 8, 2009 September 28, 2016 July 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230709210203/https://playbill.com/article/blossom-dearie-vocalist-whose-wispy-voice-caressed-show-music-and-standards-has-died-com-157799 live May May 12: Hansford Rowe, American actor (voice of the Thunderer in Spider-Man: The Animated Series), (d. 2017). http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/signalscv/obituary.aspx?n=hansford-h-rowe&pid=186637607 Hansford H. Rowe Jr. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal Legacy.com June 26, 2019 June 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180627115726/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/signalscv/obituary.aspx?n=hansford-h-rowe&pid=186637607 live June June 2 : Wally Burr, American voice actor (voice of Atom in The All-New Super Friends Hour), and voice director (The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jem, Inspector Gadget, Spider-Man), (d. 2017). June 4: Dennis Weaver, American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (voice of Dusty and Josh in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Abner Dixon in Home on the Range, Buck McCoy in The Simpsons episode "The Lastest Gun in the West"), (d. 2006).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-feb-28-me-weaver28-story.html Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of ‘Gunsmoke,’ ‘McCloud’ Also Was Environmental Activist February 28, 2006 Dennis McLellan Los Angeles Times July 8, 2011 September 8, 2022 http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110708134737/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/28/local/me-weaver28 live June 8: Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor (voice of Big H in CB Bears), singer, and songwriter (theme from George of the Jungle), (d. 2002). June 13: Lee Millar, American actor (voice of Jim Dear and the Dog Catcher in Lady and the Tramp), (d. 1980). June 20: Billie Lou Watt, American actress and writer (voice of the title characters in Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, Jimmy Sparks in Gigantor, Chris Peeper, Gizmo and other various characters in Superbook, Ma Bagge and McPhearson Phantom in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2001).Hall of Fame Members - 2005 http://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/alumni/hofinductees9.htm Ritenour School District July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101021222753/http://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/alumni/hofinductees9.htm October 21, 2010 dead July July 1: Florence Stanley, American actress (voice of Mrs. Packard in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return, Waitress in A Goofy Movie), (d. 2003).Florence Stanley, 79, an actress https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/nyregion/florence-stanley-79-an-actress.html Associated Press The New York Times October 12, 2003 subscription June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230613170939/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/nyregion/florence-stanley-79-an-actress.html live July 4: Eva Marie Saint, American actress (voice of Katara in The Legend of Korra), (d. 2026).Eva Marie Saint, ‘North by Northwest’ Star, Dies at 102 July 19: Arthur Rankin Jr., American film director and producer (Rankin/Bass), (d. 2014).http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140131/NEWS/140139945 Arthur Rankin Jr, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' co-producer dies, age 89 The Royal Gazette Jonathan Bell January 30, 2014 January 31, 2014 February 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201212622/http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20140131/NEWS/140139945 live July 20: Bill "Tex" Henson, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Famous Studios, Jay Ward), (d. 2003).https://web.archive.org/web/20110527154241/http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=1687%2F Obituary for Tex Henson July 21: Don Knotts, American actor (portrayed and voiced Henry Limpet in The Incredible Mr. Limpet, voice of T.W. Turtle in Cats Don't Dance, Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Chicken Little, himself in the Johnny Bravo episodes "Johnny Bravo Goes to Hollywood" and "Johnny Makeover" and The New Scooby-Doo Movies), (d. 2006). Emmy-winning comic actor Don Knotts dies at 81 Reuters 25 February 2006 http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-02-26T014349Z_01_N25352847_RTRUKOC_0_US-KNOTTS.xml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050620200558/http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews 20 June 2005 mdy-all July 29: Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (voice of Hamilton Hill in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures), (d. 2005).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-03-me-passings3.1-story.html Lloyd Bochner, 81; Actor Noted for Sophisticated Film and TV Roles Los Angeles Times November 3, 2005 May 7, 2019 subscription May 7, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190507173736/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-03-me-passings3.1-story.html live August August 5: Billie Hayes, American actress (voice of Orgoch in The Black Cauldron, Mother Mae-Eye in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Mrs. Neederladner in Transformers: Rescue Bots, Granny Applecheeks in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Puddle Jumping", Crazy Edie in the TaleSpin episode "The Sound and the Furry"), (d. 2021).https://deadline.com/2021/05/billie-hayes-dead-obituary-witchiepoo-h-r-pufnstuf-actress-was-96-1234749037/ Billie Hayes Dies: Wicked Witchiepoo Of ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ Was 96 2023-06-13 2021-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20210504162459/https://deadline.com/2021/05/billie-hayes-dead-obituary-witchiepoo-h-r-pufnstuf-actress-was-96-1234749037/ live August 8: Gene Deitch, American comics artist, animator and film director (Munro, Tom Terrific, Nudnik, Popeye, Tom and Jerry), (d. 2020).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/deitch-gene.htm Gene Deitch lambiek.net May 5, 2020 May 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190512183702/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/deitch-gene.htm live August 13: Meta Velander, Swedish actress (voice of Elsa in Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten, Swedish dub voice of Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Belle's Magical World, Madame Medusa in The Rescuers, Amelia Gabble in The Aristocats, Orddu in The Black Cauldron, The Mouse Queen in The Great Mouse Detective, Mrs. Hogenson in The Incredibles), (d. 2025).Meta Velander's Lifelong Dedication to the Stage Sweden Herald https://swedenherald.com/article/meta-velander-renowned-swedish-actress-passes-away-at-100 2025-05-17 swedenherald.com en 2025-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20250518192309/https://swedenherald.com/article/meta-velander-renowned-swedish-actress-passes-away-at-100 live https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3916138/meta-velander-har-gatt-ur-tiden?publisherId=3237061&lang=sv Meta Velander har gått ur tiden | Kulturhuset Stadsteatern via.tt.se 16 May 2025 28 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250528015251/https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3916138/meta-velander-har-gatt-ur-tiden?publisherId=3237061&lang=sv liveSlobodnik Maja 16 May 2025 Skådespelaren Meta Velander är död – blev 100 år https://www.expressen.se/noje/film/skadespelaren-meta-velander-ar-dod--blev-100-ar/ 16 May 2025 Expressen sv 16 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250516155417/https://www.expressen.se/noje/film/skadespelaren-meta-velander-ar-dod--blev-100-ar/ live https://swedenherald.com/article/actress-meta-velander-dies-at-100 Swedish Actress Meta Velander Dies at 100 Sweden Herald 17 May 2025 17 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250517172037/https://swedenherald.com/article/actress-meta-velander-dies-at-100 live August 22: Peter Foldes, Hungarian-British animator and director (A Short Vision, Hunger), (d. 1977). August 27: Paolo Piffarerio, Italian comics artist and animator (La Lunga Calza Verde) and film producer (Gamma Film), (d. 2015).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/piffarerio_p.htm Paolo Piffarerio lambiek.net May 5, 2020 September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907170234/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/piffarerio_p.htm live August 31: Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in Jack Frost, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid), (d. 2003).https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/01/obituaries/01HACK.html Buddy Hackett, Irrepressible Clown of Stage, Screen and Nightclubs, Is Dead at 78 The New York Times Mr. Hackett's career spanned more than half a century in nightclubs, movies, the stage and television. His rubbery face was a familiar one on America's home screens in the 1950s and 1960s when he was a frequent guest on talk shows hosted by Jack Paar and Arthur Godfrey. July 1, 2003 Richard Severo April 27, 2010 January 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120065938/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/01/obituaries/01HACK.html live September September 4: Vladimir Danilevich, Russian film director (Vaniusha The Newcomer), (d. 2001).http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=981&sp=2 The Full Filmography of Vladimir Danilevich at The Russian Animation Film base ANIMATOR.RU en 2022-02-03 2021-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227114507/https://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=981&sp=2 live September 5: Frank Armitage, Australian-American painter and muralist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2016).https://deadline.com/2016/01/disney-imagineer-and-illustrator-frank-armitage-dies-at-91-1201677878/ Frank Armitage Dies: Disney Imagineer Who Contributed to 'Sleeping Beauty' & Disneyland Was 91 7 January 2016 13 June 2023 2 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240602024916/https://deadline.com/2016/01/disney-imagineer-and-illustrator-frank-armitage-dies-at-91-1201677878/ live September 13: Norman Alden, American actor (voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone and Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie), (d. 2012).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19045983 Actor Norman Alden dies aged 87 30 July 2012 BBC News 30 July 2012 30 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120730181852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19045983 live September 16: Faith Hubley, American animator, storyboard artist (Mr. Magoo, co-founder of Storyboard Studios), (d. 2001).http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/12_10.html Animation Loses Another Master: Faith Hubley Passes at 77 Animation Magazine 2006-06-28 mdy-all 2020-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20200903195227/https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/12_10.html live Lauren Bacall, American actress and voice actress (voice of Freezelda in HBO Storybook Musicals, Madame Lacroque in Madeline: Lost in Paris, the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle, The Grand Witch in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, The Grey One in Ernest and Celestine, Evelyn in the Family Guy episode "Mom's the Word"), (d. 2014).Dana Ford Famed actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89 http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/12/showbiz/lauren-bacall-dead CNN August 13, 2014 August 12, 2014 May 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230522104647/https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/12/showbiz/lauren-bacall-dead/ live September 26: Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for Warner Bros. animation, Bob Clampett, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1998).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sgroi_tony.htm Tony Sgroi lambiek.net Aug 2, 2020 September 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901010859/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sgroi_tony.htm live October October 3: Harvey Kurtzman, American comics artist, writer, publisher and animation scriptwriter (Mad Monster Party?, Sesame Street), (d. 1993).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kurtzman.htm Harvey Kurtzman lambiek.net 2022-02-03 2022-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20220109202603/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kurtzman.htm live October 12: Doris Grau, American actress (voice of Lunchlady Doris in The Simpsons, Doris Grossman in The Critic), (d. 1995).Lentz Harris M. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995 1996 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-0253-3 74 October 25: Billy Barty, American actor (voice of Figment in Language Arts Through Imagination, Dweedle in Wildfire, Baitmouse in The Rescuers Down Under, Hips McManus in The New Batman Adventures episode "Double Talk"), (d. 2000).Billy Barty, 76, Diminutive Actor And an Advocate for Dwarfs https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/27/us/billy-barty-76-diminutive-actor-and-an-advocate-for-dwarfs.html Billy Barty, a 3-foot-10-inch actor whose career spanned seven decades and all types of roles, died on Saturday at a hospital in Glendale, Calif. He was 76. Mr. Barty had been hospitalized for heart problems and a lung infection, and died of heart failure, said his publicist, Bill York. The New York Times December 27, 2000 2014-10-24 2017-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225757/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/27/us/billy-barty-76-diminutive-actor-and-an-advocate-for-dwarfs.html live October 26: Ray Goossens, Belgian animator (Musti, Plons de Kikker) and comics artist, (d. 1998).https://www.lambiek.net/artists//g/goossens_ray.htm Ray Goossens lambiek.net 2025-06-15 2025-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20250627163354/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/goossens_ray.htm live November November 2: Michi Kobi, American actress (additional voices in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2016).http://www.legacy.com/ns/michi-kobi-obituary/179659326 Michi Kobi Obituary Legacy.com March 1, 2016 June 26, 2022 June 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629163244/http://www.legacy.com/ns/michi-kobi-obituary/179659326 live November 8: Joe Flynn, American actor (voice of Mr. Snoops in The Rescuers), (d. 1974). Actor Flynn Drowns in Pool; Youngstown Native Was TV Comedian The Youngstown Vindicator 1 July 20, 1974 November 10: Russell Johnson, American actor (voice of Roy Hinkley in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet), (d. 2014).https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gilligans-island-star-russell-johnson-dies-kidney-failure/story?id=21561740 Messer Lesley Gilligan's Island Star Russell Johnson Dies of Kidney Failure ABC News January 16, 2014 16 January 2014 8 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201208132429/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/gilligans-island-star-russell-johnson-dies-kidney-failure/story?id=21561740 live November 16: Tony Geiss, American author, songwriter (Sesame Street), producer and screenwriter (Sesame Street, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Between the Lions, Play with Me Sesame), (d. 2011).https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/arts/television/31geiss.html New York Times Tony Geiss, Writer for 'Sesame Street,' Dies at 86 September 23, 2023 January 30, 2011 Berger Joseph December 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231205010405/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/arts/television/31geiss.html live November 21: Joseph Campanella, American actor (voice of the Lizard in Spider-Man, William Shepard / the Master in Road Rovers, Matthew Thorne in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), (d. 2018).http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 Gans Andrew May 17, 2018 Playbill May 17, 2018 May 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180517213915/http://www.playbill.com/article/stage-and-screen-star-joseph-campanella-dies-at-93 live November 22: Geraldine Page, American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in The Rescuers), (d. 1987).https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/15/obituaries/geraldine-page-62-dies-a-star-of-stage-and-film.html Geraldine Page, 62, Dies - A Star of Stage and Film Elizabeth Kolbert Elizabeth Kolbert The New York Times June 15, 1987 March 8, 2018 November 22, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191122024237/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/15/obituaries/geraldine-page-62-dies-a-star-of-stage-and-film.html live November 29: Ralph James, American voice actor (voice of narrator in The Unmentionables, Mr. Turtle for Tootsie Pops, Orson in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour, additional voices in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show), (d. 1992). November 30: Allan Sherman, American musician, satirist and producer (voice of the title character in The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss on the Loose), (d. 1973).November 22, 1973 Allan Sherman, Lyricist, Dies; Noted for 'My Son' Parodies en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/22/archives/allan-sherman-lyricist-dies-noted-for-my-son-parodies-an-unlikely.html February 21, 2023 0362-4331 subscription August 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230802132146/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/22/archives/allan-sherman-lyricist-dies-noted-for-my-son-parodies-an-unlikely.html live December December 2: Jack Davis, American cartoonist and illustrator (Rankin/Bass), (d. 2016).https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/business/media/jack-davis-illustrator-known-for-mad-magazine-dies-at-91.html?_r=0 Jack Davis, Part of Mad Magazine's Usual Gang of Idiots, Dies at 91 Karen Zraick The New York Times A18 28 July 2016 30 November 2024 13 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20241130115643/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/business/media/jack-davis-illustrator-known-for-mad-magazine-dies-at-91.html?_r=0 live December 5: Wally Cox, American actor (voice of the title character in Underdog), (d. 1973).Wally Cox, TV Mr. Peepers, Dies at 48. Diminutive and Diffident https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E1D61738EF3ABC4E52DFB4668388669EDE Wally Cox, the bespectacled low-key comic known to television viewers as the meek Mr. Peepers since 1953, was found dead this morning in the bedroom of his home in this Los Angeles suburb. He was 48 years old. New York Times February 16, 1973 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150611032632/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E1D61738EF3ABC4E52DFB4668388669EDE June 11, 2015 August 19, 2016 December 18: Gibba, Italian animator and comics artist, (d. 2018).https://www.lastampa.it/savona/2018/10/07/news/alassio-e-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-1.34050821 Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano Oct 7, 2018 lastampa.it May 5, 2020 March 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123157/https://www.lastampa.it/2018/10/07/savona/alassio-morto-gibba-il-pioniere-del-cartone-animato-italiano-OF22BCzkxUdbPV9M3zfwHL/pagina.html live December 19: Cicely Tyson, American actress (voice of Mrs. Maureen Parker in The Proud Family episode "Behind Family Lines" and Great Aunt Shirley Hero in the Higglytown Heroes episode "Wayne's 100 Special Somethings"), (d. 2021).Dagan Carmel Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96 https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cicely-tyson-dead-dies-1234895188/ Variety January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021 January 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210129001714/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cicely-tyson-dead-dies-1234895188/ live Jack DeLeon, American actor (voice of the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, Sergeant Samuel McPherson in Halloween is Grinch Night, Dwalin, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Ori, Nori, Bifur and Bofur in The Hobbit, Kraven the Hunter in the Spider-Man episode "The Hunter and the Hunted", Nathan the fox in Stanley, the Ugly Duckling, Dark Entity in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Ragnarok and Roll", Major Courage in the DuckTales episode "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"), (d. 2006).III Harris M. Lentz https://books.google.com/books?id=9B-9zAEACAAJ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture April 24, 2007 McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers 978-0-7864-2933-2 en November 13, 2023 December 20: Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (voice of Elliott in Pete's Dragon), (d. 2011).https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/arts/television/29callas.html The New York Times Dennis Hevesi Charlie Callas, Zany Comedian, Dies January 28, 2011 September 23, 2017 June 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923234312/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/arts/television/29callas.html live December 30: Jean Bosc, A.K.A. Bosc, French editorial cartoonist and animator (Voyage en Boscavie), (d. 1973).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bosc_jean.htm Jean-Bosc lambiek.net January 12, 2025 January 11, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250111211329/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bosc_jean.htm live Deaths March March 30: Romeyn Beck Hough, American botanist and physician (he sold magic lantern and microscope slides made from the thinnest transverse sections), dies at an unknown age.http://www.codex99.com/design/the-american-woods.html codex99.com The American Woods 18 September 2024 7 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207013847/http://codex99.com/design/the-american-woods.html live References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb