1941 in animation

none May 2021 Events in 1941 in animation. Events January January 4: Chuck Jones' Elmer's Pet Rabbit premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=638 https://archive.today/20130630195651/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=638 dead June 30, 2013 Elmer's Pet Rabbit (Leon Schlesinger Studios) Bugs' name was revealed in this cartoon. January 10: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Timber premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Pete.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–75. 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved June 6, 2020. February February 15: The following Tex Avery cartoons were released on the same day:Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved October 10, 2026. The Crackpot Quail The Haunted Mouse February 27: 13th Academy Awards: The Milky Way, directed by Rudolf Ising, produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It is the first animated cartoon not produced by Disney to win an Oscar.http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1941 The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners August 12, 2011 Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093728/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/13th-winners.html July 6, 2011 live Pinocchio, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, wins the Academy Award for Best Original Score, while When You Wish Upon a Star wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song. March March 7: Wilfred Jackson's first Donald Duck cartoon Golden Eggs premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. March 15: Tex Avery's Bugs Bunny cartoon Tortoise Beats Hare premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions. It marks the first time that Bugs Bunny loses, Cecil Turtle makes his debut.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5238 https://archive.today/20130629095911/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5238 dead June 29, 2013 Tortoise Beats Hare (Leon Schlesinger Studios) March 28: Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat, directed and produced by Walter Lantz Productions, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/2556-Scrub-Me-Mama-With-A-Boogie-Beat Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (Universal Studios)January 2024 medicmedic This short reel gained much controversy during its reissue in 1948 for heavy African American stereotyping as Lantz promised to never include the offensive racist content for his subsequent films after apologizing from this.Sampson Henry T. That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900–1960 1998 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-3250-3 https://archive.org/details/thatsenoughfolks0000samp/page/205/mode/2up 205 April April 11: The Fleischer Studios release an adaptation of Johnny Gruelle's children's stories, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/1600-Raggedy-Ann-And-Raggedy-Andy Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (Fleischer Studios)January 2024 medicmedic April 19: Tex Avery's Porky Pig cartoon Porky's Preview premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, this was Avery's final short to star Porky.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=302 https://archive.today/20131019034024/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=302 dead October 19, 2013 Porky's Preview (Leon Schlesinger Studios) May May 9: Dick Lundy's Donald Duck cartoon A Good Time for a Dime premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Daisy Duck makes a cameo in this short. May 24: Tex Avery's Hollywood Steps Out, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, is first released. It features caricatures of Hollywood stars.Lenburg Jeff The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons 1999 Checkmark Books 0-8160-3831-7 June 6, 2020 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/104/mode/2up 104–106 May 29: Disney animators' strike: At the Walt Disney Animation Studios a five-week strike breaks out to ask for higher payment and privileges. While the demands are eventually met, several animators are either fired by Disney or quit.https://animationguild.org/about-the-guild/disney-strike-1941/ The Disney Strike, 1941 | Animation Guild June June 7: Friz Freleng's first Bugs Bunny cartoon Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions. This short was nominated for an Academy Award."1941 Academy Awards". Infoplease.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013. June 20: The Reluctant Dragon, a live-action film with animated scenes by Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Hamilton Luske and Jack Kinney, produced by Walt Disney Animation, premieres. It features three shorts within the feature film, Baby Weems, How To Ride a Horse starring Goofy, and The Reluctant Dragon.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/16-Reluctant-Dragon The Reluctant Dragon (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic Riley Thomson's The Nifty Nineties premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3966-Nifty-Nineties The Nifty Nineties (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic July July 2: Tex Avery is suspended from Leon Schlesinger Productions for four weeks with no pay by Leon Schlesinger due to a quarrel over the Bugs Bunny cartoon The Heckling Hare. He then leaves for Paramount Pictures and begins a series of short films known as Speaking of Animals, beginning with Down on the Farm.Young Frank M. 2019-10-21 Supervised By Fred Avery: Tex Avery's Warner Brothers Cartoons: The Heckling Hare: "Cartoon Man Walks Out" https://texaveryatwb.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-heckling-hare-cartoon-man-walks-out.html 2023-06-25 Supervised By Fred Avery July 5: Tex Avery's The Heckling Hare, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, starring Bugs Bunny & Willoughby, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=128 https://archive.today/20130717082956/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=128 dead July 17, 2013 The Heckling Hare (Leon Schlesinger Studios) July 7: With Woody Woodpecker, Woody Woodpecker's second film appearance, produced by Walter Lantz, the bird becomes star of his own long-running animated series.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5218 https://archive.today/20150621202324/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5218 dead June 21, 2015 Woody Woodpecker (Walter Lantz Productions) July 11: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Early to Bed premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. July 19: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera direct The Midnight Snack, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. This is the second cartoon to star Tom and Jerry, and the first in which they are officially named.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2928-Midnight-Snack The Midnight Snack (MGM)January 2024 medicmedic August August 1: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Truant Officer Donald premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie. August 2: Tex Avery's Aviation Vacation, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, premieres. August 11: The Screwdriver, produced by Walter Lantz, is released, being the last Woody Woodpecker cartoon featuring Mel Blanc as Woody's voice.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/5146-Screwdriver The Screwdriver (Walter Lantz Productions)January 2024 medicmedic Afterwards Leon Schlesinger Productions takes an exclusivity contract on Blanc's voice.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lantz_walter.htm Walter Lantz August 30: Bob Clampett's The Henpecked Duck is first released, starring Daffy Duck, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/127-Henpecked-Duck The Henpecked Duck (Leon Schlesinger Studios)January 2024 medicmedic September September 2: Tex Avery joins Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's cartoon studio.Cohen Karl F. Forbidden animation: censored cartoons and blacklisted animators in America 2004 McFarland 978-0-7864-2032-2 Jefferson, N.C. September 12: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Old MacDonald Duck premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. September 13: Tex Avery's All This and Rabbit Stew, starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, premieres. This was the final Bugs Bunny cartoon to be directed by Avery.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=4329 https://archive.today/20130726022133/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=4329 dead July 26, 2013 All This and Rabbit Stew (Leon Schlesinger Studios) This cartoon later became a part of the "Censored Eleven" due to the Hunter featured in this short being a stereotypical & offensive description of Blackface. September 26: Paramount Pictures launches an animated film series based on Superman, produced by Fleischer Studios, which kicks off with the first film Superman.Lenburg Jeff The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons 1999 Checkmark Books 0-8160-3831-7 139 October October 3: Lend a Paw, starring Pluto, directed by Clyde Geronimi, produced by the Walt Disney Studios, is first released.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=4130 Lend a Paw (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic October 11: Tex Avery's The Bug Parade, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, premieres. This was Avery's final short for Warner Bros.. October 23: Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney and Samuel Armstrong's Dumbo, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, is first released. It becomes a surprise box office hit, helping Disney win back some of their financial losses caused by World War II cutting off their European market.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/17-Dumbo Dumbo (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic October 24: Dick Lundy's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Camera premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. November November 14: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon The Art of Skiing, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, premieres. This also marks the debut of the Goofy holler sound effect, provided by Hannes Schroll.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/3880-Art-Of-Skiing The Art of Skiing (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic November 19: In China Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming release Princess Iron Fan, the first Chinese animated feature film.Du, Daisy Yan (2012). "A Wartime Romance: Princess Iron Fan and the Chinese Connection in Early Japanese Animation," in On the Move: The Trans/national Animated Film in 1940s–1970s China, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison. The National Film Board of Canada releases The Thrifty Pig, a cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios about the importance of war bonds.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/5382-Thrifty-Pig The Thrifty Pig (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic November 22: Bob Clampett's (initially planned by Tex Avery) The Cagey Canary, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, premieres. November 24: Pantry Panic starring Woody Woodpecker, directed and produced by Walter Lantz, premieres.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/5196-Pantry-Panic Pantry Panic (Walter Lantz Productions)January 2024 medicmedic December December 5: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Chef Donald premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The Fleischer Studios release their second animated feature film Mr. Bug Goes to Town which becomes such a colossal flop that the studio goes bankrupt.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/20479-Mr-Bug-Goes-To-Town Mr. Bug Goes to Town (Fleischer Studios)January 2024 medicmedic The Color Rhapsody The Fox and the Grapes, produced by Screen Gems and directed by Frank Tashlin, is first released and marks the debut of the Fox and the Crow.DataBase The Big Cartoon The Fox and the Grapes (Columbia Pictures Corporation) https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-pictures/744-Fox-and-the-Grapes April 14, 2021 Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) enJanuary 2024 medicmedic December 6: Friz Freleng's Rhapsody in Rivets premieres, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/263-Rhapsody-In-Rivets Rhapsody in Rivets (Leon Schlesinger Studios)January 2024 medicmedic William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Night Before Christmas premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 149. 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved June 6, 2020. This was the first short in the series to end with the titular Cat and Mouse being on good terms with each other. December 12: The National Film Board of Canada releases Richard Lyford's 7 Wise Dwarfs, produced by the Walt Disney Animation studios, to educate audiences on war bonds.Shull, Michael S. and David E. Wilt. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939–1945 (2nd ed.) Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2004. 978-0-7864-1555-7. December 20: Bob Clampett's (initially planned by Tex Avery) Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoon Wabbit Twouble, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, premieres.https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5268 https://archive.today/20130823154218/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=5268 dead August 23, 2013 Wabbit Twouble (Leon Schlesinger Studios) This short introduces a fat version of Elmer, and he would appear like that for 3 more cartoons. The scene where Bugs inflates himself and imitates Elmer became a popular internet meme over 75 years later titled "Big Chungus"."Big Chungus Is The Last Great Meme Of 2018". The Daily Dot. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019. December 26: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon The Art of Self Defense, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, premieres.https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3883-Art-Of-Self-Defense The Art of Self Defense (Walt Disney Studios)January 2024 medicmedic Specific date unknown Roberto Sgrilli creates the animated short Il Barone di Münchhausen.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sgrilli_roberto.htm Roberto Sgrilli Films released List of animated feature films of the 1940s January 1 - Princess Iron Fan (China) July 21 - The Reluctant Dragon (United States) October 23 - Dumbo (United States) December 5 - Mr. Bug Goes to Town (United States) Births January January 1: Asrani, Indian actor (Hindi dub voice of Zazu in The Lion King), (d. 2025).https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/veteran-actor-asrani-dies-at-84-nephew-ashok-confirms-2805860-2025-10-20 Veteran actor Asrani dies at 84, nephew Ashok confirms India Today 20 October 2025 20 October 2025Actor-director Asrani passes away https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actor-director-asrani-passes-away-10317830/ The Indian Express 20 October 2025 en 20 October 2025https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/bollywood/asrani-death-family-fulfilled-asrani-last-wish-funeral-was-held-in-the-presence-of-close-people-a-a998/ जवळच्या लोकांच्या उपस्थितीत असरानी यांच्यावर अंत्यसंस्कार, कुटुंबाने पूर्ण केली अभिनेत्याची 'ही' इच्छा 20 October 2025 Lokmat 20 October 2025Actor-director Asrani passes away at 84; family issues statement https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actor-director-asrani-passes-away-10317830/ 2025-10-21 January 5: Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author and manga artist (co-founder of Studio Ghibli). January 8: Graham Chapman, English actor and comedian (occasional voices in Terry Gilliam's animated shorts in Monty Python's Flying Circus and the film spin-offs), (d. 1989). McCabe Bob The Life of Graham, The authorised biography of Graham Chapman 2005 Orion Books London 978-0-752-85773-2 Star Wirth, American xerographer (Hanna-Barbera, The Pagemaster, Warner Bros. Animation), (d. 2012). January 11: Motosuke Takahashi, Japanese film director, animator, character designer and storyboard artist (Tatsunoko Productions, Studio Pierrot), (d. 2007).person 30818 January 12: Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer and voice actor (voice of Dr. Robotnik in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Mistle Toad in Toad Patrol, Komplex in Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars), (d. 2005).Laing Dave 2005-07-22 Obituary: Long John Baldry en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jul/23/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries 2020-11-11 0261-3077 mdy-all January 21: Victoria Carroll, American actress (voice of Amelia Chronos in The Mask: Animated Series, Fortius in Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold, Grace in the TaleSpin episode "Waiders of the Lost Treasure", Pomona in the Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers episode "Dirty Rotten Diapers", Boom Boom Beagle in the DuckTales episode "The Good Muddahs", She-Hulk in The Incredible Hulk episode "Enter: She-Hulk", Kangaroo Waitress in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo episode "Scooby in Kwackyland"). January 22: Rintaro, Japanese director (Galaxy Express 999, Metropolis). January 24: Gary K. Wolf, American author (Who Framed Roger Rabbit). January 31: Gerald McDermott, American film director, children's book writer and illustrator, (d. 2012).https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/55452-obituary-gerald-mcdermott.html Obituary: Gerald McDermott Publishers Weekly 10 January 2013 18 January 2013 Ron Thompson, American actor (voice of Tony and Pete in American Pop, Cops in Last Days of Coney Island), (d. 2024).Ron Thompson Dies: Actor In ‘Baretta’ And Ralph Bakshi's ‘American Pop’ Was 83https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ron-thompson-dead-american-pop-1235874804/ The Hollywood Reporter Ron Thompson, Actor in ‘No Place to Be Somebody’ and ‘American Pop,’ Dies at 83 Barnes, Milke April 15, 2024 Jessica Walter, American actress (voice of Ashley Walker-Club-Dupree in The Magic School Bus, Demoness in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Old One in The Land Before Time, Malory Archer in Archer, Mrs. Wyatt in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Tabitha in Turbo: F.A.S.T., Miss Heinous in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Granny Goodness in Harley Quinn, Athena in the Justice League Action episode "The Trouble With Truth"), (d. 2021).https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/ Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning 'Arrested Development', 'Archer' Actress Was 80 Tom Tapp March 25, 2021 Deadline Hollywood March 25, 2021Jessica Walter, "Arrested Development" and "Archer" star, dies at 80 March 26, 2021 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-walter-arrested-development-star-dies-age-80/ March 26, 2021 CBS News en-USLisa Respers France Jessica Walter, 'Arrested Development' and 'Archer' star, dies at 80 March 25, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/entertainment/jessica-walter-obit/index.html March 26, 2021 CNN February February 11: Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician (voice of Samba School Director in Rio, Street Vendor in Rio 2, composed songs for both films), (d. 2024).https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/06/brazilian-musician-sergio-mendes-dies-aged-83 Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83 The Guardian September 6, 2024 Snapes, Laura Phillips, TomSinger Barry 6 September 2024 Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the U.S. Pop Charts https://nytimes.com/2024/09/06/arts/music/sergio-mendes-dead.html 6 September 2024 The New York Times https://deadline.com/2024/09/sergio-mendes-dead-1236080086/ Sérgio Mendes Dies: Brazilian Pop Pioneer, Hitmaker & Herb Alpert Collaborator Was 83 Evans Greg 6 September 2024 6 September 2024 Deadline Hollywood March March 5: Errol Le Cain, English children's book illustrator and animator (worked for Richard Williams), (d. 1989).Obituary tribute by Phyllis Hunt in Books for Keeps Issue 55 March 9: Tsutomu Shibayama, Japanese anime director (Doraemon, Ranma ½), animator (God Mazinger) and storyboard artist (Doraemon, Ranma ½), (d. 2026).‘Doraemon’ director Tsutomu Shibayama dies at 84バスタ木工 2026-03-17 アニメーション監督の芝山努氏が逝去。映画『ドラえもん』では1983年『海底鬼岩城』から2004年『ワンニャン時空伝』までを一貫して担当 https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260317r 2026-03-17 Denfaminico Gamer jaCayanan Joanna 2026-03-17 Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan Director Tsutomu Shibayama Dies at 84 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-17/doraemon-chibi-maruko-chan-director-tsutomu-shibayama-dies-at-84/.235392 2026-03-17 Anime News Network en亜細亜堂「ドラえもん」「ど根性ガエル」など国民的アニメを数多く手がけた芝山努さん死去 84歳 日刊スポーツ March 16: Chuck Woolery, American game show host and musician (voiced himself in The Cleveland Show episode "Love Rollercoaster"), (d. 2024).Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83 March 23: Zsolt Richly, Hungarian animator (Pannonia Film Studio, A Kockásfülű nyúl), (d. 2020). March 24: David Fox, Canadian actor (voice of Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin, Sentinels and Master Mold in X-Men), (d. 2021).David Fox at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/the-mix/stage-and-screen-actor-david-fox-remembered-as-champion-of-canadian-theatre-4756743 Stage and screen actor David Fox remembered as champion of Canadian theatre Pique News Magazine November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021 November 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211114231015/https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/the-mix/stage-and-screen-actor-david-fox-remembered-as-champion-of-canadian-theatre-4756743 deadDavid Fox obituary, Graham A Giddy Funeral Homehttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-stage-and-screen-actor-david-fox-dies-at-80./ Stage and screen actor David Fox dies at 80 Globe and Mail 2022-01-26 March 28: Charles Swenson, American animator (Down and Dirty Duck, Twice Upon a Time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rugrats, Mike, Lu & Og). Alf Clausen, American composer (The Simpsons, The Critic, Space Cats) (d. 2025).Simpsons’ Composer Alf Clausen Dies Age 84Burlingame Jon 2025-05-30 Alf Clausen, Emmy-Winning ‘Simpsons’ Composer, Dies at 84 https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/alf-clausen-simpsons-composer-dead-1236414371/ 2025-05-30 Variety https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/alf-clausen-dead-simpsons-composer-1236234143/ Alf Clausen, Emmy-Winning Composer for ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 84 Koseluk Chris May 30, 2025 May 30, 2025 The Hollywood Reporter March 29: John W. Hyde, American producer (Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Film Roman, Harriet the Spy). March 30: Graeme Edge, English musician, songwriter and poet (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Viva Ned Flanders"), (d. 2021).https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-59253694 Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge dies age 80 11 November 2021 BBChttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/graeme-edge-dead.html Graeme Edge, Drummer and Co-Founder of the Moody Blues, Dies at 80 12 November 2021 The New York Times April April 2: Dr. Demento, American radio broadcaster and record collector (voiced himself in the Bobby's World episode "Bobby's Big Boo-Boo", and The Simpsons episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts"). April 7: Danny Wells, Canadian actor (voice of Bush and Raul in Heathcliff, Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, King Hugo III in Potatoes and Dragons, Gus in Willa's Wild Life), (d. 2013).https://variety.com/2013/tv/obituaries-people-news/danny-wells-luigi-on-super-mario-bros-show-dies-at-72-1200919886/ Danny Wells, Luigi on 'Super Mario Bros.' Show, Dies at 72 Variety December 5, 2013 November 19, 2021 April 13: Arvo Nuut, Estonian film operator and film producer (Tallinnfilm, Nukufilm), (d. 2021).Arvo Nuut - Eesti filmi andmebaas https://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/2121 www.efis.ee 29 May 2021 April 18: Phillip Young, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Looney Tunes: Back in Action), (d. 2021).Miller Caroline Phillip Young Dies, Legendary Disney Animator Was 79 https://movieweb.com/phillip-young-dead-disney-animator/ MovieWeb June 4, 2021 April 28: Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer (portrayed Bebe DeBarge in Happy!, voice of Ann-Margrock in The Flintstones episode "Ann-Margrock Presents"). Mike Renzi, American composer, music director, pianist and jazz musician (Sesame Street), (d. 2021).Mike Renzi, a Jazz Singer's Best Friend, Dies at 80 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/arts/mike-renzi-dead.html The New York Times Genzlinger Neil October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021 https://archive.today/20211015054427/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/arts/mike-renzi-dead.html October 15, 2021 liveComposer and Musical Director Mike Renzi Dies at 80 May May 4: Jannik Hastrup, Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator (Benny's Bathtub, Samson & Sally, War of the Birds). John Kimball, American animator (Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, A Special Valentine with the Family Circus, Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Heidi's Song, directed the main titles for Teacher's Pet), storyboard artist (Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles), sheet timer (Disney Television Animation) and director (Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation, ChalkZone). May 6: William Moritz, American animation film historian, (d. 2004). May 13: Dwi Koendoro, Indonesian comics artist, animator (made an animated series based on his comics series Legenda Sawung Kampret) and film producer (head of Indonesian Animation Association), (d. 2019).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/koendoro_dwi.htm Dwi Koendoro lambiek.net May 5, 2020 May 18: Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress (portrayed Grandma Rosy in Balto, and Aunt Sponge in James and the Giant Peach, voice of the Matchmaker in Mulan, Mrs. Plithiver in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Queen Oofeefa in Early Man, Shirley Finster in Rugrats, Giraffe and Squirrel in Tinga Tinga Tales, Nana in Nina Needs to Go!, Bessie in the 101 Dalmatian Street episode "A Summer to Remember", Astrid in Hilda). May 23: Nicole Jaffe, Canadian actress (original voice of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo). May 24: Larry Leichliter, American animator (Bill Melendez Productions, Rock-A-Doodle, A Troll in Central Park), storyboard artist (Hey Arnold!), character designer (Aladdin), sheet timer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Cartoon Network Studios, Baby Looney Tunes, Danger Rangers, Gravity Falls, Bee and PuppyCat, Go! Cartoons), animatic editor (Party Wagon), overseas supervisor (You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown, CatDog), producer (ChalkZone) and director (Spider-Man, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Cartoon Network Studios, Peanuts specials, Sofia the First, Bee and PuppyCat). May 30: Yuji Ohno, Japanese composer (Lupin III, Space Adventure Cobra, Mighty Orbots), (d. 2026).O作曲家・ジャズピアニストの大野雄二さん死去 享年84 『ルパン三世』音楽など数々の名曲残す【全文】 ja”Lupin III Composer, Jazz Pianist Yuji Ohno Dies at 84”. Anime News Network. Anime News Network official website. Retrieved May 13, 2026.「【訃報】作曲家・大野雄二さん 死去 「ルパン三世」の音楽など手掛ける（発表全文）」 (in Japanese). “TBS NEWS DIG”. TBS・JNN NEWS DIG, LLC. May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.Sponichi Annex Reporting Team. 「作曲家・大野雄二さん 死去 ルパンのテーマ作曲、ジャズピアニスト」 (in Japanese). “Sponichi Annex”. Sports Nippon Shimbun. May 13, 2026. Archived from the original on May 13, 2026. May 31: Nicole Van Goethem, Belgian cartoonist, animator and film director (A Greek Tragedy), (d. 2000).Temmerman Jan Oscar treurt om het verlies van Nicole https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/oscar-treurt-om-het-verlies-van-nicole~bf9e2d28/ 8 January 2020 De Morgen 6 March 2000 June June 1: Richard Donat, Canadian actor (voice of Deej in Star Wars: Ewoks, Big Hawk in Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series), (d. 2026).Richard Francois DonatBarnes Mike 2026-04-13 Richard Donat, Actor on ‘Haven,’ Dies at 84 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/richard-donat-dead-haven-nova-scotia-1236562520/ 2026-04-13 The Hollywood Reporter en-USIn Memoriam, Summer 2026 https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1546062-summer-2026/79? August 6, 2026 SAG-AFTRA 79 June 2: Jeff Winkless, American voice actor (d. 2006). https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=jeff-alan-winkless&pid=18354602 Jeff Alan Winkless, Jeff Alan Chicago Tribune July 4, 2006 11 Legacy.com Stacy Keach, American actor (voice of the Phantasm and Carl Beaumont in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Robert Vance in the Batman Beyond episode "Lost Soul", Roland De Fleures in The Zeta Project episode "The Next Gen"). June 4: Jackie Banks, American animation checker and scene planner (Hanna-Barbera, This Is America, Charlie Brown, The Simpsons, Tom and Jerry: The Movie), (d. 1995). June 15: Neal Adams, American comic book artist (DC Comics) and writer (Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars), (d. 2022).Kit Borys Neal Adams, comic book artist who revitalized Batman and fought for creators' rights, dies at 80 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neal-adams-dead-batman-comics-artist-1235138106/ The Hollywood Reporter 29 April 2022 29 April 2022 June 19: Masao Maruyama, Japanese anime producer and entrepreneur (Madhouse, MAPPA, Studio M2). Linda Dangcil, American actress (voice of Carmen Alonso / Raya in Jem, Homeless Woman in the Static Shock episode "Frozen Out", additional voices in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo), (d. 2009).Mike Barnes Actress, dancer Linda Dangcil dies at 67 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i123610bbb7b491bfe7d4983102049b8d The Hollywood Reporter 2009-05-08 2009-05-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090510101727/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i123610bbb7b491bfe7d4983102049b8d May 10, 2009 June 21: Joe Flaherty, American actor, comedian (portrayed Count Floyd in The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, voice of Lawyer and General in Heavy Metal, Big Dracula in Little Dracula, Hooft in The Legend of Tarzan, Snorkel in The Santa Claus Brothers, Cloaked Skull in Teamo Supremo, Jeb in Home on the Range, Western Union Manager, Don Knotts' Assistant and Vatican Messenger in Family Guy, Abe's Foster Dad in Clone High, Car Door Owner in the American Dad! episode "Delorean Story-An"), and television writer (wrote the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "Theater of Doom"), (d. 2024).Holmes Martin Joe Flaherty Dead: 'Freaks & Geeks' Star Dies at 82 https://hollywoodlife.com/2024/04/02/joe-flaherty-dead-comedic-actor-dies-at-82/ April 2, 2024 Hollywood Life April 2, 2024'SCTV' star, comedian Joe Flaherty dies following illness, daughter says https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/02/sctv-star-comedian-joe-flaherty-dies-following-illness-daughter-says/ April 2, 2024 CityNews Toronto Canadian Press April 2, 2024https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/joe-flaherty-dead-adam-sandler-martin-short-tributes-1234998135/ Adam Sandler, Martin Short, More Mourn Joe Flaherty: The 'Funniest Man' April 2, 2024 Rolling Stone June 22: Michael Lerner, American actor (voice of Mayor Ebert in Godzilla: The Series, Producer in 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure), (d. 2023).Barnes Mike 2023-04-09 Michael Lerner, Actor in 'Barton Fink,' 'Harlem Nights' and 'Eight Men Out,' Dies at 81 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-lerner-dead-actor-barton-fink-harlem-nights-eight-men-out-dies-1235369893/ 2023-04-10 The Hollywood Reporter en-US June 29: Chieko Baisho, Japanese actress and singer (voice of Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle). July July 5: Terry Cashman, American record producer and singer-songwriter (performed the song "Talkin' Softball" in The Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat"). July 7: Bill Oddie, English actor (voice of Sweep in The Willows in Winter, Crow, Chief O'Reilly, Doctor Gloom and Rembrandt in Bananaman, English dub voice of Asterix in Asterix and the Big Fight), (d. 2026).Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died27 July 2026 Bill Oddie, anarchic comedian and Britain's best-known bird-watcher https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/07/27/bill-oddie-anarchic-comedian-bird-watcher-died-obituary/ subscription live https://ghostarchive.org/archive/FijNA 27 July 2026 27 July 2026 The Daily TelegraphYoungs Ian 27 July 2026 TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo 27 July 2026 BBC News 27 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260727093750/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo live July 9: Hisayuki Toriumi, Japanese animator (Tatsunoko Production, Sunrise, Studio Pierrot), film director and producer (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman), screenwriter and novelist, (d. 2009).ANN staff January 24, 2009 Gatchaman, Nils Director Hisayuki Toriumi Passes Away https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-24/gatchaman-nils-director-hisayuki-toriumi-passes-away Anime News Network April 2, 2012 July 10: Robert Pine, American actor (voice of Octavio in Elena of Avalor, Bishop in Frozen, Santa Peterson in the Rocket Power episode "A Rocket X-Mas", Fisherman in the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Storm").Pine, Robert 1941- Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/pine-robert-1941 2024-02-23 www.encyclopedia.com Francisco Reséndez, Mexican voice actor (Latin American dub voice of Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Mario in the Donkey Kong segment of Saturday Supercade, Ambrose Bandenham in Central Park, Wonder Dog in Super Friends, Tonbee in Naruto, Makarov Dreyar in Fairy Tail, Dot Pyxis in Attack on Titan, and writer for the Latin American dub of The Simpsons), (d. 2026).Francisco Resendez, voice actor of 'Scooby-Doo' and 'Attack on Titan' passes away at 85https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/famosos/muere-francisco-resendez-actor-doblaje-voz-scooby-doo Muere Francisco Reséndez, voz de Scooby-Doo y actor de 'Attack on Titan'; esto sabemos Milenio Johan Kalet Segura Clemens 4 September 2026 12 September 2026 es Ian Whitcomb, English entertainer, singer-songwriter, composer (Bugs Bunny: Superstar), record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor (voice of the Narrator in A Christmas Carol), (d. 2020).https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/arts/music/ian-whitcomb-dead.html Ian Whitcomb, Rocker Turned Pop Music Historian, Dies at 78 The New York Times May 8, 2020 July 13: Robert Forster, American actor (voice of Major Forsberg in Todd McFarlane's Spawn, The President in Justice League Unlimited, Jack J. Kurtzman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jack Chapman and Police Officer in the Godzilla: The Series episode "Wedding Bells Blew", Lucky Jim in The Simpsons episode "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes", General Bryce in the Transformers: Prime episode "Grill"), (d. 2019).https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/robert-forster-dead.html The New York Times Robert Forster, Oscar Nominee for 'Jackie Brown,' Dies at 78 Vigdor Neil October 12, 2019 July 17: Paula Shaw, American actress (voice of Bubbie in The Guava Juice Show), (d. 2025).Paula Shaw, Actress in ‘Freddy vs. Jasonʼ and Hallmark Holiday Telefilms, Dies at 84 July 22: George Clinton, American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader (voice of King Quincy in Trolls World Tour.) July 24: Marc Strange, Canadian actor (voice of Forge in X-Men: The Animated Series, Lord Glenn in Silver Surfer), (d. 2012).Acharya-Tom Madhavi May 20, 2012 Marc Strange, creator of CBC hit The Beachcombers, dies of cancer https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/marc-strange-creator-of-cbc-hit-the-beachcombers-dies-of-cancer/article_510b7489-9961-5fe6-9f35-66a4afc2c7c0.html January 24, 2024 Toronto Star en July 28: Dianne Jackson, English film director (The Snowman), (d. 1992).https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba933f03e https://web.archive.org/web/20190606154909/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba933f03e dead June 6, 2019 Dianne Jackson BFI August 2, 2020 Peter Cullen, Canadian-American voice actor (voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise, Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh, franchise, Murky Dismal in Rainbow Bite, Venger in Dungeons & Dragons, Hulk, Red Skull and Mysterio in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Mario in the Donkey Kong segment of Saturday Supercade, Captain Slaughter in Pound Puppies, Bankjob Beagle and Admiral Grimitz in DuckTales, Coran and Narrator in Voltron: Defender of the Universe, announcer for Toonami, original voice of Monterey Jack in Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers), (d. 2026).Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-cullen-optimus-prime-transformers-eeyore-12366830752026-08-27 'Transformers' Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85 https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-dead/ 2026-08-27 TMZ en July 29: David Warner, English actor (voice of Ra's al Ghul in the DC Animated Universe, the Lobe in Freakazoid! and the Teen Titans Go! episode "Huggbees", the Master Control Program in Tron, Rob/Dr. Wrecker in The Amazing World of Gumball, Alpha in Men in Black: The Series, Victor Frankenstein in Toonsylvania, Lord Angstrom in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Nergal in Grim & Evil, Duke Richard of Lionsgate, Krasus, Sir Morgan and Maldon's Commander in The Legend of Prince Valiant, Herbert Landon and Red Skull in Spider-Man, Archmage in Gargoyles, Old Man and Oldsy in What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Talon in the Mighty Max episode "Souls of Talon", Zarm in the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "The Dream Machine", Ice Breaker in the Biker Mice from Mars episode "Below the Horizon", the Glyph in the Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys episode "Rhesus Pieces", Arthur Dearborn in the Iron Man episode "Cell of Iron", narrator in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin and A Valentine for You), (d. 2022).2022-07-25 Veteran British actor David Warner, star of The Omen and Tron, dies aged 80 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/25/veteran-british-actor-david-warner-star-of-the-omen-and-tron-dies-aged-80 The Guardian en July 30: Paul Anka, Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror VI"). August August 4: Martin Jarvis, English actor and producer (voice of Saitine in Wreck-It Ralph, Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: Assault on Arkham, continued voice of Nergal in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy). Richard Trueblood, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, The Mouse and His Child, A Family Circus Christmas, Filmation), storyboard artist (Maxie's World, Goof Troop, Sonic the Hedgehog, Bonkers), sheet timer (Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Disney Television Animation, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Animaniacs, DIC Entertainment, The Incredible Hulk, Adelaide Productions, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, Histeria!, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, The Wild Thornberrys, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, The Oblongs, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Clifford's Really Big Movie), producer (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Space Cats, Bonkers, Fantastic Four) and director (Filmation, Garbage Pail Kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Disney Television Animation, Biker Mice from Mars, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Dexter's Laboratory), (d. 2019). August 8: Earl Boen, American actor (voice of Red Skull and the Beyonder in Spider-Man, Santa Claus in A Pinky and the Brain Christmas and A Johnny Bravo Christmas, Leonard Kanifky in Bonkers, Rhino in Batman: The Animated Series, Horace Bleakman in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Captain Montecero in The New Adventures of Zorro, Doctor, Monster, Mr. Hobson and TV Narrator in Grim & Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Mr. Gordon and The Ghost of Chef Pierre Goulash in the A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episode "Robopup", Vice President Obsequious in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "Spooker of the House", Simon Stagg in the Justice League episode "Metamorphosis", William Howard Taft in the Time Squad episode "White House Weirdness", Nick in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Holiday Time", continued voice of Senor Senior Sr. in Kim Possible, additional voices in Bruno the Kid, The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, What-a-Mess, Capitol Critters, Problem Child and The Addams Family), (d. 2023).Zee Michaela 2023-01-06 Earl Boen, Actor in 'The Terminator' Movies, Dies at 81 https://variety.com/2023/film/news/earl-boen-the-terminator-actor-dies-1235480866/ 2023-01-06 Variety en-US August 14: David Crosby, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter (voiced himself in The Simpsons episodes "Marge in Chains" and "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"), (d. 2023)..https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-crosby-dead-obituary-1234664235/ David Crosby, Iconoclastic Rocker, Dead at 81 – Rolling Stone Rolling Stone January 26, 2023 January 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-crosby-dead-obituary-1234664235/ live Dolan, Jon Greene, Andy January 19, 2023Winters Emma David Crosby 'Real' Cause of Death: The Byrds Member Died Due To THIS? https://www.musictimes.com/articles/89694/20230120/david-crosby-real-cause-death-byrds-member-died-due.htm 3 February 2023 Music Times January 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203161849/https://www.musictimes.com/articles/89694/20230120/david-crosby-real-cause-death-byrds-member-died-due.htm 3 February 2023https://fr.news.yahoo.com/exclu-vid%C3%A9o-v%C3%A9ronique-sanson-pein%C3%A9e-174320032.html EXCLU VIDÉO - Véronique Sanson peinée par la mort de David Crosby : "Il devait faire un grand concert avec mon fils…" January 23, 2023 December 28, 2023 January 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126191003/https://fr.news.yahoo.com/exclu-vid%C3%A9o-v%C3%A9ronique-sanson-pein%C3%A9e-174320032.html dead August 16: Paul Hecht, English-born Canadian actor (voice of the title character in Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero, Army Veterinarian in My Dog Tulip, additional voices in Courage the Cowardly Dog). August 29: Robin Leach, English entertainment reporter and writer (voice of TV Host in the Garfield and Friends episode "Fat and Furry", Chamberlain in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "The Empress' Nightingale", himself in the Family Guy episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater"), (d. 2018).https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/obituaries/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous.html Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies The New York Times August 24, 2018 Genzlinger Neil September September 10: Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and science historian (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Skeptic"), (d. 2002).Harvard News Office (2002). "Paleontologist, author Gould dies at 60". The Harvard Gazette. (May 20). Retrieved on May 20, 2022. September 14: Yuri Norstein, Soviet and Russian animator (Hedgehog in the Fog, Tale of Tales, The Overcoat). September 16: David Hemblen, English-born Canadian actor (voice of Magneto in X-Men, Vault-Keeper in Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Asmodeus in Redwall, The Night Master in Yin Yang Yo!), (d. 2020).Bolling Gaius X-Men: Magneto voice actor David Hemblen dies at 79. https://www.joblo.com/x-men-magneto-voice-actor-david-hemblen-dies-at-79/ JoBlo.com December 21, 2021 November 24, 2020 September 24: Linda McCartney, American photographer and activist (voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Vegetarian", Welhelmina in Tropic Island Hum), (d. 1998).https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/80494.stm Obituary: Linda McCartney BBC April 19, 1998 June 9, 2011 October October 8: Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist and politician (voice of Cocky Locky in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Henny Penny"), (d. 2026).Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84 https://apnews.com/article/jesse-jackson-dies-43abb84d2ffc76d967f9a5596ebd0be1 The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84 Tareen Sophia February 17, 2026 February 17, 2026 Associated Press🙏🏽🕊️ https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2mUvPDoh9/ February 17, 2026 Instagram Rainbow PUSH Coalition Jackson Yusef D. 2026-02-17 Rainbow/PUSH Jackson Legacy Foundation The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial 'pathfinder,' dies at 84 https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/us/reverend-jesse-jackson-death CNN February 17, 2026 Stambraugh Alex February 17, 2026 October 9: Warren Luening, American musician and trumpeter (Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Goofy Movie, Casper, Pixar, Space Jam, Anastasia, Family Guy, Stuart Little 2, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Polar Express, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Ant Bully, Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo, The Simpsons Movie, Horton Hears a Who!, Shrek Forever After, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Despicable Me 2), (d. 2012). October 21: Marcell Jankovics, Hungarian graphic artist, film director and author (Sisyphus, The Struggle), (d. 2021).https://www.mma.hu/az-akademia/-/event/10180/elhunyt-jankovics-marcell-az-mma-tiszteletbeli-elnoke;jsessionid=9BB21FFBC0EA3DDE0048F1081EF6FCB0 Elhunyt Jankovics Marcell, az MMA tiszteletbeli elnöke | Magyar Művészeti Akadémia www.mma.hu October 23: Mel Winkler, American actor (voice of Lucius Fox in The New Batman Adventures, Johnny the snowman in Oswald, Commissioner Henderson in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Feeding Time"), (d. 2020).https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mel-winkler-actor-devil-a-blue-dress-doc-hollywood-dies-at-78-1298033 Mel Winkler, Actor in 'Devil in a Blue Dress' and 'Doc Hollywood,' Dies at 78 Hollywood Reporter June 11, 2020 June 11, 2020 October 25: Helen Reddy, Australian-American pop singer and actress (portrayed Nora in Pete's Dragon, voiced herself in Family Guy), (d. 2020).https://variety.com/2020/music/news/helen-reddy-dead-i-am-woman-singer-1234787284/ Helen Reddy, 'I Am Woman' Singer, Dies at 78 Variety September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 Gordon Tootoosis, Saskatchewan actor (voice of Kekata in Pocahontas, Mushom in Wapos Bay, Gordy in Open Season), (d. 2011).https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Canadian+actor+First+Nations+leader+Gordon+Tootoosis+dead/5055281/story.html Canadian actor and First Nations leader Gordon Tootoosis dead at 69 Chung Amy The Vancouver Sun July 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110709195836/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Canadian%2Bactor%2BFirst%2BNations%2Bleader%2BGordon%2BTootoosis%2Bdead/5055281/story.html July 9, 2011 dead October 31: Sally Kirkland, American actress (voice of Older Woman in Nerdland), (d. 2025).Sally Kirkland Dies: Oscar-Nominated Star Of ‘Anna’ Was 84McGeorge Alistair Hollywood icon Sally Kirkland dies aged 84 after dementia diagnosis https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/11/hollywood-icon-sally-kirkland-84-hospice-care-dementia-diagnosis-2-24677726/ 11 November 2025 Metro 11 November 2025McGrath Rachel Sally Kirkland death: Oscar-nominated actor dies aged 84 days after entering hospice care https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sally-kirkland-dead-hospice-dementia-b2862928.html 11 November 2025 The Independent 11 November 2025 November November 1: Robert Foxworth, American actor (voice of Professor Hamilton in Justice League Unlimited, Race Bannon in season 2 of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest). November 5: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese anime creator, animator, director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist (creator of the Gundam franchise). November 8: Julian Antonisz, Polish film director (Sun: A Non-Camera Film 1977, aka Słońce - film bez kamery), (d. 1987).http://www.antonisz.com/ Home antonisz.com November 11: Russell Horton, American actor (voice of Kat's Father in Kenny the Shark, continued voice of the Trix Rabbit). November 12: Dave Brain, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Productions), storyboard artist (Darkwing Duck, Space Cats, Garfield and Friends, Cow and Chicken, Family Guy), director (Film Roman, Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, Grim & Evil, ChalkZone, Johnny Bravo) and sheet timer (Disney Television Animation, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Mask, Life with Louie, King of the Hill, Warner Bros. Animation, Men in Black: The Series, Jackie Chan Adventures). November 20: Dr. John, American singer and songwriter (voice of The Sun in Whoopi's Littleburg, performed the theme songs of Whoopi's Littleburg and Curious George, and "Down in New Orleans" in The Princess and the Frog), (d. 2019).Morris Chris June 6, 2019 https://variety.com/2019/music/news/dr-john-dies-dead-new-orleans-musician-1203235395/ Dr. John, New Orleans Music Icon, Dies at 77 Variety July 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20190607021159/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/dr-john-dies-dead-new-orleans-musician-1203235395/ June 7, 2019 live November 22: Cilia van Dijk, Dutch film producer (Anna & Bella), (d. 2023).https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/anp/oscar-winnares-cilia-van-dijk-81-overleden Oscar-winnares Cilia van Dijk (81) overleden June 13, 2023 May 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230502070243/https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/anp/oscar-winnares-cilia-van-dijk-81-overleden dead November 23: Eduard Nazarov, Russian animator, children's book illustrator and voice actor (Once Upon a Dog), (d. 2016).Famous Soviet and Russian animator, director and artist Eduard Nazarov died at Echo of Moscow, September 11, 2016 (in Russian) Franco Nero, Italian actor, producer, and director (voice of Uncle Topolino in Cars 2). November 24: Simon Singer, American actor (voice of Slightly in Peter Pan). November 28: Shannon Farnon, Canadian actress (voice of Kim Butler in Valley of the Dinosaurs, Wonder Woman in Super Friends). December December 9: Beau Bridges, American actor (voice of Sheriff Scaly Briggs in Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, Yoshio Onodera in From Up on Poppy Hill, Prince Kuramochi in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya). December 10: Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress (voice of Granny and Macha in Song of the Sea). Joachim Kerzel, German actor (German dub voice of AUTO in WALL-E), (d. 2026).Synchronsprecher Joachim Kerzel ist tot deDeutscher Synchronsprecher mehrerer Hollywoodstars gestorben https://www.zeit.de/feuilleton/film/2026-07/joachim-kerzel-deutscher-synchronsprecher-gestorben-anthony-hopkins-dustin-hofmann-gxe 22 July 2026 Die Zeit 22 July 20262026-07-22 Trauer in Filmwelt: Deutsche Kult-Stimme von weltberühmten Hollywood-Stars mit 84 gestorben https://www.merkur.de/boulevard/joachim-kerzel-tot-synchronstimme-von-jack-nicholson-gestorben-94410341.html 2026-07-22 www.merkur.de de Chad Stuart, English singer and actor (voice of Flaps the vulture in The Jungle Book), (d. 2020). "Chad Stuart, of Britain's Chad & Jeremy Duo, Dead at 79", BestClassicBands, 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020 December 25: John Capodice, American actor (voice of Cab Driver in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Cabbie and Johnny in the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "A Room With No Viewfinder/Krumm Rises to the Top", Caesar Carlini in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "World's Finest"), (d. 2024).John Capodice https://pizzifuneralhome.com/?p=9027 Pizzi Funeral Home 1 January 2025John Capodice Dies: General Hospital Alum Was 83 December 29: Ray Thomas, English multi-instrumentalist, flautist, singer and member of The Moody Blues (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Viva Ned Flanders"), (d. 2018).Thandi Gurdip Moody Blues fans pay tribute to Stourport-born star Ray Thomas http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15814789.moody-blues-fans-pay-tribute-to-stourport-born-star-ray-thomas/ The Shuttle January 9, 2018 Specific date unknown Joan C. Gratz, American artist, animator, and filmmaker (Will Vinton Productions, Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase). Barry Otto, Australian actor (voice of Mayor Wilberforce Cranklepot in Blinky Bill the Movie and Echidna in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole). Deaths April April 25: Alexander Shiryaev, Russian animation director, ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer, (grom 1906 to 1909, Shiryaev produced a number of pioneering stop motion and traditionally animated films. He recreated various ballets by staging them through using hand-made dolls which he created from either clay or papier-mâché; they were 20-25 cm on tall, and their body parts were connected by thin wire which provided plasticity. He then filmed them on camera, frame by frame. In the process he also made thousands of sketches, catching every movement, also turning them into a filming reel so that one could watch the entire dance in the form of a cartoon. dies at age 73.Anna Kisselgoff. Critic's Notebook; Pioneering Russian Films Show Ballet Master's Wit article from New York Times, January 14, 2005Peter Lord. The start of stop-frame article from The Guardian, November 14, 2008Alexander Shiryaev. St. Petersburg Ballet. From Reminiscences of the Mariinsky Theatre Artist memoirs from the Notes by Film Historian magazine No. 67, 2004, pp. 61—101 0235-8212 (in Russian) July July 15: Walter Ruttmann, German film director and cinematographer (pioneer of abstract animation, directed the animated short film Lichtspiel: Opus I, the "oldest fully abstract motion picture known to survive, using only animated geometric forms, arranged and shown without reference to any representational imagery"; served as a special effects artist in the animated feature film The Adventures of Prince Achmed, making the film's moving backgrounds and magic scenes), dies at age 53.https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12466357m RuttmannBetancourt Michael Walther Ruttmann's Lichtspiel Films https://www.cinegraphic.net/article.php/20110220082757118 Cinegraphic 20 August 2021 from: An Excerpt from 'The History of Motion Graphics'Shadow Theatres, Shadow Films Lotte Reiniger 1970 London BT Batsford 978-0-7134-2286-3 registration https://archive.org/details/shadowtheatressh0000rein http://www.milestonefilms.com/pdf/AchmedPK.pdf Lotte Reiniger's Introduction to The Adventures of Prince Achmed Milestone Films 9–11 2001 25 September 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091122140333/http://www.milestonefilms.com/pdf/AchmedPK.pdf 22 November 2009 August August 5: Barnett Parker, British actor (voice of the title character in The Reluctant), dies at age 54. August 13: J. Stuart Blackton, British-American silent film producer and director (co-founder of the film studio Vitagraph Studios, one of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation, considered a father of American animation, directed the animated films The Enchanted Drawing, Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, The Haunted Hotel, and The Humpty Dumpty Circus), dies at age 66.Variety Commodore Blackton, Who Went from Riches to Relief, Dies at 66 August 20, 1941 4 https://archive.org/stream/variety143-1941-08#page/n123/mode/1upBlackton, Pioneer In Movies, Dies, 66. Ex-Commodore of Atlantic Yacht Club Here. Is Victim of Auto Accident. A Founder Of Vitagraph. Producer of 'Black Diamond Express' Thriller. Began as Marine Artist https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E00E6D9133FE13BBC4C52DFBE66838A659EDE New York Times August 14, 1941 2014-12-06 http://ia801001.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/34/items/motionpicturedai50unse/motionpicturedai50unse_jp2.zip&file=motionpicturedai50unse_jp2/motionpicturedai50unse_0299.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 J. Stuart Blackton's Condition Is Critical Motion Picture Daily 13 August 1941 3 September 2014 http://ia801001.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/34/items/motionpicturedai50unse/motionpicturedai50unse_jp2.zip&file=motionpicturedai50unse_jp2/motionpicturedai50unse_0315.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 Blackton Services Tomorrow in L.A. Motion Picture Daily 15 August 1941 3 September 2014Newsday October October 8: Win Smith, Canadian-American animator and comics artist (Penguin Pete, Looney Luke, Mickey Mouse, Looney Tunes), dies at age 53.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/smith_win.htm Win Smith lambiek.net May 18, 2020 Specific date unknown Charles Barker Howdill, English architect, photographer, and traveler, (he gave hundreds of illustrated magic lantern lectures about his journeys. He was among the first photographers to exhibit colour photographs at the Royal Photographic Society), dies at an unknown age.Janet Douglas, Charles Barker Howdill: Historical Notes for the Blue Plaque Unveiling, Saturday 28 October 2018, Leeds: Leeds Civic Trust, p. 10.See Duncan McCargo From Leeds to Jutland, About Leeds Blog, 28 July 2020 https://aboutleeds.blog/2020/07/28/from-leeds-to-jutland/ aboutleeds.blog 28 July 2020 29 November 2020Duncan McCargo (ed.) Jutland Jottings: Charles B. Howdill 1911, Copenhagen: Weysesgade eBooks 2020, p.3W.T. Stead Image Gallery W.T. Stead Resource Site https://attackingthedevil.co.uk/gallery.php attackingthedevil.co.uk 6 April 2020Sisters : Charles Barker Howdill's Blazing Balkans https://blazingbalkans.leeds.ac.uk/galleries/gallery-2/ blazingbalkans.leeds.ac.uk 6 April 2020 See also List of anime by release date (1939–1945) References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb