1919 in animation

none Events in 1919 in animation. Events Walt Disney starts working as an advertising artist at the Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studio, where he meets Ub Iwerks. The two of them would co-found their own animation studio, Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/disney.htm Walt Disney lambiek.net August 27, 2024https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/iwerks_ub.htm Ub Iwerks lambiek.net August 27, 2024 Pat Sullivan establishes the Sullivan animation studios.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sullivan_p.htm Pat Sullivan lambiek.net August 27, 2024 Raoul Barré retires from the animation industry.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/barre_raoul.htm Raoul Barré lambiek.net August 27, 2024 J.R. Bray signs a contract with Goldwyn Pictures.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bray_jr.htm J.R. Bray lambiek.net August 27, 2024 November November 9: The Sullivan Studios releases Feline Follies, which marks the debut of Felix the Cat.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sullivan_p.htm Pat Sullivan lambiek.net August 27, 2024https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/messmer_o.htm Otto Messmer lambiek.net August 27, 2024 Films released thumb|upright|Drawing of Felix the Cat thumb|upright|Drawing of Koko the Clown and Fitz the Dog September September 28 – Farmer Al Falfa at the Bath (United States) October October 26 – Some Sleeper (United States) November November 9 – Feline Follies view (United States) November 16 – The Musical Mews (United States) November 23 – Farmer Al Falfa Solves the High Cost of Living (United States) December December 14 – The Adventures of Felix (United States). Births January January 13: Robert Stack, American actor (voice of Ultra Magnus in The Transformers: The Movie, ATF Agent Fleming in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Bob the Narrator in Hercules, Superintendent in Recess: School's Out, Stoat Muldoon in Butt-Ugly Martians, General in the Recess episode "A Genius Among Us", Narrator in The Angry Beavers episode "Home Loners", Reynolds Penland in the King of the Hill episode "The Trouble with Gribbles", Gordon/The Silver Shield in the Teamo Supremo episode "The Grandfather Show"), (d. 2003).Robert Stack, 84, Who Starred In Television's 'Untouchables' https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/arts/robert-stack-84-who-starred-in-television-s-untouchables.html Lyman Rick The New York Times May 16, 2003 January 27: Ross Bagdasarian, American animator, composer, singer and actor (creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks), (d. 1972).Talevski Nick Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door 2010 Omnibus Press 9780857121172 582 David Seville February February 4: Janet Waldo, American actress (voice of Judy Jetson in The Jetsons, Granny Sweet in Precious Pupp, Alice in Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lana Lang in The Adventures of Superboy, Nancy in Shazzan, Penelope Pitstop in Wacky Races and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Josie in Josie and the Pussycats, Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Princess in Battle of the Planets, Cindy Bear in Yogi's First Christmas, Hogatha in The Smurfs, continued voice of Pearl Slaghoople in The Flintstones), (d. 2016).Slotnik Daniel E. Janet Waldo, Voice of Judy Jetson, Dies at 96 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/arts/television/janet-waldo-voice-of-judy-jetson-dies-at-96.html September 13, 2022 The New York Times June 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616144955/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/arts/television/janet-waldo-voice-of-judy-jetson-dies-at-96.html June 16, 2022 subscription February 5: Red Buttons, American actor and comedian (portrayed Hoagy in Pete's Dragon, voice of Robespieree in Gay Purr-ee, Milton in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July), (d. 2006).July 13, 2006 Actor Red Buttons dead at 87 https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actor-red-buttons-dead-at-87-1.607584 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070312133001/https://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/07/13/red-buttons-obit.html March 12, 2007 CBC ArtsComedian Red Buttons dies at 87 . BBC News. July 14, 2006. February 11: Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (voice of Duchess in The Aristocats, Bianca in The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under, Queen of Time in Nutcracker Fantasy), (d. 1995).Eva Gabor dies at 74 - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/07/04/Eva-Gabor-dies-at-74/1186804830400/ 2023-12-19 UPI enhttps://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/05/obituaries/eva-gabor-74-the-actress-youngest-of-celebrated-sisters.html Eva Gabor, 74, the Actress; Youngest of Celebrated Sisters July 5, 1995 Associated Press The New York Times February 24: Anthony Rizzo, Italian-American film director (Duck and Cover), (d. 2004). February 25: John Dunn, Scottish animator and animation writer (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Spider-Man), (d. 1983).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242637/ John W. Dunn IMDb May 29, 2020 February 26: Mason Adams, American actor (voice of The Cat in the Hat in The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, Grandpa in Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, Narrator in the CBS Storybreak episode "Arnold of the Ducks"), (d. 2005). March March 3: Tadahito Mochinaga, Japanese animator and animation director (Manchukuo Film Association, Rankin/Bass), (d. 1999).https://books.google.com/books?id=E03KBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT2028 The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation 9781611729092 Clements Jonathan McCarthy Helen 2015-02-09 mdy-all March 15: Lawrence Tierney, American actor (voice of Rick in The Oz Kids, Don Brodka in The Simpsons episode "Marge Be Not Proud"), (d. 2002).Associated Press March 2, 2002 Lawrence Tierney, 82, Actor Known for Tough-Guy Roles The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/arts/lawrence-tierney-82-actor-known-for-tough-guy-roles.html May May 1: Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (voice of Grant Walker in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Deep Freeze", additional voices in The Pirates of Dark Water), (d. 2005).2005-02-18 Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy dies, 85 https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2005/0218/403489-oherlihyd/ en May 7: Stanislav Látal, Czech puppeteer, animator and film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York), (d. 1994).Stanislav Látal ČSFD.cz 1994 – "Stanislav Látal se narodil v květnu 1919 v Samotíškách u Olomouce. ... to byl po dvou desetiletích druhý dlouhometrážní český loutkový film, .." May 12: Vic Herman, American illustrator, designer, cartoonist, puppeteer, television producer and comics artist (Merrie Melodies), (d. 1999).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/herman_vic.htm Vic Herman lambiek.net May 15, 2020 June June 17: Gene de Paul, American pianist, composer and songwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1988). June 30: Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1994).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/elk_van.htm Piet van Elk lambiek.net August 2, 2020 July July 8: John David Wilson, British animator and animation producer (Walt Disney Company, UPA, Fine Arts Films, the animated opening sequence of Grease, Peter Pan and the Pirates), (d. 2013).John D Wilson obituaryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933621/ John Wilson IMDb May 15, 2020 July 14: Walt Stanchfield, American animator, writer and teacher (Walt Disney Studios), (d. 2000).https://animationguild.org/in-memoriam/ In Memoriam | Animation Guild July 19: Dallas McKennon, American actor (voice of Inspector Willoughby and Buzz Buzzard in Woody Woodpecker, the title character in Gumby, the zoo professor, Toughy, Pedro, and the Hyena in Lady and the Tramp, Diablo and Vernon in Sleeping Beauty, the Fox and one of the penguins in Mary Poppins, Max in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Archie Andrews, Hot Dog and Mr. Weatherbee in The Archie Show), (d. 2009).Dallas McKennon dies at 89; actor gave voice to many animated characters The Los Angeles Times July 18, 2009 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-18-me-dallas-mckennon18-story.html 2010-11-07 Claire Noland mdy-all July 21: Clark Haas, American comics artist, animator and animation producer (Clutch Cargo, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1978).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/haas_clark.htm Clark Haas lambiek.net May 20, 2020 July 24: Todor Dinov, Bulgarian animator and comics artist, (d. 2004).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dinov_todor.htm Todor Dinov lambiek.net April 7, 2018 August August 2: Tom Ray, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, John Sutherland Productions, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Ralph Bakshi, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs), (d. 2010).http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Director_Tom_Jerry_animator_Tom_Ray_dead_at_90_P108228/ Director, Tom & Jerry animator Tom Ray dead at 90 The Big Cartoon Forum 2010-04-08 dead https://archive.today/20130117184938/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Director_Tom_Jerry_animator_Tom_Ray_dead_at_90_P108228/ 2013-01-17 mdy-all Nehemiah Persoff, American actor and painter (voice of Papa Mousekewitz in An American Tail), (d. 2022).https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/ Nehemiah Persoff Dies: Prolific Actor Of ‘Yentl’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Gunsmoke’ & Many More Was 102 Greg Evans Deadline Hollywood April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/arts/television/nehemiah-persoff-dead.html Nehemiah Persoff, Actor With a Familiar Face (and Voice), Dies at 102 Joseph Berger April 6, 2022 NYTimes.com August 16: Jean Sincere, American actress (voice of Mrs. Hogenson in The Incredibles), (d. 2013).Stage and Screen Actress Jean 'Sinny' Sincere Zambello Passes Away http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/Stage-and-Screen-Actress-Jean-Sinny-Sincere-Zambello-Passes-Away-20130405 Broadway World 2013-04-05 2013-04-08Jean Sincere Zambello Obituary http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=Jean-Zambello&pid=164065998#fbLoggedOut Legacy.com Los Angeles Times 2013-04-07 2013-04-08 September September 2: Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (model for the title character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio, Hyacinth Hippo in Fantasia and Mr. Stork in Dumbo), (d. 2020).Marge Champion, Dancer, Actor and Choreographer, Dies at 101 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/arts/dance/marge-champion-dead.html Robert D. McFadden October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020 The New York TimesMarge Champion, Actress, Dancer and Model for Snow White, Dies at 101 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marge-champion-dead-actress-dancer-model-snow-white-was-101 Mike Barnes October 21, 2020 October 22, 2020 The Hollywood Reporter September 4: Howard Morris, American actor (voice of Gopher in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, the title characters in Atom Ant and Munro, Mr. Peebles in Magilla Gorilla, Jughead Jones in The Archies, Professor Icenstein and Luigi La Bounci in Galaxy High, Flem in Cow & Chicken), (d. 2005).Fox Margalit May 25, 2005 Howard Morris, an Actor in Television Comedies, Dies at 85 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/arts/television/howard-morris-an-actor-in-television-comedies-dies-at-85.html?mcubz=3 The New York Times September 2, 2017 Xavier Atencio, American animator and lyricist (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2017).U.S. Census, January 1, 1920, State of Colorado, County of Huerfano, enumeration district 83, p. 27-A.Legendary Disney Animator and Imagineer Francis Xavier "X" Atencio passes away at age 98 https://d23.com/legendary-disney-animator-imagineer-francis-xavier-x-atencio-passes-away-age-98/?share_token=21428f813f D23 – The Official Disney Fan Club The Walt Disney Company September 11, 2017https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-xavier-atencio-obit-20170911-story.html Francis Xavier Atencio dies; Disney animator who co-wrote 'Yo, Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)' was 98 Alene Tchekmedyian September 11, 2017 LA TimesDalton Andrew ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Fantasia’ animator ‘X’ Atencio dead at 98 - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pinocchio-fantasia-animator-x-atencio-dead-at-98/2017/09/12/72c0b81e-9775-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html Washington Post Associated Press September 12, 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170912094756/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pinocchio-fantasia-animator-x-atencio-dead-at-98/2017/09/12/72c0b81e-9775-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html September 12, 2017 September 15: Alfie Scopp, English-Canadian actor (voice of Charlie-in-The-Box in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), (d. 2021).Langan Fred Versatile character actor Alfie Scopp never stopped working https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-versatile-character-actor-alfie-scopp-never-stopped-working/ The Globe and Mail 13 August 2021 September 16: Andy Russell, American-Mexican singer and actor (sang the segment "Without You" in Make Mine Music), (d. 1992).Andy Russell, 72; Bilingual '40s Singer, Latin Film Star Myrna Oliver The Los Angeles Times 20 April 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-20-mn-389-story.html 23 June 2014Andy Russell, 72, Dies; a Singer of Hit Songs The New York Times April 18, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/18/obituaries/andy-russell-72-dies-a-singer-of-hit-songs.html June 20, 2014 Public Rites Set For Singer Andy Russell The Los Angeles Times 21 April 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-21-mn-615-story.html 23 June 2014 September 24: Dayton Allen, American comedian and actor (voice of Deputy Dawg), (d. 2004).https://books.google.com/books?id=IHvGCwAAQBAJ&q=Dayton+Allen Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture Harris M. Lentz III April 20, 2005 McFarland Google Books 9780786421039https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/arts/television/dayton-allen-85-cartoon-voice-actor-dies.html Dayton Allen, 85, Cartoon Voice Actor, Dies The Associated Press The New York Times November 18, 2004 September 30: Kay Wright, American animator, television producer and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Cambria Productions, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1999).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wright_kay.htm Kay Wright lambiek.net May 15, 2020 October October 11: Jean Vander Pyl, American actress (voice of Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstones, Rosie the Robot Maid in The Jetsons, Goldie, Lola Glamour, Nurse LaRue in Top Cat, Winsome Witch in The Secret Squirrel Show, Ogee in Magilla Gorilla), (d. 1999).The New York Times Jean Vander Pyl, 79, the Voice of Wilma on 'The Flintstones' https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/15/arts/jean-vander-pyl-79-the-voice-of-wilma-on-the-flintstones.html April 15, 1999 May 20, 2018 Reuters October 31: Daphne Oxenford, English actress (voice of several of the female kid characters in The Wind in the Willows, Mother in The Reluctant Dragon), (d. 2012)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20908822 Daphne Oxenford, voice of Listen With Mother, dies Staff writers BBC News 2013-01-06 2019-08-04 November November 10: George Fenneman, American announcer (voice of the Narrator in The Simpsons episode "Marge on the Lam"), (d. 1997).Van Gelder Lawrence Lawrence Van Gelder June 6, 1997 George Fenneman, 77, Dies; Courtly Foil for Groucho https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/06/arts/george-fenneman-77-dies-courtly-foil-for-groucho.html The New York Times November 19: Alan Young, English actor (voice of Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales, Farmer Smurf in The Smurfs, Grandpa Seville in Alvin and the Chipmunks, 7-Zark-7 and Keyop in Battle of the Planets, Haggis McHaggis in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Hiram Flaversham in The Great Mouse Detective), (d. 2016).https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/alan-young-actor-who-played-wilbur-on-mister-ed-dies-at-96/2016/05/20/88ae8838-1ed4-11e6-8c7b-6931e66333e7_story.html Alan Young, actor who played Willllburrrrr on 'Mister Ed,' dies at 96 T. Rees Shapiro May 20, 2016 The Washington Post May 20, 2016Where the Stars Are Buried - Index (T-Z) November 26: Noel Coleman, English actor (narrator of Captain Pugwash), (d. 2007).https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/obituaries-round-up Obituaries round-up 2012-06-06 thestage.co.uk mdy-all December December 17: Ted Berman, American animator, film director and screenwriter (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2001). December 21: Doug Young, American actor (voice of Doggie Daddy in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, Ding-A-Ling Wolf in The Huckleberry Hound Show, Yippee in The Peter Potamus Show), (d. 2018).Lentz Harris M. UUU Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 3 June 2019 McFarland 978-1-4766-7033-1 417 https://books.google.com/books?id=BfWaDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Doug+Young%22+actor&pg=PT431 January 6, 2021 en December 23: Eugene Poddany, Chinese-born American composer (Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Animation/Visual Arts), (d. 1984).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687927/ Eugene Poddany IMDb December 30: Homer Groening, Saskatchewan-American filmmaker and father of Matt Groening (namesake for Homer Simpson, produced and directed "A Study in Wet" which was used as the logo for The Curiosity Company), (d. 1996).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1363557/ Homer Groening IMDb Specific date unknown George Wheeler, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation), (d. 1989).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wheeler_george.htm George Wheeler lambiek.net May 29, 2020 Julius Svendsen, Norwegian-American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1971).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/svendsen_julius.htm Julius Svendsen lambiek.net May 20, 2020 Deaths January January 28: Leon Searl, American comics artist and animator (International Film Service), dies at age 38.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/searl_la.htm Leon Searl lambiek.net August 27, 2024 References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb