1918 in animation

none Events in 1918 in animation. Events June June 28: The Fleischer Studios launch their Out of the Inkwell series, which marks the debut of Koko the Clown.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm Max Fleischer July July 20: Winsor McCay releases The Sinking of the Lusitania, a landmark in realistic animation. The cartoon is based on the real-life sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which brought the United States into the First World War.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mccay.htm Winsor McCay Films released Unknown date – Sin dejar rastros (Argentina) February – Urashima Tarō (Japan) February 25 – The Pinkerton Pup's Portrait (United States) May 18– The Sinking of the Lusitania (United States) Births January January 4: Buddy Baker, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!), The Puppetoon Movie), (d. 2002). January 19: Peter Hobbs, French American actor (voice of Jerry in Heavy Traffic, American General in The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, General in Wizards), (d. 2011).Dan Bacalzo Broadway Actor Peter Hobbs Dies at 92 http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/01-2011/broadway-actor-peter-hobbs-dies-at-92_33305.html Theater Mania 2011-01-13 2011-01-16Peter Hobbs obituary http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=147751986 Los Angeles Times 2011-01-15 2011-01-16 January 26: Vito Scotti, American actor (voice of Peppo in The Aristocats), (d. 1996).https://www.allmovie.com/artist/vito-scotti-p64163 Vito Scotti | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos AllMovie August 2, 2020 January 28: Bob Hilliard, American lyricist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1971). February February 13: Al Pabian, American animator (Chuck Jones, Peanuts specials), (d. 2015). February 14: William L. Snyder, American film producer (Rembrandt Films), (d. 1998).https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/02/arts/william-l-snyder-80-producer-of-acclaimed-animated-films.html William L. Snyder, 80, Producer Of Acclaimed Animated Films Jul 2, 1998 Aug 2, 2020 NYTimes.com February 16: Patty Andrews, American singer (co-sang the Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet segment in Make Mine Music, and Little Toot in Melody Time), (d. 2013).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1679536/ The Andrews Sisters IMDb May 15, 2020 February 22: Don Pardo, American announcer (voice of the Announcer in Totally Minnie, himself in The Simpsons episodes "Moe Letter Blues" and "Moonshine River"), (d. 2014).https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/nyregion/don-pardo-the-voice-of-saturday-night-live-dies-at-96.html Don Pardo, the Voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies at 96 The New York Times August 19, 2014 Neil Genzlinger Bill Carter March March 2: Bob Givens, American animator, character designer and lay-out artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), (d. 2017).https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-obit-givens-bugs-bunny-designer-20171222-story.html Bob Givens, key member of team that created Bugs Bunny, dies at 100 Howard Blume Los Angeles Times December 22, 2017http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bugs-bunny-designer-bob-givens-dies-at-100/?doing_wp_cron=1513374006.1857891082763671875000 Bugs Bunny Designer Bob Givens Dies at 99 Mercedes Milligan Animation Magazine December 15, 2017 December 15, 2017 December 31, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251231191155/http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/bugs-bunny-designer-bob-givens-dies-at-100/?doing_wp_cron=1513374006.1857891082763671875000 dead https://www.newsfromme.com/2017/12/15/robert-givens-r-p/ Robert Givens, R.I.P. News From ME December 15, 2017 Mark Evanier Mark Evanier December 15, 2017 Michael Rye, American actor (voice of the title character in The Lone Ranger, Apache Chief and Green Lantern in Super Friends, Duke Igthorn, King Gregor, and Sir Gawain in Adventures of the Gummi Bears, J.J. Wagstaff in Fluppy Dogs, Mr. Slaghoople in The Flintstone Kids, Farley Stillwell in Spider-Man), (d. 2012).Voiceover actor Michael Rye dies at 94, Bridged the generations from radio to videogame work https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059865 Variety 2012-09-25 2012-10-20 March 3: Dave Monahan, American screenwriter (Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 2003).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597520/ Dave Monahan IMDb March 6: Harold Mack, English animator and comics artist (worked for Gaumont British Animation, British Animated Pictures and Marten Toonder's animation studio, established his own animation studio The Anglo-Dutch Group), (d. 1975).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mack_harold.htm Harold Mack lambiek.net May 20, 2020 March 9: Vance Colvig, American clown and actor (voice of Chopper in The Yogi Bear Show), (d. 1991).Vance Colvig; Roles Included 'Bozo the Clown' https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23800054/vance_colvig/ The Los Angeles Times March 11, 1991 California, Los Angeles A 24 Newspapers.com September 16, 2018 March 18: Mike Road, American actor (voice of Race Bannon in Jonny Quest, Zandor in The Herculoids, Ugh in Space Ghost and Dino Boy), (d. 2013).http://kryptonradio.com/2013/09/19/obituary-our-childhood/ Obituary: Our Childhood 2023-06-16 2019-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420170752/https://kryptonradio.com/2013/09/19/obituary-our-childhood/ dead March 19: Marvin Mirisch, American film producer and brother of Walter Mirisch (The Pink Panther), (d. 2002).Martin Douglas November 20, 2002 Marvin Mirisch, 84, Hollywood Producer of 60's The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/20/arts/marvin-mirisch-84-hollywood-producer-of-60-s.html March 21: Cliff Norton, American actor (voice of Woggle-Bird in Jack and the Beanstalk, Kakofonous A. Dischord in The Phantom Tollbooth, Ed Huddles in Where's Huddles?, Crow #2 in The Mouse and His Child, Timothy in Pandamonium), (d. 2003).CLIFF NORTON, 84; Veteran character actor known for comic touch: [North Sports Final Edition] Webber, Brad January 28, 2003 Chicago Tribune II-8 Mr. Norton, 84, died of lung cancer Saturday, Jan. 25, in his Studio City, Calif., home. [..] Born in Chicago, Mr. Norton graduated from Sullivan High School in 1935. By the end of that decade, he was a disc jockey with a morning show on WAAF-AM 1000. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II and was a bombardier in the India-Burma-China war zone--a role he would claim made him the 'American record-holder for intake of quinine.' After the war, he became a regular on Chicago's radio scene and appeared on 'Captain Midnight,' 'Tom Mix' and 'Terry and the Pirates.' He met Garroway, an NBC staff announcer who would soon employ him as a regular on 'Garroway at Large,' a musical revue and talk show that moved to New York in 1952. 419544162Oliver Myrna Cliff Norton, 84; Began Acting Career in Radio https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35513384/cliff_norton/ August 2, 2021 Los Angeles Times January 31, 2003 B11 Newspapers.com March 29: Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (voice of Mrs. Elephant in Tubby the Tuba, Big Mama in The Fox and the Hound), (d. 1990).tvguide.com Pearl Bailey April April 4: Gerry Johnson, American actress (voice of Betty Rubble in the final two seasons of The Flintstones), (d. 1990). April 14: Dolores Muñoz Ledo, Mexican voice actress (Latin American voice of Chip in Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe), (d. 2026).¿Quién fue Dolores Muñoz Ledo Ortega? Actriz mexicana de doblaje murió a los 107 años es2026-02-14 Muere Dolores Muñoz Ledo, la actriz de doblaje más longeva de México a los 107 años es-MX https://www.elimparcial.com/espectaculos/2026/02/15/muere-dolores-munoz-ledo-la-actriz-de-doblaje-mas-longeva-de-mexico-a-los-107-anos/ 2026-02-16 El Imparcial2026-02-14 Fallece querida actriz y le dedican un EMOTIVO MENSAJE de despedida: “Lamenta profundamente...” es-MX https://elpopular.pe/espectaculos/2026/02/14/fallece-querida-actriz-y-le-dedican-un-emotivo-mensaje-de-despedida-lamenta-profundamente-1259384 2026-02-16 El Popular April 18: Dick Sutcliffe, American animator (co-creator of Davey and Goliath), (d. 2008).Bruce Weber Dick Sutcliffe, 90, Dies; Began 'Davey and Goliath' https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/arts/design/25sutcliffe.html The New York Times 2008-05-25 2008-05-25 mdy-all April 19: William Arthur Smith, American animation writer, comics artist and illustrator (worked for Walter Lantz), (d. 1989).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/smith_william.htm William Smith lambiek.net May 29, 2020 April 25: Tom Daly, Canadian film producer (My Financial Career), (d. 2011)."NFB marks death of documentary pioneer Tom Daly." https://web.archive.org/web/20110925015543/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/21/c5521.html 2011-09-25 Canada News Wire, September 211, 2011. Retrieved: May 2, 2016. June June 2: Henry G. Saperstein, American film producer and distributor (UPA), (d. 1998). July July 2: Wim Boost, aka Wibo, Dutch comics artist, cartoonist and animator, (d. 2006).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wibo.htm Wibo lambiek.net July 6: Sebastian Cabot, English actor (voice of the narrator and Sir Ector in The Sword in the Stone, Bagheera in The Jungle Book, narrator in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh), (d. 1977).Ellenberger Allan R. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory 2001 McFarland 978-0-7864-5019-0 213 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Sebastian+Cabot%22+actor&pg=PA213 19 May 2020 en August August 17: Mort Marshall, American actor (voice of Stanley Livingstone, Rocky Maninoff and other various characters in Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, Klondike Kat in The Beagles, original voice of the Trix Rabbit), (d. 1979).https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551067/ Mort Marshall IMDb August 19: Floyd Huddleston, American songwriter (The Aristocats, Robin Hood), (d. 1991).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-02-me-2852-story.html Floyd Huddleston; Singer Los Angeles Times October 2, 1991 December 4, 2012Songwriter Floyd Huddleston Dies https://apnews.com/article/68d0cc6dda460672164493c2a211551b Associated Press October 2, 1991 October 23, 2020 August 26: Dave Barry, American radio host and actor (voice of Humphrey Bogart in 8 Ball Bunny, voice of Bluto in the Popeye cartoon Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue, voice of Elmer Fudd in Pre-Hysterical Hare), (d. 2001).http://www.awn.com/news/voice-actor-dave-barry-passes Voice Actor Dave Barry Passes DeMott Rick Animation World Network August 21, 2001 March 23, 2015 September September 22: Ken Southworth, English animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Clokey Productions, Warner Bros. Animation), (d. 2007).https://web.archive.org/web/20090212040031/http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=21670 Animator Ken Southworth Dies at 89 September 28: Arnold Stang, American actor (voice of the title character in Top Cat), (d. 2009).Weber, Bruce. "Arnold Stang, Milquetoast Actor, Dies at 91," The New York Times, 22 December 2009. October October 27: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (worked for CBA), (d. 1998).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/eggermont_jacques.htm Jacques Eggermont lambiek.net October 31: Carmen D'Avino, American painter, sculptor and film director, (d. 2004).https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/carmendavino/carmendavino.php UpNorth Gallery: Art Without Borders: Carmen d'Avinohttps://books.google.com/books?id=0azMCgAAQBAJ&q=carmen+d%27avino+2004&pg=PA149 Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style – the Three Markets 9781317519911 Bendazzi Giannalberto 2015-10-23 mdy-all November November 5: Alan Tilvern, English actor (portrayed R.K. Maroon in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, voice of Innkeeper in The Lord of the Rings), (d. 2003). November 11: Howard Purcell, American comics artist, writer and animator, (d. 1981).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/purcell_howard.htm Howard Purcell Lambiek.net May 29, 2020 Seymour Reit, aka Sy Reit, American animator (Fleischer Studios, co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost), writer, screenwriter, comics writer and comics artist, (d. 2001).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/reit_sy.htm Sy Reit lambiek.net November 30: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (voice of Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Animated Universe, Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man, Justin Hammer in Iron Man), (d. 2014).Barnes http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/efrem-zimbalist-jr-dead-star-700983 Mike Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dies at 95 The Hollywood Reporter Byrge May 8, 2016 Duane December December 31: Virginia Davis, American actress (portrayed Alice in Walt Disney's Alice Comedies), (d. 2009).Sibley Brian Brian Sibley August 21, 2009 Child star of the Alice comedies that launched Walt Disney's career https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/21/obituary-virginia-davis https://web.archive.org/web/20220705182339/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/21/obituary-virginia-davis July 5, 2022 July 5, 2022 The Guardian EnglishMartin Douglas Virginia Davis McGhee, Early Disney Star, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/movies/22davis.html New York Times August 21, 2009 July 5, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191755/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/movies/22davis.html July 5, 2022 English Deaths January January 9: Emile Reynaud, French inventor and animation pioneer (invented the praxinoscope responsible for the first projected animated films), dies at age 73. References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb