1914 in animation

none Events in 1914 in animation. Events Raoul Barré and Bill Nolan develop the peg and slash system, to respectively keep animated drawings in the exact same order and place, and to keep background drawings and character drawings separate. They also establish their own studio, Barré-Nolan, which is the first animation studio in history.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/barre_raoul.htm Raoul Barré J.R. Bray establishes his own studio, J.R. Bray Productions, pioneering the factory system in animation.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bray_jr.htm J.R. Bray February February 18: Winsor McCay releases Gertie the Dinosaur, a landmark in full-blown animation and character animation.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mccay.htm Winsor McCay Films released 10 January – Colonel Heeza Liar's African Hunt (United States) 18 February – Gertie the Dinosaur (United States) 14 March – Colonel Heeza Liar Shipwrecked (United States) 18 April – Colonel Heeza Liar In Mexico (United States) 18 May – Colonel Heeza Liar, Farmer (United States) 15 August – Colonel Heeza Liar, Explorer (United States) 26 September – Colonel Heeza Liar In The Wilderness (United States) 24 October – Colonel Heeza Liar, Naturalist (United States) 21 November – The Police Dog (United States) Births January January 27: Bill Littlejohn, American animator (Van Beuren Studio, Tom & Jerry, Walter Lantz, Jay Ward Productions, Animation Inc., Fine Arts Films, The Ink Tank, Peanuts specials), (d. 2010).Charles Solomon Obituary: Bill Littlejohn dies at 96; animation artist; Littlejohn worked on cartoon shorts and longer animated specials. He helped animators unionize Los Angeles Times September 21, 2010 https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bill-littlejohn-20100921,0,6128278.story?track=rss January 29: Susi Weigel, Austrian illustrator, comics artist and animator, (d. 1990).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/weigel_susi.htm Susi Weigel lambiek.net August 2, 2020 February February 6: Thurl Ravenscroft, American actor and singer (voice of Monstro the Whale in Pinocchio, the alligator in Lady and the Tramp, Tony the Tiger in the animated ads, Paul Bunyan in Paul Bunyan, Captain in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, singer of You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Billy Bass in The Aristocats, Kirby in The Brave Little Toaster), (d. 2005). Thurl Ravenscroft, Voice of Tony the Tiger, Dies at 91 The New York Times May 25, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/arts/television/25ravenscroft.html March 23, 2012 February 9: Bill Justice, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2011).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0433143/ Bill Justice IMDb May 15, 2020 March March 4: Ward Kimball, American animator (Walt Disney Company), and one of Disney's Nine Old Men, (d. 2002).Eades, Mark, "Disneyland Railroad engineers fire up the locomotives every morning" https://web.archive.org/web/20120206165336/http://ocresort.ocregister.com/2010/06/01/disneyland-railroad-engineers-fire-up-the-locomotives/46233/ 2012-02-06 mdy-all, Orange County Register, June 1, 2010. March 15: Joe E. Ross, American actor (voice of Oxx in The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik, Botch in Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!, Sergeant Flint in Hong Kong Phooey, Officer Gunther Toody in the Wait Till Your Father Gets Home episode "Car 54", Roll in CB Bears, Daniel in No Man's Valley), (d. 1982).Associated Press Joe E. Ross Dies at 67. Actor in TV's 'Car 54' https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/15/obituaries/joe-e-ross-dies-at-67-actor-in-tv-s-car-54.html The New York Times August 15, 1982 2015-11-05 March 22: Sonny Burke, American composer (Lady and the Tramp), (d. 1980).The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Colin Larkin Guinness Publishing 1992 First 0-85112-939-0 368 April April 7: Nikolay Fyodorov, Russian animator, film director and cartoonist (co-directed The Snow Queen), (d. 1994).https://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=947&sp=0 Russian animation in letters and figures | People | Fedorov Nikolai P Animator.ru 2022-09-24 April 9: Joaquim Muntañola, Spanish animator and comics artist (Gonzalez the Fakir), (d. 2012).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/muntanola_joaquim.htm Joaquim Muntañola Lambiek Comiclopedia 8 December 2019 April 11: Norman McLaren, Scottish-American animator, film director and producer (Neighbours, Rythmetic, Blinkity Blank, Pas de deux), (d. 1987).Norman McLaren : between the frames Dobson Nichola 9781501328794 New York 1015372165 25 January 2018 April 20: Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (narrator in Cinderella, voice of Cruella de Vil in One Hundred and One Dalmatians), (d. 1999).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314867/ Betty Lou Gerson IMDb May 15, 2020https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/01/15/Voice-of-Cruella-De-Vil-dies/6734916376400/ Voice of 'Cruella De Vil' dies January 15, 1999 June 23, 2017 May May 12: Joy Batchelor, English animator, film producer and director (Halas & Batchelor, Animal Farm, the animated music video of Love Is All by Roger Glover), (d. 1991).May 27, 1991 OBITUARIES Variety Los Angeles Penske Business Media 1305834891 May 16: Reg Hill, English model-maker, animator, and producer (worked for Gerry Anderson), (d. 1999).https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c+marriages+utf0026+deaths&collection=deaths+%2526+burials&firstname=reginald+eric&lastname=hill&yearofdeath=1999&yearofdeath_offset=0&region=great+britain Reginald Eric Hill - Deaths & Burials [1] - Genes Reunited www.genesreunited.co.uk May 15, 2020 May 19: Maurice Rapf, American screenwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Gnomes), (d. 2003).https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/may/09/guardianobituaries1 Obituary: Maurice Rapf Ronald Bergan 8 May 2003 The Guardian 26 August 2013Maurice Rapf, 88, Screenwriter and Film Professor https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/18/arts/maurice-rapf-88-screenwriter-and-film-professor.html The New York Times 18 April 2003 26 August 2013Maurice Rapf (1914-2003) http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2003/april/041603.html 26 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226020408/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2003/april/041603.html 26 December 2014 dead May 21: John Hubley, American animator, film director, producer, screenwriter and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, UPA and Sesame Street), (d. 1977).Flint, Peter "John Hubley, 62, Leading Creator, Producer of Animated Films, Dies". The New York Times. Published February 23, 1977. Accessed January 23, 2023. May 30: Milt Neil, American comics artist and animator (The Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz), (d. 1997).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/neil_milt.htm Milt Neil lambiek.net August 2, 2020 June June 3: Roy Glenn, American actor (voice of Br'er Frog in Song of the South, Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Bungalow), (d. 1971). June 11: Gerald Mohr, American actor (voice of Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four, Green Lantern in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure), (d. 1968). June 17: Manuel Perez, Mexican-American animator and director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Bill Melendez Productions, DePatie-Freleng, Hanna-Barbera, Fritz the Cat), and comics writer, (d. 1981).May 2019 June 24: Paul Julian, American animator, background artist (My Little Pony: The Movie, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, sound effects artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons), and voice actor (voice of Road Runner), (d. 1995).http://www.fullertonheritage.org/Views_Tours/National_Register/postofffice/postoffice.html Fullerton Heritage Views & Tours-The Fullerton Post Office www.fullertonheritage.org 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130825153424/http://www.fullertonheritage.org/Views_Tours/National_Register/postofffice/postoffice.html 25 August 2013 dead July July 3: George Bruns, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1983).http://www.originalmmc.com/bruns.html The Original Mickey Mouse Club Show: Big George Originalmmc.com 2012-12-03 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017133154/http://www.originalmmc.com/bruns.html dead July 11: Hal Adelquist, American animator, animation producer and storyboard writer (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1981). MMC Crew: Hal Adelquist http://www.originalmmc.com/adelquist.html Originalmmc.com 2015-09-24 Irving Spector, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1977).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/spector_irving.htm Irving Spector lambiek.net May 20, 2020 July 23: Evelyn Lambart, Canadian animator and film director (co-directed Begone Dull Care, and A Chairy Tale), (d. 1999).Evelyn Lambart http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/evelyn-lambart Canadian Film Encyclopedia Toronto International Film Festival February 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724104705/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/evelyn-lambart July 24, 2011 deadEve Lambart http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=12513 Collections page National Film Board of Canada February 25, 2011 July 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181715/http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=12513 dead August August 9: Martin Taras, American comics artist and animator (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Terrytoons, Ralph Bakshi), and character designer (Baby Huey), (d. 1994).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/taras_martin.htm Martin B. Taras lambiek.net August 2, 2020 August 14: Boris Dyozhkin, Russian film director, caricaturist and animator (Cipollino, Fitil), (d. 1992).http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_person&pid=976 Boris Dyozhkin] at Animator.ru August 15: Carl Brandt, American musician (The Dick Tracy Show, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Tom & Jerry), (d. 1991).TV Music Composer Dies at age 76, Mobile Register, April 29, 1991, pg. 4 August 26: Richard Thompson, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Bill Melendez), (d. 1998).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860632/ Richard Thompson IMDb Aug 2, 2020 September September 3: Willis Pyle, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz, UPA, Peanuts specials, co-creator of Mr. Magoo), (d. 2016).Mike Barnes Willis Pyle, Famed Animator on 'Pinocchio' and 'Mr. Magoo,' Dies at 101 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/willis-pyle-dead-pinocchio-magoo-900742 The Hollywood Reporter 2016-06-08 2016-06-28 mdy-allWillis Pyle, animator – obituary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/06/27/willis-pyle-animator--obituary/ The Daily Telegraph 2016-06-27 2016-06-28 mdy-allAnthony Hayward Willis Pyle obituary https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/jun/21/willis-pyle-obituary The Guardian 2016-06-21 2016-06-28 mdy-all September 26: Jack LaLanne, American fitness & nutrition guru and motivational speaker (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "The Old Man and the 'C' Student"), (d. 2011).https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/sports/24lalanne.html Jack LaLanne, Father of Fitness Movement, Dies at 96 Goldstein Richard January 24, 2011 The New York Times October October 6: Robert C. Bruce, American voice actor (narrator of various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons), (d. 2003).Robert Bruce Jr. Obituary (2003) The Greenville News https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenvilleonline/name/robert-bruce-obituary?pid=140779797 2021-09-13 Legacy.com October 28: Dody Goodman, American actress (voice of Miss Miller in Alvin and the Chipmunks), (d. 2008).http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hBGyQSleVmEd38jYVkff64uR82IwD91FU6680 Dody Goodman, stage and tv comedian, dies at 93 Michael Kuchwara Associated Press 2008-06-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080626064828/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hBGyQSleVmEd38jYVkff64uR82IwD91FU6680 June 26, 2008 November November 6: Jonathan Harris, American actor (voice of Professor Jones in Freakazoid!, Manny in A Bug's Life, Geri the Cleaner in Toy Story 2, Count Blogg in Rainbow Brite, Grumblebee in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, Sunflower in Happily Ever After, Athos in The Three Musketeers, Lance Lyons in Foofur, the Devil in The Mask, Stickley Rickets in Channel Umptee-3, Era in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, the title character in The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas, Phineas Sharp in the Darkwing Duck episode "In Like Blunt", Miles Warren in the Spider-Man episode "The Return of Hydro-Man", Ajed Al-Gebraic in the Aladdin episode "Destiny on Fire", Lord Gargan in the Mighty Ducks episode "The Final Face Off"), (d. 2002).Eric Pace Jonathan Harris, 87, Dr. Smith in 60's TV Series Lost in Space The New York Times 2002-11-05 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE2DD123EF936A35752C1A9649C8B63 Jonathan Harris, a versatile character actor perhaps best known for his role as the villainous Dr. Smith in the science-fiction fantasy series Lost in Space on CBS television, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 87 and lived in the Encino section of Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized for a back injury, but died of a blood clot... November 11: Mel Leven, American composer and lyricist (wrote "Cruella de Vil" for One Hundred and One Dalmatians), (d. 2007). November 22: Frank Graham, American radio presenter and actor (voice of the Big Bad Wolf in Droopy, the Mouse in Slap Happy Lion and King-Size Canary, the title characters in The Fox and the Crow, the Lion in Jerry and the Lion, narrator in Chicken Little and The Three Caballeros), (d. 1950).https://books.google.com/books?id=mCXOAwAAQBAJ&q=Frank+Graham+1950+suicide&pg=PA195 From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personalities and Programs 9781476615585 Erickson Hal 23 May 2014 McFarland https://books.google.com/books?id=_jZbDwAAQBAJ&q=Frank+Graham+1950+suicide&pg=PA69 Gale Storm: A Biography and Career Record 9781476632469 Tucker David C. 27 May 2018 McFarland December December 1: Michel Douay, French comics artist, illustrator and animator (worked for Paul Grimault's studio) (d. 2010).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/douay_michel.htm Michel Douay lambiek.net January 19, 2021 December 19: Mel Shaw, American animator (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2012).Mike Barnes Legendary Disney Animator Mel Shaw Dies at 97 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-animator-mel-shaw-bambi-396272 The Hollywood Reporter 30 November 2012 20 December 2012Valerie J. Nelson Mel Shaw dies at 97; Disney design artist https://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-mel-shaw-20121130,0,6947953.story?track=rss Los Angeles Times 29 November 2012 20 December 2012 December 20: Charles McKimson, aka Chuck McKimson, American animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 1999).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mckimson_chuck.htm Chuck McKimson lambiek.net May 15, 2020 December 21: Eustace Lycett, British special effects artist (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2006). December 27: Jack Bradbury, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 2004).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bradbury_jack.htm Jack Bradbury lambiek.net April 7, 2018 December 30: Nicolai Shutorev, American singer (singing voice of Giovanni Jones in the Looney Tunes cartoon "Long-Haired Hare"), (d. 1948).1948-11-05 Nicolai Shutorev 25 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Specific date unknown Chad Grothkopf, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie-Freleng, Chuck Jones, Jay Ward, Terrytoons, Tiny Toon Adventures), (d. 2005).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grothkopf_chad.htm Chad Grothkopf lambiek.net Oscar Conti, aka Oski, Argentine cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (The First Foundation of Buenos Aires), (d. 1979).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/oski.htm Oski lambiek.net May 20, 2020 Phil DeLara, American animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 1973).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/de-lara_phil.htm Phil De Lara lambiek.net May 20, 2020 References 30em External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb