1911 in animation

none Events in 1911 in animation. Films released Unknown date – By the Light of the Moon (United States) 8 April – Little Nemo (United States) Births January January 18: Danny Kaye, American actor, comedian and singer (voice of Seymour S. Sassafras, Colonel B. Wellington, B. Bunny and Antoine in Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Marmaduke in The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye), (d. 1987).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A-EyAAAAIBAJ&pg=3090,1636996 Danny Kaye, comedian who loved children, dead at 74 Associated Press March 4, 1987 Wilmington Morning Star Wilmington, North Carolina December 15, 2010https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9dQ0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5772,634574 Actor-comedian Danny Kaye dies March 3, 1987 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 15, 2010 January 26: Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator and film director (Johnny the Giant Killer, Kiri le Clown, Joe), (d. 1989). February February 10: Norman McCabe, English-American animator and illustrator (Warner Brothers Animation, DePatie-Freleng, Filmation), (d. 2006).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mccabe_norm.htm Norm McCabe February 11: Harvey Eisenberg, American animator and comics artist (MGM Animation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1965).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/eisenberg_harvey.htm Harvey Eisenberg lambiek.net 29 January 2019 February 12: Frank Grundeen, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1986).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grundeen_frank.htm Frank Grundeen lambiek.net May 29, 2020 March March 1: Don DaGradi, American writer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1991). March 9: John Lounsbery, American animator (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1976).https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/john-lounsbery/ John Lounsberry D23 April 26, 2022https://d23.com/disney-legends/ Disney Legends D23 May 20, 2020 March 12: Joshua Meador, American animator, film director and special effects artist (Walt Disney Studios, animation effects in Forbidden Planet), (d. 1965).https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/josh-meador-walts-animation-and-special-effects-master Josh Meador: Walt's Animation and Special Effects Master | The Walt Disney Family Museum www.waltdisney.org May 27, 2020 March 17: Orestes Calpini, American animator (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), (d. 1974). March 18: William Lava, American composer (Looney Tunes, The Pink Panther), (d. 1971). March 24: Cal Howard, American animator, cartoon writer (Walter Lantz, Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Brothers, Ub Iwerks, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Screen Gems) and voice actor (voice of Gabby Goat in Get Rich Quick Porky, Prince David in Gulliver's Travels), (d. 1993). Joseph Barbera, American animator, film director and producer (Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo), co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, (d. 2006).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/barbera_joseph.htm Joseph Barbera lambiek.net 7 April 2018 March 26: T. Hee, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walt Disney Company, UPA, Terrytoons), (d. 1988).http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsh.htm Immaginario Fiorentino Restaurant | Dinner with loved ones 2007-02-28 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20070228125621/http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsh.htm 2007-02-28 Alberto's page (website of animator credits). Last accessed 22 February 2007.http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsh.htm March 22, 2007 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20070228125621/http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsh.htm February 28, 2007 Immaginario Fiorentino Restaurant | Dinner with loved ones April April 1: Harry Love, American animator and production coordinator (Charles Mintz, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat), (d. 1997).https://variety.com/1997/scene/people-news/harry-love-1117342164/ Harry Love 1997-03-24 variety.comHarry Love; Animator got Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera April 11: Harry Holt, American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2004).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/holt_harry.htm Harry Holt lambiek.net April 11, 2021 May May 1: Maurice Noble, American film director, writer (Tiny Toon Adventures), production designer and background artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Poochini, Timber Wolf), (d. 2001).Bergan, Ronald (July 23, 2001). "Obituary: Maurice Noble: Animation artist filling in the background for cartoon hijinks." The Guardian (London, England), p20. May 6: Frank Nelson, American actor (voice of Mr. Cow in Tootsie Pop commercial, Uncle Dudley in Dinky Dog, Tall Doctor in Puff the Magic Dragon, Wizzar in Monchhichis, Governor Wetworth in Snorks, Dr. Pavlov in Foofur, Satan in The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie), (d. 1986).Regular on Jack Benny Show, Radio and TV Actor Frank Nelson Dies Frank Nelson, a regular on the Jack Benny radio and television shows for more than 30 years and a professional actor for six decades, died Friday at his home in Hollywood after a long illness. He was 75. ... https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-15-me-11846-story.html Los Angeles Times September 15, 1986 2 November 28, 2010Frank Nelson https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D7103AF935A2575AC0A960948260&sec=&spon= Frank Nelson, an actor on Jack Benny's radio and television shows for 38 years and a former national president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, died Friday of cancer at his home in Hollywood. He was 75 years old. The New York Times September 16, 1986 2009-02-10 Regular on Jack Benny Show Radio and TV Actor Frank Nelson Dies https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-15-me-11846-story.html AFTRA national President Frank Maxwell said Friday that Nelson "fought fiercely for the things he believed in. ... His devotion to the welfare of his fellow members will leave its stamp on AFTRA for as long as the union lasts." Nelson is survived by his wife, actress Veola Vonn; son Doug Nelson, and daughter, Bonnie Esther. Los Angeles Times September 15, 1986 2020-09-07 May 11: Doodles Weaver, American actor, comedian, musician and comics writer (narrator in the Goofy cartoon Hockey Homicide), (d. 1983).The New York Times May 18: Larry Lansburgh, American producer, director, and screenwriter (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2001). May 27: Vincent Price, American actor (voice of January Q. Irontail in Here Comes Peter Cottontail, narrator in Vincent, Vincent Van Ghoul in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Professor Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective, Edgar Allan Poe in Tiny Toon Adventures, Zigzag in The Thief and the Cobbler), (d. 1993).Peter B. Flint Vincent Price, Noted Actor Of Dark Roles, Dies at 82 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/27/obituaries/vincent-price-noted-actor-of-dark-roles-dies-at-82.html Vincent Price, the suavely menacing star of countless low-budget but often stylish Gothic horror films, died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday. He was 82 years old and died of lung cancer, a personal assistant, Reggie Williams, said. ... The New York Times October 27, 1993 October 27, 2014 May 29: Vivi Janiss, American actress (voice of Daisy Duck in Donald's Diary), (d. 1988). June June 9: Hawley Pratt, American film director, lay-out artist illustrator and animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), (d. 1999).https://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.01/4.01pages/4.01inpassing.php3 https://web.archive.org/web/20020328132606/https://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.01/4.01pages/4.01inpassing.php3 dead 2002-03-28 Animation World News - In Passing 2002-03-28 2019-08-23 June 19: Eric Porter, Australian animator and film director (Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon), (d. 1983). July July 6: LaVerne Andrews, American singer (co-sang the "Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet" segment in Make Mine Music, and "Little Toot" in Melody Time), (d. 1967). July 10: Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (voice of Sir Hiss in Robin Hood), (d. 1990).Terry-Thomas Daum Terry Terry-Thomas Tells Tales 1990 Robson Books London 978-0-86051-662-0 July 18: Bernard Wolf, American film producer (Paramount Studios, Fleischer Studios, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, MGM, Rudolph Ising, Sesame Street, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2006).http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_09.html#002286 Archived copy www.cartoonbrew.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20061019061314/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_09.html#002286 19 October 2006 dead August August 1: Alex Cubie, Scottish comics artist and animator (Rank Film Distributors), (d. 1995).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cubie_alex.htm Alex Cubie lambiek.net April 7, 2018 August 5: Bob Wickersham, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ub Iwerks, Fleischer Studios, Terrytoons, Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 1962).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wickersham_bob.htm Bob Wickersham lambiek.net May 27, 2020 August 8: Rosetta LeNoire, American voice actress (voice of Big Bertha in Fritz the Cat), (d. 2002).TV Guide April 27-May 3, 2002, p. 10 August 12: Felix Felton, English actor (voice of the Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol), (d. 1972). Cantinflas, Mexican comedian, actor and filmmaker (voice of Amigo in Amigo and Friends), (d. 1993).https://www.proceso.com.mx/cultura/2011/8/12/recuerdan-cantinflas-en-el-panteon-espanol-90700.html Recuerdan a 'Cantinflas' en el Panteón Español 2022-06-02 es Cantinflas remembered at the Spanish Cemetery August 13: Viktor Kálmán, Hungarian painter, animator and comics artist (Az Okos Kapus), (d. 1985).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vashi_victor.htm Victor Vashi August 31: Frank Smith, American animator and film director (Fleischer Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, UPA, Peanuts specials), (d. 1975). September September 7: Fred Moore, American animator (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1952).http://www.agni-animation.com/fullerton/halloffame/Fred_Moore.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161121231821/http://www.agni%2Danimation.com/fullerton/halloffame/Fred_Moore.html usurped November 21, 2016 Animators' Hall of Fame www.agni-animation.com May 19, 2020 September 11: Ramey Idriss, American songwriter, author, composer and musician (co-wrote The Woody Woodpecker Song), (d. 1971). September 24: Mitsuyo Seo, Japanese animator and film director (Momotarō no Umiwashi, Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei), (d. 2010).Gerow Aaron Seo Mitsuyo, Pioneer Anime Director, Passes Away http://www.aarongerow.com/news/seo-mitsuyo-pioneer-anime.html Tangemania 3 September 2011 28 August 2011 October October 1: Lee Blair, American artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1993).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/921454 Lee Blair Olympedia 26 July 2020 Irwin Kostal, American musical arranger (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Charlotte's Web), (d. 1994). October 3: Michael Hordern, English actor (voice of Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, Frith in Watership Down, Badger in The Wind in the Willows film and tv series, the narrator in Paddington), (d. 1995).Morley, Sheridan. "Hordern, Michael Murray (1911–1995)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, online edition, May 2009, accessed 22 July 2015 "Sir Michael Hordern dies", Herald Scotland, 3 May 1995, accessed 19 January 2016. October 11: Hy Hirsh, American photographer and film director, (d. 1961).Thoben Jan Technical Sound-Image Transformations http://www.see-this-sound.at/compendium/maintext/51/6 See This Sound Compendium Ludwig Boltzmann Istitut 1 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130804065405/http://www.see-this-sound.at/compendium/maintext/51/6 4 August 2013 dead October 21: Mary Blair, American artist, animator and designer (The Walt Disney Company), (d. 1978). http://artofdisneyeng.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/18/12130353.html Mary Blair The Art of Disney Animation Canal blog 2009-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111022162524/http://artofdisneyeng.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/18/12130353.html October 22, 2011 mdy-all .https://www.santacruz.com/news/soquel-artist-mary-blair-finally-gets-her-due.html Soquel Artist Mary Blair Finally Gets Her Due - SantaCruz.com www.santacruz.com 2019-12-11 October 23: Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (made advertising animated shorts for Bergenholz), (d. 1991).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bramming_frederik.htm Frederik Bramming November November 5: Roy Rogers, American singer and actor (narrator in the Pecos Bill segment in Melody Time), (d. 1998). November 6: Stephen Bosustow, Canadian-American animator (Ub Iwerks, Walter Lantz Productions, Walt Disney Animation Studios) and film producer (UPA, Gerald McBoing Boing, Mr. Magoo, Bosustow Entertainment, Sesame Street), (d. 1981).https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stephen-bosustow Stephen Bosustow The Canadian Encyclopedia September 6, 2019 November 10: Harry Andrews, English actor (voice of General Woundwort in Watership Down), (d. 1989).Basil Hoskins 11 February 2005 The Telegraph London https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1483247/Basil-Hoskins.html 5 June 2009 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/08/obituaries/harry-andrews-actor-dies-at-77-in-the-hill-and-50-other-movies.html Harry Andrews, Actor, Dies at 77; In 'The Hill' and 50 Other Movies Yarrow, Andrew L. 8 March 1989 The New York Times B10 5 June 2009 subscription November 15: Joaquin Garay, Mexican actor (voice of Panchito Pistoles in The Three Caballeros), (d. 1990). November 21: Andy Engman, Swedish-Finnish-American animator (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2004).Andrew Alfons Engman https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110740361/andy-engman-1911-2004/ The Signal August 1, 2004 Santa Clarita, CA 6 October 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23: Ray Patterson, American animator and film director and producer (worked for Screen Gems, Walt Disney Animation Studios, MGM Animation, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2001).In Memoriam: Ray Patterson http://www.animationguild.org/_Info/In_memoriam/o-r/patterson_r.html Animation Guild https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173712/http://www.animationguild.org/_Info/In_memoriam/o-r/patterson_r.html September 27, 2007 November 25: Paul Murry, American animator, comics artist and writer (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1989).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/murry_paul.htm Paul Murry lambiek.net May 29, 2020 December December 8: Kin Platt, American caricaturist, radio writer, TV writer, comics artist and animation writer (Walt Disney Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Terrytoons, Milton the Monster), (d. 2003).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/platt_kin.htm Kin Platt lambiek.net 7 April 2018 December 18: David Hilberman, American animator, film director and producer (Walt Disney Company, co-founder of UPA, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2007).http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi RootsWeb: Database Index December 30: Jeanette Nolan, American actress (voice of Ellie Mae in The Rescuers, Widow Tweed in The Fox and the Hound), (d. 1998).Tam Martinides Gray Michele Lynn Orecklin Jessica Yadegaran Milestones http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988604,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080510084933/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988604,00.html dead May 10, 2008 Time Jun 22, 1998 2008-12-13 Specific date unknown Dan Noonan, American animator and comics artist (Terrytoons, Walt Disney Company, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1982).https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/noonan_dan.htm Dan Noonan lambiek.net May 29, 2020 References External links Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb Category:1910s in animation