1910 in animation

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Events in 1910 in animation.

Films released

• Unknown date – The Clown and His Donkey (United Kingdom) ^[1]

Births

January

• January 16: Aurelius Battaglia, American illustrator (Walt Disney Studios, United Productions of America), (d. 1984).
• January 19: Izzy Ellis, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Paramount Cartoon Studios, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1994). ^{[2] [3]}
• January 23: Walter Greene, American composer (Walter Lantz Productions, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), (d. 1983).
• January 31: Jack Mercer, American voice actor, animator and script writer (Fleischer Studios, Paramount Pictures, voice of Popeye and Felix the Cat), (d. 1984). ^[4]

February

• February 10: Reuben Timmins, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Van Beuren Studios, Terrytoons, Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Tom & Jerry, Crusader Rabbit , Peanuts , Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ), (d. 1994). ^[5]

March

• March 10:
  • David Rose, American animator, art director, illustrator and designer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation), (d. 2006). ^{[6] [7]}
  • Little Ann Little, American singer and actress (continued voice of Betty Boop), (d. 1981). ^{[8] [9]}
• March 15: Nick Stewart, American actor (voice of Specks Crow in Dumbo and Br'er Bear in Song of the South ), (d. 2000). ^[10]
• March 17: Frank de Kova, American actor (voice of Angie in Heavy Traffic , Managan in Coonskin and Old Vinnie in Hey Good Lookin' ), (d. 1981). ^[11]
• March 19: John McGrew, American animator, layout artist, musician, and painter (Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 1999). ^{[12] [13] [14]}
• March 23: Paula Winslowe, American actress (voice of Bambi's mother in Bambi ), (d. 1996).
• March 26: Rudy Zamora, American animator and animation director ( The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show , The Jetsons ), (d. 1989). ^{[15] [16] [17]}

May

• May 5: Bill Baucom, American actor (voice of Trusty in Lady and the Tramp ), (d. 1981). ^[18]
• May 11: Gordon A. Sheehan, American animator and cartoonist (Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman), (d. 1996). ^{[19] [20] [21]}
• May 23: Scatman Crothers, American voice actor (voice of Scat Cat in The Aristocats , Meadowlark Lemon in Harlem Globetrotters , Hong Kong Phooey in Hong Kong Phooey , Old Man Bone in Coonskin , Jazz in The Transformers ), (d. 1986). ^[22]
• May 24: Ed Love, American animator ( Walt Disney Company , MGM (worked in Tex Avery's unit), Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1996). ^{[23] [24] [25]}

June

• June 5: Herb Vigran, American actor (voice of narrator in What's My Lion? , Glum in The Adventures of Gulliver , Lurvy in Charlotte's Web , Museum Man in The Super Globetrotters episode "The Super Globetrotters vs. Museum Man", Mr. Dinkle in Shirt Tales , Hopps in Starchaser: The Legend of Orin , additional voices in The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show and Saturday Supercade ), (d. 1986). ^[26]
• June 13: Mary Wickes, American actress (live-action model for Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians , voice of Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame ), (d. 1995). ^{[27] [28]}
• June 16: Judd Conlon, American vocal arranger and conductor ( Alice in Wonderland , Peter Pan ), (d. 1966). ^[29]
• June 28: Herbert Ryman, American artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1989). ^[30]

July

• July 3: Marcellite Garner, American voice actress (voiced Minnie Mouse in several cartoons), (d. 1993).
• July 14: William Hanna, American animator, cartoonist, and musician (creator and voice actor of Tom and Jerry , co-founder of Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2001). ^{[31] [32]}
• July 22: Ruthie Tompson, American camera technician and animation checker (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2021). ^{[33] [34] [35]}
• July 26: Kenneth Muse, American animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1987). ^[36]

August

• August 28: Chase Craig, American animator and cartoonist (Leon Schlesinger Productions, Walter Lantz Productions), (d. 2001). ^{[37] [38]}
• August 29: Ed Barge, American animator (Harman-Ising, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi), (d. 1991). ^[39]

September

• September 3: Yale Gracey, Writer and layout artist, (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1983). ^{[40] [41] [42]}
• September 5: Kenny Delmar, American actor (voice of Commander McBragg, The Hunter in King Leonardo and His Short Subjects , character of Senator Claghorn, inspiration for Foghorn Leghorn), (d. 1984). ^[43]
• September 11: John Sutherland, American animator (Walt Disney Company), voice actor (voice of young adult Bambi in Bambi ) and film producer (Daffy Ditties), (d. 2001). ^[44]
• September 14: Peter Strausfeld, British animator and illustrator (Peak Load Electricity, Salvage Saves Shipping, Skeleton in the Cupboard), (d. 1980). ^{[45] [46]}
• September 15: Charles August Nichols, American aniimator and film director ( Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom , Charlotte's Web ), (d. 1992). ^{[47] [48] [49] [50] [51]}
• September 19: Jack Dunham, American animator and television producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walter Lantz Productions), (d. 2008). ^{[52] [53] [54]}

October

• October 8: Winston Hibler, American screenwriter and film producer (Walt Disney Company), (d. 1976). ^{[55] [56]}
• October 10:
  • Rod Scribner, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Peanuts specials) and producer (Playhouse Pictures), (d. 1976). ^{[57] [58] [59]}
  • Steve Muffati, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), (d. 1968). ^[60]
• October 13: Bob McKimson, American animator, director and illustrator ( Looney Tunes , Foghorn Leghorn , Tasmanian Devil ), (d. 1977). ^[61]
• October 25:
  • David Lichine, Russian-American ballet dancer and choreographer ( Fantasia , Make Mine Music ), (d. 1972).
  • Tyrus Wong, Chinese-American painter, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, kite designer, set designer, storyboard artist and animator (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2016). ^{[62] [63] [64]}

November

• November 3: Karel Zeman, Czech film director and animator ( A Christmas Dream , Mr. Prokouk), (d. 1989). ^{[65] [66]}
• November 6: Elmer Plummer, American animator and watercolorist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons), (d. 1986). ^{[67] [68]}
• November 26: James Simpkins, Canadian animator and comics artist (National Film Board of Canada), (d. 2004). ^[69]

December

• December 7: Louis Prima, American jazz musician and actor (voice of King Louie in The Jungle Book ), (d. 1978).
• December 14: George Nicholas, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1996). ^{[70] [71] [72]}
• December 20: Carl Urbano, American animator and director ( A Is for Atom ), (d. 2003).

Specific date unknown

• Lonesome George, Spanish Pinta Island tortoise (inspiration for the Lonesome Hubert segment in the Futurama episode "Naturama"), (d. 2012). ^{[73] [74]}
• Salvador Mestres, Spanish animator, film director and comics artist (Hispano Grafic Films), (d. 1975). ^[75]

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Sources

• Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2017), "The Individualists", Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations, Routledge, ISBN   978-1138035317
• McKimson Jr., Robert (2012). "I Say, I Say ... Son!": A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson. Santa Monica Press. ISBN   978-1-59580-069-5.

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb