October 5: Bob Clampett's Bugs Bunny short The Big Snooze is first released. It is the final Warner Bros. Cartoons cartoon directed by Clampett before his retirement.[24]
November 12: Song of the South, a film combining live-action and animation, is first released. The live-action scenes are directed by Harve Foster, while the animated scenes are directed by Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It marks the debut of the characters Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear who will become popular comic characters. However, decades later prior to the George Floyd protests in 2020, it became controversial due to being accused of promoting racial stereotypes and romanticizing slavery.[29]
April 22: John Waters, American filmmaker, writer, actor and artist (voice of John in The Simpsons episode "Homer's Phobia", Quetzalpacatlan in the Superjail! episode "Ghosts", Yeti Lobster in the Fish Hooks episode "Rock Yeti Lobster", Dr. Kelton in the Mr. Pickles episode "Coma", Captain Tom in the Clarence episode "Plane Excited", Wadworth Thorndyke the Third in the Mickey Mouse episode "The Fancy Gentleman").
July 14: Vincent Pastore, American actor (voice of Luca in Shark Tale, Mr. Casteneda in the Fillmore! episode "Code Name: Electric Haircut", Big Pussy in the Animals episode "Cats.").
July 16: Dave Goelz, American puppeteer (voice of Subconscious Guard Frank in the Inside Out franchise, Mr. Caterpillar in the Ask the StoryBots episode "How Do Flowers Grow?").
October 21: Lux Interior, American singer (voice of Bird Brains Lead Singer in SpongeBob SquarePants, Rayo X, Tarzan Eightball and Goth Boy in Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre), (d. 2009).[66]
November 3: Tom Savini, American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Worst Episode Ever").
↑ "David Lynch, 'Blue Velvet' Director, Dead at 78". TMZ. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025. A family member tells TMZ ... Lynch passed away Wednesday at his daughter's house – where he was staying during the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
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