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Events in 1908 in animation .
Films released
Births
January
January 7 :
Eliot Daniel , American songwriter (
Walt Disney Company ), (d.
1997 ).
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January 11 :
Lionel Stander , American actor (voice of
Buzz Buzzard in
Woody Woodpecker , Kup in
The Transformers: The Movie ), (d.
1994 ).
January 16 :
Ethel Merman , American actress and singer (portrayed herself and sang in 3
Betty Boop cartoons, voice of
Mombi in
Journey Back to Oz , Lilly Loraine in
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July ), (d.
1984 ).
January 19 :
Jack Cutting , American animator and film director (
Walt Disney Company ), (d.
1988 ).
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February
February 1 :
George Pal , Hungarian-American animator, film director, special effects maker and film producer (
Puppetoons ,
Tulips Shall Grow ,
John Henry and the Inky-Poo ,
Tubby the Tuba ), (d.
1980 ).
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February 6 :
Michael Maltese , American screenwriter (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
Hanna-Barbera ) and comics writer, (d.
1981 ).
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February 26 :
Tex Avery , American animator, cartoonist, film director, and voice actor (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio ), creator or further developer of several characters (
Bugs Bunny ,
Daffy Duck ,
Porky Pig ,
Elmer Fudd ,
Droopy ,
Screwy Squirrel ,
The Big Bad Wolf ,
Red Hot Riding Hood , and
George and Junior ), (d.
1980 ).
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March
March 11 : Frank Smith, American animator and comics artist (
Walt Disney Company ,
Harman-Ising ), (d.
1986 ).
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March 13 :
Paul Stewart , American actor (voice of
Mighty Mightor ), (d.
1986 ).
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March 16 :
Seymour Kneitel , American animator (
Fleischer Studios ,
Famous Studios ), (d.
1964 ).
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March 20 :
Michael Redgrave , British actor and director (narrator in
A Christmas Carol ), (d.
1985 ).
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March 31 :
Anton Loeb , American animator, cartoonist, and illustrator (
Fleischer Studios ), (d.
1984 ).
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April
May
May 3 :
Jack Zander , American animator (
The Van Beuren Corporation ,
Terrytoons ,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio ), (d.
2007 ).
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May 15 :
Joe Grant , American animator, character designer and screenwriter (
Walt Disney Company ), (d.
2005 ).
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May 17 :
Ralph Wright , American animator, storyboard writer (
Walt Disney Company ) and actor (voice of
Eeyore in the
Winnie the Pooh franchise), (d.
1983 ).
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May 20 :
James Stewart , American actor (voice of Wylie Burp in
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West ), (d.
1997 ).
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May 22 : Nino Pagot, Italian comics artist and animator (
Calimero ), (d.
1972 ).
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May 25 :
Barbara Luddy , American actress (voice of Lady in
Lady and the Tramp ,
Merryweather in
Sleeping Beauty , Rover in
One Hundred and One Dalmatians ,
Kanga in
Winnie the Pooh ), (d.
1979 ).
May 30 :
Mel Blanc , American voice actor (voice of
Bugs Bunny ,
Daffy Duck ,
Porky Pig ,
Tweety Bird ,
Sylvester the Cat and various other characters in the
Looney Tunes franchise,
Barney Rubble and
Dino in
The Flintstones , Mr. Spacely in
The Jetsons , original voice of
Woody Woodpecker ), (d.
1989 ).
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June
July
August
August 4 :
Wally Maher , American actor (original voice of
Screwy Squirrel ), (d.
1951 ).
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August 20 :
Alan Reed , American voice actor (voice of
Fred Flintstone in
The Flintstones , Dum Dum in
Touche Turtle and Dum Dum , Boris the Russian Wolfhound in
Lady and the Tramp ), (d.
1977 ).
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August 24 :
John Reed , American animator,
special effects artist, and animation director (
Fantasia ,
Bambi ,
Animal Farm ), (d.
1992 ).
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September
September 10 :
Raymond Scott , American composer, (d.
1994 ).
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September 13 :
Mae Questel , American actress (voice of
Betty Boop and
Olive Oyl ), (d.
1998 ).
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September 15 :
Penny Singleton , American actress and labor leader (voice of
Jane Jetson in
The Jetsons ), (d.
2003 ).
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September 26 :
Shug Fisher , American actor, singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian (voice of Uncle Pecos in the
Tom and Jerry short "
Pecos Pest "), (d.
1984 ).
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September 30 :
Wetzel Whitaker , American animator, film director, and film producer (
Cinderella ,
Alice in Wonderland ,
Peter Pan ), (d.
1985 ).
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October
October 22 :
José Escobar Saliente , Spanish animator, comics writer and artist, (d.
1994 ).
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October 24 :
Preston Blair , American animator (
Walter Lantz ,
Charles Mintz ,
Walt Disney Company ,
MGM ,
Tex Avery ,
Hanna-Barbera ), (d.
1995 ).
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November
December
Specific date unknown
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