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Animation-related events during 1924
Events in 1924 in animation .
Films released
Drawing of
Dinky Doodle and his dog Weakheart
1 January – Felix Out of Luck (United States)
15 January – Felix Loses Out (United States)
1 February:
Colonel Heeza Liar's Mysterious Case (United States)
Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo (United States)
15 February – Felix Crosses the Crooks (United States)
29 February – Felix Tries to Rest (United States)
1 March:
15 March – Felix Doubles for Darwin (United States)
1 April:
11 April – Felix Cashes In (United States)
21 April – Felix Fairy Tales (United States)
1 May:
Alice's Wild West Show (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Sky Pilot (United States)
Felix Pinches the Pole (United States)
15 May – Felix Puts it Over (United States)
1 June:
Alice's Fishy Story (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Daredevil (United States)
A Friend in Need (United States)
15 June:
Felix Baffled by Banjos (United States)
Felix Finds 'Em Fickle (United States)
1 July:
Alice and the Dog Catcher (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar's Horseplay (United States)
Felix All Balled Up (United States)
15 July – Felix Brings Home the Bacon (United States)
1 August:
Alice the Peacemaker (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Cave Man (United States)
Felix Goes West (United States)
17 August – Felix Minds His Business (United States)
1 September:
Colonel Heeza Liar, Bull Thrower (United States)
Felix Grabs His Grub (United States)
1 October – Colonel Heeza Liar The Lyin' Tamer (United States)
29 October – The Cat and the Magnet (United States)
1 November:
Alice Gets in Dutch (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar's Romance (United States)
15 November – Alice Hunting in Africa (United States)
1 December:
Alice and the Three Bears (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature Faker (United States)
Felix Goes Hungry (United States)
3 December – She's In Again (United States)
15 December:
Alice the Piper (United States)
Felix Finishes First (United States)
Births
January
January 8 :
Ron Moody , British actor, singer and composer (voice of Badger and Toad in
The Animals of Farthing Wood , Noah the polar bear, Rocco the gorilla, Reg the mandrill, Squadron Leader the vulture in
Noah's Island ), (d.
2015 ).
[1]
January 14 :
Carole Cook , American actress (voice of Pearl Gesner in
Home on the Range ), (d.
2023 ).
[2]
January 16 :
Allen Swift , American voice actor (voice of Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in
Underdog , third voice of
Mighty Mouse ), (d.
2010 ).
[3]
February
March
March 1 :
Ted C. Bemiller , American animation checker, camera operator (
Crusader Rabbit ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
The Beatles ,
MGM Animation/Visual Arts ,
Filmation ,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,
The Simpsons ,
Looney Tunes ), cinematographer (
Fritz the Cat ) and production manager (
Garfield and Friends ), (d.
2003 ).
March 20 :
Philip Abbott , American actor (voice of
Nick Fury in
Iron Man and
Spider-Man ), (d.
1998 ).
[6]
March 22 :
Lionel Wilson , American voice actor (voiced all characters in
Tom Terrific , Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in
Deputy Dawg , Eustace Bagge in
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d.
2003 ).
[7]
March 29 :
April
April 3 :
Peter Hawkins , British actor (voice of
Captain Pugwash , narrator of
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk and
SuperTed , Dennis in
Penny Crayon ), (d.
2006 ).
[10]
April 8 :
Frédéric Back , Canadian animator and film director (
Crac ,
The Man Who Planted Trees ), (d.
2013 ).
[11]
April 16 :
Henry Mancini , American composer and conductor (
The Pink Panther Theme ,
The Great Mouse Detective ,
Tom and Jerry: The Movie ), (d.
1994 ).
[12]
April 28 :
Blossom Dearie , American jazz singer and pianist (
Schoolhouse Rock! ), (d.
2009 ).
[13]
[14]
[15]
May
June
June 2 :
Wally Burr , American voice actor (voice of
Atom in
The All-New Super Friends Hour ), and voice director (
The Transformers ,
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ,
Jem ,
Inspector Gadget ,
Spider-Man ), (d.
2017 ).
June 4 :
Dennis Weaver , American actor and former president of the
Screen Actors Guild (voice of Dusty and Josh in
Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Abner Dixon in
Home on the Range , Buck McCoy in
The Simpsons episode "
The Lastest Gun in the West "), (d.
2006 ).
[18]
June 13 : Lee Millar, American actor (voice of Jim Dear and the Dog Catcher in
Lady and the Tramp ), (d.
1980 ).
June 20 :
Billie Lou Watt , American actress and writer (voice of the title characters in
Astro Boy and
Kimba the White Lion , Jimmy Sparks in
Gigantor , Chris Peeper, Gizmo and other various characters in
Superbook , Ma Bagge and McPhearson Phantom in
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d.
2001 ).
[19]
July
July 1 :
Florence Stanley , American actress (voice of Mrs. Packard in
Atlantis: The Lost Empire and
Atlantis: Milo's Return , Waitress in
A Goofy Movie ), (d.
2003 ).
[20]
July 4 :
Eva Marie Saint , American actress (voice of
Katara in
The Legend of Korra ).
July 19 :
Arthur Rankin Jr. , American film director and producer (
Rankin/Bass ), (d.
2014 ).
[21]
July 20 :
Bill "Tex" Henson , American animator (
Walt Disney Company ,
Famous Studios ,
Jay Ward ), (d.
2003 ).
[22]
July 21 :
Don Knotts , American actor (portrayed and voiced Henry Limpet in
The Incredible Mr. Limpet , voice of T.W. Turtle in
Cats Don't Dance , Mayor Turkey Lurkey in
Chicken Little , himself in the
Johnny Bravo episodes "Johnny Bravo Goes to Hollywood" and "Johnny Makeover" and
The New Scooby-Doo Movies ), (d.
2006 ).
[23]
July 29 :
Lloyd Bochner , Canadian actor (voice of
Hamilton Hill in
Batman: The Animated Series and
The New Batman Adventures ), (d.
2005 ).
[24]
[25]
August
August 5 :
Billie Hayes , American actress (voice of Orgoch in
The Black Cauldron , Mother Mae-Eye in
Teen Titans and
Teen Titans Go! , Mrs. Neederladner in
Transformers: Rescue Bots , Granny Applecheeks in
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Puddle Jumping", Crazy Edie in the
TaleSpin episode "The Sound and the Furry"), (d.
2021 ).
[26]
[27]
August 8 :
Gene Deitch , American comics artist, animator and film director (
Munro ,
Tom Terrific ,
Nudnik ,
Popeye ,
Tom & Jerry ), (d.
2020 ).
[28]
August 14 :
Ray Goossens , Belgian animator (
Musti , Plons de Kikker ) and comics artist, (d.
1998 ).
[29]
August 22 :
Peter Foldes , Hungarian-British animator and director (
A Short Vision ,
Hunger ), (d.
1977 ).
August 27 :
Paolo Piffarerio , Italian comics artist and animator (La Lunga Calza Verde ) and film producer (Gamma Film ), (d.
2015 ).
[30]
August 31 :
Buddy Hackett , American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in
Jack Frost , Scuttle in
The Little Mermaid ), (d.
2003 ).
[31]
September
September 4 :
Vladimir Danilevich , Russian film director (
Vaniusha The Newcomer ), (d.
2001 ).
[32]
September 5 :
Frank Armitage , Australian-American painter and muralist (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ), (d.
2016 ).
[33]
September 13 :
Norman Alden , American actor (voice of
Kay in
The Sword in the Stone and Kranix in
The Transformers: The Movie ), (d.
2012 ).
[34]
September 16 :
Faith Hubley , American animator, storyboard artist (
Mr. Magoo , co-founder of Storyboard Studios), (d.
2001 ).
[35]
Lauren Bacall , American actress and voice actress (voice of Freezelda in
HBO Storybook Musicals , Madame Lacroque in
Madeline: Lost in Paris , the Witch of the Waste in
Howl's Moving Castle , The Grand Witch in
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King , The Grey One in
Ernest and Celestine , Evelyn in the
Family Guy episode "
Mom's the Word "), (d.
2014 ).
[36]
September 26 : Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for
Warner Bros. animation,
Bob Clampett ,
Walter Lantz ,
Hanna-Barbera ), (d.
1998 ).
[37]
October
October 3 :
Harvey Kurtzman , American comics artist, writer, publisher and animation scriptwriter (
Mad Monster Party? ,
Sesame Street ), (d.
1993 ).
[38]
October 12 :
Doris Grau , American actress (voice of Lunchlady Doris in
The Simpsons , Doris Grossman in
The Critic ), (d.
1995 ).
[39]
October 25 :
Billy Barty , American actor (voice of
Figment in Language Arts Through Imagination , Dweedle in
Wildfire , Baitmouse in
The Rescuers Down Under , Hips McManus in
The New Batman Adventures episode "Double Talk"), (d.
2000 ).
[40]
[41]
November
November 2 :
Michi Kobi , American actress (additional voices in
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d.
2016 ).
[42]
November 8 :
Joe Flynn , American actor (voice of Mr. Snoops in
The Rescuers ), (d.
1974 ).
[43]
[44]
[45]
November 10 :
Russell Johnson , American actor (voice of
Roy Hinkley in
The New Adventures of Gilligan and
Gilligan's Planet ), (d.
2014 ).
[46]
[47]
November 16 :
Tony Geiss , American author, songwriter (
Sesame Street ), producer and screenwriter (
Sesame Street ,
An American Tail ,
The Land Before Time ,
Between the Lions ,
Play with Me Sesame ), (d.
2011 ).
November 21 :
Joseph Campanella , American actor (voice of the
Lizard in
Spider-Man , William Shepard / the Master in
Road Rovers ,
Matthew Thorne in the
Batman: The Animated Series episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), (d.
2018 ).
[48]
November 22 :
Geraldine Page , American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in
The Rescuers ), (d.
1987 ).
[49]
[50]
November 29 :
Ralph James , American voice actor (voice of narrator in
The Unmentionables , Mr. Turtle for
Tootsie Pops , Orson in
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour , additional voices in
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder ,
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels , and
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ), (d.
1992 ).
December
December 2 :
Jack Davis , American cartoonist and illustrator (
Rankin/Bass ), (d.
2016 ).
[51]
December 5 :
Wally Cox , American actor (voice of the title character in
Underdog ), (d.
1973 ).
[52]
[53]
December 18 :
Gibba , Italian animator and comics artist, (d.
2018 ).
[54]
December 19 :
Jack DeLeon , American actor (voice of the
Human Torch in
Fantastic Four ,
Kraven the Hunter in the
Spider-Man episode "The Hunter and the Hunted", Major Courage in the
DuckTales episode "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"), (d.
2006 ).
[55]
December 20 :
Charlie Callas , American actor and comedian (voice of Elliott in
Pete's Dragon ), (d.
2011 ).
[56]
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