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Events in 2001 in animation .
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
June 2 : The first episode of
Braceface is broadcast.[
citation needed ]
June 3 :
Gary Trousdale and
Kirk Wise 's
Atlantis: The Lost Empire , produced by the
Walt Disney Company , is released. It is a box office flop, but becomes a
cult film later.[
citation needed ] During its 25-week theatrical run, Atlantis: The Lost Empire grossed over $186 million worldwide ($84 million from the United States and Canada).
[9] Responding to its disappointing box-office performance,
Thomas Schumacher , then-president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, said, "It seemed like a good idea at the time to not do a sweet fairy tale, but we missed."
[10]
June 8 : The first episode of
Time Squad airs.[
citation needed ]
June 27 : The
South Park episode "
Cripple Fight " premieres, featuring the debut of
Jimmy Valmer .[
citation needed ]
June 28 : The
Rugrats receive a star at the
Hollywood Walk of Fame .
[11]
June 30 : The first episode of
What's with Andy? is broadcast.
[12]
July
August
September
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Awards
Films released
Television series debuts
Television series endings
Births
February
February 15 :
Haley Tju , American actress (voice of Lexi Kubota in
Glitch Techs , Marcy Wu in
Amphibia , Alia in
Arlo the Alligator Boy and
I Heart Arlo , Sqweep in
Monsters vs. Aliens , Stella in
The Loud House , Karmi in
Big Hero 6: The Series , Nu Hai in
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny , Wenda in
Where's Waldo? ).
February 21 :
Isabella Acres , American actress (voice of Jade in
Sofia the First , Mary Anne Gleardan in
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , Kate in
Phineas and Ferb , young
Princess Bubblegum in
Adventure Time , Emma Gale in
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright ).
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
October 12 :
Raymond Ochoa , American actor and singer (voice of Arlo in
The Good Dinosaur , young
Anakin Skywalker in
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III , Noah in the
Special Agent Oso episode "The Living Holiday Lights").
October 13 :
Caleb McLaughlin , American actor (voice of Ghost in
Summer Camp Island , Mo-Slo in
The Boys Presents: Diabolical episode "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents", young Gary Goodspeed in the
Final Space episode "Chapter 4").
[36]
October 17 :
Jake Beale , Canadian actor (voice of Mike in
Mike the Knight , first voice of Daniel in
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood , continued voice of D.W. Read in
Arthur ).
October 19 :
Art Parkinson , Irish actor (voice of Kubo in
Kubo and the Two Strings ).
October 21 :
Ashley Liao , American actress (voice of Jun Wong in
DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms ).
November
December
Deaths
January
January 2 :
Alison de Vere , English animator, background designer (
Halas and Batchelor ,
The Beatles ,
Yellow Submarine ,
The Animals of Farthing Wood ) and director (The Black Dog , Psyche and Eros ), dies at age 73.
[37]
January 25 :
Sam Singer , American film director and producer (
The Adventures of Pow Wow ,
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican ,
Bucky and Pepito ), dies at age 89.
[38]
January 28 :
Don Brodie , American actor and director (voice of Devil Donald in
Donald's Better Self , and Barker in
Pinocchio ), dies at age 96.
[39]
[40]
February
March
March 1 : Torsten Bjarre, Swedish animator and comics artist, dies at age 85.
[45]
March 8 :
Edward Winter , American actor (voice of Dr. Buzz Kutt and Owner in
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , President, Sarge and Guard in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest , Scientist #1 and other various characters in
The Angry Beavers ), dies from parkinson's disease at age 63.
[46]
March 9 :
Richard Stone , American composer (
Warner Bros. Animation ), dies at age 47.
[47]
March 11 : Jim P. Dilworth, American animator, designer, and brother of
John R. Dilworth (
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), dies at age 41.
March 16 :
Norma MacMillan , Canadian voice actress (voice of
Sweet Polly Purebred in
Underdog , continued voice of
Gumby , Davey in
Davey and Goliath and
Casper the Friendly Ghost ), dies at age 79.
[48]
March 22 :
William Hanna , American
animator , director, producer, and
cartoonist (
Tom & Jerry ,
The Flintstones ,
Yogi Bear ,
The Jetsons ,
Wacky Races ,
Scooby-Doo ), co-founder of
Hanna-Barbera , dies at age 90.
[23]
[49]
April
May
June
June 1 :
Hank Ketcham , American comics artist and animator (
Walt Disney Company ,
Walter Lantz ), dies at age 81.
[53]
June 15 : Hurey, Belgian animator (worked for
Belvision ) and comics artist, dies at age 63.
[54]
June 19 :
Lee Mishkin , American animator (
Calvin and the Colonel ,
The New 3 Stooges ,
The Jackson 5ive ,
Halloween Is Grinch Night ,
Yogi's Space Race ,
Jetsons: The Movie ,
The Simpsons ), storyboard artist (
Linus the Lionhearted ,
Heavy Metal ) and director (
Is It Always Right to Be Right? ,
Bionic Six ), dies at age 74.
[55]
June 24 : Kent Holaday, American animator (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
Maxie's World ,
BraveStarr ,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil ,
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures ) and lip sync artist (
DIC Entertainment ,
The Simpsons ,
The New Adventures of He-Man ,
Captain Planet and the Planeteers ,
The Ren & Stimpy Show ,
Rocko's Modern Life ,
Klasky Csupo ,
The Critic ,
The Maxx ,
King of the Hill ,
Daria ,
Celebrity Deathmatch ,
Futurama ,
Sheep in the Big City ,
Baby Blues ), dies at age 49.
June 26 :
Paul Berry , English animator and director (
The Sandman , worked for
Cosgrove Hall and
Henry Selick ), dies at age 40.
[56]
June 27 :
July
July 4 : Perry Kiefer, American animator (
HBO Storybook Musicals ,
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster ,
Rugrats ,
Tiny Toon Adventures ,
Timon & Pumbaa ), storyboard artist (
Animaniacs ,
Rocko's Modern Life ,
Gargoyles ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ,
The Tick ,
Pepper Ann ), background artist (
Animaniacs ), prop designer (
Gargoyles ), sheet timer (
Jungle Cubs ) and director (
101 Dalmatians: The Series ), commits suicide at age 41.
[63]
July 7 :
Toni Pagot , Italian comics artist, cartoonist and animator (
Calimero ), dies at age 79.
[64]
July 15 :
Ted Berman , American animator, film director and screenwriter (
Walt Disney Company ), dies at age 81.
July 16 :
Morris , Belgian comics artist and animation director (
Daisy Town ,
The Ballad of the Daltons ), dies at age 77.
[65]
August
August 4:
Lorenzo Music , American actor (voice of
Garfield in
Garfield and Friends , Tummi Gummi in
Adventures of the Gummi Bears ,
Peter Venkman in
The Real Ghostbusters and Ralph the All-Purpose Animal in
Twice Upon a Time ) dies at age 64.
[66]
August 16 :
Dave Barry , American radio host and voice actor (voice of
Humphrey Bogart in
8 Ball Bunny ,
Bluto in the
Popeye cartoon
Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue ,
Elmer Fudd in
Pre-Hysterical Hare ), dies at age 82.
[67]
August 23 :
Kathleen Freeman , American actress (voice of Eugenia Kisskillya in
Detention , Mrs. Gordon in
As Told by Ginger , Mrs. Crackshell in
DuckTales , Elder #1 in
FernGully: The Last Rainforest , Ma in the
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers episode "Short Order Crooks", Mrs. Evans in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "Return of the Anasazi", Greta in the
Cow and Chicken episode "Sumo Cow", Ma Mayhem in the
Batman Beyond episode "The Eggbaby"), dies from lung cancer at age 78.
[68]
September
September 7 :
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 ), dies from lung cancer at age 77.
[69]
September 18 :
Ernie Coombs , American-Canadian entertainer (voice of the Narrator in
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings ), dies from a stroke at age 73.
[70]
September 23 :
Robert Abel , American visual effects artist (
Tron ), dies at age 64.
[71]
[72]
September 30 : Bjørn Frank Jensen, Danish animator and comics artist (co-founder of Ring, Frank & Jensen, worked for
Marten Toonder 's animation department), dies at age 81.
[73]
October
October 5 :
Jan Lenica , Polish graphic designer, cartoonist, poster illustrator and animator (
Dom ,
A , Adam 2 ,
Ubu et la grande gidouille ), dies at age 73.
October 6 :
Yuriy Meshcheryakov , Russian-Ukrainian animator (
The Tale of Tsar Saltan ), dies at age 55.
[74]
October 9 :
Vladimir Danilevich , Russian film director (
Vaniusha The Newcomer ), dies at age 77.
[75]
November
November 6 : Chris Ishii, American animator and comic artist (
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
UPA , the 1974
Mad Magazine special, the animated segment in
Woody Allen 's
Annie Hall ), dies at age 81.
[76]
November 12 :
Albert Hague , German-American songwriter and composer (
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ), dies at age 81.
[77]
November 21 :
Seymour Reit , aka Sy Reit, American animator (
Fleischer Studios , co-creator of
Casper the Friendly Ghost ), writer, screenwriter, comics writer and comics artist, dies at age 83.
[78]
November 29 :
George Harrison , English musician, singer-songwriter and member of
The Beatles (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Homer's Barbershop Quartet "), dies from lung cancer at age 58.
[79]
December
December 2 :
Chase Craig , American animator, scriptwriter and comics writer (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ,
Walter Lantz Productions ), dies at age 91.
[80]
December 7 :
Faith Hubley , American animator, storyboard artist (
Mr. Magoo , co-founder of Storyboard Studios), dies at age 77 from breast cancer.
[81]
December 11 :
Beverly Hope Atkinson , American actress (voice of Carol in
Heavy Traffic ), dies at age 66.
[82]
[83]
December 26 :
Nigel Hawthorne , English actor (voice of Captain Campion in
Watership Down , Dr. Boycott in
The Plague Dogs ,
Fflewddur Fflam in
The Black Cauldron , Professor Porter in
Tarzan ), dies at age 72.
[84]
December 30 :
Ray Patterson , American animator and film director and producer (
Screen Gems ,
Walt Disney Animation Studios ,
MGM Animation ,
Grantray-Lawrence Animation ,
Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 90.
[85]
December 31 :
David Swift , American writer, film director and producer (
Walt Disney Company ), dies at age 82.
[86]
Specific date unknown
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