1959 in animation
Events in 1959 in animation.
Events
January
- January 29: Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson and Wolfgang Reitherman's Sleeping Beauty, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres.
March
- March 9: The first episode of Clutch Cargo is broadcast.
April
- April 6: 31st Academy Awards: Friz Freleng's Knighty Knight Bugs wins an Academy Award for Best Animated Short, the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to ever win an Oscar.[1]
September
- September 8: The first episode of Bucky and Pepito is broadcast.
- September 11: The first episode of Noggin the Nog is broadcast.
- September 19: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's The Quick Draw McGraw Show is broadcast which also marks the debuts of the segments Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy and Snooper and Blabber.
- September 25: Jiří Trnka's A Midsummer Night's Dream premieres.
October
- October 2: The first episode of Felix the Cat is broadcast. This leads to a revival in popularity for the classic theatrical cartoon character.
- October 11: The first episode of Matty's Funday Funnies is broadcast.
November
- November 7: The first episode of Cartoon Party is broadcast.
- November 19: The first episode of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is broadcast which marks the debut of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose. Within the same show the segments Peabody's Improbable History , starring Mr. Peabody and Sherman and Fractured Fairy Tales make their debuts as well.
December
- December 1: Jack Kinney's 1001 Arabian Nights premieres.
- December 25: Akira Daikubara and Taiji Yabushita's Magic Boy is first broadcast.
- December 28: The first episode of Ivor the Engine is broadcast.
Specific date unknown
- The first episode of Capt'n Sailorbird is broadcast.
- Yuri Merkulov's I Was a Satellite of the Sun premieres.
- Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Dmitriy Babichenko and Mikhail Botov's The Adventures of Buratino premieres.
- Qian Jiajun's Chuang Tapestry premieres.[2]
- Gene Deitch establishes Gene Deitch Associates, Inc., funded by William L. Snyder's Rembrandt Films.[3]
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 6: Clancy Brown, Irish-American actor, comedian and voice actor (voice of Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series, Eugene Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants).
February
- February 4: Pamelyn Ferdin, American actress (voice of Lucy Van Pelt from 1969-1971 Sally in The Cat in the Hat, Fern Arable in Charlotte's Web).
- February 28: Marcia Mitzman Gaven, American actress (second voice of Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy and Miss Hoover in The Simpsons).
April
- April 4; Phil Morris, American voice actor (voice of Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Vandal Savage in Justice League, Doc Saturday in The Secret Saturdays).
- April 8: Mark Baker, English animator (The Hill Farm, The Village, Jolly Roger, Peppa Pig).
- April 11: Oscar González Loyo, Mexican animator and comics artist (made animated scenes for the Mexican version of Sesame Street: Plaza Sésamo), (d. 2021).[4]
- April 15: Jim P. Dilworth, American animator and designer (Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2001).
- April 16: David Feiss, American animator and director (creator of Cow & Chicken and I Am Weasel).
- April 20: Clint Howard, American actor (voice of Hathi Jr. in The Jungle Book, Roo in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh).
May
- May 1: Ken Willard, American animator (Gumby Adventures, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bump in the Night, Gumby: The Movie, Toy Story), (d. 1995).[5]
- May 2:
- Brian Tochi, American actor (voice of Alan Chan in The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Karate-1/Bunjiro "Bunji" Tsukahara in Bionic Six, Yoku in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Li in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Professor Ken Otsuki in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Toshi in Dexter's Laboratory, Master Hama in Johnny Bravo, Shiv in Static Shock).
- Stephen Worth, American animation producer (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Spümcø, Frederator Studios) and actor (voice of Yogi Bear in Boo Boo Runs Wild).
- May 5:
- Gary Dubin, American actor (voice of Toulouse in The Aristocats), (d. 2016).[6][7][8]
- William Reeves, Canadian animator and technical director (Pixar).
- John Frink, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons, Extinct).
- May 19: Jim Ward, American voice actor.
June
- June 3: Ian Maxtone-Graham, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie).
- June 6: Paul Germain, American writer, producer, and director (co-creator of Rugrats, Recess, Lloyd in Space).
- June 13: Steven DeNure, Canadian television producer (Captain Star, ReBoot, Decode Entertainment, DHX Media).
- June 18: Joe Ansolabehere, American writer and producer (co-creator of Recess, Lloyd in Space).
July
- July 31: Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis, American-Greek animator, storyboard artist, writer and cartoonist.
August
- August 20: Tuck Tucker, American animator, animation director, storyboard and lay-out artist (worked on The Simpsons, Rugrats, The Ren and Stimpy Show, 2 Stupid Dogs, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman, Hey Arnold!, Jimmy Neutron, Family Guy, Drawn Together, The Fairly OddParents), (d. 2020).[9]
September
- September 7: Rob Pottorf, American composer (Hermie and Friends, Danger Rangers).
- September 9: Gaetano Varcasia, Italian voice actor (Italian dub voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995), (d. 2014).[10]
- September 15: Mike Reiss, American television comedy writer and author (The Simpsons, co-created The Critic).
- September 21: Richard Reeves, Canadian-British animator.
- September 29: Patric M. Verrone, American television writer (Rugrats, The Critic, Pinky and the Brain, Futurama, The Simpsons, Class of 3000, Disenchantment).
October
- October 13: Doug MacLeod, Australian author and screenwriter (Dogstar), (d. 2021).[11]
- October 17: Norm Macdonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (voice of Death in Family Guy, Norm The Genie in The Fairly OddParents, Pigeon in Mike Tyson Mysteries, Glumshanks in Skylanders Academy and Mogens in Klaus), (d. 2021).[12][13]
- October 23: "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer, musician, and actor (wrote and sang Dare to Be Stupid for Transformers: The Movie, and Polkamon for Pokemon: The Movie 2000, voice of Milo Murphy in Milo Murphy's Law, Cheese Sandwich in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Probabilitor in Gravity Falls, Darkseid in Teen Titans Go!, Dr. Screwball Jones in Wander Over Yonder, Wreck-Gar in Transformers Animated, himself in Eek! The Cat, The Simpsons, Johnny Bravo, Robot Chicken, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?).
November
- November 1: Julie Mossberg, American casting director (King of the Hill, Futurama, Olive, the Other Reindeer).
December
- December 20: Ivan Tankushev, Bulgarian animator (The Little Lulu Show, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Caillou), storyboard artist (Arthur) and overseas supervisor (Family Guy).
- December 31: Ronnie del Carmen, Filipino animator (Widget the World Watcher, Where's Wally?, Batman: The Animated Series), writer, director (Freakazoid!, Inside Out), story artist (The Prince of Egypt, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas), story supervisor and production designer (Pixar).
Specific date unknown
- Bill Morrison, American comic book artist, writer, editor and art director (Futurama, Disenchantment).
Deaths
February
- February 16: John Foster, American animator and film director (International Film Service, Van Beuren Studios, Terrytoons), dies at age 72.[14]
March
- March 2: Eric Blore, British actor and comedian (voice of Mr. Toad in The Wind of Willows segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), dies at age 71.
August
- August 28: Heinz Goedecke, German actor (the narrator in Die Schlacht um Miggershausen), dies at age 56.
September
- September 30: Taylor Holmes, American actor (voice of King Stefan in Sleeping Beauty), dies at age 81.
November
- November 18: Arthur Q. Bryan, American comedian and voice actor (voice of Elmer Fudd in Looney Tunes), dies at age 60.[15]
References
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- "一幅僮锦 (1959)". Sep 30, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Gene Deitch". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Oscar González Loyo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "Ken Willard". IMDb.
- Dubin, L. E. (October 9, 2016). "+ RIP My beloved brother Gary Michael Dubin [May 5, 1959 - October 8, 2016], who lost his battle with cancer & passed away this afternoon in Burbank, CA.<3". Facebook. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- Barnes, Mike (October 13, 2016). "Gary Dubin, Child Actor on 'The Partridge Family' and 'The AristoCats,' Dies at 57". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 16, 2016). "Actor, Voice Actor Gary Dubin Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- Zahed, Ramin (December 24, 2020). "Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer and Animator Tuck Tucker Dies at 59".
- È scomparso l'attore e doppiatore Gaetano Varcasia (in Italian)
- Vale: Doug McLeod
- Evans, Greg (2021-09-14). "Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former 'SNL' Weekend Update Anchor Was 61". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- Genzlinger, Neil (2021-09-14). "Norm Macdonald, 'Saturday Night Live' Comedian, Dies at 61". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- "Early NY Animator Profiles: John Foster |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Arthur Q. Bryan Credits". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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