1962 in animation
Events in 1962 in animation.
Events
January
- January 6: The first episode of Beany and Cecil is broadcast. [1]
April
- April 9: 34th Academy Awards: Surogat by Dušan Vukotić wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. [2]
September
- September 3: The first episode of Wally Gator is broadcast. [3]
- September 21: Karel Zeman's The Fabulous Baron Munchausen is first released. [4]
- September 23: The first episode of The Jetsons is broadcast. [5]
- Specific date unknown: Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott and Hal Sutherland co-found the animation studio Filmation. [6]
October
- October 19: Tatsuo Yoshida, Kenji Yoshida and Ippei Kuri establish Tatsunoko Productions. [7][8]
- October 28: The first episode of Fireball XL5 is broadcast. [9]
November
- November 23: Poul Ilsøe's Svinedrengen og prinsessen på ærten premieres.[10]
December
- December 1: Carmen Get It!, the final Tom & Jerry cartoon by Gene Deitch, premieres.[11]
- December 17: Abe Levitow's Gay Purr-ee premieres.[12]
- December 18: Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol first airs on television. It will become a holiday season classic. [13]
Specific date unknown
- Nippon Animation is founded.
- Vera Tsekhanovskaya and Mikhail Tsekhanovsky's The Wild Swans premieres.[14]
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 4: Robin Kohn, American former child actress (voice of Lucy Van Pelt from 1972-1973).
- January 6: Karen Malach, American television writer (Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad, Ned's Newt) and producer (The Adventures of T-Rex, The Legend of Korra, The Loud House, The Fairly OddParents, Bunsen Is a Beast, The Casagrandes).
- January 10: C. Martin Croker, American animator (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Brak Show, Assy McGee) and voice actor (voice of Zorak and Moltar in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Dr. Weird and Steve in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Young Man in Perfect Hair Forever), (d. 2016).[15]
February
- February 7: Guy Moon, American composer (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Grim & Evil, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Johnny Test).
- February 12: András Erkel, Hungarian producer (Varga Studio, founder of Studio Baestarts), (d. 2014).
- February 14: Russ Leatherman, American voice actor and co-founder of Moviefone (voice of Mr. Moviefone in the Futurama episode "Raging Bender", and the Family Guy episode "I Dream of Jesus").
- February 20: Dwayne McDuffie, American comics and TV writer (Monster in My Pocket, Beyond!, Static, Milestone Forever) and co-founder of Milestone Media, (d. 2011).[16]
March
- March 12: Chris Sanders, American animator and film director (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon).
April
- April 15: Tom Kane, American voice actor (voice of Professor Utonium, Him, and Talking Dog in The Powerpuff Girls, Darwin in The Wild Thornberrys, Lord Monkey Fist in Kim Possible, Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Doctor Doom in Spider-Man, Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men),
- April 17: Bill Kopp, American animator, writer, and voice actor (created and voiced the title character in Eek! The Cat).
- April 22: Sultan Pepper, American television writer (CatDog, The Angry Beavers, Crashbox), (d. 2009).[17]
- April 28: Stig Bergqvist, Swedish animator, storyboard artist (Duckman, Squirrel Boy), producer (Stressed Eric) and director (Duckman, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie).
May
- May 6: Rob LaZebnik, American writer and producer (The Simpsons, Extinct).
- May 17: Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, writer and television host (voice of Cammander, French Man and Weatherman in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Roddy MacStew in Freakazoid!, Agent Epsilon and Orion in Hercules, Jope in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Dances with Dingoes", NOS-4-A2 in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Wizard and TV Announcer in The Angry Beavers episode "Beavemaster", Samuel T. Philander in The Legend of Tarzan, Evil Barry in American Dad!, Gobber in How to Train Your Dragon, Susan Boil in the Futurama episode "Attack of the Killer App", Announcer in the Archer episode "Jeu Monégasque", Owl in Winnie the Pooh, Lord Macintosh in Brave, Whitney Doubleday in Big Top Scooby-Doo!, Craig, Not a Dalek in Postman Pat: The Movie, Nat in The Hero of Color City, Giles in Duck Duck Goose, Doorknob in Alice's Wonderland Bakery)
- May 31: Noriko Hidaka, Japanese voice actress (voice of Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro).
June
- June 10: Harald Siepermann, German comics artist and animator (Alfred Jodocus Kwak), (d. 2013).[18]
- June 11: Toshihiko Seki, Japanese voice actor.
- June 12: Kevin Lima, American film director and voice actor (A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, Enchanted).
July
- July 4: Bill Fulton, American composer (I Am Weasel, Poochini).
- July 6: Carolyn Omine, American television writer and producer (Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, The Simpsons).
- July 13: Tom Kenny, American voice actor and comedian (voice of Heffer Wolfe, Chuck Chameleon and Slippy the Slug in Rocko's Modern Life, the Narrator, Mayor of Townsville and Snake in The Powerpuff Girls, Dog in CatDog, Carl Chryniszzswics in Johnny Bravo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Gary, French Narrator, Patchy the Pirate and other various characters in SpongeBob SquarePants, Yancy Fry, Abner Doubledeal and Adlai Atkins in Futurama, Asok and Ratbert in Dilbert, Wayne Cramp in The Cramp Twins, Cupid in The Fairly OddParents, Eduardo in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Gibson in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Scoutmaster Lumpus and Slinkman in Camp Lazlo, Jake Spidermonkey and Henry Armadillo in My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Dr. Two-Brains, TJ Botsford and Sheriff Warden Chalmers in WordGirl, Iron Man, Captain America, Space Phantom, Sentinels and MODOK in The Super Hero Squad Show, Ice King in Adventure Time, Sumo in Clarence).
- July 20: Carlos Alazraqui, American-Argentinian voice actor and comedian (voice of Rocko Rama, Spunky, and Leon Chameleon in Rocko's Modern Life, Lazlo and Clam in Camp Lazlo and Houston in Space Chimps and Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back).
- July 23: David Kaufman, American actor (voice of the title characters in Danny Phantom and Stuart Little, Jimmy Olsen in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, Dexter Douglas in Freakazoid!, Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Human Torch in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Aldrin Pesky in The Buzz on Maggie).
August
- August 10: Suzanne Collins, American television writer and author (Little Bear, Generation O!, Oswald, Clifford's Puppy Days, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!).
- August 11: Rob Minkoff, American filmmaker (The Lion King, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Mr. Peabody & Sherman).
- August 27: Vic Mignogna, American voice actor (English voice of Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist).
- August 28: David Zuckerman, American television producer and writer (King of the Hill, Family Guy, American Dad).
- August 31: Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor (voice of Momo and Appa in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Clone Troopers in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and Star Wars: Rebels, Klaus Heisler in American Dad, Numbuh 4 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Perry the Platypus in Phineas & Ferb, Daffy Duck in Space Jam).
October
- October 2: Jeff Bennett, American voice actor (title character in Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Dad in Dexter's Laboratory, Raj, Samson and Commander Hoo-Ha in Camp Lazlo, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar, Ace, Big Billy, Grubber, and Dick Hardly in The Powerpuff Girls, Mortimer Mouse in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Mickey Mouse, and The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, Jonathan Long and the Huntsman in American Dragon: Jake Long, Joker in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Lord Bravery, the Huntsman, and Candle Jack in Freakazoid, Mr. Smee since 2002, The Creeper in The New Batman Adventures).
- October 17: Mike Judge, Ecuadorian-American animator and voice actor (Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill).
November
- November 1: Brenda Chapman, American writer, storyboard artist, animator and director.
- November 16: Darwyn Cooke, Canadian animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Animation), (d. 2016).[19]
December
- December 13: David A. Goodman, American writer and producer (Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Futurama, Family Guy, American Dad!).
- December 16: Rusty Mills, American animator and director (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain), (d. 2012).[20][21]
- December 18: Maiya Williams, American television writer (Rugrats, The PJs, Class of 3000, Futurama, The Ghost and Molly McGee).
- December 19: Jill Talley, American voice actress (voice of Nosey in Rocko's Modern Life, Karen in SpongeBob SquarePants, Nina J. Neckerly and Gretchen in Camp Lazlo, the wife of Tom Kenny).
Specific date unknown
- Bill Marsilii, American screenwriter (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Courage the Cowardly Dog).
- Fernando Escandon, Mexican-American actor (voice of El Dorado in Super Friends, Pirate in The Pagemaster, Dr. Salazer in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "The Mummies of Malenque", Cohila in the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "The Crawler", Professor Spinoza in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Blood Sisters", Don Toro in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks), (d. 2017).
Deaths
February
- February 6: Roy Atwell, American actor (voice of Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 83.
- February 17: Joseph Kearns, American actor (voice of the Doorknob in Alice in Wonderland), dies at age 55.
- February 22: Anson Dyer, British director and animator (The Story of the Flag, Sam and His Musket), dies at age 86. [22]
- February 24: Pete Peterson, American animator (assistant of Willis H. O'Brien), dies at age 58. [23]
April
- April 21: Bob Wickersham, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Ub Iwerks, Fleischer Studios, Terrytoons, Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 50.[24]
- April 24: Milt Franklyn, American composer and arranger (Looney Tunes), dies at age 64.
May
- May 27: Gwen Williams, American actress (voice of Mary in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), dies at age 74.
June
- June 6: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, American actor (voice of the narrator in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), dies at age 63.
- June 19: Will Wright, American actor (voice of Owl in Bambi), dies at age 68.
July
- July 23: Victor Moore, American actor (voiced himself in Friz Freleng's Daffy Duck short Ain't That Ducky), dies at age 86.
November
- November 8: Willis H. O'Brien, American special effects maker and animator (The Lost World, King Kong, Mighty Joe Young), dies at age 76.
See also
Sources
- "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Beany and Cecil". www.toonopedia.com. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "Wally Gator". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- "Nejnavštěvovanější české filmy historie". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Television: The New Season". Time. October 12, 1962. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- Scheimer, Lou; Mangels, Andy (2012), Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation, Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing, pp. 37–48, ISBN 978-1-60549-044-1
- Jorge Khoury (2008-05-11). "GATCHAMAN! The story of Tatsuo Yoshida and his greatest creation". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- Macias, Patrick (2008-07-03). "'Speed Racer': drawing on an anime legend". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- Fireball XL5 at IMDb
- Svinedrengen og prinsessen på ærten at IMDb
- Carmen Get It! at IMDb
- Gay Purr-ee at IMDb
- Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol at IMDb
- "The Wild Swans (1962)". IMDb. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Barsanti, Sam. "R.I.P. Clay Martin Croker, Adult Swim animator and voice actor". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- McLellan, Dennis. "Dwayne McDuffie dies at 49; comic book and animation writer", Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2011. WebCitation archive.
- "Comedy writer Sultan Pepper dies". hollywoodreporter.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- "Harald Siepermann". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- Ching, Albert (May 14, 2016). "Darwyn Cooke, Celebrated Comics Artist and Writer, Passes Away". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016.
- "Rusty Mills, director on Warner animated series, dies at 49 - Credits include 'Animaniacs,' 'Pinky and the Brain'". Variety. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- Hall, Melissa (8 December 2012). "Rusty Mills, film animator, dies at 49". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- "BFI Screenonline: Dyer, Anson (1876-1962) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Smolen, Philip (January 1, 2010). "Pete Peterson – Stop Motion's Forgotten Man". Rogue Cinema. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- "Bob Wickersham". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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