1976 in animation
Events in 1976 in animation.
Events
March
- March 12: Bruno Bozzetto's Allegro Non Troppo premieres.[1] It will become a cult classic. [2]
- March 29: 48th Academy Awards: Great by Bob Godfrey wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3]
- Specific date unknown: The first episode of Jamie and the Magic Torch airs.[4]
June
- June 20: Don Jurwich's Once Upon a Girl, an adult pornographic film which mixes live-action and animation, premieres.[5]
July
- July 21: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera receive a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[6]
- July 24: Robot Taekwon V premieres.[7]
August
- August 10-15: The first Ottawa International Animation Festival takes place.[8]
- August 12: Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek's Pat & Mat island first broadcast on television.[9]
September
- September 13: The first episode of Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk airs.[10]
- September 27: The first episode of Chorlton and the Wheelies airs.[11]
October
- October 1: The first episode of Candy Candy airs.[12]
- October 7: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, produced by Belvision, premieres.[13]
- October 20: The third Asterix film The Twelve Tasks of Asterix premieres.[14] It will become a cult classic.[15]
November
- November 25: Bruno Bozzetto's Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness premieres, an animated feature starring his comics character Mr. Rossi.[16]
December
- December 11: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's Jabberjaw airs.[17]
Specific date unknown
- Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall establish Cosgrove Hall Films.
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 1: Sandra Equihua, Mexican animator (El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three).
- January 6: Johnny Yong Bosch, American voice actor (voice of Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Renton Thurston in Eureka Seven, Izaya Orihara in Durarara!!, Artemis in the Viz Media Dub of Sailor Moon).
February
- February 16: Janet Varney, American actress and comedian (voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra).
- February 23:
- Lorne Balfe, Scottish film composer.
- Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress (voice of Princess Merida in Brave and Ralph Breaks the Internet).
March
- March 21: Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress (voice of Hayley Smith in American Dad, Olivia in Family Guy, Mindy and Eris in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Numbuh 362 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Odalia Blight in The Owl House).
April
- April 1: Troy Baker, American voice actor.
- April 4: Ricky Garduno, American animator and storyboard artist (¡Mucha Lucha!, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, The Buzz on Maggie, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Making Fiends, Family Guy), (d. 2011).[18]
- April 16: James Purdum, American animator (The Simpsons) and director (Futurama, Drawn Together, Family Guy).
August
- August 6: Soleil Moon Frye, American actress (voice of Punky Brewster in It's Punky Brewster, Amanda Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures, Zoey in The Proud Family, Jade in Bratz).
- August 8: JC Chasez, American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, actor, and member of NSYNC (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode New Kids on the Blecch, and the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode A Scooby-Doo Valentine).
- August 11: Will Friedle, American actor (voice of Terry McGinnis/Batman in Batman Beyond, Ron Stoppable in Kim Possible, Deadpool in Ultimate Spider-Man, Doyle in The Secret Saturdays, Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, Lion-O in Thundercats, Blue Beetle in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Bumblebee in the Transformers franchise).
October
- October 22: Greg Colton, American animator (Dilbert), storyboard artist (3-South, The Powerpuff Girls, ¡Mucha Lucha!), and director (Family Guy).
- October 31: Bianca DeGroat, American actress (portrayed herself in the For Real segments of Cyberchase).
November
- November 19: Blair Kitchen, Canadian animator (Stickin' Around, Osmosis Jones, The Ripping Friends, Kronk's New Groove, Curious George, Busytown Mysteries, Wayside, Looney Tunes Cartoons) and storyboard artist (Hoze Houndz, Spliced, Scaredy Squirrel, The Book of Life, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, Welcome to the Wayne, Maya and the Three), (d. 2020).[19]
- November 27: Jaleel White, American actor (voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Underground, Bladebeak in Quest for Camelot, Gene the Genie in DuckTales, Steve Urkel in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?).
December
- December 17: Dan Hageman, American screenwriter and producer.
- December 29: Danny McBride, American actor, comedian, producer and writer (voice of Fred McDade in Despicable Me, Voneeta Teets in Good Vibes, Wolf Boss in Kung Fu Panda 2, Jimmy in Chozen, Orpheus in Hell and Back, Honey Mustard in Sausage Party, Gregory in the Animals. episode "Turkeys", Bomb in The Angry Birds Movie and The Angry Birds Movie 2, Rick Mitchell in The Mitchells vs. the Machines).
Specific date unknown
- Amy Winfrey, American animator (South Park), screenwriter, songwriter, director (Bojack Horseman) and voice actress (creator of Making Fiends).
- Todd Halford, American modeler and production assistant (Mainframe Entertainment), (d. 2001).
Deaths
February
- February 6: Vince Guaraldi, American jazz composer (Peanuts), dies at age 47.[20]
- February 13: John Lounsbery, American animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 64. [21][22]
March
- March 3: Ray Gilbert, American lyricist (Song of the South, The Three Caballeros), dies at age 63.
- March 8: Romer Zane Grey, American animator (Romer Grey Studio) and comics writer, dies at age 66. [23]
June
- June 19: Mike Arens, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 60. [24]
August
- August 8: Winston Hibler, American screenwriter and film producer (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 65. [25]
- August 19: Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol), dies at age 75. [26]
October
- October 23: Francisco Macián, Spanish animator and film director and producer (El mago de los sueños), dies at age 46. [27]
November
- November 7: Roy Williams, American animator (Walt Disney Company) and presenter, dies at age 69. [28]
December
- December 5: Tack Knight, American animator and comics artist (Animated Film Corporation, Walt Disney Company, Fleischer Brothers, The Adventures of Horace Cope), dies at age 81. [29]
- December 20: Ned Washington, American lyricist (co-wrote the soundtrack of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Dumbo), dies at age 75. [30]
- December 21: Rod Scribner, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Peanuts specials) and producer (Playhouse Pictures), dies at age 66. [31]
- December 25: Frankie Darro, American actor (voice of Lampwick in Pinocchio), dies at age 59.[32]
- December 27: André Daix, French animator and comics artist (Professeur Nimbus), dies at age 75.[33]
Specific date unknown
- Paul Diehl, German animator and film director (The Seven Ravens, Mecki), dies at age 89 or 90. [34]
- Donald W. Graham, Canadian-American animator, artist and art instructor (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 92 or 93.[35]
See also
References
- Allegro non troppo at IMDb
- "Bruno Bozzetto". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- "Jamie and the Magic Torch (TV Series 1976–1979) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Once Upon a Girl.... at IMDb
- "Hanna-Barbera". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Oct 25, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Robot Taekwon V at IMDb
- Levy, David B. (May 1, 2006). "The Ottawa International Animation Festival". Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive. Allworth Press. p. 225. ISBN 1581154453.
- Pat & Mat at IMDb
- Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk at IMDb
- Chorlton and the Wheelies at IMDb
- "Candy Candy (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- The Smurfs and the Magic Flute at IMDb
- The Twelve Tasks of Asterix at IMDb
- "René Goscinny". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità at IMDb
- Jabberjaw at IMDb
- "Ricky Garduno, RIP". cartoonbrew.com. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- "Veteran Canadian animator Blair Kitchen passed away". Animation Today. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- "Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi dies at age 47". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. February 9, 1976. p. 3.
- John Lounsbery at IMDb
- "John Lounsberry". D23. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- Romer Grey at IMDb
- "Mike Arens". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Winston Hibler at IMDb
- Alastair Sim at IMDb
- Candel, José Ma (1993). "Capitulo 12: Una esperanza truncada: Francisco Macián". Historia del dibujo animado español. ISBN 9788475641478.
- Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 51159-51165). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- "Tack Knight". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Ned Washington at IMDb
- "Rod Scribner". Animators' Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Frankie Darro at IMDb
- "André Daix". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Paul Diehl at IMDb
- "Donald W. Graham". Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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