1980 in animation
Events in 1980 in animation.
Events
January
- January 6: The first episode of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer airs, an anime TV series adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.[1]
- January 8: The first episode of The Wonderful Adventures of Nils airs, an anime TV series adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Nils Holgersson . This is the first production of Studio Pierrot.[2]
February
- February 1: The Olympic Games special Animalympics, directed by Steven Lisberger, is first broadcast. However, its second part was never broadcast due to Jimmy Carter deciding that the United States would boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow out of protest against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.[3]
March
- March 15: Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur, the first animated feature based on the franchise Doraemon, premieres.[4]
- March 19: Paul Grimault's Le Roi et l'Oiseau (The King and the Mockingbird) premieres after more than 30 years of production. It becomes a critically acclaimed classic.[5]
April
- April 14: 52nd Academy Awards: Every Child by Derek Lamb wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[6]
May
- May 15: Julien Temple's The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle premieres, a film starring The Sex Pistols which occasionally features animated sequences, produced by Animation City.[7]
- May 21: Picha's film The Missing Link premieres.[8]
- May 30: The Peanuts film Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) premieres.[9]
August
- August 2: The film Be Forever Yamato premieres.[10]
October
- October 1: The animated TV series King Rollo, based on David McKee's children's novels, is first broadcast.[11]
- October 4:
- The first episode of Heathcliff airs.[12]
- The first episode of Thundarr the Barbarian airs.
November
- November 1: Karel Zeman's The Tale of John and Mary is first released.[13]
- November 3: Czech animation director Karel Zeman is awarded with the Order of the Republic by president Gustáv Husák.[14]
- November 8:
- The first episode of The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang airs.[15]
- The first episode of Richie Rich airs.[16]
Specific date unknown
- Warner Bros. Animation was rebranded.[17]
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 4: Greg Cipes, American actor (voice of Beast Boy in Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, and Young Justice: Outsiders, Chiro in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Kevin Levin in the Ben 10 franchise, Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
- January 16: Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor (voice of Fenton Crackshell-(Cabrera)/Gizmoduck in DuckTales), singer and songwriter (Moana, Vivo, Encanto).
- January 18: Estelle, British singer and actress (voice of Garnet in Steven Universe, Steven Universe: The Movie, and Steven Universe Future).
- January 22: Christopher Masterson, American actor and disc jockey (voice of Shane G. in The Wild Thornberrys).
- January 30: Wilmer Valderrama, American actor (voice of the title character in Handy Manny, Gaxton in Onward, Augustin Madrigal in Encanto).
February
- February 17: Jason Ritter, American actor (voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls).
- February 21: Justin Roiland, American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director (co-creator and voice of the title characters in Rick and Morty, Blendin Blandin in Gravity Falls, and the Earl of Lemongrab in Adventure Time).
March
- March 31: Kate Micucci, American actress (voice of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo, since 2015, Sadie Miller in Steven Universe, Webby Vanderquack in DuckTales, Sara Murphy in Milo Murphy's Law, Dr. Fox in Unikitty!).
April
- April 8: Katee Sackhoff, American actress (voice of various characters in Robot Chicken, Grrrl in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences", She-Hulk in The Super Hero Squad Show, Bo-Katan Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Poison Ivy in Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two, herself in The Cleveland Show episode "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang").
- April 13: Colleen Clinkenbeard, American actress (American dub voice of Riza Hawkeye and Rose Thomas in Fullmetal Alchemist, Rachel Moore in Case Closed, Esther Blanchett in Trinity Blood, Eclair in Kiddy Grade, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Erza Scarlet in Fairy Tail).
June
- June 10: Jessica DiCicco, American actress (voice of Flame Princess in Adventure Time, Lynn and Lucy Loud in The Loud House, Malina in The Emperor's New School, the title character in The Buzz on Maggie, Hanazuki in Hanazuki: Full of Treasures, Lexi Bunny in Loonatics Unleased, Summer Penguin in Muppet Babies, and April, May, and June in Legend of the Three Caballeros)
July
- July 10: James Rolfe, American filmmaker, actor, producer and internet personality (voice of Bimmy in the Smiling Friends episode "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back").
- July 18: Mike Yank, American television writer and producer (Kappa Mikey, Out of Jimmy's Head, The Drinky Crow Show, The Problem Solverz, Johnny Test, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, Breadwinners, Wander Over Yonder, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Dawn of the Croods, Harvey Girls Forever!).
August
- August 7: Andrew Morgado, American actor, ADR mixer and sound editor (Family Guy, The Casagrandes, Cleopatra in Space)
September
- September 29: Zachary Levi, American actor (voice of Eugene Fitzherbert/Flynn Rider in Tangled).
Deaths
January
- January 29: Jimmy Durante, American actor and singer (voiced himself in Frosty the Snowman), dies at age 86.
February
- February 17: Robert Stokes, American animator (Harman-Ising, Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 71.[18]
March
- March 18: Jessica Dragonette, American singer and actress (voice of Persephone in The Goddess of Spring and Princess Glory in Gulliver's Travels), dies at age 75.[19]
May
- May 2: George Pal, Hungarian-American animator, film director, special effects maker and film producer (Puppetoons, Tulips Shall Grow, John Henry and the Inky-Poo, Tubby the Tuba), dies at age 72.[20]
- May 15: Len Lye, New Zealand film director, sculptor, animator and film director (A Colour Box, Free Radicals), dies at age 78.[21]
- May 16: Cornett Wood, American animator and lay-out artist (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 74.[22]
- May 31: Sonny Burke, American composer (Lady and the Tramp), dies at age 66.
June
- June 16: Bob Nolan, American country singer and actor (singer and narrator in the Pecos Bill segment in Melody Time), dies at age 72.[23]
August
- August 26: Tex Avery, American animator, comics artist and film director (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy), dies at age 72.[24]
September
- September 12: Lillian Randolph, American actress and singer (voice of Mammy Two Shoes in Tom and Jerry), dies at age 81 from cancer.[25][26]
- September 21: Lee Millar, American actor (voice of Jim Dear and the Dog Catcher in Lady and the Tramp), dies at age 56.[27]
November
- November 15: Bill Lee, American playback singer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 64.
- November 17: Paul Smith, American animator and director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walter Lantz), dies at age 74.[28]
- November 20: Ben Sharpsteen, American animator, film director and animation producer (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 85.[29]
December
- December 29: Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Russian animator and film director (The Enchanted Boy), dies at age 71.[30]
See also
References
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at IMDb
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils at IMDb
- Animalympics at IMDb
- "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- The King and the Mockingbird at IMDb
- "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle at IMDb
- B.C. Rock at IMDb
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) at IMDb
- Be Forever Yamato at IMDb
- King Rollo at IMDb
- Heathcliff at IMDb
- The Tale of John and Mary at IMDb
- "Havlin presents award, Husak letter to artist". Daily Report: Eastern Europe. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 4 November 1980. p. D6. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang at IMDb
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h at IMDb
- Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987). Of Mice and Magic. New York: Plume/Penguin Books. Pg. 273.
- Robert Stokes at IMDb
- Social Security Death Index entry for Jessica Dragonette, ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com; accessed December 14, 2014.(subscription required)
- George Pal at IMDb
- "Lye, Len (1901-1980) Biography". BFI Screenonline.
- Cornett Wood at IMDb
- Bob Nolan at IMDb
- "Tex Avery". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "People and Places". Star-News. September 16, 1980. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- Census. Jet. October 9, 1980. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Lee Millar at IMDb
- Paul J. Smith at IMDb
- Ben Sharpsteen at IMDb
- Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya at IMDb
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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