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1964 In Animation
Events in 1964 in animation. Events January * January 14: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's ''The Magilla Gorilla Show'' airs. March * March 28: ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' premieres. April * April 13: 36th Academy Awards: '' The Critic'' by Ernest Pintoff, starring Mel Brooks as narrator, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. June * June 3: The first animated feature film with Yogi Bear, ''Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' premieres which is also the first animated film based on a TV cartoon program. * June 7: ''Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru'' is first broadcast on NET. July * July 18: Robert McKimson's ''False Hare'', the final Bugs Bunny theatrical short and the last original production completed by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. August * August 27: Robert Stevenson's ''Mary Poppins'' is first released, produced by the Walt Disney Company. It is primarily live-action but features some animated segments. September * September 17: The first episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to close its in-house cartoon studio. Headquartered in Cahuenga Blvd. until 1998 and then Sherman Oaks, both in Los Angeles, California, until going defunct, it created many television shows, theatrical films, televised movies and specials, including ''Huckleberry Hound'', ''Quick Draw McGraw'', ''The Flintstones'', ''Yogi Bear'', ''The Jetsons'', ''Jonny Quest'', ''Wacky Races'', ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''The Smurfs''. Its productions have won a record-breaking 8 Emmy Awards. Its fortunes declined by the 1980s as the profitability of Saturday-morning cartoons was eclipsed by weekday afternoon syndication. Taft Broadcasting acquired Hanna-Barbera in 1966 and retained ownership until 1991 when Turner Broadcasting System took over and used its ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
