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1946 In Animation
Events in 1946 in animation. Events January * January 4: Terrytoons produces ''The Talking Magpies'', in which Heckle and Jeckle make their debut. * January 5: Bob Clampett's ''Book Revue'' premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. February * February 2: Friz Freleng's ''Baseball Bugs'' is first released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and starring Bugs Bunny. March * March 7: 18th Academy Awards: Hanna-Barbera's ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoon ''Quiet Please!'', produced by MGM, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. * March 8: Jack Hannah's ''Goofy'' cartoon '' A Knight for a Day'', produced by The Walt Disney Company, premieres. * March 9: Tex Avery's ''Lonesome Lenny'' premieres, produced by MGM. It is the final Screwy Squirrel cartoon. * March 16: Bob Clampett's ''Porky Pig'' and '' Daffy Duck'' cartoon ''Baby Bottleneck'' premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. * March 20: Bob McKimson's '' Hollywood Canine Canteen'' premieres, produced by Warner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrytoons
Terrytoons was an American animation studio in New Rochelle, New York, that produced animated cartoons for theatrical release from 1929 to 1973 (and briefly returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Terrytoons was founded by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, and operated out of the "K" Building in downtown New Rochelle. The studio created many cartoon characters including Fanny Zilch, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose, Sourpuss, Dinky Duck, Little Roquefort, the Terry Bears, Dimwit, and Luno; Terry's pre-existing character Farmer Al Falfa was also featured often in the series. The "New Terrytoons" period of the late 1950s through the mid-1960s produced such characters as Clint Clobber, Tom Terrific, Deputy Dawg, Hector Heathcote, Hashimoto-san, Sidney the Elephant, Possible Possum, James Hound, Astronut, Sad Cat, The Mighty Heroes, and Sally Sargent. Ralph Bakshi got his start as an animator, and eventually as a director, at Terrytoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |