1959 In Animation
Events in 1959 in animation. Events January * January 29: Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson and Wolfgang Reitherman's '' Sleeping Beauty'', produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. March * March 9: The first episode of '' Clutch Cargo'' is broadcast. April * April 6: 31st Academy Awards: Friz Freleng's ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' wins an Academy Award for Best Animated Short, the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to ever win an Oscar. September * September 8: The first episode of ''Bucky and Pepito'' is broadcast. * September 11: The first episode of '' Noggin the Nog'' is broadcast. * September 19: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's ''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'' is broadcast which also marks the debuts of the segments ''Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy'' and ''Snooper and Blabber''. * September 25: Jiří Trnka's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' premieres. October * October 2: The first episode of '' Felix the Cat'' is broadcast. This leads to a revival in popularity for the classic th ...
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