Events in 1921 in animation.

Films released

*Unknown date: **'' The Centaurs'' (United States) **'' Rhythmus 21'' (Germany) Completed this year, but not released until 1923. *8 January – ''The Hinges on the Bar Room Door'' (United States) *21 January – '' The Awful Spook'' (United States) *26 January – ''How I Became Krazy'' (United States) *6 February – ''Felix the Gay Dog'' (United States) *13 February – ''Down on the Farm'' (United States) *26 February – '' The Wireless Wire-Walkers'' (United States) *20 March: **''Cleaning Up!!?'' (United States) **''Kansas City Girls Are Rolling Their Own Now'' (United States) **''Did You Ever Take a Ride over Kansas City Street 'in a Fliver (United States) **''Kansas City's Spring Clean-up'' (United States) **''Felix the Hypnotist'
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(United States) *17 April – ''Free Lunch'' (United States) *8 May – ''

The First Circus ''The First Circus'' is a 1921 American short silent animated film, produced and directed by Tony Sarg and Herbert M. Dawley, featuring a pair of prehistoric circus performers balancing upon a brontosaurus ''Brontosaurus'' (; meaning "t ...

'' (United States) *15 May – ''Felix Goes on Strike'' (United States) *5 June – ''Felix Out of Luck'' (United States) *3 July – ''The Love Punch'' (United States) *17 July – ''Felix Left at Home'' (United States) *11 September – ''I Do'' (United States). Live-action film with an animated scene.

Births

January

* January 5: **

Tissa David Thérèse "Tissa" David (January 5, 1921 – August 21, 2012) was a Romanian-born American animator of Hungarian ethnicity, whose career spanned more than sixty years. She was one of the pioneering women in animation, a field which had been do ...

, Romanian-American film director (''Bonjour Paris'', worked for UPA, Hubley Studios,

R.O. Blechman R. O. Blechman (born October 1, 1930) is an American animator, illustrator, children's-book author, graphic novelist and editorial cartoonist whose work has been the subject of retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art and other institutions ...

), (d.

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

). **

Monty Wedd Montague Thomas Archibald Wedd (1921–2012) was an Australian comic artist, animator and author. Biography Wedd was born in Glebe, New South Wales on 5 January 1921. As a school boy he was instructed in art by Oswald Brock. He left high scho ...

, Australian comics artist and animator (worked for Artransa, Eric Porter and Ralph Bakshi,

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 c ...

, (d.

). * January 16: Andre Le Blanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist and animator (worked for

), (d.

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

). * January 17:

Thomas Chastain Thomas Chastain (January 17, 1921 – September 1, 1994) was an American author of crime fiction. He is best known for his bestseller '' Who Killed the Robins Family? And Where and When and Why and How Did They Die?'' as well as the sequel to ...

, American author (co-wrote the story for '' The Simpsons'' episode "

Black Widower "Black Widower" (originally titled "The Return of Sideshow Bob") is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, ...

"), (d.

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

). * January 24:

Peggy DeCastro The DeCastro Sisters were an American singing group. They originally consisted of Peggy DeCastro (1921–2004), Cherie DeCastro (1922–2010) and Babette DeCastro (1925–1992). When Babette retired in 1958, a cousin, Olgita DeCastro Marino (193 ...

, American singer (Bird and Animal voices in ''

Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...

''), (d.

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

). * January 31: Carol Channing, American actress and singer (voice of Grandmama in '' The Addams Family'',

Mehitabel Mehitable is a feminine given name, a variant of the Old Testament name '' Mehetabel'' (meaning "God benefits"). During the British colonial period, it was a name used in the New England colonies, as the Protestants took many of their children's na ...

in ''

Shinbone Alley ''Shinbone Alley'' (sometimes performed as ''archy & mehitabel'') is a musical with a book by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks, lyrics by Darion, and music by George Kleinsinger. Based on the album ''Archy and Mehitabel: A Back-Alley Opera'', which in ...

'', Canina Lafur in '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', Muddy in '' Happily Ever After'', Ms. Fieldmouse in ''

Thumbelina Thumbelina (; da, Tommelise) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in t ...

'', Fanny in '' The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars'', Witch in the ''

2 Stupid Dogs ''2 Stupid Dogs'' is an American animated television series created and designed by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on TBS as a part of their ''Sunday Morning in Fr ...

'' episode "Red Strikes Back", Cornelia C. Contralto II in '' The Magic School Bus'' episode "In the Haunted House", herself in the ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' episode " Patriot Games"), (d.

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

February

* February 1: Peter Sallis, English actor (voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit), (d.

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

). * February 17:

Børge Ring Børge Ring (17 February 1921 – 27 December 2018) was a Danish animated short film writer, director and animator. His 1978 short film ''Oh My Darling'' won the Best Short Film award at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, and his 1984 short film '' ...

, Danish animator, jazz musician and comics artist (''Oh My Darling'', ''

Anna & Bella ''Anna & Bella'' is a 1984 Dutch animated short film from the Netherlands. At the 58th Academy Awards, ''Anna & Bella'' won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. The film runs 8 minutes. It was directed by Børge Ring, and its cast includes Tonny ...

'', ''Run of the Mill''), (d.

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

). * February 21: Zdeněk Miler, Czech animator, film director and illustrator ('' The Little Mole''), (d.

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

). * February 24: Abe Vigoda, American actor (voice of Sal Valestra in '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'', himself in the ''

'' episode "The Kiss Seen Around the World"), (d.

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

). * February 25:

Roman Abelevich Kachanov Roman Abelevich Kachanov (russian: link=no, Роман Абелевич Качанов; 25 February 19214 July 1993) was a Soviet animator who worked primarily in the stop-motion animation technique. He directed the popular series of films about ...

, Russian animator ('' Cheburashka''), (d.

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

). * February 27:

Yevgeniy Migunov Yevgeny Tikhonovich Migunov (russian: Евгений Тихонович Мигунов; February 27, 1921 — January 1, 2004) was a Russian artist, cartoonist, book illustrator, animation and art director, screenwriter, inventor, educator and memo ...

, Russian film director, caricaturist, children's book illustrator, and animator (''Karandash and Klyaska - Merry Hunters'', ''Familiar Pictures''), (d.

).Yevgeny Migunov, Georgy Borodin.
The work in puppet animation
' memoirs at the ''Notes by Film Historian'' magazine № 73, 2005, p. 310 (in Russian)

March

* March 4: John Ryan, English comics artist and animator ('' Captain Pugwash''), (d.

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

). * March 8: **

József Romhányi József Romhányi (8 March 1921 – 7 May 1983) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian writer, poet, translator, and artist. Originally he wanted to be a musician and learned viola in the ''Székesfővárosi Felsőbb Zenei Iskola'' musical school ...

, Hungarian writer, animation writer (''

The Gums The Gums is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , The Gums had a population of 159 people. Geography The town is at the junction of the Leichhardt Highway and the Surat Developmental Road on ...

'', ''Kérem a következőt!'') and translator (Hungarian dub of '' The Flintstones''), (d.

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

). **

Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; (March 8, 1921 - January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role ...

, American actor (voice of Skipper in '' The New Adventures of Gilligan'' and ''

Gilligan's Planet ''Gilligan's Planet'' is an American Saturday morning animated series produced by Filmation and MGM/UA Television which aired during the 1982–1983 season on CBS. It was the second animated spin-off of the sitcom '' Gilligan's Island'' (the f ...

''), (d.

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

). * March 15: Milt Stein, American animator and comics artist ( Terrytoons,

Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios () is an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of i ...

), (d.

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

April

* April 7: Bill Butler, American cinematographer ('' The Secret of NIMH'', '' An American Tail''), (d.

2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

). * April 9: George David Weiss, American songwriter ('' Fun and Fancy Free'', '' Melody Time''), (d.

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

). * April 16:

Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...

, English actor (voice of Prince John and

King Richard King Richard normally refers to the three English monarchs. English monarchs *Richard I of England or Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) *Richard II of England (1367–1400) *Richard III of England (1452–1485) Although no monarch has assumed th ...

in '' Robin Hood'', and the title character in '' Dr. Snuggles''), (d.

May

* May 3:

Gordon Murray Ian Gordon Murray (born 18 June 1946 in Durban, Union of South Africa), is a South African-born British designer of Formula One racing cars and the McLaren F1 road car. He is the founder and CEO of Gordon Murray Automotive. Early life Born t ...

, English puppeteer, animator, and film and television producer ('' A Rubovian Legend'', '' Camberwick Green'', '' Trumpton'', '' Chigley'', '' Captain Pugwash''), (d.

). * May 27:

Bob Godfrey Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013),Roobarb ''Roobarb'' (also known as ''Roobarb and Custard'') is a British animated children's television series, created by Grange Calveley and originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon, written by Calveley and directed by Bob ...

'', '' Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk'', ''

Henry's Cat ''Henry's Cat'' is a British animated children's television series, created by Stan Hayward and directed by Bob Godfrey, who was also the producer of '' Roobarb'' and '' Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk''. The show starring a yellow feline, known o ...

'', '' Great''), (d.

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

).Bob Godfrey, Roobarb animator, dies aged 91
''BBC News'', February 22, 2013.

June

* June 3:

Emanuele Luzzati Emanuele Luzzati (3 June 1921 – 26 January 2007) was an Italian Painting, painter, production designer, illustrator, film director and animator. He was nominated for Academy Awards for two of his short films, ''La gazza ladra'' (''The Thie ...

, Italian painter, illustrator, animator and film director (''La Gazza Ladra'', ''Pulcinella'', ''Il Flauto Magico'', ''I paladini di Francia''), (d.

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

). * June 17: Earl Hammond, American actor (voice of

Mumm-Ra Mumm-Ra is a fictional supervillain and the main antagonist of the '' ThunderCats'' franchise. He is an undead evil sorcerer bound to the servitude of four malevolent, godlike entities known as the Ancient Spirits of Evil. Native to the planet ...

in '' ThunderCats'', and Mon*Star in ''

Silverhawks ''SilverHawks'' is an American animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. In total, 65 episodes were ...

''), (d.

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

)."Earl Hammond, Noted for Voice Work" (obituary) "The Buffalo News" May 29, 2002 (available online a
Earl Hammond In Memoriam
webpage * June 28:

David Weidman David Weidman (June 28, 1921 – August 6, 2014) was an American animator, animation artist and silkscreen print artist known for his mid-century modern works, including posters, Printing, prints and ceramic art, ceramics. Weidman began his caree ...

, American animator and poster designer ( UPA,

), (d.

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

July

* July 6: Bill Shirley, American actor and singer (voice of Prince Phillip in '' Sleeping Beauty''), (d.

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

). * July 29:

Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and Essay#Film, film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée'' (1962), ''A Grin Without a Cat'' (1977) and ''S ...

, French film director and animator (''Les Astronautes''Wakeman, John. World Film Directors, Volume 2. The H. W. Wilson Company. 1988. 649–654.), (d.

August

* August 14: Bill Draut, American comics artist and animator (''

G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

''), (d.

). * August 28: Nancy Kulp, American actress (voice of Frou-Frou in '' The Aristocats''), (d.

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

September

* September 5:

Jack Valenti Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also the longtime president of the Motion Picture Association ...

, American political advisor, lobbyist and president of the

Motion Picture Association The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distribu ...

(voiced himself in the '' Freakazoid!'' episode "The Chip"), (d.

). * September 15: Norma MacMillan, Canadian actress (voice of Sweet Polly Purebred in '' Underdog'', continued voice of Gumby, Davey in '' Davey and Goliath'' and Casper the Friendly Ghost), (d.

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

). * September 25: Eric Rogers, English composer, conductor and arranger ( DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), (d.

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

October

* October 12: Art Clokey, American animator, director ('' Gumby'', '' Davey and Goliath'') and voice actor (voice of Pokey in '' Gumby''), (d.

). * October 17:

Tom Poston Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

, American actor (voice of Capital City Goofball in '' The Simpsons'' episode " Dancin' Homer", Ralph and Burly Man in the '' Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' episode "O'Lucky Monster", Roy in the '' Rugrats'' episode "Hair!", Mr. Popper in the '' King of the Hill'' episode "Now Who's the Dummy?", additional voices in '' Liberty's Kids''), (d.

). * October 26: George Jackson, English animator ('' Watership Down'', ''

The Plague Dogs (film) ''The Plague Dogs'' is a 1982 adult animated adventure drama film, based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. It was written, directed and produced by Martin Rosen, who also directed ''Watership Down'', the film adaptation o ...

'', ''

Danger Mouse Danger Mouse may refer (or appear in) to: * ''Danger Mouse'' (1981 TV series), a 1981 British animated television series * ''Danger Mouse'' (2015 TV series), a 2015 reboot of the British animated television series * Danger Mouse (musician) (born ...

'', ''

The BFG ''The BFG'' (short for ''The Big Friendly Giant'') is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book '' Danny, the Champion of the World ...

''), (d.

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

). * October 29:

Ed Kemmer Ed Kemmer (October 29, 1921 – November 9, 2004) was an American motion picture and television actor. Life Kemmer was born in Reading, Pennsylvania as Edward William Kemmerer, and served as a fighter pilot in World War II. He was shot down ove ...

, American actor (model for Prince Phillip in '' Sleeping Beauty''), (d.

November

* November 1: Retta Davidson, American animator ( Walt Disney Animation Studios,

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...

, Ralph Bakshi), (d.

). * November 2: Shepard Menken, American voice actor (voice of

Clyde Crashcup Clyde Crashcup is a fictional character from the early 1960s animated television series ''The Alvin Show''. He is a scientist in a white coat who tends to "invent" things that had already been invented; his experiments invariably fail. He usuall ...

in '' The Alvin Show'', Tonto in '' The Lone Ranger'', the Spelling Bee and Chroma the Great in '' The Phantom Tollbooth'', the title character in ''

Riki Tiki Tavi "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a short story in the 1894 anthology ''The Jungle Book'' by Rudyard Kipling about adventures of a valiant young Indian grey mongoose. It has often been anthologized and has been published several times as a short book. Book 5 ...

'',

Doctor Doom Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the fi ...

in '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', Old Storyteller in '' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales''), (d.

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

). * November 4: Billie Mae Richards, Canadian actress (voice of the title character in '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'', Tenderheart Bear in ''

The Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...

''), (d.

).Stephen Jones.
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22
'. Little, Brown Book Group; 20 October 2011. . p. 431–. * November 8: Walter Mirisch, American film producer ('' The Pink Panther''), (d.

). * November 14: Brian Keith, American actor (voice of

Uncle Ben Benjamin Franklin Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man. He is the husband of May Parker and the pa ...

in ''Spider-Man'', Duckman's Father in the '' Duckman'' episode "Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts"), (d.

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

). * November 22:

Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no resp ...

, American comedian (writer, producer, and voice of the title character in '' Rover Dangerfield'', Rat-A-Tat-Tat in '' The Electric Piper'', Larry Burns in '' The Simpsons'' episode "

Burns, Baby Burns "Burns, Baby Burns" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 17, 1996. In the episode, Mr. Burns reunites with ...

", himself in the '' Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' episode "Day Planner"), (d.

December

* December 11: Liz Smith, British actress (voice of Mrs. Mulch in '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit''), (d.

) * December 16: Toni Pagot, Italian comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''

Calimero ''Calimero'' is an animated television series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on th ...

''), (d.

). * December 26: Steve Allen, American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian and writer (voice of

Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ...

's Electronically Altered Voice in '' The Simpsons'' episode " Separate Vocations", himself in '' The Critic'' episode "A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera", '' The Simpsons'' episode "

'Round Springfield "Round Springfield" is the twenty-second episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 1995.. In the episode, Bart is hospitalized ...

", and the '' Pinky and the Brain'' episode "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special"), (d.

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

). * December 27: James Whitney, American film director (''Five Film Exercises'', ''Lapis'', ''Yantra''), (d.

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

).Moritz, William. "In Memoriam James Whitney." Osnabruck Media Art Festival program May 1996.

References

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