Events in 1932 in animation.

Films released

*4 January: **''

Any Rags? ''Any Rags?'' is a 1932 Pre-Code Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short film starring Bimbo, and Betty Boop, with a brief appearance by Koko the Clown. It features the song "Any Rags?", a 1902 ragtime schottische by Thomas S. Allen. Sy ...

'' (United States) **''Chinatown Mystery'' (United States) **'' Piano Mover'' (United States) *9 January: **'' Bosko at the Zoo'' (United States) **''Sweet Jennie Lee'' (United States) *10 January - ''The Villain's Curse'' (United States) *16 January: **'' The Bird Store'' (United States) **''

Boop-Oop-a-Doop ''Boop-Oop-a-Doop'' is an animated short film created by Fleischer Studios on January 16, 1932, as part of the Talkartoon series. Plot The film begins with a giant Betty Boop flag which flies over the big top. Betty works as a lion tamer and ...

'' (United States) *24 January – ''Noah's Outing'' (United States) *30 January: **''Love Krazy'' (United States) **''Rocketeers'' (United States) **'' Show Me the Way to Go Home'' (United States) *31 January – '' Pagan Moon'' (United States) *6 February – ''

Battling Bosko ''Battling Bosko'' is an American animated short film. It is a '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon, featuring Bosko, the original star of the series. Like most ''Looney Tunes'' of its day, it was directed by Hugh Harman; Frank Marsales provided musical ...

'' (United States) *7 February - ''The Spider Talks'' (United States) *13 February – '' Hollywood Goes Krazy'' (United States) *19 February – '' When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along'' (United States) *20 February: **''

Freddy the Freshman ''Freddy the Freshman'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' animated short film, directed by Rudolph Ising. The short was released on February 20, 1932. Synopsis Raccoon coat-clad Freddy the Freshman, "the freshest kid in town" and a c ...

'' (United States) **''The Milkman'' (United States) *21 February - ''Peg Leg Pete'' (United States) *25 February – ''Treasure Runt'' (United States) *26 February – '' Minnie the Moocher'' (United States) *27 February – ''Rabid Hunters'' (United States) *4 March – ''

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" is a 1905 popular song with music written by Harry Von Tilzer and lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling. History "Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" has been recorded many times and is now considered a pop standard. ...

'' (United States) *5 March: **'' Big-Hearted Bosko'' (United States) **''Fire-Fire'' (United States) *6 March - ''Play Ball'' (United States) *11 March – '' Swim or Sink'' (United States) *14 March – ''What a Knight'' (United States) *19 March – '' Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee'' (United States) *20 March – ''Ye Olde Songs'' (United States) *25 March – '' Crazy Town'' (United States) *26 March: **''In the Bag'' (United States) **''What A Life'' (United States) *31 March – ''Railroad Wretch'' (United States) *1 April – ''Just One More Chance'' (United States) *2 April – ''Soldier Old Man'' (United States) *3 April - ''Bull-ero'' (United States) *8 April – '' The Dancing Fool'' (United States) *13 April: **'' Birth of Jazz'' (United States) **'' Chess-Nuts'' (United States) *16 April – ''

Goopy Geer Goopy Geer is an animated cartoon character created in 1932 for the '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. He's a singing, dancing, piano-playing dog who is considered to be "the first ''Merrie Melodies'' star", although he onl ...

'' (United States) *17 April - ''Radio Girl'' (United States) *22 April – ''

Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 that gives a comic perspective on military life. Berlin composed the song as an expression of protest against the indignities of Army routine shortly after being ...

'' (United States) *23 April – ''Joint Wipers'' (United States) *28 April – ''The Pet Shop'' (United States) *30 April – ''Puppy Love'' (United States) *1 May – ''Woodland'' (United States) *6 May – ''

Shine On Harvest Moon "Shine On, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Z ...

'' (United States) *9 May – '' Ritzy Hotel'' (United States) *14 May: **'' It's Got Me Again!'' (United States) **'' Pots and Pans'' (United States) **''School Days'' (United States) *15 May - ''Romance'' (United States) *17 May – ''Stepping Stones'' (United States) *20 May – '' Let Me Call You Sweetheart'' (United States) *27 May – ''

Mickey's Revue ''Mickey's Revue'' is a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon, directed by Wilfred Jackson, which features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow performing a song and dance show. The film was delivered to Columbia Pictures on May ...

'' (United States) *28 May – ''Hic-Cups the Champ'' (United States) *29 May - ''Bluebeard's Brother'' (United States) *31 May – ''Battle of the Barn'' (United States) *4 June: **''

Plane Dumb ''Plane Dumb'' is the 12th Van Beuren Tom and Jerry cartoon, released on June 4, 1932. The cartoon's soundtrack is done by Gene Rodemich. Plot Tom and Jerry are flying a small airplane and find themselves off the coast of Africa. In an ill-ad ...

'' (United States) **''The Tuba Tooter'' (United States) *11 June – ''

Moonlight for Two ''Moonlight for Two'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on June 11, 1932, and stars Goopy Geer, one of the few recurring characters in the early ''Merrie Melodies'' series. Summa ...

'' (United States) *12 June – ''Farmer Al Falfa's Bedtime Story'' (United States) *17 June – '' I Ain't Got Nobody'' (United States) *18 June – ''The Bully'' (United States) *21 June – ''Paper Hanger'' (United States) *26 June - ''The Mad King'' (United States) *2 July – ''Fare-Play'' (United States) *9 July – '' The Bears and the Bees'' (United States) *10 July - ''Cocky Cock Roach'' (United States) *16 July – ''The Office Boy'' (United States) *18 July – ''

Mickey in Arabia ''Mickey in Arabia'' is a 1932 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. This was also the final cartoon in the Mickey Mouse series to be released by Columbia Pictures. Walt Disney plays ...

'' (United States) *23 July – ''Redskin Blues'' (United States) *24 July – ''Spring Is Here'' (United States) *29 July – ''You Try Somebody Else'' (United States) *30 July: **'' Flowers and Trees'' (United States) **''

Just Dogs ''Just Dogs'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film, directed by Burt Gillett. It marked the first solo appearance of Pluto. Plot The film opens with a group of dogs in the dog pound, howling Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song". Pluto's ...

'' (United States) *5 August – ''Rudy Vallee Melodies'' (United States) *7 August – ''Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl'' (United States) *10 August – ''Camping Out'' (United States) *12 August – '' Stopping the Show'' (United States) *13 August: **'' Bosko's Store'' (United States) **''

Mickey's Nightmare ''Mickey's Nightmare'' is a 1932 Walt Disney short black and white cartoon starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto. It was the 44th Mickey Mouse short, and the eighth of that year. The plot incorporates elements from Disney's first Oswald the Lucky Rabb ...

'' (United States) **''Room Runners'' (United States) *15 August – ''Lighthouse Keeping'' (United States) *19 August: **'' Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee'' (United States) **''

Jolly Fish Tom and Jerry, not to be confused with the theatrical shorts Tom & Jerry from the 1940s, are fictional characters that starred in a series of early sound cartoons produced by the Van Beuren Studios, and distributed by RKO Pictures. The series l ...

'' (United States) *21 August - ''Sherman Was Right'' (United States) *22 August - ''Stormy Seas'' (United States) *26 August – ''Down Among the Sugar Cane'' (United States) *27 August – ''Circus'' (United States) *2 September – '' Betty Boop, M.D.'' (United States) *3 September – '' Bosko the Lumberjack'' (United States) *4 September - ''Burlesque'' (United States) *9 September – '' Just a Gigolo'' (United States) *10 September: **'' King Neptune'' (United States) **''Southern Rhythm'' (United States) *12 September – ''

Seeing Stars ''Seeing Stars'' was the only album by the band Seeing Stars. It was essentially intended to be the fifth studio album by UK band All About Eve. In the aftermath of the ''Ultraviolet'' album's release – its bad reception and lost recording con ...

'' (United States) *16 September – ''Barnyard Bunk'' (United States) *17 September: **'' Ride Him, Bosko!'' (United States) **''The Black Sheep'' (United States) **''

The Whoopee Party ''The Whoopee Party'' is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on September 17, 1932. It was the 46th Mickey Mouse short, and the tenth of that year. Plot Mickey Mouse and friends have a party in which Minnie Mouse is playing the p ...

'' (United States) *23 September – '' Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle'' (United States) *30 September – '' School Days'' (United States) *1 October – ''

Bugs in Love ''Bugs in Love'' is a ''Silly Symphonies'' animated Disney short film. It was released in 1932, and was the final Symphony to be shot with black-and-white film. Plot A carnival is made by insects out of garbage. The carnival includes a Ferris w ...

'' (United States) *2 October – ''Farmer Al Falfa's Birthday Party'' (United States) *3 October – ''The Goal Rush'' (United States) *7 October – ''A Spanish Twist'' (United States) *8 October – '' Prosperity Blues'' (United States) *14 October – '' Betty Boop's Ups and Downs'' (United States) *16 October - ''College Spirit'' (United States) *20 October – ''The Great Bird Mystery'' (United States) *21 October – ''Romantic Melodies'' (United States) *27 October – ''The Pony Express'' (United States) *29 October – ''The Music Lesson'' (United States) *30 October - ''Hook and Ladder No. 1'' (United States) *4 November – ''

Betty Boop for President ''Betty Boop for President'' is a 1932 Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop. It was released by Paramount Pictures on November 4, 1932, four days before that year's presidential election day. Plot Betty runs for the office ...

'' (United States) *7 November – '' The Crystal Gazebo'' (United States) *9 November – ''Flop House'' (United States) *11 November: **''Piano Tooners'' (United States) **''

Sleepy Time Down South "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", also known as "Sleepy Time Down South", is a 1931 jazz song written by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René. It was sung in the 1931 movie ''Safe in Hell'' by Nina Mae McKinney, and became the signature song o ...

'' (United States) *12 November – ''

A Great Big Bunch of You ''A Great Big Bunch of You'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on November 12, 1932. A ventriloquist's dummy in the city dump improvises a piano, from the junk there, to play an ...

'' (United States) *13 November - ''The Forty Thieves'' (United States) *18 November – ''

Parade of the Award Nominees ''Parade of the Award Nominees'' is a Mickey Mouse short which was made for the 1932 banquet for the 5th Academy Awards, featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends leading a parade of caricatured Hollywood stars. The short is the first Mickey Mouse ...

'' (United States) *19 November – ''

Babes in the Woods ''Babes in the Woods'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film. It is a re-working of the British folk tale ''Babes in the Wood'', with some material incorporated from ''Hansel and Gretel'' by the Brothers Grimm, and the addition of a village ...

'' (United States) *21 November – ''

The Minstrel Show ''The Minstrel Show'' is the second studio album by hip hop trio Little Brother. It followed the critical success of their 2003 debut, '' The Listening''. The album was highly anticipated and touted as a probable breakthrough for the group, e ...

'' (United States) *25 November – ''

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You ''I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo. The cartoon features music by and a special guest appearance from jaz ...

'' (United States) *26 November – ''Nurse Maid'' (United States) *27 November - ''Toyland'' (United States) *30 November – '' Snow Time'' (United States) *1 December – ''The Bad Genius'' (United States) *2 December – ''Sing a Song'' (United States) *9 December – '' Pencil Mania'' (United States) *10 December: **''

Santa's Workshop Santa's Workshop is the legendary workshop where Santa Claus and his Christmas elf, elves are said to live and make the toys and presents given out at Christmas. The exact "location" of Santa's workshop varies depending upon local culture. There ...

'' (United States) **'' Three's a Crowd'' (United States) *11 December - ''Hollywood Diet'' (United States) *16 December – '' Betty Boop's Museum'' (United States) *17 December – ''

Mickey's Good Deed ''Mickey's Good Deed'' (also called ''Mickey's Lucky Break'' and ''Mickey Plays Santa'' in certain home media releases) is a 1932 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. Set during the Christmas sea ...

'' (United States) *23 December – '' Time on My Hands'' (United States) *24 December – ''Funny Face'' (United States) *25 December - ''Ireland Or Bust'' (United States) *29 December - ''The Wolf at the Door'' (United States)

Events

May

*May 27: Wilfred Jackson's

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cartoon ''

'', premieres, where

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makes his debut.

Births

January

* January 3: Dabney Coleman, American actor (portrayed Dr. Beechwood in '' Stuart Little'', voice of Monsieur Fox in the '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' episode "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical", Principal Prickly in '' Recess'', Ashton Phillips in '' Jumanji'', Mayor Jerry in '' Pound Puppies'', Thomas Boyle in '' The Zeta Project'' episode "Hunt in the Hub", Horace Scope in '' The Magic School Bus'' episode "Sees Stars"), (d.

2024 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...

). * January 11: **

Tadanari Okamoto was a Japanese independent animator. From 1965 until his death he completed at least 37 short subject films in a wide variety of mediums, many of them winning award-winning, his honorific nicknamed "Sheldon Cohen and Hans Fischerkoesen of Japa ...

, Japanese film director and producer (Echo Incorporated), (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 ...

). ** Alfonso Arau, Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer (voice of Papa Julio in '' Coco''). * January 13: Jon Cypher, American actor (voice of Ira Billings / Spellbinder in '' Batman Beyond'', Administrator in the '' Pinky and the Brain'' episode "Bah, Wilderness"). * January 24:

Julie Bennett Julie Bennett (January 24, 1932 – March 31, 2020) was an American actress and later talent agent and realtor. Early years Bennett was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 24, 1932. Acting career A native of Hollywood, Bennett worked as a ...

, American voice actress (voice of

Penelope Pussycat Penelope Pussycat is an animated cartoon character, featured in the Warner Bros classic ''Looney Tunes'' animated shorts as the protagonist of the Pepé Le Pew shorts. Although she is typically a non-speaker, her "meows" and "purrs" (or "le mews ...

in ''

Louvre Come Back to Me! ''Louvre Come Back to Me!'' is a 1962 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on August 18, 1962, and stars Pepé Le Pew in his last cartoon of the "classic" Warner Bros. animation age. Plot In Par ...

'',

Cindy Bear Cindy Bear is a cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. She is one of the primary supporting characters of the Yogi Bear franchise as well as a regular in the stable of frequently appearing Hanna-Barbera animated personalities. C ...

in '' The Yogi Bear Show'', Aunt May in seasons 4 and 5 of ''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

''), (d.

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

). * January 30: Gino Conforti, American character actor (Voice of Jacquimo 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 ...

'', Ollie Oilslick and Reggie Unicycle in ''

Galaxy High is a science fiction animated series that premiered on September 13, 1986 on CBS and ran for 13 episodes until December 6, 1986. The series was created by Chris Columbus and featured music and a theme song composed by Don Felder. The series wa ...

'', Benzino Gasolinl in '' DuckTales'').

February

* February 10:

Barrie Ingham Barrie Stanton Ingham (10 February 1932 – 23 January 2015) was an English actor, performing on stage and "in a handful of films." He was perhaps most widely known as "a prolific television actor". His notable work includes ''A Challenge for ...

, English actor (voice of Basil in ''

The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (also known as ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 theatrical re-release and ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries) is a 1986 American animated mystery film, mystery adventur ...

''), (d.

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

). * February 16:

Harry Goz Harry Goz (February 16, 1932 – September 6, 2003) was an American musical theater actor and voice actor. Career Goz debuted in the 1956 Broadway production of ''Bajour'', co-starring Chita Rivera and Nancy Dussault. Goz played Tevye in th ...

, American actor (voice of Mayor Huffenmeier in '' Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night'', Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in ''

Sealab 2021 ''Sealab 2021'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. Cartoon Network aired the show's first three episodes in December 2000 before t ...

''), (d.

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

). * February 22:

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

, American lawyer and politician (guest starred in the ''

Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' (sometimes shortened as ''Fetch!'') is an American live-action/animated television series that aired on PBS Kids Go! and is largely targeted towards middle school children. It is a reality-game show that is hosted by ...

'' episode "Mr. Ruffman Goes to Washington"), (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 ...

). * February 23: ** Majel Barrett, American actress (voice of

Christine Chapel Christine Chapel is a fictional character who appears in all three seasons of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', as well as '' Star Trek: The Animated Series'' and the films '' Star Trek: The Motion ...

and Lt. M'Ress in ''

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'', Anna Watson in ''

''), (d.

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

). **

Gerrianne Raphael Gerrianne Raphael (born February 23, 1935) is an American stage, screen, and voice-over actress. Though much of her career has been spent in the theatre, she is perhaps best known for her major role as the voice of Pumyra in '' ThunderCats''. ...

, American former actress (voice of Pumyra, Jagara, Chilla, Soundora, Snake, Octopus, Pilot and Thunderean in '' ThunderCats'', Pad in the '' A Little Curious'' episode "Push Pull Rock", additional voices in ''

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'', '' Courage the Cowardly Dog'', and ''

Kenny the Shark ''Kenny the Shark'' is an American animated television series produced by Discovery Kids. The series was first premiered on Discovery Kids' Saturday morning block on NBC on November 1, 2003, and ended with the last episode on February 19, 2005. S ...

''). * February 24: **

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

, French composer (''

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute ''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'' (french: La Flûte à six schtroumpfs, lit. ''The Flute of Six Smurfs'') is a 1976 Belgian animated film starring the Smurfs, directed by their creator, Peyo. Although the film premiered in 1976 in Belgium, it ...

''), (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 ...

). ** John Vernon, Canadian actor (voice of

Rupert Thorne Rupert Thorne is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a crime boss and enemy of Batman. Publication history Created by Steve Englehart and Walter Simonson, the character first appeared in ''Detect ...

in '' Batman: The Animated Series'',

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and Namor in '' The Marvel Super Heroes'', Thunderbolt Ross in '' The Incredible Hulk'',

Shao Kahn Shao Kahn is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as emperor of the fictional realm Outworld, he is one of the franchise's primary villains. Feared for his immense st ...

in '' Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'', Prosecutor in '' Heavy Metal'', the title character in ''

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'', Warden Toadblatt in ''

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, an ...

'', Nohrin Judge in ''

Delgo ''Delgo'' is a 2008 American computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Marc F. Adler and Jason Maurer, written by Scott Biear, Patrick J. Cowan, Carl Dream, and Jennifer A. Jones. It stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne ...

'',

Doctor Strange Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...

in the ''

'' episode of the same name, Principal Dinkler in the '' Duckman'' episode "From Brad to Worse"), (d.

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

). * February 26:

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

, American country singer (voice of the Space Coyote in ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' episode "

El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer) "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)", () also known as "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer", is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally a ...

"), (d.

). * February 27:

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

, English-American actress (voice of Mrs. Andrews in the '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' episode "A Formula for Hate", Sarah in the ''

God, the Devil and Bob ''God, the Devil and Bob'' is an American animated sitcom which aired on NBC from March 9 to March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. The entire series was released on DVD region code#Region codes and coun ...

'' episode "God's Girlfriend", Maggie Simpson and herself in ''

'' episodes "

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" and "

Krusty Gets Kancelled "Krusty Gets Kancelled" is the twenty-second and final episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 1993. In the episode, a new show fea ...

"), (d.

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). * February 28:

Don Francks Don Harvey Francks (February 28, 1932 – April 3, 2016), also known by his stage name Iron Buffalo, was a Canadian actor, musician and singer. Career Don Harvey Francks was born on February 28, 1932, and was adopted shortly after his birth. H ...

, Canadian actor (voice of Mok in ''

Rock & Rule ''Rock & Rule'' (known as ''Ring of Power'' outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata and Susan Roman. It was produced and directed by Michael Hirsh, Pat ...

'',

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in '' Star Wars: Droids'', Umwak in '' Star Wars: Ewoks'', Dr. Fright and The Vizier in '' Care Bears'', Sabretooth in ''

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'', second voice of Dr. Claw in '' Inspector Gadget''), (d.

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March

* March 6:

Tatsuo Yoshida was a Japanese cartoonist, writer, manga artist and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. Biography Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as worki ...

, Japanese manga artist and animator ('' Speed Racer''), (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 ...

). * March 14:

Claude T. Smith Claude Thomas Smith (March 14, 1932 – December 13, 1987) was an American band conductor, composer, and music educator. His compositions include ''Flight'', adopted as the "Official March" of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian I ...

, American composer ('' John Henry and the Inky-Poo''), (d.

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). * March 18:

John Updike John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth ...

, American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic and literary critic (voiced himself in ''

'' episode "

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"), (d.

).Jack De Bellis (ed.), "Mortality and Immortality", ''The John Updike Encyclopedia'' (2000), pp. 286. See here for many subsequent quotes and citations on death. * March 20:

Tod Dockstader Tod Dockstader (March 20, 1932 – February 27, 2015) was an American electronic music composer and sound designer. He is particularly regarded as one of the first American ''musique concrète'' composers. Biography Dockstader was born in Saint ...

, American composer (

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 ...

, Kim Deitch) and sound effects artist (''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...

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April

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Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portra ...

, American actress and singer (voice of Charlotte in ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. The novel tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his ...

'', Mitzi, Mrs. Claus, and Mrs. Prancer in '' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'', Lulu Pickles in '' Rugrats'', Nana Possible in ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

''), (d.

). * April 12: Tiny Tim, American singer, ukulele player and musical archivist (performed the song " Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" which was used in the ''

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'' episode "

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"), (d.

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). * April 14: Loretta Lynn, American singer and songwriter (voice of Deli Porkchop in the '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' episode "The Three Little Pigs"), (d.

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). * April 18: Nic Broca, Belgian animator and comics artist ('' Ovide and the Gang'', ''

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''), (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 ...

). * April 25: Yoshiko Ota, Japanese voice actress (voice of Nobita in ''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...

'', Urasae in ''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'', Peebo in '' Choudenshi Bioman'', Akko Kagami in ''Akko's Secret''), (d.

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). * April 27: Casey Kasem, American actor (voice of Shaggy Rogers in the '' Scooby-Doo'' franchise,

Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin **Forest rob ...

in '' Super Friends'',

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in ''The Transformers''), (d.

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May

* May 8: Martin Starger, American producer ('' The Last Unicorn''), (d.

). * May 16: Brian Trueman, English broadcaster, writer and voice actor ( Cosgrove Hall). * May 27:

Steve Franken Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years. Career Franken, the son of a Hollywood press agent, was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Corne ...

, American actor (voice of Eugene Atwater in '' Road Rovers'', Mr. Beal in '' Detention'', Mr. Janus in the '' Static Shock'' episode "Grounded", Rundle in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Mechanic", President Generic in ''

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries ''The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation which aired from September 9, 1995 to February 5, 2000 on Kids' WB. The final episode, containing the segments "The Tail End?" and ...

'' episode "Spooker of the House"), (d.

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June

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Dudley R. Herschbach Dudley Robert Herschbach (born June 18, 1932) is an American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C. Polanyi "for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elemen ...

, American chemist (voiced himself in ''

'' episode " Treehouse of Horror XIV"). * June 28: Pat Morita, Japanese-American actor and comedian (voice of

Mr. Miyagi Mr. Miyagi (June 9, 1925 – November 15, 2011) is a fictional character in the original films (1984-1994) of the ''Karate Kid'' franchise. He is a karate master (portrayed by Pat Morita) who mentors Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce. Although he ...

in the opening narration of ''

The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and W ...

'', The Emperor of China in ''

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...

'' and ''

Mulan II ''Mulan II'' is a 2004 American direct-to-video animated musical adventure film produced by the Japanese office of Disneytoon Studios. It is directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southerland. It is a sequel to the 1998 theatrically-released Di ...

'', King Makahana in the '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' episode "Puss in Boots", Mr. Straw in the ''

Adventures from the Book of Virtues ''Adventures from the Book of Virtues'' is an American animated children's television series based on the books '' The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories'', and ''The Children's Book of Virtues'', both by William Bennett, who served ...

'' episode "Charity", Master Udon in the ''

'' episode "Karate Island", himself in the ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...

'' episode "S&M Present"), (d.

). * June 29: Soon-Tek Oh, Korean actor (voice of Zhou in ''

''), (d.

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July

* July 23:

Jorge Arvizu Jorge Isaac Arvizu Martínez (July 23, 1932 – March 18, 2014), better known by the stage name Jorge Arvizu, was a Mexican actor who was the first Spanish voice, among others, of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Cookie Monster. His nickname was ...

, Mexican actor (Spanish dub voice of

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, Popeye, Fred Flintstone,

Magilla Gorilla Magilla Gorilla is a fictional gorilla and the star of ''The Magilla Gorilla Show'' by Hanna-Barbera that aired from 1963 to 1965. Character description Magilla Gorilla (voiced by Allan Melvin) is a fun-loving yet trouble-prone anthropomorphic go ...

, Benny the Ball, and Choo-Choo in '' Top Cat: The Movie''), (d.

). * July 31: Ted Cassidy, American actor (voice of Lurch in '' The Addams Family'' and ''

The New Scooby-Doo Movies ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is the second animated television series in the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and follows the first incarnation, ''Sc ...

'' episode "Wednesday is Missing", Frankenstein Jr. in ''

Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles ''Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions. It premiered on September 10, 1966 on CBS, and ran for two seasons on Saturday mornings. Overview The progra ...

'',

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and Black Manta in ''

Challenge of the Superfriends ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series (16 episodes) was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions a ...

'',

Galactus Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of ...

in ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...

'', The Thing in ''

The New Fantastic Four ''The New Fantastic Four'' (on-screen title: ''The Fantastic Four'') is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in 1978. It is the second animated series based on Marvel's comic book series ''Fantas ...

''), (d.

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

August

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Marvel Productions New World Animation Ltd., formerly known as Marvel Productions, was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of ...

, ''

The Romance of Betty Boop ''The Romance of Betty Boop'' is a CBS animated television special featuring Betty Boop that aired on March 20, 1985. The half-hour special was rebroadcast on CBS in December 1987. Plot summary The story is set in New York City in 1939, during t ...

'', '' Bionic Six'', '' Taz-Mania''). * August 2: ** Dennis Marks, American screenwriter, producer (''

Batfink ''Batfink'' is an American animated television series, consisting of five-minute shorts, that first aired in April 1966.David Mackay published a filmography of Batfink in the Sept. 1993 issues oFarmes per Second magazine, and also provided a comp ...

'',

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, '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'') and voice actor (voice of

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in the ''

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends may refer to the following shows: * ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' (1981 TV series), a 1981 cartoon series * ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' (2021 TV series), a 2021 Disney Junior cartoon {{Disam ...

'' episode "The Triumph of the Green Goblin"), (d.

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). **

Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic ...

, English actor (voice of

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

in ''

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse ''Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse'' is a 1983 Australian animated television film directed by Eddie Graham.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p140 It is an adaptation of Sir Arthur Con ...

'', Pantaloon in ''

The Nutcracker Prince ''The Nutcracker Prince'' is a 1990 Canadian animated romance fantasy film directed by Paul Schibli based on the screenplay by Patricia Watson. It is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and ...

'', Anton Ego in '' Ratatouille''), (d.

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). * August 4:

Guillermo Mordillo Guillermo Mordillo (4 August 1932 – 29 June 2019), known simply as Mordillo, was an Argentine creator of cartoons and animations and was one of the most widely published cartoonists of the 1970s. He is most famous for his humorous, colorful, su ...

, Argentine cartoonist and animator (Estudios Galas, produced animated shorts based on his cartoons), (d.

). * August 5: Ja'Net DuBois, American actress and singer (voice of Mrs. Avery in '' The PJs'', Mrs. Patterson in '' As Told by Ginger'', Grams Hinton in the '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' episode "Cousins"), (d.

). * August 10:

Murray Melvin Murray Melvin (born 10 August 1932) is an English actor. He is best known for his acting work with Joan Littlewood, Ken Russell and Stanley Kubrick. He is the author of two books: ''The Art of Theatre Workshop'' (2006) and ''The Theatre Royal, ...

, English actor (voice of Lucius in ''

Oscar's Orchestra ''Oscar's Orchestra'' is a British children's animated TV series that ran from 1995 to 1996 comprising a total of three seasons and 39 episodes as a BBC competitor to ITV's ''Budgie the Little Helicopter''. The series was produced by the popular ...

''), (d.

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). * August 24:

W. Morgan Sheppard William Morgan Sheppard (24 August 1932 – 6 January 2019) was an English actor who appeared in over 100 films and television programmes, in a career that spanned over 50 years. Stage career Sheppard graduated from the Royal Academy of ...

, English actor (voice of Dum Dum Dugan in ''

'', Erik Hellstrom in '' Atlantis: Milo's Return'', Lawrence Limburger in '' Biker Mice from Mars'',

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

in the ''

Prep & Landing ''Prep & Landing'' is a computer animated television special, based on an idea by Chris Williams at Walt Disney Animation Studios and developed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton into a half-hour Christmas special. It first aired Decembe ...

'' franchise,

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

in the '' Justice League'' episode "A Knight of Shadows"), (d.

). * August 30: Shichirō Kobayashi, Japanese background artist (

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

, '' Andersen Monogatari'', ''

Jungle Kurobe is a children's anime series by Fujiko Fujio. Created by the same team of Doraemon and clearly influenced by it, it tells the adventures of a Tarzanesque child and his friends in modern Tokyo. It consists of 61 episodes and was originally ...

'', '' Treasure Island'', ''

Phoenix 2772 is a 1980 Japanese animated science fiction fantasy drama film directed and written by Osamu Tezuka and Taku Sugiyama. The film is based on Tezuka's manga series ''Phoenix''. Plot ''Phoenix 2772'' is set in the distant future where the planet E ...

'', ''

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produce ...

'', ''

Rainbow Brite ''Rainbow Brite'' is a media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1984. The animated ''Rainbow Brite'' television series first aired in 1984, the same year Hallmark licensed Rainbow Brite to Mattel for a range of dolls and other merchand ...

'', ''

Angel's Egg is a Japanese art film original video animation (OVA) written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985, the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii. It features very little spoken di ...

'', '' The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', '' Simoun''), storyboard artist ('' Urusei Yatsura'', '' Here Is Greenwood'', '' Simoun'') and art director (

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ...

, '' Tomorrow's Joe 2'', '' The Wizard of Oz'', '' Urusei Yatsura'', Pierrot, '' Touch'', ''

The Littles ''The Littles'' is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into ''The Littles'', an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The t ...

'', ''

Venus Wars is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It was serialized in the Gakken magazine ''Nora Comics'' from 1986 to 1990. In 1989, ''The Venus Wars'' was adapted into an anime film directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhik ...

'', '' Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings'', ''

Nurse Angel Ririka SOS is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by music producer and television writer Yasushi Akimoto and manga creator Koi Ikeno. The manga was serialized in '' Ribon Magazine'' from January 1995 to June 1996, and subsequently collected into fo ...

'',

OLM, Inc. , formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990. Establishment OLM was founded as Oriental Light & Magic, Inc. on October 3rd, 1990 by Toshiaki Ok ...

J.C.Staff , is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko Production. The studio's first release was ''Yōtōden'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as '' Food ...

, '' Basara'', ''

Otogi Zoshi , is a 2002 action video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sega. It was released for the Xbox in Japan in December 2002, by Sega in North America in August 2003, and Europe in September 2003. ''Otogi'' follows former executioner R ...

'', '' Simoun'', ''

Tokyo Marble Chocolate is a Japanese anime OVA directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani, animated by Production I.G. and, based on Fumiko Tanikawa's manga of the same title. In October 2007, it was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was then released to D ...

'', ''

Umi Monogatari is a Japanese anime series, directed by Yuu Kou and Junichi Sato and produced by Zexcs. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting on June 24, 2009. An unaired episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010. The ...

''), (d.

September

* September 9:

Mitzi McCall Mitzi McCall is an American comedian and actress. Life and career Television In the early 1950s, then known as Mitzi Steiner, McCall had the ''Kiddie Castle'' program on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received national attention in 1 ...

, American actress and comedian (voice of Mother Goose in ''

Mother Goose and Grimm ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...

'', Penny Pillar in ''

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired for one season on CBS Saturday morning from September 11, 1971, to January 1, 1972. With an ensemble voice ...

'', Ammonia Pine in '' Darkwing Duck'', Auntie Marina in '' Snorks''). * September 10:

Yasuo Yamada was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. Career Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and had performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. He appeared in performances of plays by Hisashi Inoue. His ...

, Japanese voice actor (voice of the title character in '' Lupin III''), (d.

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). * September 13: Fred Wolf, American animator ('' The Box'', '' The Point!'', '' Free to Be... You and Me'', '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''). * September 15: Olga Orlova, Russian animator ( Soyuzmultfilm, '' Angelina Ballerina''), (d.

). * September 27:

Roger C. Carmel Roger Charles Carmel (September 27, 1932 – November 11, 1986) was an American actor. He originated several roles on Broadway, played scores of guest roles in television series, was a lead in the sitcom ''The Mothers-in-Law'' and appeared in ...

, American actor (voice of Cyclonus and Unicron in '' The Transformers'', Harry Mudd in the ''

'' episode " Mudd's Passion", Sultan in the '' DuckTales'' episode "Master of the Djinni", continued voice of Sir Tuxford in '' Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', additional voices in ''

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'' and '' The New Adventures of Jonny Quest''), (d.

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). * September 28:

Len Birman Leonard Birman (born September 28, 1932) is a Canadian American actor, who began his career in Montreal. In his 45 years on stage, screen and radio, he has portrayed a wide variety of characters, including some choice roles in classical and conte ...

, Canadian-American actor (voice of Rocket Robin Hood in '' Rocket Robin Hood'',

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

and Hank Pym in '' The Marvel Super Heroes''), (d.

November

* November 13:

Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American character actor known for his roles in the sitcoms ''Soap'' (1977–1981) and ''Empty Nest'' (1988–1995),. Mulligan was the winner of two Emmy Awards (1980 ...

, American actor (voice of Einstein in ''

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...

'', Old Gramps in '' The Angry Beavers'' episode "Fish and Dips", Jimmy Kafka in the '' Hey Arnold!'' episode "Old Iron Man"), (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 ...

). * November 25:

Takayo Fischer Takayo Fischer (née Tsubouchi; born November 25, 1932) is an American stage, film and television actress, as well as voice-over actress. Personal life Fischer was born in Hardwick, California, the youngest of four daughters of ''Issei'' (Japane ...

, American actress (voice of Miss Bisby in ''

Mister T Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952), is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series ''The A-Team'' and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film ''Rocky III''. He is also known for his dis ...

'', Lo and Li in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', Kairi Tanaga in the '' Batman Beyond'' episode "Curse of the Kobra", Chu-Hui in the ''

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'' episode "The Quest", Red Panda in '' The Wild Thornberrys'' episode "Happy Campers", Kazuko in the '' Capitol Critters'' episode "A Little Romance", additional voices in ''

Battle of the Planets ''Battle of the Planets'' is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime series ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972). Of the 105 original ''Gatchaman'' episodes, 85 were used in the ''Battle of the Planets'' adaptation, produced by Sandy Fra ...

'', '' The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'', ''

'', ''

Saturday Supercade ''Saturday Supercade'' is an American animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS. Premise Each episode is composed of several shorter segments featuring video game characte ...

'', ''

Rubik, the Amazing Cube ''Rubik, the Amazing Cube'' is a 1983 half-hour Saturday morning animated series based on the puzzle created by Ernő Rubik, produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises and broadcast as part of '' The Pac-Man/Rubik, the Amazing Cube Hour'' block on ABC ...

'', ''

The Flintstone Kids ''The Flintstone Kids'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series ''The Flintstones''. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characte ...

'', and '' A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'').

October

* October 10:

Ron Feinberg Ronald Aaron Feinberg (October 10, 1932 – January 29, 2005) was an American character and voice actor who appeared in films and on television. Career At 6' 7", the towering Feinberg played the character Fellini, opposite Don Johnson, in the pos ...

, American voice actor (voice of Headstrong in '' The Transformers'', André the Giant in '' Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling'', Doc Terror in '' Centurions'', Titanus in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Ming the Merciless in '' Defenders of the Earth'', Vladimir Goudenov Grizzlikof in '' Darkwing Duck'') (d.

December

* December 4:

Tommy Morgan Thomas Morgan Edwards (December 4, 1932 – June 23, 2022) was an American harmonicist and session musician, who had been active since the 1950s. He was considered one of the most heard harmonica players in the world, playing in over 500 fea ...

, American harmonicist and session musician ('' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''

'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American Traditional animation, animated Christmas film, Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on ...

'', Pixar, '' Shark Tale'', ''

Bambi 2 ''Bambi II'' (also known as ''Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest'') is a 2006 American animated drama film directed by Brian Pimental and produced by the Australian office of Disneytoon Studios as a followup to the 1942 film ''Bambi''. A ...

'', ''

Barnyard A barnyard or farmyard is an enclosed or open yard adjoining a barn,Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009. Barn. n. and, typically, related farm buildings, including a farmhouse. Enclosed b ...

'', '' Open Season'', ''

The Fox and the Hound 2 ''The Fox and the Hound 2'' is a 2006 American animation, animated direct-to-video buddy film, buddy comedy drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Disneytoon Studios, and an intermediate follow-up to the 1981 Walt Disney Animation Studios ...

''), (d.

). * December 5:

Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

, American rock musician (voiced himself in ''

'' episode "

Special Edna Special Edna is the seventh episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 5, 2003. In the episode, Edna Krabappel begins to los ...

", performed '' The Magic School Bus'' theme song), (d.

). * December 28: Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (voice of

Nyota Uhura Nyota Uhura () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. In the Star Trek: The Original Series, original television series, the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, who reprised the role for the first six List of Star Trek ...

in ''

'', Diane Maza in '' Gargoyles'', Miriam in ''

'', Thoth Khepera in the '' Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Avatar", Chief in the ''

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' is an American animated science fiction action-adventure comedy television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It serves as a spin-off of the ''Toy Sto ...

'' episode "The Yukari Imprint", herself in the ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' episodes "

Anthology of Interest I "Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 2000. This episode, as well as the later "Anthology of Interest II", serves to showcase three "imag ...

" and "

Where No Fan Has Gone Before "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" is the eleventh episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 21, 2002. Set in a retro-futuristic 31st cen ...

", and ''

'' episode "

Simple Simpson "Simple Simpson" is the nineteenth episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 2, 2004 and was the final episode to be directed by ...

"), (d.

). * December 29:

Inga Swenson Inga Swenson (born December 29, 1932) is an American actress and singer. She appeared in multiple Broadway productions and received two Tony nominations. She also spent seven years portraying Gretchen Kraus in the ABC comedy series ''Benson''. ...

, American actress (voice of Grandma Helga in '' Life with Louie''), (d.

Specific date unknown

* Laurie Hanson, American animation checker ('' He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'', '' BraveStarr'', ''

''), (d.

Deaths

May

* May 21:

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, Canadian-American cartoonist, dies at age 58.

December

* December 8:

Carl Edouarde Carl Edouarde (31 October 1875 – 8 December 1932) was an American composer of film music, known particularly for his association with Samuel Roxy Rothafel. Background Edouarde was born in Cleveland, Ohio to an Irish-American family on 31 Octob ...

, American composer ('' Steamboat Willie''), dies at age 57.

References

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