Robert Herman Givens (March 2, 1918 – December 14, 2017) was an American animator and character designer, responsible for the creation of

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. He was the leading character designer for Leon Schlesinger, creating over 25 successful characters for both Leon Schlesinger Productions and later Warner Bros. Cartoons. He also did the storyboards and layout designs. He worked for numerous animation studios during his career, including

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, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera, and

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, beginning his career during the late 1930s and continuing until the early 2000s. He was a collaborator with the Merrie Melody/Looney Tune directors at Warner Bros. and Chuck Jones' production company.

Early life

Born in Hanson, Kentucky on March 2, 1918, Givens was one of twin boys. His family moved to southern California, hoping the climate would improve the poor health of his father, who was a horse breeder and rancher. He attended Alhambra High School, graduating in 1936 and Chouinard Art Institute,

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. He worked as a freelance artist in his senior year of high school before joining the Walt Disney Studio in 1937 on the recommendation of school classmate and Disney staffer

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Animation career

After joining Disney, he worked as an animation checker and timer on several of their short subjects (mostly involving Donald Duck), before working on their first feature-length film, ''

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'' (1937). He subsequently joined Warner Bros. for his first stint at the studio, which was spent working with Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert Mckimson and

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. For the cartoon ''

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'' (1940), Avery asked Givens to design a rabbit character previously designed by director

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and character designer

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, which Avery thought had potential, but was "too cute" in his existing design. Givens, therefore, created the first official design for the rabbit, now named

. Givens' design was subsequently refined by fellow animator Robert McKimson (under whom Givens would frequently work in the decades ahead) two years later. Givens' initial spell at the studio ended when he was drafted during

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; his last cartoon for the studio before leaving was ''

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'' (1942). As part of his military service, he worked with former Warner Bros. animator

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on military training films. He subsequently returned to Warner Bros. in the 1950s and mostly worked as a layout artist under McKimson, and also Jones later on, staying with the studio until its 1954 shutdown. Unlike many of his co-workers, Givens did not rejoin the Warner Bros. studio when it eventually opened again, and worked at various other studios, including UPA, Hanna-Barbera and the

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studio. He returned for one last spell at Warner Bros. in the early 1960s, continuing until the studio's final shutdown, and even acting as the layout artist on ''

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'' (1964), the final cartoon (in production order) made by the studio. Givens followed most of the Warner Bros. staffers to new studio

, while also working with Jones once more on the ''

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'' cartoons produced by Jones at

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. He continued his '' Looney Tunes'' association by working at the

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cartoon studio in the late 1960s, remaining with that studio until it shut down. Further spells at DePatie–Freleng and Hanna-Barbera followed during the 1970s, before working at the reformed

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studio on '' Friz Freleng's Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'' (1981), '' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'' (1982) and '' Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island'' (1983). He then had spells at

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(whose founder,

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had actually worked under Givens when the two were freelancers in the 1950s) and Film Roman. Givens did the layout from ''

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'' from seasons 1 through 4 (1988 to 1992) and '' Bobby's World'' from seasons 1 through 5 (1989 to 1994) at Film Roman studios. In the 1990s, he worked with Chuck Jones once again, handling the production design duties on the ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons that Jones' production company worked on for Warner Bros. His last animation credit was on 2001's ''Timber Wolf'', a direct-to-video animated feature written and produced by Jones. After Jones died the following year, Givens largely retired from active animation work, though he continued to teach and give animation talks well into his 90s.

Death

Givens died of

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, on December 14, 2017, at

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in Burbank, California, at the age of 99.

Partial filmography

* 1937: ''

Don Donald ''Don Donald'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon follows Donald Duck attempting to woo a female Mexican duck named Donna. It was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and ...

'' (animation checker) * 1937: '' Woodland Café'' (animation checker) * 1937: '' Magician Mickey'' (animation checker) * 1937: ''

Little Hiawatha ''Little Hiawatha'' (also called ''Hiawatha'') is a 1937 animated cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, inspired by the poem ''The Song of Hiawatha'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It does not appear to have historical correlation to legen ...

'' (animation checker) * 1937: ''

Moose Hunters ''Moose Hunters'' is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. It was the 93rd short in the '' Mickey Mouse'' film series, and the fourth for that year. The cartoon stars Mickey Mou ...

'' (animation checker) * 1937: ''

Clock Cleaners ''Clock Cleaners'' is a 1937 in film, 1937 American Animated cartoon, animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Mickey Mouse, Donal ...

'' (animation checker) * 1937: ''

The Old Mill ''The Old Mill'' is a 1937 ''Silly Symphonies'' cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Wilfred Jackson, scored by Leigh Harline, and released theatrically to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1937. The film depicts ...

'' (animation checker) * 1937: '' Donald's Ostrich'' (animation checker) * 1937: ''

'' (assistant animator) * 1938: ''

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'' (animation checker) * 1938: ''

Donald's Better Self ''Donald's Better Self'' is a 1938 Disney cartoon featuring Donald Duck. This 8 minute short premiered in March 1938, and it was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Donald is fast asleep in his bed. As he turns in his sleep, his Conscienc ...

'' (animation checker) * 1938: ''

Donald's Nephews ''Donald's Nephews'' (1938) is a Donald Duck animated cartoon which features Donald being visited by his three nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. This cartoon is Huey, Dewey, and Louie's first appearance in animation. Al Taliaferro, the artist f ...

'' (animation checker) * 1938: '' Moth and the Flame'' (animation checker) * 1938: ''

Good Scouts ''Good Scouts'' is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Donald Duck leading his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie ...

'' (animation checker) * 1938: ''

Farmyard Symphony ''Farmyard Symphony'' is a 1938 Silly Symphonies animated short film. It can be seen as a precursor to ''Fantasia'' due to using various pieces of classical music in one short. The film was directed by Jack Cutting and produced by Walt Disney. A ...

'' (animation checker) * 1939: ''

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'' (writer) * 1939: '' The Little Lion Hunter'' (writer) * 1939: ''The Curious Puppy'' (writer) * 1939: ''

Sniffles and the Bookworm ''Sniffles and the Bookworm'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on December 2, 1939, and stars Sniffles the mouse. This is the third cartoon with Sniffles, although the plot is m ...

'' (character designer) * 1940: ''

The Egg Collector ''The Egg Collector'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on July 20, 1940, and stars Sniffles. Plot Late one night in a bookstore, Sniffles the mouse is reading the book ''Egg Collecting ...

'' (writer) * 1940: ''Mighty Hunters'' (character designer) * 1940: ''

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'' (character designer) * 1940: ''

'' (character designer) * 1940: ''Stage Fright'' (character designer) * 1941: ''

Tortoise Beats Hare ''Tortoise Beats Hare'' is a 1941 '' Merrie Melodies'' animated short supervised and laid out by Tex Avery (solely supervisal credited as "Fred A-Very," as read by Bugs Bunny). It was released on March 15, 1941. The short, loosely based on Aesop's ...

'' (character designer) * 1941: ''

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt ''Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt'' is a 1941 '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons). This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon ...

'' (character designer) * 1941: ''

Rhapsody in Rivets ''Rhapsody in Rivets'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 6, 1941. Plot At a busy urban construction site in a world of anthropomorphic animals, an appreciative crowd o ...

'' (character designer) * 1942: ''Hop, Skip and a Chump'' (layout artist) * 1942: ''

'' (layout artist) * 1945: ''

Nasty Quacks ''Nasty Quacks'' is a 1945 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. The cartoon was released on December 1, 1945, and stars Daffy Duck. This was the final Daffy Duck cartoon, and the second to last overall, directed by T ...

'' (layout artist) * 1946: ''

Hare Remover ''Hare Remover'' is a ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, released in 1946. The film was the second Bugs Bunny cartoon to be directed by Frank Tashlin, the first being '' The Unruly Hare'' (1945).Sigall (2005), p. 73 It ...

'' (layout artist) * 1950: ''Trouble Indemnity'' (layout artist) * 1952: '' The EGGcited Rooster'' (layout artist) * 1952: '' Fool Coverage'' (layout artist) * 1953: ''

Cat-Tails for Two ''Cat-Tails for Two'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on August 29, 1953. It was the first appearance of Speedy Gonzales, in a prototype form. Bec ...

'' (layout artist) * 1953: ''

Of Rice and Hen ''Of Rice and Hen'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on November 14, 1953, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy (Looney Tunes), Miss Prissy and the Barnyard Dawg. Th ...

'' (layout artist) * 1954: ''

Bell Hoppy ''Bell Hoppy'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on April 17, 1954, and stars Sylvester the Cat and Hippety Hopper. The story sees Sylvester in his "mouse chaser" person ...

'' (layout artist) * 1954: ''

Devil May Hare ''Devil May Hare'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on June 19, 1954, and stars Bugs Bunny and the Tasmanian Devil making his debut. Plot Bugs is spring cleaning until he is int ...

'' (layout artist) * 1954: ''

Gone Batty ''Gone Batty'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon short directed by Bob McKimson. Plot The film's main character is Bobo the Elephant, making his first appearance since '' Hobo Bobo'', which was also directed by McKimson. ...

'' (layout artist) * 1955: '' Feather Dusted'' (layout artist) * 1955: ''

Beanstalk Bunny ''Beanstalk Bunny'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on February 12, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The cartoon's story is derived from the fairy tale "Jac ...

'' (layout artist) * 1955: ''

All Fowled Up ''All Fowled Up'' is a 1955 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short film directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on February 19, 1955, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg. Plot Foghorn Leghorn, a ...

'' (layout artist) * 1955: '' Dime to Retire'' (layout artist) * 1959–62: ''

The Quick Draw McGraw Show ''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and their third television series overall after ''The Ruff and Reddy Show'' and ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Voice actor Daws Bu ...

'' (layout artist) * 1960–61: ''

Mister Magoo ''Mister Magoo'' is an American animated television series which was produced from November 7, 1960 to February 2, 1962. A single episode included five four-minute shorts and could either be aired together with bumpers as a single half-hour show, ...

'' (layout artist) * 1960–61: ''

Popeye the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.The Bugs Bunny Show ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' is a long-running American animated anthology television series hosted by Bugs Bunny that was mainly composed of theatrical '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoons released by Warner Bros. between 1948 and 196 ...

'' (layout artist) * 1960: ''Crockett-Doodle-Do'' (animator) * 1963: '' Transylvania 6-5000'' (layout artist) * 1964: ''

Dumb Patrol ''Dumb Patrol'' is a 1964 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Gerry Chiniquy. It was released on January 18, 1964, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Director Gerry Chiniquy was a longtime animator in Friz Freleng's unit. ...

'' (layout artist) * 1964: ''

The Iceman Ducketh ''The Iceman Ducketh'' is a 1964 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' theatrical cartoon directed by Phil Monroe and Maurice Noble, with a story by John W. Dunn. The short was released on May 16, 1964, and stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. It was the pe ...

'' (layout artist) * 1964: ''

'' (layout artist) * 1966: '' Filet Meow'' (layout artist) * 1968: ''

Skyscraper Caper ''Skyscraper Caper'' is a 1968 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Alex Lovy. The short was released on March 9, 1968, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales. It was the penultimate cartoon in the Daffy/Speedy series, and the only ...

'' (layout artist) * 1968: '' See Ya Later Gladiator'' (layout artist) * 1968: ''Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches'' (layout artist) * 1968: ''The Great Carrot-Train Robbery'' (layout artist) * 1969: '' Injun Trouble'' (layout artist) * 1971: '' Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat'' (layout artist) * 1971–72: '' Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch'' (layout artist) * 1972: ''

The Houndcats ''The Houndcats'' is an American Saturday morning cartoon series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972, with reruns continuing until September 1, 1973. Thirteen episodes were ...

'' (layout artist) * 1973–75: ''

Bailey's Comets ''Bailey's Comets'' is an animated cartoon series that aired on CBS. The second season consisted entirely of reruns. The series was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and was created by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with ...

'' (layout artist) * 1973: ''

Yogi's Gang ''Yogi's Gang'' is an American animated television series and the second incarnation of the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from , to . The show began as ''Yogi's Ark Lark'', a special TV movie on ''The ABC Satur ...

'' (layout artist) * 1974: ''

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch ''Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch'' is an American animated television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera, which originally aired for one season on NBC from September 7 to November 30, 1974. The show aired for 13 half-hour episodes. With an ensem ...

'' (layout artist) * 1975–78: ''

The Great Grape Ape Show ''The Great Grape Ape Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on ABC from September 6 to December 13, 1975. ABC continued to air it in reruns until 1978. Premise The title character i ...

'' (layout artist) * 1977: '' Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies'' (layout artist) * 1977: '' Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special'' (layout artist) * 1977: ''

Baggy Pants and the Nitwits ''Baggy Pants and the Nitwits'' is a 1977 American animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC. Overview Though the characters appeared together in the show's introduction, they each appeared separately in thei ...

'' (graphic designer) * 1979: ''Bugs Bunny's Valentine'' (layout artist) * 1979–81: ''

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ''The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show'' is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after ''Super Friends'' on the ABC Network. The show featured various adventures of the DC Comic ...

'' (layout artist) * 1980–81: '' Heathcliff'' (layout artist) * 1981: '' Friz Freleng's Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'' (layout artist) * 1982: ''Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television'' (layout artist) * 1982: '' Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'' (layout artist)/(production designer) * 1983: ''

Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island ''Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island'' (also known as ''Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island'') is a 1983 ''Looney Tunes'' traditionally animated compilation film directed by Friz Freleng and Phil Monroe with a compilation of classic Warner Bros. c ...

'' (layout artist)/(production designer) * 1983–84: ''

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 ...

'' (layout artist) * 1983–90: '' Alvin and the Chipminks'' (layout artist) * 1985–86: ''

It's Punky Brewster ''It's Punky Brewster'' is a 1985–1986 animated spin-off of the live action television sitcom ''Punky Brewster''. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions. The show uses the same premise and main cast as its parent series, but also includes a ...

'' (layout artist) * 1985–87: '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' (layout artist) * 1986: ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...

'' (layout artist) * 1987: ''The Duxorcist'' (layout artist) * 1988: ''

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'' is a 1988 animated compilation film featuring classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. The film was released to theaters by Warner Bros. on September 24, 1988. It was ...

'' (layout artist)/(production designer) * 1988–94: ''

'' (key layout artist) * 1989: ''Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports'' (layout artist) * 1991–92: ''

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'' (layout artist) * 1994:

The Angry Beavers ''The Angry Beavers'' is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Norbert and Daggett Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have moved out of their parents' home to become bache ...

pilot - “Snowbound” (layout artist) * 1995: ''Another Froggy Evening'' (production designer) * 1995–2000: ''

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'' (background key designer) * 1996: ''Superior Duck'' (production designer) * 1997: ''

Pullet Surprise ''Pullet Surprise'' is a 1997 7-minute ''Looney Tunes'' short released in theaters with ''Cats Don't Dance''. It was produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions.

'' (production designer) * 1997: ''

From Hare to Eternity ''From Hare to Eternity'' is a 1997 Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Chuck Jones (in his last role as director and his only role as director of a Bugs Bunny short since '' Transylvania 6-5000'' in 1963, as ...

'' (production designer) * 2000: '' Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens – A Life in Animation'' (himself; documentary) * 2001: ''Timber Wolf'' (production designer) * 2015: ''

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'' (himself; documentary)

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Partial filmography

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