Harry Love (April 1, 1911 – February 27, 1997) was an American

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, effects animator,

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, and

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Early life

Harry Love was born in 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, to a poor working-class family. His talent of drawing was showing at a young age. At the age of 14 he won the first of several gold prizes from local department stores. He graduated from school at the age of 16 and received a medal from Mayor

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Career

Love began his career at the Ben Harrison and

Manny Gould Emanuel Gould (May 30, 1904 – July 19, 1975) was an American animated cartoonist from the 1920s to the 1970s, best known for his contributions as a director, writer and animator for Screen Gems, and solely an animator for Warner Bros. Cartoon ...

studio in 1927. At the time, he was so young (16 years old), that he could not legally sign his contract. He then worked at the

Charles Mintz Charles Bear Mintz (November 5, 1889 – December 30, 1939)''Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American film producer and distributor who assumed control over Margaret J. Winkler's Winkler Pictu ...

Studio in 1929. In 1930, he would move with Mintz to Los Angeles, which the studio would later become Screen Gems. Mintz acquired the rights to

Krazy Kat ''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an US, American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Journal-American, New Yor ...

, from

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, which he wrote and directed 20 Krazy cartoons. His first screenplay was for Krazy's Shoe Shop. He also worked on the

Scrappy Scrappy is a cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintz's Screen Gems Studio (distributed by Columbia Pictures). A little round-headed boy, Scrappy often found himself involved in off-beat neighborhood adventures. Usually paired ...

cartoons.Obituary: Harry Love
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/ref> After the Mintz Studio collapsed, he worked for Disney, mainly for war-time cartoons, such as

Victory Through Air Power ''Victory Through Air Power'' is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was made into a 1943 The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation, animated Victory Through Air Power (film), feature film of the same name. Theories D ...

and

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. After

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was over, he went to Warner Brothers from 1948 to 1964, where he animated Merrie Melodies shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and others, like

What's Opera Doc ''What's Opera, Doc?'' is a 1957 American Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The story features Elmer cha ...

Tweet Tweet Tweety ''Tweet Tweet Tweety'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. '' Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 15, 1951, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot Sylvester is in Yellowstone National Park and, hearing b ...

, and

Hot Cross Bunny ''Hot Cross Bunny'' is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical animated short. The short was released on August 21, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme ''Hot Cross Buns'' as well as a punny allusion to t ...

. He also was a production coordinator on

The Incredible Mr. Limpet ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' is a 1964 American live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros.''Variety'' film review; January 22, 1964, page 6. and based on the 1942 novel ''Mr. Limpet'' by Theodore Pratt. It is about a man named He ...

.Harry Love
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/ref> By 1950, he was receiving credit in Warner Bros. Cartoons, usually as an effects animator. In 1954, he was involved in a car accident, which he lived shortly after it, and he said he was lucky to be alive. In February 1956, he had to have additional surgery for his injured leg, which took 2 days.Warner Club News 1956- Part 1
/ref> After the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio shut down in 1963, he went to DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (for 6 years, 1966–1972) and produced

The Pink Panther Show ''The Pink Panther Show'' is a showcase of animated shorts produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng between 1969 and 1978, starring the animated Pink Panther character from the opening credits of the live-action films. The series was prod ...

Doctor Dolittle Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in the ...

, and Dr. Seuss specials like

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and

The Cat in The Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by the American author Theodor Geisel, using the pen name Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow ...

. The naturalistic flash-and-smoke explosions in Warner's cartoons and many of the later DePatie-Freleng releases are his creations. In the 1970s, he worked mostly in film production with Ralph Bakshi on

Heavy Traffic ''Heavy Traffic'' is a 1973 American live-action/animated drama film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film, which begins, ends, and occasionally combines with live-action, explores the often surreal fantasies of a young New York City ...

and the film without Bakshi's involvement

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat ''The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'' is a 1974 American adult animated anthology black comedy film directed by Robert Taylor as a sequel to Ralph Bakshi's ''Fritz the Cat'' (1972), adapted from the comic strip by Robert Crumb, neither of whom had ...

. He was widely respected in the animation industry for his friendly personality plus his drafting, management and writing skills. After Fritz the Cat, he worked at Hanna-Barbera from 1974 to 1988 (14 years), and even started an animation college for the younger employees in 1976, eventually retiring in 1988. Love died from a

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in Burbank, California on February 27, 1997.

References

External links

Editor's Notebook April 1997, Animation World Magazine
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love, Harry 1911 births 1997 deaths American animators American animated film producers American film producers Warner Bros. Cartoons people