1951 in animation
| Years in animation: | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 |
Events in 1951 in animation.
Events[]
January[]
- January 6: Hanna-Barbera's Tom & Jerry cartoon Casanova Cat premieres, produced by MGM.[1]
February[]
- February 3: Friz Freleng's Tweety & Sylvester cartoon Canned Feud premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.[2]
March[]
- March 10: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon Bunny Hugged premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons in which Bugs participates in a wrestling match.[3]
- March 29: 23rd Academy Awards: John Hubley's Gerald McBoing-Boing, produced by UPA, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[4]
April[]
- April 7: Hanna-Barbera's Tom & Jerry cartoon Jerry's Cousin premieres, produced by MGM.[5]
May[]
- May 19: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck short Rabbit Fire premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, the first short in his Hunting Season trilogy.[6] It also marks a significant change in Daffy's personality, where the originally mad character now transforms into a more selfish, unsympathetic loser.
- May 26: Hanna-Barbera's Tom & Jerry short Sleepy-Time Tom premieres, produced by MGM.[7]
June[]
- June 16:
- Chuck Jones' Chow Hound premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.[8]
- Tex Avery's Symphony in Slang premieres, produced by MGM.[9]
July[]
- July 26: The Walt Disney Company releases Alice in Wonderland, produced by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske.[10]
Fall[]
- In the Fall, the U.S. government educational short Duck and Cover, by Anthony Rizzo, starts to get circulated in U.S. schools. The film teaches children what to do in case of a nuclear attack and features an animated sequence starring Bert the Turtle.[11]
November[]
- November 15: John Hubley's Rooty Toot Toot, produced by UPA, premieres.[12]
- November 17:
- Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck cartoon Drip-Along Daffy premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It marks the debut of recurring villain Nasty Canasta.[13]
- Tex Avery's Droopy cartoon Droopy's Double Trouble premieres, produced by MGM in which confusion arises around Droopy's twin brother.[14]
December[]
- December 29: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon No Smoking, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. It's one of the few Disney shorts rarely broadcast on TV because the plot revolves around Goofy trying to quit smoking.[15]
Specific date unknown[]
- Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg's The Night Before Christmas premieres.[16]
Films released[]
Births[]
January[]
- January 12: Rush Limbaugh, American radio presenter, TV presenter and author (voiced himself in Excellence in Broadcasting, a Galactical political commentator in Blue Harvest and the Rancor in It's a Trap!, all Family Guy episodes), (d. 2021).[17]
- January 30: Phil Collins, English drummer, singer, songwriter, and actor (wrote and sang the songs for Tarzan, and Brother Bear, voice of Muk and Luk in Balto, Lucky in The Jungle Book 2).
February[]
- February 5: John Callahan, American cartoonist (creator of the animated TV series Pelswick and John Callahan's Quads!), (d. 2010).[18]
- February 22: Patty Shinagawa, American animation director (The Angry Beavers, Futurama, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!).
March[]
- March 17: Kurt Russell, American actor (voice of adult Copper in The Fox and the Hound, Ego the Living Planet in What If...?).
- March 19:
- Kathy Gori, American voice actress (voice of Rosemary the Telephone operator in Hong Kong Phooey, Katie Butler in Valley of the Dinosaurs, Laurie in Inch High Private Eye, Laurie Partridge in Partridge Family 2200 AD).
- Bob Gardiner, American animator (co-director of Closed Mondays) and inventor (Claymation), (d. 2005).[19][20]
- March 26: John Pomeroy, American animator, producer, writer and director.
April[]
- April 11: Dennis Snee, American writer (wrote The Simpsons episode Special Edna), (d. 2019).[21]
- April 24: Steven Lisberger, American film director, producer and writer (Tron, Animalympics).
May[]
- May 14: Robert Zemeckis, American filmmaker (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Monster House, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, Mars Needs Moms).
- May 28: Gordon Bressack, American animation writer (Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain), (d. 2019).[22]
June[]
- June 20: Tress MacNeille, American voice actress (voice of Babs Bunny, in Tiny Toon Adventures, Dot Warner, and Hello Nurse in Animaniacs, Chip, and Gadget in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, continued voice of Daisy Duck, and Wilma Flintstone, Multiple roles on The Simpsons, Mom in Futurama, Callie Briggs in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Charlotte Pickles in Rugrats).
July[]
- July 4: Vincent Marzello, American voice actor (American dub voice of Farmer Pickles and Robert in Bob the Builder), (d. 2020).[23][24][25]
- July 21: Robin Williams, American actor, comedian and voice actor (voice of Genie in Aladdin, Batty Koda in Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, Fender Pinwheeler in Robots, and Ramón, Cletus, Lovelace and the narrator in Happy Feet), (d. 2014).[26]
August[]
- August 3: Jay North, American actor (voice of Bamm-Bamm Rubble in The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, Terry Dexter in Here Comes the Grump, Prince Turhan in Arabian Knights, himself in The Simpsons episode "Take My Wife Sleaze").
- August 12: Hiroshi Ogawa, Japanese animator (worked for Shin-Ei Animation) and animated film director (Crayon Shin-chan), (d. 2013).[27]
September[]
- September 3: Lou Richards, American voice actor (voice of Leader-1 in Challenge of the GoBots, Galtar in Galtar and the Golden Lance, Flash Gordon in Defenders of the Earth).
- September 14: Alan Decker, American re-recording mixer (Dragon Tales, Jackie Chan Adventures, Max Steel, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Simpsons), (d. 2020).[28]
- September 15: Fred Seibert, American television producer (Frederator Studios).
- September 21: Carl Macek, American voice actor, writer, and producer (English dub of Robotech), (d. 2010).
- September 25: Mark Hamill, American actor and voice actor (voice of the Joker in The DC Animated Universe The Killing Joke, Justice League Action, Luke Skywalker in "The Faithful Wookiee" segment of The Star Wars Holiday Special, and Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Skips in Regular Show, Solomon Grundy in Justice League, The Trickster in Justice League Unlimited, Anthony Zucco in The Batman, Spectre in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Hobgoblin in Spider-Man, Colonel Muska in the English dub of Castle in the Sky, Larry 3000 in Time Squad, himself in The Simpsons, episode "Mayored to the Mob", Freakazoid, Pepper Ann, and Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Skeletor in Masters of the Universe: Revelation).
- September 27: Phil Tippett, American movie director and visual effects designer (stop-motion animation on the original Star Wars Trilogy, Dragonslayer, Robocop, Dinosaur!, Mad God, founder of Tippett Studio).
October[]
- October 28: Renato Cecchetto, Italian actor and voice actor (Italian dub voice of Hamm in Toy Story, P.T. Flea in A Bug's Life, the title character in Shrek, The Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, School of Moonfish in Finding Nemo, Uncle Max in The Lion King 1½, Mack in Cars, Mustafa in Ratatouille, John in WALL-E, Tom in Up, Mr. Trout in The Boxtrolls, Razaq in The Breadwinner, Meow Meow Fuzzyface in BoJack Horseman, Fritz in Inside Out, Earl in The Good Dinosaur, Bill in Finding Dory, Juan Ortodoncia in Coco, Cleveland Brown in seasons 12-19 of Family Guy, Mr. Ellingboe in Klaus), (d. 2022).[29]
November[]
- November 20: Rodger Bumpass, American voice actor, comedian, music composer and clarinetist (voice of Squidward Tentacles and Doctor in SpongeBob SquarePants).
- November 23: David Rappaport, English actor (voice of MAL in Captain Planet and the Planeteers) (d. 1990).[30][31]
December[]
- December 24: Paul and Gaetan Brizzi, French twin artists, painters, illustrators, animators, and film directors.
- December 29: Andy Gaskill, American animator, art director, and storyboard artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
Specific date unknown[]
- Richard Bowman, American animator, director (ChalkZone, Danny Phantom) and sheet timer (X-Men, The Simpsons, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Æon Flux, Men in Black: The Series, My Friends Tigger & Pooh), (d. 2021).[32]
Deaths[]
April[]
- April 5: Harry Hemsley, British comedian, radio presenter, comics artist, illustrator, voice actor and animator (made a 1940 animated short based on the characters from his Ovaltiney's Concert Party radio show and comics, which he also voiced himself), passes away at age 73.[33]
May[]
- May 5: Larry Grey, British magician (voice of Bill the Lizard in Alice in Wonderland), commits suicide at age 56.[34]
June[]
- June 3: Rollin Hamilton, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 52 or a heart attack.[35]
August[]
- August 14: William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher and animation producer (founder of International Film Service), passes away at age 88.[36]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Casanova Cat". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Canned Feud". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Bunny Hugged". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Jerry's Cousin (MGM)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Rabbit Fire (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Sleepy-Time Tom". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Chow Hound". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Symphony in Slang". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Alice in Wonderland: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- ^ http://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/duck_cover.pdf
- ^ "Rooty Toot Toot". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Drip-Along Daffy". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Droopy's Double Trouble". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "No Smoking". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"". www.animator.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D.; Grynbaum, Michael M. (February 17, 2021). "Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70; Turned Talk Radio Into a Right-Wing Attack Machine". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "John Callahan". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "James Gardiner - Obituary".
- ^ Hamlin, Jesse (April 27, 2005). "James Robbins 'Bob' Gardiner -- Oscar winner". SFGate.
- ^ "Dennis Snee". IMDb.
- ^ "Gordon Bressack, Emmy-Winning 'Pinky and the Brain' Writer, Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "James Bond and The Witches actor Vincent Marzello has died". The Independent. March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (March 31, 2020). "'The Witches' Star Vincent Marzello Dies at 68". Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Vincent Marzello, Actor on 'Bob the Builder' and 'The Witches,' Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Nick (August 13, 2014). "San Francisco Neighbours Mourn Robin Williams". Sky News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ 小川博司氏死去（アニメーター、京都精華大教授） Archived 2013-08-08 at archive.today jiji.com August 8, 2013.
- ^ "Alan Decker". IMDb.
- ^ Addio a Renato Cecchetto: è morto a 70 anni il doppiatore di Shrek e Hamm di Toy Story (in Italian)
- ^ "Star Wars to Snow White: The life of a dwarf actor". BBC News. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ JOCELYN Y. STEWART (4 May 1990). "Actor Rappaport Apparent Suicide Victim". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Richard Bowman". IMDb.
- ^ "Harry Hemsley". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ David K. Frasier (11 September 2015). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry. ISBN 9781476608075. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartons: American Animation in its Golden Ag - Michael Barrier - Google Books. ISBN 9780198020790. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "William Randolph Hearst". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
External links[]
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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