1955 in animation
| Years in animation: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 |
Events in 1955 in animation.
Events[]
January[]
- January 29: A pilot episode of Art Clokey's Gumby airs. It will become a full-fledged TV series a year later.[1]
February[]
- February 12: Chuck Jones's Beanstalk Bunny premieres, starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons .[2]
March[]
- March 30: 27th Academy Awards: The Mr. Magoo short film When Magoo Flew, produced by UPA, directed by Pete Burness, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[3]
April[]
- April 11: Tex Avery's The Legend of Rockabye Point premieres, produced by MGM.[4]
- April 16: Bob McKimson's The Hole Idea is first released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, an animated short he directed and animated nearly entirely on his own.[5]
- April 26 - May 10: 1955 Cannes Film Festival: Jiří Trnka's The Good Soldier Schweik premieres.[6]
June[]
- June 6: Tex Avery's animated short Sh-h-h-h-h-h is first released, produced by Walter Lantz Productions. It will be his final theatrical animated short ever. Afterwards he retires from the animation industry for decades.
- June 16: The Walt Disney Company releases Lady and the Tramp, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske.[7]
July[]
- July 18: In Anaheim, California, Disneyland opens its doors, the first theme park based completely on animated characters from one particular film studio. In this case the studio was Walt Disney Animation Studios.[8]
August[]
- August 5: Karel Zeman's Journey to the Beginning of Time premieres.[9]
September[]
- September 2: Art Clokey's short film Gumbasia premieres.[10]
- September 16: Vladimir Polkovnikov and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya's The Enchanted Boy premieres, an animated feature based on Nils Holgersson by Selma Lagerlöf.[11]
- September 17: Speedy Gonzales, who was earlier created by Bob McKimson, appears in a remodeled version in the Friz Freleng cartoon Speedy Gonzales, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It launches the character as star in a long-running series.[12]
October[]
- October 3: The first episode of The Mickey Mouse Club airs on television.[13]
- October 28: MGM releases Deputy Droopy, a cartoon starring Droopy, directed by Tex Avery. Avery left MGM in 1953, but the cartoon is only now finished and released. It also marks the final Droopy cartoon produced by MGM and directed by himself.[14]
November[]
- November 11: The Tom and Jerry short film Pecos Pest is first released, produced by MGM.[15]
- November 12: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam short film Roman Legion-Hare, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released.[16]
- November 25: MGM releases Cellbound, a cartoon starring Spike the bulldog, directed by Tex Avery. Avery left MGM in 1953, but the cartoon is only now finished and released. This marks his official final cartoon directed by him, produced by MGM.[17]
December[]
- December 10: The first episode of Mighty Mouse Playhouse airs on TV.[18]
- December 15: The first episode of A Rubovian Legend airs.[19]
- December 31: Chuck Jones' One Froggy Evening, premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons which also marks the debut of Michigan J. Frog.[20]
Specific date unknown[]
- Belvision Studios creates some animated television shorts for Belgian television, based on Suske en Wiske (English:Spike and Suzy) and Till Eulenspiegel by [[Willy Vandersteen] which are broadcast during the children's show Kom Toch Eens Kijken.[21]
- Alberta Siegel conducts a study on the effect of cartoon violence on young children, under the title: Film-Mediated Fantasy Aggression and Strength of Aggressive Drive. She shows the Ub Iwerks cartoon The Little Red Hen and Woody Woodpecker cartoon Ace in the Hole as test subjects and notices the children play more aggressively after having watched the Woody Woodpecker cartoon. A year later the test will cause debate and concern among moral guardians.[22]
Films released[]
Television series[]
Births[]
January[]
- January 2: Tex Brashear, American voice actor.
- January 9: J.K. Simmons, American actor (voice of J. Jonah Jameson in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ford Pines in Gravity Falls, General Wade Eiling in Justice League: Unlimited, Martin Smarty on Kim Possible, Tenzin in The Legend of Korra, Omni-Man in Invincible, Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3, Mayor Lionheart in Zootopia, the title character in Klaus).
February[]
- February 1: David Wise, American TV scriptwriter (Star Trek: The Animated Series, The Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Batman: The Animated Series), (d. 2020).[23]
- February 7: Miguel Ferrer, American actor and voice actor (Shan Yu in Mulan, Agent Hopkins in the American Dad! episode American Dream Factory), (d. 2017).[24][25][26]
- February 8: Jerry Beck, American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer (wrote The 50 Greatest Cartoons).
- February 21: Kelsey Grammer, American actor (voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons, Dr. Frankenollie in Runaway Brain, Vladimir in Anastasia, Stinky Pete in Toy Story 2 the title character in Gary the Rat).
- February 24: Steve Jobs, American business magnate (Co-Founder of Pixar), (d. 2011).
- February 28: Gilbert Gottfried, American actor and comedian (voice of Iago in the Aladdin franchise, and House of Mouse, Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Action).
April[]
- April 15: Ryūtarō Nakamura, Japanese animated film director and animator (Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, Ghost Hound, Despera), (d. 2013).[27]
- April 18: Keith Kaczorek, American television writer (The Angry Beavers, Sid the Science Kid).
- Specific date in April unknown: Terry Brain, British animator (The Trap Door, Wallace & Gromit), (d. 2016).[28]
May[]
- May 1: Eric Goldberg, American animator, voice actor and film director (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- May 14: Dave Hoover, American comics artist and animator (Wanderers, Starman, Captain America), (d. 2011).[29]
June[]
- June 6: Sam Simon, American television director, producer, designer and writer (The Simpsons), (d. 2015).[30][31][32]
July[]
- July 22: Willem Dafoe, American actor (voice of The Commandant in The Simpsons episode The Secret War of Lisa Simpson, Hunter in Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure, Gill in Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory, Rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Mr. Lassen in The Simpsons episode Blazed and Confused).
August[]
- August 3: Corey Burton, American voice actor (voice of Ludwig von Drake since 1987 Captain Hook since 1983 Dale and Zipper in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Brainiac in The DC Animated Universe Shockwave in The Transformers, Tomax in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Count Dooku and Cad Bane in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, continued Gruffi Gummi and Toadwart in Adventures of the Gummi Bears).
- August 7: Wayne Knight, American actor (voice of Tantor in Tarzan, Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2, Zurg in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Jack O'Lantern in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Mr. Blik in Catscratch, Baron Von Sheldgoose in Legend of the Three Caballeros, The Penguin in Harley Quinn).
- August 21: Gary Apple, American television writer (The Simpsons, Doug, Sabrina, the Animated Series, Oswald, Time Warp Trio).
- August 29: Vera Lanpher-Pacheco, American animator, clean-up artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), and voice actor (voice of Daphne in Dragon's Lair), (d. 2021).[33]
September[]
- September 6: Bruno Bianchi, French animator and comics artist (Inspector Gadget, DIC Entertainment, SIP Animation), (d. 2011).[34]
- September 7: Mira Furlan, Croatian-born, American actress and singer (voice of Silver Sable in Spider-Man, Babette in Arcane), (d. 2021).[35][36][37]
- September 9: John Kricfalusi, Canadian animator and voice actor (The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Ripping Friends, Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon, original voice of Ren Hoek).
- September 11: Mike Docherty, Scottish comics artist and animator, (d. 2016).[38]
- September 12: Peter Scolari, (voice of Wilford B. Wolf on Animaniacs, Preston Vogel in Gargoyles, Prof. Higgenson in What's New Scooby-Doo?, Ray Palmer/Atom in Batman: The Brave and the Bold) (d. 2021).
- September 15: Bruce Reitherman, American actor (voice of Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Mowgli in The Jungle Book), son of Disney Animator Wolfgang Reitherman.
- September 18: Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor (voice of Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki in the Tenchi Muyo! franchise), (d. 2006).
October[]
- October 14: Arleen Sorkin, American actress (voice of Harley Quinn in The DC Animated Universe).
- October 29: Gary Leib, American cartoonist, musician and animator (founder of the animation studio Twinkle), (d. 2021).[39]
November[]
- November 13: Whoopi Goldberg, American actress (voice of Shenzi in The Lion King, and The Lion King 1/2, Gaia in the first three seasons of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Fantasy in The Pagemaster, Stormella in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, Stretch in Toy Story 3, Magic Mirror in The 7D, Herself in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?).
- November 19: Debbi Besserglick, Israeli actress (Hebrew dub voice of Arthur Read), (d. 2005).[40]
- November 30: Kevin Conroy, American actor (voice of Batman in the DC Animated Universe, DC Universe Animated Original Movies, Justice League Action, Teen Titans GO!, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, John Grayson in The Batman, Phantom Stranger and Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Captain Sunshine in The Venture Bros., Mer-Man in Masters of the Universe: Revelation).
December[]
- December 3: Andrea Romano, American voice director (Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros. Animation).
- December 5: Richard Gibbs, American composer and music producer (The Simpsons, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure).
- December 18: Mitch Schauer, American animator, storyboard artist (Hanna-Barbera, Garfield and Friends, Bobby's World, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, Bionicle: Mask of Light, Niko and the Sword of Light), director (Garfield and Friends), writer (3-2-1 Penguins!) and producer (Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Freakazoid!, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., creator of The Angry Beavers).
- December 24: David Richardson, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons), (d. 2021).[41]
- December 30: Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress (voice of Rita in Oliver & Company, Aunt Dee in The Proud Family, Cheetah in Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited, Amanda Waller in Young Justice).
Specific date unknown[]
- George Daugherty, American conductor, director, producer and writer (Looney Tunes, Peter and the Wolf, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat).
- Antón Cancelas, Spanish voice actor (Spanish dub synchronisation of Saint Seiya), (d. 2021).[42]
Deaths[]
July[]
- July 4: Perce Pearce, American animation director, producer, writer (Walt Disney Company) and voice actor (voice of the mole in Bambi), dies at age 55.[43]
Specific date unknown[]
- Erich F.T. Schenk, German-American painter, children's book illustrator, animator and comics artist (worked for the Fleischer Studios), dies at age 53 or 54.[44]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Art Clokey". KQED Public Media for Northern California. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
- ^ "Beanstalk Bunny". 12 February 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "The Legend of Rockabye Point". 11 April 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ McCall, Douglas L. (2015-09-11). Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. ISBN 9781476609669.
- ^ "Dobrý voják Svejk (1955) - IMDb". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Lady and the Tramp". 22 June 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Walt Disney". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "A Journey to the Beginning of Time". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ IMDb title|0788085|Gumbasia
- ^ "The Bewitched Boy". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Speedy Gonzales". 17 September 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The Mickey Mouse Club". 17 July 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Deputy Droopy (MGM)".
- ^ "Pecos Pest". 11 November 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Roman Legion-Hare". 12 November 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Cellbound (MGM)".
- ^ "The Mighty Mouse Playhouse (TV Series 1955–1966) - IMDb". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "A Rubovian Legend". 15 December 1955. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "One Froggy Evening (1955) - IMDb". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Ray Goossens". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Alberta Siegel Sets a Rubber Knife, 1955 |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "David Wise". www.facebook.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Saperstein, Pat (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Actor, Dies at 61". Variety. Los Angeles. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer Dies: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' & 'Crossing Jordan' Star Was 61". Deadline Hollywood. Los Angeles. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ Tribune News Services (January 19, 2017). "Miguel Ferrer, 'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor, dies at 61". Chicago Tribune. Chicago: Tronc, Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Serial Experiments Lain Director Ryutaro Nakamura Passes Away". Anime News Network. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Bristol Trap Door animator, Terry Brain, has died". Bristol Post. March 28, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "David H. Hoover Obituary". Obitsforlife.com. 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Yardley, William (March 9, 2015). "Sam Simon, Who Helped Shape 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 59". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Carmel Dagan (February 9, 2015). "Sam Simon, Co-Creator of 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 59". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Eleftheriou-Smith, Loulla-Mae (March 9, 2015). "Sam Simon dead: 'The Simpsons' co-creator dies aged 59". The Independent. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Vera Lanpher-Pacheco Death: The Voice of Daphne, Vera Pacheco is dead, Cause of Death". Top Info Guide. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Bruno Bianchi". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Mira Furlan: Babylon 5 and Lost actress dies at 65". BBC News. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Umrla je velika glumica Mira Furlan" [The great actress Mira Furlan has died]. N1 HR (in Croatian). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Stedman, Alex (22 January 2021). "Mira Furlan, 'Babylon 5' and 'Lost' Actress, Dies at 65". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Mike Docherty". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Gary Leib". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ דבי בסרגליק (in Hebrew)
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 19, 2021). "David Richardson Dies: 'The Simpsons', 'Two and a Half Men & 'F Is For Family' Writer-Producer Was 65". Deadline.
- ^ "Muere Antón Cancelas, popular doblador gallego que puso voz a Clint Eastwood o Terminator". Quincemil.
- ^ "Perce Pearce". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Erich F. T. Schenk". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
External links[]
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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