1960 in animation
| Years in animation: | 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 |
The year 1960 in animation involved some animation-related events.
Events[]
January[]
- January 21: Wolfgang Reitherman's Goliath II, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premiers.[1]
February[]
- February 8:
- February 23: The first episode of Torchy the Battery Boy is broadcast.[5]
- February 25: The first episode of Four Feather Falls is broadcast.[6]
April[]
- April 4: 32nd Academy Awards: Moonbird by John Hubley wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[7]
June[]
- June 20: 12th Primetime Emmy Awards: The Huckleberry Hound Show wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming. It's the first animated TV series to receive this honour.[8]
August[]
- August 14: The anime film Alakazam the Great by Taji Yabushita and Daisaku Shirakawa premiers.[9]
September[]
- September 3: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon From Hare to Heir premiers.[10]
- September 30: The first episode of The Flintstones is broadcast, the first American prime time animated television series to become a ratings hit. It marks the debut of Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Barney Rubble and Betty Rubble.[11]
October[]
- October 11: The first episode of The Bugs Bunny Show is broadcast.[12]
December[]
- November 7: The first episode of the Mister Magoo TV series is broadcast.[13]
- December 3: Chuck Jones' High Note premiers.[14]
- The first episode of Joë Chez Les Abeilles / Joë Petit Boum-Boum (Joe the Little Boom Boom) is broadcast.[15]
Specific date unknown[]
- The first episode of the Popeye the Sailor TV series is broadcast.[16]
- The first episode of Snip and Snap is broadcast.[17]
- Valentin Lalayants, Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg's It Was I Who Drew the Little Man premiers.[18]
- In Annecy, France, the International Animated Film Association is established, consisting of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[19]
Films released[]
Television series debuts[]
Births[]
January[]
- January 4: April Winchell, American voice actress (voice of Clarabelle in House of Mouse & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sylvia in Wander Over Yonder).
- January 15: Kelly Asbury, American male animator (The Rescuers Down Under), storyboard artist (The Prince of Egypt and Frozen) and director (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Gnomeo and Juliet), (d. 2020).
- January 17: Tracey Moore, Canadian voice actress (original english voice of Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon voice of Princess Toadstool in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World) and voice director.
February[]
- February 6: Harry Thompson, British radio and TV producer, comedy writer, novelist and TV writer (co-creator of Monkey Dust), (d. 2005).[20]
- February 18: Tony Anselmo, American voice actor and animator (voice of Donald Duck since 1985).
March[]
- March 13: Joe Ranft, American animator and storyboard artist (Pixar), (d. 2005).
April[]
- April 25: Olivier Jean-Marie, French animation writer and director (Space Goofs, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Zig & Sharko), (d. 2021).[21]
- April 29: Steve Blum, American voice actor (voice of Spike Spiegel on Cowboy Bebop, Roger Smith on The Big O, Mugen on Samurai Champloo, Orochimaru on Naruto, Shishio Makoto on Rurouni Kenshin, second voice of TOM on Toonami, Green Goblin on The Spectacular Spider-Man, Amon on The Legend of Korra, Wolverine in Numerous Marvel productions Jamie on Megas XLR, Zeb Orrelios on Star Wars Rebels).
May[]
- May 10: Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, activist, philanthropist, and businessman.[22] (voice of Clay Calloway in Sing 2).
- May 22: Hideaki Anno, Japanese animator, director, artist, screenwriter and actor (Neon Genesis Evangelion).
July[]
- July 10: Jeff Bergman, American voice actor (Looney Tunes).
- July 19: Steve Viksten, American television writer (Rugrats, Duckman, Hey Arnold!, Recess, Higglytown Heroes, The Simpsons) and voice actor (voice of Oskar Kokoshka in Hey Arnold!), (d. 2014).[23]
August[]
- August 28: Barry Purves, English animator.
September[]
- September 27: J. Allen Williams, American animator (Darkstar: The Interactive Movie).
- September 30: Vincent Waller, American animator, writer, director and producer (SpongeBob SquarePants).
October[]
- October 4: Loren Lester, American voice actor (voice of Dick Grayson on Batman: The Animated Series, and The New Batman Adventures).
- October 9: Maddie Blaustein, American voice actress (voice of Meowth in the 4Kids dub of Pokemon), (d. 2008).
- October 16: Mark Barrows, American effects animator (BraveStarr, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Simpsons Movie), (d. 2021).[24]
- October 21: Paul Rugg, American screenwriter, producer, and voice actor (voice of The title character on Freakazoid, Mr. Director on Animaniacs, Nostradamus on Histeria, The Dark Lord Chuckles the Pig on Dave the Barbarian, Professor Rotwood on American Dragon: Jake Long, Lord Starchbottom on The 7D).
November[]
- November 6: Eddie Korbich, American actor (voice of Al and Moo Sleech on Doug, Flick Duck, Edouard Snooty, Ootsie and Bootsie Snooty on PB&J Otter).
December[]
- December 9: Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American animator and voice actor (co-creator of Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law).
- December 15: Robert E. Stanton, American background artist (Filmation, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Curious George), (d. 2021).
- December 21: Raymie Muzquiz, American animator, sheet timer (Rugrats, Duckman, The Rugrats Movie), storyboard artist (The Simpsons, Bobby's World, Klasky Csupo, Squirrel Boy, Dinosaur Train) and director (Duckman, Rugrats, The Electric Piper, Hey Arnold!, Drawn Together, Sit Down, Shut Up, Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Disenchantment).
- December 24: Glenn McQueen, Canadian animator (Pixar, The Walt Disney Company), (d. 2002).[25]
Specific date unknown[]
- Michael Rowe, American television writer and producer (ALF Tales, The PJs, Futurama, Family Guy, Brickleberry, Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series).
- Sib Ventress, American television writer (Danny Phantom, Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage, Yin Yang Yo!, Pound Puppies, Goldie and Bear, Cannon Busters, Mickey Mouse Funhouse).
- Nick Rijgersberg, Canadian animator (It's Punky Brewster, The Nutcracker Prince, The Raccoons, The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, What's with Andy?, Arthur), storyboard artist (Inspector Gadget, Bob the Builder) and director (Caillou, The Little Lulu Show, The Twins), (d. 2020).[26]
Deaths[]
January[]
- January 26: Riley Thomson, American comics artist and animator (Warner Brothers Animation, Walt Disney Company), dies at age 47.[27]
May[]
- May 27: Edward Brophy, American comedian and actor (voice of Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo), dies at age 65.[28]
September[]
- September 24: Mátyás Seiber, Hungarian-British composer (wrote music for Animal Farm and A Short Vision), dies at age 55 in a road accident.[29]
October[]
- October 10: Basil Ruysdael, American opera singer and actor (voice of truck driver in 101 Dalmatians), dies at age 82.
November[]
- November 14: Walter Catlett, American actor (voice of the Fox in Pinocchio), dies at age 71.
Specific date unknown[]
- Helena Smith Dayton, American animated film director, painter and sculptor, dies at age 76-77.[30]
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ "Goliath II". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Mel Blanc". Oct 25, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "George Pal". Oct 25, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Torchy, the Battery Boy (TV Series 1959–1961) - IMDb". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Four Feather Falls". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ "Nominees / Winners 1960". Television Academy. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Alakazam the Great". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "From Hare to Heir". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The Flintstones". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "The Bugs Bunny Show". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Mister Magoo". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "High Note". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Joë petit boum-boum". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Popeye the Sailor (TV Series 1960–1962) - IMDb". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Snip and Snap (TV Series 1960– ) - IMDb". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "I Drew the Little Man". Retrieved May 27, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Home - The International Animated Film Society - ASIFA". asifa.net. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Maggie (November 9, 2005). "Harry Thompson". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (May 16, 2021). "Acclaimed French Animator/Director Olivier Jean-Marie Dies at 60".
- ^ "Bono: A Global Rock Star and Activist". Oprah.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Steve Viksten Dead: 'Hey Arnold!' Voice Actor Dies At 54". Huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Mark Barrows". IMDb.
- ^ Obituary, latimes.com, November 19, 2002; accessed September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Nick Rijgersberg". IMDb.
- ^ "Riley Thomson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Edward Brophy Dies". The Kansas City Times. May 31, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mátyás Seiber". Schott Music. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ Windsor, Henry Havens (1917). East Wallop's Hardy Annuals.
External links[]
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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