1973 in animation
| Years in animation: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 |
The year 1973 in animation involved some events.
Events[]
January[]
- January 2: The first episode of Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog airs.[1]
- January 6: The first episode of the educational TV series Schoolhouse Rock! is broadcast.[2]
- January 24: The Brazilian animated film Piconzé is released.[3]
February[]
- February 5: The first episode of The Wombles airs.[4]
- February 22: The film Charlotte's Web is first released, based on the eponymous novel by E.B. White.[5]
March[]
- March 27: 45th Academy Awards: Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[6]
May[]
- May 3: The film János Vitéz (Johnny Corncob) is released, the first Hungarian animated feature film, based on the eponymous epic poem by Sándor Petőfi, and directed by Marcell Jankovics.[7]
July[]
- July 31: The Russian film Adventures of Mowgli premiers.[8][9]
August[]
- August 8:
September[]
- September 8:
- The first episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series is broadcast, with the original cast of Star Trek: The Original Series voicing their original characters.[12]
- The first episode of Super Friends is broadcast.[13]
October[]
- October 13: The first episode of Cutie Honey airs.[14]
November[]
- November 8: The Walt Disney Company releases Robin Hood, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.[15]
December[]
- December 6: René Laloux and Roland Topor's Fantastic Planet premiers.[16][17]
- December 12: and Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time is released.[18]
Specific date unknown[]
- Gibba's pornographic animated feature film Il Nano e la Strega (King Dick) is released.[19]
Films released[]
Television series[]
Births[]
January[]
- January 3: Dan Harmon, American writer, producer, actor and comedian (co-created Rick and Morty).
- January 14: Katie Griffin, Canadian actress (voice of Rei Hino/Sailor Mars in the original english dub of Sailor Moon, second voice of Alex on Totally Spies).
- January 17: Bob Persichetti, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), storyboard artist (DreamWorks Animation), writer (The Little Prince) and director (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse).
February[]
- February 12: Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress (voice of Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls, Lena Dupree in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Batgirl in The New Batman Adventures, Timmy Turner and Poof in The Fairly OddParents, Dil Pickles in Rugrats, Raven in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Dannan O'Mallard and Molly Winks in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Toot Braunstein and Princess Clara in Drawn Together, the title character in Ben 10, Daizy in Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and My Little Pony: Pony Life, the title character in Unikitty!).
- February 14: Alec Sulkin, American writer, producer, and voice actor (Family Guy, The Cleveland Show).
June[]
- June 13: Ogie Banks, American voice actor (Clawd Wolf in Monster High, Luke Cage and Miles Morales in Ultimate Spider-Man)
- June 16: Aaron Ehasz, American screenwriter and television producer (Mission Hill, Futurama, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sit Down, Shut Up, The Dragon Prince).
- June 17: Nahnatchka Khan, American television writer and producer (Pepper Ann, American Dad!).
July[]
- July 10: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Japanese animator and director (Studio Ghibli).
August[]
- August 2: Eric Rogers, American television writer (Futurama, Teen Titans Go!, Brickleberry, Wander Over Yonder, Littlest Pet Shop, Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, Skylanders Academy, Polly Pocket) and production assistant (Futurama).
- August 22: Kristen Wiig, American actress and comedienne (voice of Ruffnut Thorston in the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy, Miss Hattie in Despicable Me, and Agent Lucy Wilde in the sequels, Lola Bunny on The Looney Tunes Show).
- August 24: Grey DeLisle-Griffin, American voice actress and singer (voice of Mandy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Vicky in The Fairly OddParents, Frankie Foster, Duchess, Berry, Goo and Mac's Mother in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Yumi in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Princess Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Lupe and Ingrid Giraffe in My Gym Partner's a Monkey, continued voice of Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo, Martin Prince and Sherri and Terri in The Simpsons).
- August 28: Kirby Morrow, Canadian voice actor, writer and comedian (voice of Cyclops from X-Men: Evolution, Jay from Class of the Titans, Hot Shot from Transformers: Cybertron, American dub voice of Miroku from InuYasha, Van Fanel from the Ocean dub of Escaflowne, Teru Mikami from Death Note, Trowa Barton from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Ryo Takatsuki from Project ARMS, Goku from Ocean's dub of Dragon Ball Z (from Episode 160 onwards), Cole from Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu), (d. 2020).[20]
September[]
- September 29: Brad Kane, American singer (singing voice of Aladdin in Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves).
October[]
- October 4: Octavio E. Rodriguez, American animator (Space Jam), storyboard artist (CatDog, Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, SpongeBob SquarePants, Johnny Bravo, Megas XLR, Jackie Chan Adventures, Catscratch, The Happy Elf, Drawn Together, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Emperor's New School, The Mighty B!, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Fanboy & Chum Chum, Transformers: Prime, Pixar) and director (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Ron's Gone Wrong).
- October 26: Seth MacFarlane, American animator, comedian, voice actor (Family Guy, American Dad) and film director (Ted, and Ted 2).
Specific date unknown[]
- Mike B. Anderson, American television director (The Simpsons).
Deaths[]
February[]
- February 15: Wally Cox, American actor (voice of the title character in Underdog), dies at age 48.
March[]
- March 6: Aleksandr Ptushko, Russian animator and animated film director (The New Gulliver, The Stone Flower, Sadko, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Ruslan and Ludmila), died at age 72.[21]
April[]
- April 10: Robert Collard, aka Lortac, French writer, caricaturist, comics writer and artist, illustrator, novelist, painter, art critic, animator, animated film director, dies at age 88.[22]
- April 23: Hans Fischerkoesen, German animated film director and producer (Fischerkoesen-Studios), dies at age 76.[23]
May[]
- May 26: Ōten Shimokawa, Japanese cartoonist, comics artist and animator (Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki), dies at age 81.[24]
June[]
- June 17: Luis van Rooten, Mexican-American actor (voice of the King and Grand Duke in Cinderella), dies at age 66.[25]
August[]
- August 1: Frederick Worlock, American actor (voice of Horace and Inspector Craven in 101 Dalmatians), dies at age 86.[26]
- August 16: Harry Foster Welch, American radio and voice actor (voice of Popeye the Sailor from 1945 to 1947), dies from heart failure at age 79.
October[]
- October 18: Walt Kelly, American animator and cartoonist (Walt Disney Studios), dies at age 60.
December[]
- December 13: Allie Wrubel, American composer and songwriter (Song of the South, Make Mine Music, Melody Time), dies at age 68.
- December 20: George Debels, aka Joe Stan, Belgian-Dutch animator, illustrator and comics artist (De Dierenmars [27]), passes away at age 83.[28]
Specific date unknown[]
- Phil DeLara, American animator and comics artist (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 59.[29]
See also[]
Sources[]
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- ^ "History of Schoolhouse Rock". Jun 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Almanaque Brasil - Piconzé deu cor aos nossos desenhos animados". almanaquebrasil.com.br. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014.
- ^ "My family and other Wombles". Times. London. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Charlotte's Web (1973) - Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto, Charles Nichols | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ Vollenbroek, Tunde (2015-05-18). "Marcell Jankovics Q&A: 'Why Would One Imitate Reality?'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ "The Adventures of Mowgli". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | "THE JUNGLE BOOK"". www.animator.ru. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Doraemon (TV 1/1973) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Heavy Traffic (1973) - Ralph Bakshi | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Star Trek: The Animated Series Synopsis". Star Trek. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-08-26. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Cutey Honey (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Robin Hood (1973) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Roland Topor". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Fantastic Planet (1973) - René Laloux | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "Once Upon a Time". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Il nano e la strega". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Kirby Morrow, Voice Actor and 'Stargate: Atlantis' Alum, Dies at 47". TheWrap. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ AlloCiné
- ^ "Robert Lortac". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Giesen, R.; Storm, J.P. (2012). Animation under the swastika: a history of trickfilm in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 153–156.
- ^ "Oten SHIMOKAWA - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Luis Van Rooten". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Frederic Worlock, Actor". University of Bristol Theatre Collection. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "George Debels". www.nicodubois.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Stan". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Phil De Lara". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
External links[]
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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