Ray Abrams (animator)
Ray Abrams | |
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Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | April 19, 1906
Died | June 4, 1981 Los Angeles, California, USA | (aged 75)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Animator, Director |
Employer | Walter Lantz Productions (1930-1937; 1950-1965) MGM Cartoons (1937-1950) Hanna-Barbera (1965-1981) |
Known for | Animating for Tex Avery at MGM cartoons |
Ray Abrams (April 19, 1906 — June 4, 1981) was an American animator and director. Abrams worked on several major animations during the 1930s. He began his career as an animator at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Walter Lantz Productions and Hanna-Barbera.[1]
Abrams was born in 1906 and was raised on a property in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2] He worked in various animations during the 1930s, he began his career at Walt Disney Productions we’re he worked on the Alice Comedies and the Oswald The Lucky Rabbit cartoons he arrived at Walter Lantz Productions in 1930 he moved to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in 1937 and mainly worked on shorts under the direction of Tex Avery. In 1950 he went back to Lantz and in 1965 he moved to Hanna-Barbera he remained there until his death in 1981
Between 1930 and 1955, he worked in the studio of Walter Lantz Productions, mainly for "Woody Woodpecker" and "Chilly Willy".[3]
Filmography[]
Abrams is considered to work on some of the greatest cartoons of the Golden Age of American Animation:
- The Woody Woodpecker Show (Animator–1957)
- Blitz Wolf (animator–1942)
- King-Size Canary (animator–1947)
- The Stone Age (animator–1931)
Death[]
At the age of 75 he died in Los Angeles, California in 1981.
References[]
- ^ "The Ray Abrams Archives – Part 3: Cowboys, Co-Workers and Polo Ponies". April 3, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (May 1, 2005). "Living Life Inside The Lines Tales From The Golden Age of Animation". ISBN 9781578067497. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Changing the World American Progressives in War And Revolution". May 1, 2005. ISBN 9781400850594. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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External links[]
- Ray Abrams at IMDb
- Animators from Utah
- American animated film directors
- 1906 births
- 1981 deaths
- Walter Lantz Productions people
- Hanna-Barbera people
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio people
- Walt Disney Animation Studios people