1952 in animation
Events in 1952 in animation.
Events
January
- January 1: Norm McLaren releases Voisins (Neighbours).[1]
February
- February 5: Chuck Jones' Feed the Kitty premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.[2]
- February 8: Jack Hannah's Lambert the Sheepish Lion, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released.[3]
- February 9: Tex Avery's Magical Maestro premieres, produced by MGM, starring Spike.[4]
March
- March 15: Hanna-Barbera's Tom & Jerry cartoon The Two Mouseketeers is first released, produced by MGM. This is the first of several shorts in which the characters appear as musketeers.[5]
- March 20: 24th Academy Awards: The Tom and Jerry cartoon The Two Mouseketeers, produced by MGM, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[6]
September
- September 20: Chuck Jones' Rabbit Seasoning is first released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, the second hunting season cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.[7]
October
- October 10: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Trick or Treat premieres, produced by the Walt Disney Company. It features the debut of Witch Hazel who would become a recurring character in Disney comics.[8]
- October 31: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon Two Weeks Vacation, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres.[9]
November
- November 15: Bob McKimson's Bugs Bunny short Rabbit's Kin premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons which marks the debut of Pete Puma.[10]
Specific date unknown
- Lev Atamanov's film The Scarlet Flower is first released.[11]
- Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya's The Snow Maiden is first released.[12]
- Colin Low's The Romance of Transportation in Canada is first released.[13]
- Norman McLaren's Neighbours premieres.[14]
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 19: Beau Weaver, American voice actor (voice of Clark Kent/Superman in Superman, Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in Fantastic Four).
- January 30: Steve Bartek, American guitarist, orchestrator (The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Tigger Movie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, Meet the Robinsons, The Simpsons Movie, Bee Movie, Frankenweenie, Epic, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, The Grinch), film and television composer (Family Dog, Cabin Boy, Nightmare Ned, An Extremely Goofy Movie).
February
- February 5: Yoshinori Kanada, Japanese animator (Birth, worked for Hayao Miyazaki), (d. 2009).[15]
- February 17: Garry Chalk, British-born Canadian actor (voice of Optimus Primal in Beast Wars: Transformers, Optimus Prime in the Unicron Trilogy).
March
- March 2:
- Laraine Newman, American actress, writer and comedian (voice of Lois Foutley in As Told by Ginger, Baby Doll in The New Batman Adventures, Miss Information in Histeria!, Ms. Hubbard in The Oblongs, Gran in Dawn of the Croods, Peaches in Ridley Jones).
- Mark Evanier, American television writer (Garfield and Friends).
April
- April 15: Glenn Shadix, American actor (voice of the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Brain and Monsieur Mallah in Teen Titans), (d. 2010).[16]
- April 16: Billy West, American voice actor (Ren Höek and Stimpy in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz in Doug, Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan in Futurama, Red M&M in M&M ads, Bugs Bunny in Space Jam).[17]
- April 17: Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (voice replacement for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Grandpa Lou in Rugrats, Uncle Stinkie in Casper) (d. 2016).[18]
- April 20: Mark Schiff, American actor (voice of Little Dog in 2 Stupid Dogs, Boy Beaver in the Timon & Pumbaa episode Amusement Bark, himself in the Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode Mask).
May
- May 6: Fred Newman, American actor (voice of Porkchop, Skeeter Valentine, and Mr. Dink in Doug, Stupid in Who Framed Roger Rabbit).
- May 8: Kent Holaday, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Maxie's World, BraveStarr, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures) and lip sync artist (DIC Entertainment, The Simpsons, The New Adventures of He-Man, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, Klasky Csupo, The Critic, The Maxx, King of the Hill, Daria, Celebrity Deathmatch, Futurama, Sheep in the Big City, Baby Blues), (d. 2001).[19]
- May 21: Mr. T, American actor and professional wrestler (voice of Mr. T-Rex in The Terrible Thunderlizards, Earl Devereaux in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, himself in Mister T, the Alvin and the Chipmunks episode The C Team, the House of Mouse episode House Ghosts, the Johnny Bravo episode T Is for Trouble and The Simpsons episode Today I Am a Clown).
- May 25: Ramon Pipin, French singer, songwriter and composer (Highlander: The Animated Series, Space Goofs, The New Adventures of Lucky Luke).
- May 28: Denis Akiyama, Japanese-Canadian voice actor (voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English dub of Sailor Moon), (d. 2018).[20]
- May 31: David Anthony Kraft, American comics writer, critic, publisher and animation screenwriter (G.I. Joe Extreme, Street Fighter), (d. 2021).[21][22]
June
- June 20: John Goodman, American actor (voice of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, Frosty the Snowman in Frosty Returns, Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove franchise, Robot Santa in the Futurama episode Xmas Story, Baloo in The Jungle Book 2, Larry in Father of the Pride, Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff in The Princess and the Frog).
- June 22: Barry Anthony Trop, American composer (Captain Zed and the Zee Zone, Big Bad Beetleborgs, SpongeBob SquarePants), (d. 2016).[23]
July
- July 8: Doug Molitor, American television writer (DIC Entertainment, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Beetlejuice, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, James Bond Jr., Free Willy, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends, Flight Squad, Sitting Ducks, Totally Spies!, X-Men: Evolution, Pet Alien, Pucca, Nelvana, The Penguins of Madagascar, Kid vs. Kat, Wild Grinders, Transformers: Rescue Bots).
- July 12: Stephen R. Johnson, American animator, painter, television director and music video director (Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel), (d. 2015).[24][25][26]
- July 20: David Anderson, British animator (Dreamland Express), (d. 2015).[27]
August
- August 12: Keith Dinicol, Canadian actor (voice of Willow 1 in Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series), (d. 2021).[28]
September
- September 1: Phil Hendrie, American radio personality and voice actor (voice of various characters in King of the Hill, Free Waterfall, Jr., Free Waterfall, Sr., Old Man Waterfall, Frida Waterfall, Hutch Waterfall and the Encyclopod in Futurama, Mayor in The Replacements episode Skate-Gate, Doctor Jeff, Coach Pratt, Counselor Critchlow, Mr. Masthead, Art Doodle and Old Owl Judge in Napoleon Dynamite, Enchanted Forest Ranger and Flappy Jackson in The 7D, Principal Vagina and other various characters in Rick and Morty, Action Cop 1 and Action Cop 2 in the Unikitty! episode License to Punch, Football Coach and Galvin in Squidbillies, Pyro Moth and Universe Simulator in The Midnight Gospel, Jim Jeffords, Reid Harrison and other various characters in F Is for Family).
- September 5: Michael Horton, American actor (voice of Rick Jones in The Incredible Hulk, Chip Chase in The Transformers, Arn in The Legend of Prince Valiant, John Jameson in Spider-Man).
- September 27: Deanna Oliver, American actress (voice of Toaster in The Brave Little Toaster and its sequels) and writer (wrote for Tiny Toon Adventures, and Animaniacs).
- September 29: Gabor Csupo, Hungarian-American animator (co-founder of Klasky Csupo).
October
- October 16: Ron Taylor, American actor, singer and writer (voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy in The Simpsons, Mugsy and Bruno in Rover Dangerfield, Orderly in the Batman: The Animated Series episode Dreams in Darkness, Ibalo in the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode The Switching Hour), (d. 2002).
November
- November 3:
- Jim Cummings, American voice actor (voice of Winnie-the-Pooh & Tigger since 1988, Pete since 1992, The Tasmanian Devil, in Taz-Mania, the title character and NegaDuck in Darkwing Duck, Fat Cat and Monterey Jack in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Don Karnage and Louie in TaleSpin, Cat in CatDog, Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog, Fuzzy Lumpkins in The Powerpuff Girls, Hondo Ohnaka in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: Rebels, Ed in The Lion King, Ray in The Princess and the Frog).
- Roseanne Barr, American actress, comedian, writer and producer (Maggie in Home on the Range, Kraang Prime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, herself in the Futurama episode Three Hundred Big Boys).
- November 14:
- Bill Farmer, American voice actor (voice of Goofy since 1987, continued voice of Pluto and Horace Horsecollar, Foghorn Leghorn, Sylvester, and Yosemite Sam in Space Jam, Doc in The 7D, Hop Pop in Amphibia).
- Maggie Roswell, American voice actress (The Simpsons).
- November 15: Randy Savage, American professional wrestler and actor (voice of Rasslor in Dexter's Laboratory, Leonard "the Grey Ghost" Ghostal in Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Master Sergeant Emily Dickinson Jones in Duck Dodgers, Sasquatch in The X's, Thug actor in Bolt), (d. 2011).
- November 16: Peter Keefe, American television producer (Voltron, Denver the Last Dinosaur, Widget) and co-founder of Zodiac Entertainment, (d. 2010).[29][30]
- November 30: Henry Selick, American stop motion director, producer, and writer. (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline).
December
- December 9: Michael Dorn, American voice actor (voice of I.M. Weasel in I Am Weasel, Coldstone in Gargoyles, Kalibak and John Henry Irons/Steel in Superman: The Animated Series, the Martian Centurion Robots in Duck Dodgers).
- December 19:
- Linda Woolverton, American screenwriter (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King).
- Walter Murphy, American composer (Channel Umptee-3, Family Guy, Fillmore!, American Dad!, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, The Cleveland Show, Foodfight!, How Murray Saved Christmas) keyboardist, songwriter, orchestrator (Teacher's Pet, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas) and record producer.
- December 25: CCH Pounder, Guyanese-American actress (voice of Amanda Waller in Justice League Unlimited, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Batman: Assault on Arkham).
- December 29: Efron Etkin, Israeli actor (dub voice of Piglet in Winnie the Pooh and Dolf in Alfred J. Kwak), (d. 2012).[31]
Specific date unknown
- John P. McCann, American television writer, actor and producer (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and The Brain, Freakazoid!, Dave the Barbarian).
- Ronald A. Weinberg, US-born Canadian former television producer and businessman (co-founder of CINAR).
- Bill St. James, American announcer and radio personality (voice of Announcer in The Angry Beavers episode Dagski and Norb, Grandpa Panda in the Go, Diego, Go! episode All Aboard the Giant Panda Express!, announcer for Nickelodeon and Adult Swim).
Deaths
March
- March 1: Gregory La Cava, American animator and film director (Raoul Barré, International Film Service), dies at age 59.
- March 25: Egon von Tresckow, aka Tres, German animator, illustrator, comics artist and caricaturist (worked for UFA and the films of Hans Fischerkoesen), dies at age 45.[32]
June
- June 25: Fred Brunish, American painter and animator (Walter Lantz), dies at age 49 or 50.[33]
November
- November 23: Fred Moore, American animator (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 41.[34]
References
- "Voisins".
- Feed the Kitty at IMDb
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion at IMDb
- Magical Maestro at IMDb
- The Two Mouseketeers at IMDb
- "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- Rabbit Seasoning at IMDb
- Trick or Treat at IMDb
- Two Weeks Vacation at IMDb
- Rabbit's Kin at IMDb
- The Scarlet Flower at IMDb
- The Snow Maiden at IMDb
- The Romance of Transportation in Canada at IMDb
- McLaughlin, Dan (2001). "A rather incomplete but still fascinating history of animation". Archived from the original on 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
- "Animator Yoshinori Kanada Reportedly Passes Away". Anime News Network. July 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- "Glenn Shadix, Actor in 'Beetlejuice,' Dies at 58 (Published 2010)". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 9, 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Billy West • Welcome". www.billywest.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Leovy, Jill (February 4, 2016). "Joe Alaskey dies at 63; impersonator was a later voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- Kent Holaday at IMDb
- Bartlett, Rhett (July 3, 2018). "The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- Fassett, Ryan (2021-05-20). "Writer and Publisher David Anthony Kraft Has Passed Away". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- "David A. Kraft, Iconic Defenders Writer, Comics Journalist, Has Passed Away". CBR. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- Barry Trop at IMDb
- "The Dead Rock Stars Club - January to June 2015". Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- "Obituary for Stephen Russell Johnson". Cheney-Witt Funeral Chapel. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- "Stephen R. Johnson's Obituary on New York Times". New York Times. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- "In Memoriam: David Anderson (1952-2015)". May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Chesapeake Shores Actor Keith Dinicol Has Died". cheatsheet.com. November 22, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- Koppel, Niko (June 10, 2010). "Peter Keefe, Creator of Cartoon 'Voltron,' Dies at 57". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- Barnes, Mike. "'Voltron' producer Peter Keefe dies", The Hollywood Reporter, May 28, 2010. Accessed June 11, 2010.
- עפרון אטקין (in Hebrew)
- "Egon von Tresckow".
- Ask Art The Artists' Bluebook. "Fred W. Brunish". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- "Fred Moore - Animators' Hall of Fame". www.agni-animation.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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