1958 in animation
Events in 1958 in animation.
Events
March
- March 8: Chuck Jones' Robin Hood Daffy, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. It stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.[1]
- March 26: 30th Academy Awards: The Tweety & Sylvester cartoon Birds Anonymous by Friz Freleng wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[2]
- March 29: Chuck Jones' Hare-Way to the Stars, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons premieres. It stars Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian.[3]
August
- August 1:
- Les Clark's Paul Bunyan, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres.[4]
- Hanna-Barbera's Tot Watchers, produced by MGM, is first released. It's their final theatrical Tom & Jerry cartoon.[5]
- August 22: Karel Zeman's The Fabulous World of Jules Verne premieres.[6]
- August 23: Friz Freleng's Knighty Knight Bugs premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[7]
September
- September 6: The first episode of The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole is broadcast.[8][9]
- September 29: The first episode of The Huckleberry Hound Show is broadcast, produced by Hanna-Barbera. It marks the debut of Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Hokey Wolf and Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (their segment debuts on 2 October).[10]
October
- October 22: Taiji Yabushita and Kazuhiko Okabe's The White Snake Enchantress is first released. It is Toei Animation's feature debut and the first anime feature film in color.
December
- December 19: The Disney Christmas special, From All of Us to All of You, is first broadcast. In the Nordic countries (Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland) it will become an annual Christmas TV tradition from 1959 onwards.[11][12][13][14]
Specific date unknown
- The first episode of Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown is broadcast, an animated TV series based on the popularity of Bozo the Clown.[15][16]
Films released
Television series
Births
January
- January 21: Jean-Yves Raimbaud, French animator and screenwriter (Space Goofs, Oggy and the Cockroaches), (d. 1998).[17]
February
- February 1: William Dufris, American actor and audiobook narrator (American dub voice of the title character in Bob the Builder), (d. 2020).[18]
- February 5: Christopher Shea, American former child actor (original voice of Linus in the Peanuts television specials), (d. 2010).[19]
- February 19: Gary Sperling, American television writer (Disney Television Animation), (d. 2003).
- February 23: Norm Spencer, Canadian voice actor (Cyclops in X-Men), (d. 2020).[20][21][22]
- February 24: Chris Buck, American film director (Tarzan, Surf's Up, Frozen, Frozen II).
March
- March 7: Norihiro Inoue, Japanese voice actor (voice of Schneizel el Britannia in Code Geass, Taichi Hiraga Keaton in Master Keaton, Marco in Gunslinger Girl, Atlas in Metropolis), (d. 2022).[23]
- March 30: Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor (voice of the Brain in Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain, Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters, Big Bob Pataki in Hey Arnold!, Popeye in Popeye and Son, Dizzy Devil in Tiny Toon Adventures, continued voice of Yosemite Sam, Father in Codename: Kids Next Door, various characters in Futurama, Mortimer Mouse in Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, Inspector Gadget in Gadget and the Gadgetinis, Vincent Van Ghoul in Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated and Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost, King Agnarr in Frozen, Root Beer Tapper in Wreck-It Ralph, and Ralph Breaks the Internet, Mr. Big in Zootopia, Grumpy in The 7D).
- March 31: Lisa Michelson, American voice actress (dub voice of Satsuki Kusakabe in My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service), (d. 1991).
April
- April 4: Constance Shulman, American actress (voice of Patti Mayonnaise in Doug).
- April 6:
- Mark Henn, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- Peter Del Vecho, American film producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- April 10: Mike Lazzo, American former television producer (Cartoon Network, founder of Williams Street).
- April 12: Michael Marcantel, American animator, storyboard artist (The Simpsons, Sit Down, Shut Up, Allen Gregory, Beavis and Butt-Head, Futurama) and director (The Simpsons).
May
- May 20:
- Nurhasanah Iskandar, Indonesian voice actress (dub voice of Doraemon in Doraemon), (d. 2020).[24]
- Judy Kuhn, American singer (singing voice of the title character in Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World).
- May 26: Howard Goodall, English composer (Mr. Bean: The Animated Series).
- May 29: Karen Maruyama, American actress and comedian (voice of Shao Lin in Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys, Dancing Woman #1 in The Simpsons episode "In Marge We Trust", Japanese Stewardess in The Simpsons episode "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo", Leopard in The Wild Thornberrys episode "Black and White and Mom All Over", Buddhist in the King of the Hill episode "Won't You Pimai Neighbor?", Kim in Static Shock, Amazonian in the Futurama episode "Amazon Women in the Mood", Tsukuri in Justice League, Yoji Kirakowa in Heavy Gear: The Animated Series).
- May 31: Tim Hill, American film director and writer (Garfield 2, Alvin and The Chipmunks and Hop).
June
- June 3: Suzie Plakson, American actress, singer, writer, poet, artist and coach (voice of Vivian Vixen in the Johnny Bravo episode "Under the Big Flop", Edie in Men in Black: The Series, Ann Romano in the Family Guy episode "The Son Also Draws", Amazonian in the Futurama episode "Amazon Women in the Mood").
- June 19: Makiko Futaki, Japanese animator and illustrator (Studio Ghibli), (d. 2016).[25]
- June 22: Bruce Campbell, American actor, director, producer and writer (voice of Thompson in Hubert's Brain, Max Liebling in The Legend of Tarzan episode "Tarzan and One Punch Mullargan", Pork Piggler in the Duck Dodgers episode "Pig of Action", Himcules in the My Life as a Teenage Robot episode "This Time with Feeling", Magnanimous in Megas XLR, Captain Shuggazoom in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Fugax in The Ant Bully, Red Power Ranger and Car Chase Reporter in Robot Chicken, Phil Mygrave and Gordo Glideright in The Replacements, Chicken Bittle in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, The Industrialist in the El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera episode "Crouching Tigre, Hidden Dragon", Mayor Shelbourne in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Rod "Torque" Redline in Cars 2, The Creep in the Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja episode "Ball's Well That Friend's Well", King Edmund in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Chef in The Last Kids on Earth, McGinley in the Archer episode "Dingo, Baby, et Cetera").
August
- August 18: Reg E. Cathey, American actor (voice of Captain Quaid in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure), (d. 2018).[26][27]
- August 29: Michael Jackson, American soul and pop singer (voice of Leon Kompowsky in The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad"), (d. 2009).[28]
- August 30: Sarah Watt, Australian animated film director and animator (The Way of the Birds), (d. 2011).[29][30]
September
- September 29: Lissa Kapstrom, American television writer and producer (The Fairly OddParents, The Tom and Jerry Show, Bunsen Is a Beast, Abby Hatcher, Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, Rugrats).
October
- October 22: Michael Price, American writer and producer (Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Santo Bugito, Bruno the Kid, Hercules, The PJs, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Teacher's Pet, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Movie, Lego Star Wars, Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales, co-created F Is for Family).
November
- November 12: Megan Mullally, American actress, comedian and singer (voice of Pearl in Fish Police, Pebbles Flintstone in I Yabba-Dabba Do! and A Flintstone Family Christmas, Cindy in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "House and Garden", Teresa in the King of the Hill episode "Beer and Loathing", Adele in Teacher's Pet, Pink Quack in Peep and the Big Wide World, Trudy in Bee Movie, Gayle and other various characters in Bob's Burgers, Mrs. Marilyn Driscoll in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Rose Stevens in Out There, Anita and other various characters in Axe Cop, Miss Nettle in Sofia the First, Lucienne in the English dub of Ernest & Celestine, Linda Loughran in Hotel Transylvania 2, Alyson Lefebvrere in The Great North, Sarah Wiggum in The Simpsons episode "Uncut Femmes").
- November 13: Larry Doyle, American novelist, television writer and producer (Rugrats, Beavis and Butt-Head, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes: Back in Action).
December
- December 6: Nick Park, British animator, writer, producer and director (Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Early Man, creator of Wallace & Gromit).
- December 16: Katie Leigh, American actress (voice of Sunni Gummi in Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Baby Rowlf in Muppet Babies, Honker Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck, Alex in the first two seasons of Totally Spies).
- December 25: Cheryl Chase, American actress (voice of Angelica Pickles in Rugrats).
- December 29: Ray DeLaurentis, American writer and producer (Bad Dog, Xiaolin Showdown, Ozzy & Drix, Pet Alien, Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island, Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, The Fairly OddParents, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Fresh Beat Band of Spies, Bunsen Is a Beast, Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, Esme & Roy, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild).
Deaths
August
- August 22: Ted Sears, American animator (Raoul Barré, Fleischer Brothers, Walt Disney Company) lyricist and scriptwriter, dies at age 58.
- August 29: Isadore Sparber, American storyboard artist, animation writer, director and producer (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), dies at age 52.
- August 31: Gayne Whitman, American actor (occasional voice of Barney Bear), dies at age 68.[31]
October
- October 4: Jack King, American animator, film director and comics artist (J.R. Bray, International Film Service, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 72.[32]
- October 28: Mario Pompei, Italian comics artist and animator (worked for Raul Verdini), dies at age 55.[33]
References
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- "Hare-Way to the Stars (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)".
- "Paul Bunyan (Walt Disney Studios)".
- "Tot Watchers (MGM)".
- "Vynález zkázy (1958)". kinobox.cz.
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- Stahl, Jeremy (22 December 2011). "Nordic Quack – Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve". Slate.
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- "Christopher Dylan Shea Obituary". Legacy.com. October 10, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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- Pineda, Rafael (March 7, 2022). "Voice Actor Norihiro Inoue Passes Away at 63 Due to Esophageal Cancer". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "Nurhasanah, the Indonesian voice of Doraemon, passes away at 62". Coconuts Jakarta. July 13, 2020.
- Horton, H. Perry (May 31, 2016). "Saying Goodbye to a Brilliant Artist: Makiko Futaki (Akira, Studio Ghibli) Has Passed Away". Film School Rejects. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- "Reg E. Cathey, actor on House Of Cards and The Wire, dies at 59, Entertainment News & Top Stories". Elite News 24. February 10, 2018.
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External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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