1970 in animation
Events in 1970 in animation.
Events
April
- April 7:
- 42nd Academy Awards: It's Tough to Be a Bird by Ward Kimball wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[1][2]
- The first episode of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee is broadcast.[3]
September
- September 12:
- The first episode of Harlem Globetrotters is broadcast.[4]
- The first episode of Josie and the Pussycats is broadcast.[5]
October
- October 9: Karel Zeman's On the Comet premieres.[6]
November
- November 7: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan's The Phantom Tollbooth is first released.[7]
- November 9: The first episode of Colargol is broadcast, produced by Albert Barillé.[8]
December
- December 24: The Walt Disney Company releases The Aristocats, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.[9]
Specific date unknown
- Prescott Wright produces the first International Tournée of Animation.[10]
- Ngô Mạnh Lân releases Tale of Gióng the Saint.[11]
Films released
- January 28 - Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (France)
- February 15 - Uncle Sam Magoo (United States)
- March 17
- Nobody's Boy (Japan)
- Tiger Mask (Japan)
- March 21
- Attack No.1: The Movie (Japan)
- Star of the Giants: Big League Ball (Japan)
- April 7 - The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (United States)
- June 26 - Shinbone Alley (United States)
- July 19
- August 1
- Attack No.1: Revolution (Japan)
- Star of the Giants: The Fateful Showdown (Japan)
- September 15 - Cleopatra (Japan)
- November 1 - Tales of Washington Irving (United States) & (Australia)
- November 7
- The Phantom Tollbooth (United States)
- Santa and the Three Bears (United States)
- November 26 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Australia)
- December 14 - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (United States)
- December 19 - Attack No.1: World Championship (Japan)
- December 23 - Dougal and the Blue Cat (France)
- December 24 – The Aristocats (United States)
Television series
Debuts
- April 1 - Ashita no Joe debuts on Fuji TV (Japan, 1970–1971)
- April 6 - The Adventures of Parsley debuts on BBC One (United Kingdom, 1970–1971)
- April 7 - The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee debuts on Fuji TV (Japan, 1970–1971)
- April 13 - Akaki Chi no Eleven debuts on Nippon TV (Japan, 1970–1971)
- July 1 - Where's Huddles? debuts on CBS (United States, 1970)
- September 12
- Doctor Dolittle debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1971)
- Groovie Goolies debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1971)
- Harlem Globetrotters debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1971)
- Josie and the Pussycats debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1971)
- Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1974)
- The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show debuts on ABC (United States, 1970)
- Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down debuts on ABC (United States, 1970–1972)
- October 2 - Kick no Oni debuts on TBS (Japan, 1970)
- October 5 - Norakuro debuts on Fuji TV (Japan, 1970–1971)
- November 1 - Famous Classic Tales debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1984)
- November 2 - Mahō no Mako-chan debuts on TV Asahi (Japan, 1970–1971)
Births
January
- January 13: Keith Coogan, American actor (voice of young Tod in The Fox and the Hound).
- January 17:
- Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator (2 Stupid Dogs, The Critic, The Powerpuff Girls), director (Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation) and cartoonist (creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Primal).
- Moneca Stori, Canadian voice actress (voice of Kagome Higurashi in InuYasha, Laura Haruna in Hamtaro, Sally Po and Catherine Bloom in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing),
- January 24: Matthew Lillard, American actor (voice of Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo since 2010).
February
- February 18: Susan Egan, American actress and singer (voice of Megara in Hercules, and Rose Quartz in Steven Universe).
- February 20: Vincent Paronnaud, French filmmaker (co-directed Persepolis).
- February 22: Nicole Oliver, Canadian actress (voice of Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Zoe Trent in Littlest Pet Shop, The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull and Queen Marlena in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe).
March
- March 20:
- Andrew Kishino, Canadian actor (voice of Janja in The Lion Guard, Kevin in Steven Universe, Saw Gerrera in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch).
- Linda Larkin, American actress (speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in the Aladdin franchise, Hercules: The Animated Series, House of Mouse, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, Sofia the First, and Ralph Breaks the Internet).
April
- April 4: Janice Kawaye, American voice actress (voice of Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Jenny Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Ami in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Yuzu Kurosaki in Bleach, Numbuh 83 and 84 in Codename: Kids Next Door).
- April 6: Jen Kamerman, American animator (The Oblongs) and director (The Simpsons).
- April 21: Nicole Sullivan, American actress and comedienne (voice of Shego in Kim Possible, Mira Nova in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Joan of Arc in Clone High, Supergirl in Super Best Friends Forever, and DC Superhero Girls, Muriel Goldman in Family Guy, Drew Saturday in The Secret Saturdays, Franny Robinson in Meet the Robinsons and Marlene in The Penguins of Madagascar).
May
- May 4: Will Arnett, Canadian actor and comedian (voice of Lone Gunslinger in Ice Age: The Meltdown, Karl Horst in Ratatouille, Vlad Vladikoff in Horton Hears a Who!, The Missing Link in Monsters vs. Aliens, Mr. Perkins in Despicable Me, Pod in The Secret World of Arrietty, Bruce Wayne/Batman in The Lego Movie franchise, Surly in The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, Slade in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Steve in Rumble, Mean Dean in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Ghost Writer in Danny Phantom, Portis in King of the Hill, Ryder in Wander Over Yonder, General Richter in The Cleveland Show, Deputy Director Gratman in The Simpsons, the title character in BoJack Horseman).
- May 9: Helen Hill, American activist, writer, teacher, film director and animator (Scratch and Crow, The Florestine Collection), (d. 2007).[12]
- May 18: Tina Fey, American actress and comedian (voice of Lisa in Ponyo, Roxanne Ritchi in Megamind, 22 in Soul).
June
- June 7: Dean DeBlois, Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and animator (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon),
- June 17: Will Forte, American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (voice of Abe Lincoln in Clone High, Kirk Cameron in Drawn Together, Alien in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Stuart Proszakian in Sit Down, Shut Up, Joe Towne in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Principal Wally Farquhare in The Cleveland Show, Chipper in The Life & Times of Tim, Tom Treebow in Squidbillies, Ian, Stuart Rossmyre and Sid Lampis in Allen Gregory, Tyler Cutebiker in Gravity Falls, Chester V in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Kurt and Mr. Grant in Bob's Burgers, Malocchio Jr. in The Awesomes, Abraham Lincoln in The Lego Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, King Toot in The Simpsons, Cody in Get Squirrely, Rad Cunningham in Moonbeam City, Mr. Paul in My Life as a Courgette, Nag in Luis & the Aliens, Tim Willoughby in The Willoughbys, Shaggy Rogers in Scoob!, Dawa in Hoops, Wolf Tobin in The Great North, Dirk in No Activity, Abraham Lincoln in America: The Motion Picture, Shel in HouseBroken).
July
- July 7: Andrea Baker, American actress (voice of Clover in Totally Spies).
- July 8: Beck, American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer (voiced himself in the Futurama episode "Bendin' in the Wind").
August
- August 7: Dan Vebber, American television writer and producer (Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Daria, Futurama, American Dad!, The Simpsons, Napoleon Dynamite, Bordertown).
- August 25: Claudia Schiffer, German model, actress and fashion designer (voiced herself in the Futurama episode "A Head in the Polls").
- August 27: Cathy Weseluck, Canadian actress (voice of Spike and Mayor Mare in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Near in Death Note, Shampoo in Ranma ½, Kagome's Mother in Inuyasha, Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in Cybersix).
September
- September 3: Maria Bamford, American actress (voice of Shriek Dubois in CatDog, "Wacky" Jackie Wackerman in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, various characters in Adventure Time, Kelsey Jannings in BoJack Horseman).
- September 17:
- Jimmy Hayward, Canadian-born, American based film director (Horton Hears a Who! and Free Birds), screenwriter, and animator.
- Mark Osborne, American film and television director (Kung Fu Panda and The Little Prince), writer, producer and animator (younger brother of Kent Osborne).
October
- October 10: Sergey Gordeyev, Russian animator (Kipper, Baby Blues, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series).
- October 18: Mike Mitchell, American voice actor, animator (DreamWorks Animation), storyboard artist (Sausage Party), writer (Nightmare Ned, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Barbarian and the Troll), producer and director (Shrek Forever After, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Trolls, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part).
November
- November 20: Melissa Disney, American voice actress (voice of Ginger Foutley in As Told by Ginger).
- November 29: Jason Frederick, Canadian film and television composer (101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, Slacker Cats, The Replacements).
- November 30: Johnny Ryan, American alternative comics creator (Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Looney Tunes Cartoons).
December
- December 18: DMX, American rapper and actor (voiced himself in the South Park episode "Chef Aid"), (d. 2021).[13]
- December 19: Lewis Morton, American television writer and producer (Futurama, Brickleberry, Family Guy).
- December 26: Julia Kalantarova, Uzbekistan-born American animator and background artist (Klasky Csupo, Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure, The Electric Piper, The Simpsons Movie, Christmas Is Here Again, The Goode Family, Bob's Burgers), (d. 2016).[14]
Deaths
February
- February 22: Edward Selzer, American animated film producer (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 77.[15]
April
- April 9: Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American children's book illustrator and concept artist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 73.[16]
- April 30: Hall Johnson, American composer and choirmaster (voice of the Deacon Crow in Dumbo and choirmaster of the singing voices during When I See an Elephant Fly), dies at age 82 in an apartment fire.[17]
July
- July 26: Claud Allister, British actor (voice of Sir Giles in The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Rat in The Wind in the Willows segment in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), dies at age 81.[18]
August
- August 13: Dan Gordon, American comics artist, animator, director and screenwriter (Van Beuren Studios, Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Hanna-Barbera), passes away from liver cancer at age 68.[19]
September
- September 29: Edward Everett Horton, American actor (voice of the narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends), dies at age 84.
October
- October 2: Lauro Gazzolo, Italian voice actor (dub voice of Bashful in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dandy (Jim) Crow in Dumbo, The White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone, Jock in Lady and the Tramp, Mr. Magoo, and The Talking Cricket in The Adventures of Pinocchio), dies at age 69.
- October 31: Grant Simmons, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, UPA) and director (Mr. Magoo), dies at age 57.[20]
December
- December 23: Charlie Ruggles, American actor (voice of Benjamin Franklin in Ben and Me, Aesop in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends), dies at age 84.
- December 29: Marie Menken, American film director, painter and animator, dies at age 61. [21] [22]
Specific date unknown
- Jack Curtis, American voice actor (voice of Pops Racer in Speed Racer), dies at age 44.
- Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Japanese animator, film director and producer (Namakura Gatana), dies at age 84.[23][24]
See also
Sources
- "The Official Acadademy Awards® Database". Archived from the original on 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- Honeybee Hutch at IMDb
- Harlem Globe Trotters at IMDb
- Josie and the Pussycats at IMDb
- Na komete at IMDb
- The Phantom Tollbooth at IMDb
- Colargol marynarzem/Colargol moussaillon at IMDb
- The Aristocrats at IMDb
- "Home - The International Animated Film Society - ASIFA". www.asifa.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Cha đẻ của những khuôn hình hoạt họa". Báo điện tử An Ninh Thủ Đô. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- Daniel Eagan (June 13, 2012). "Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry". Smithsonian.com.
- 'Nothing less than a giant’: Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
- "Julia Kalantarova". IMDb.
- "Edward Selzer". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Gustaf Tenggren's World". www.gustaftenggren.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "AFROCENTRIC VOICES: Hall Johnson Biography". www.afrovoices.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Claud Allister". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Dan Gordon". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Animators' Hall of Fame". www.agni-animation.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- "Marie Menken". Ubuweb.
- "Notes on Marie Menken". Archived from the original on April 3, 2009.
- Frederick S. Litten. "Some remarks on the first Japanese animation films in 1917" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- Linda Sieg (27 March 2008). "Japan finds films by early "anime" pioneers". Reuters. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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