1913 in animation explained

Events in 1913 in animation.

Films released

• Unknown date – The Grasshopper and the Ant (Russia)
• 23 November – Colonel Heeza Liar In Africa (United States)

Births

January

• January 5: Jack Hannah, American animator, film director, screenwriter and comics artist, comics artist and comics writer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walter Lantz), (d. 1994).^[1]
• January 17: Claude Coats, American painter and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1992).^[2]
• January 28: Maurice Gosfield, American actor (voice of Benny in Top Cat), (d. 1964).^[3]

February

• February 19: Frank Tashlin, American cartoonist, comics artist, illustrator, screenwriter, film director and animator (Van Beuren Studios, Terrytoons, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Columbia Pictures, United Artists), (d. 1972).^[4]
• February 21: Joe Oriolo, American film director, producer and writer (co-creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Felix the Cat, worked for Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios), (d. 1985).^{[5] [6] [7]}
• February 25:
  • Jim Backus, American actor (voice of Mr. Magoo in various media, Thurston Howell III in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet, Smokey the Genie in A-Lad-In His Lamp, Milton in Plutopia), (d. 1989).^[8]
  • Nicholas Tafuri, American animator (Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Ralph Bakshi), (d. 1990).^[9]

March

• March 12: Loulie Jean Norman, American coloratura soprano singer (voice of Penelope Pinfeather in Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom), (d. 2005).
• March 20: Kenny Gardner, American singer and actor (voice of Dick in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), (d. 2002).^{[10] [11]}
• March 30: Marc Davis, American animator and character designer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2000).^[12]

April

• April 4: Frances Langford, American singer (sang the Once Upon a Wintertime segment in Melody Time), (d. 2005).^[13]
• April 9: Roman Davydov, Russian film director (Adventures of Mowgli), (d. 1988).^[14]
• April 16: Les Tremayne, English actor (voice of The Ghost of Christmas Present in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, Humbug in The Phantom Tollbooth, Chester C. Cricket and Harry Cat in The Cricket in Timers Square, A Very Merry Cricket, and Yankee Doodle Cricket, Alexander Graham Wolf and Santa Claus in Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper, the title character in Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, the Wishing Well in , Orin in Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, Arthur in , Gustav in Tis the Season to Be Smurfy), (d. 2003).^[15]
• April 28: Joop Geesink, Dutch comics artist and animator (Loeki de Leeuw, Dusty), (d. 1983).^[16]

May

• May 8: Bob Clampett, American animator, director, producer and puppeteer (Warner Bros. Cartoons, creator of Beany and Cecil), (d. 1984).^[17]
• May 25:
  • Carl Wessler, American comics artist, animator and writer (Fleischer Studios), (d. 1989).^[18]
  • Benjamin Melniker, American film and television producer (Warner Bros. Animation, Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Fish Police, Dinosaucers), (d. 2018).^[19]
• May 26: Al Hubbard, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1984).^[20]

June

• June 7: George Tibbles, American composer and screenwriter (co-wrote The Woody Woodpecker Song), (d. 1987).^{[21] [22]}
• June 14: Ed Nofziger, American animator and comics artist (UPA), (d. 2000).^[23]
• June 15: Tom Adair, American songwriter, composer, and screenwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Babar), (d. 1988).

July

• July 2: Les Goldman, American production manager and producer (co-founder of MGM Animation/Visual Arts), (d. 1983).^[24]
• July 8: Bill Thompson, American actor (voice of Droopy, Adolf Wolf in Blitz Wolf, White Rabbit and Dodo in Alice in Wonderland, Mr. Smee in Peter Pan, Jock, Bull, Dachsie, Joe the cook and the Irish policeman in Lady and the Tramp, King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty, Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore in Humphrey the Bear cartoons, Professor Owl in Melody and Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom, Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats, George in the Tom & Jerry short Timid Tabby, Touché Turtle in Touché Turtle and Dum Dum), (d. 1971).^{[25] [26]}
• July 18: Marvin Miller, American actor (narrator in Gerald McBoing-Boing and Sleeping Beauty, voice of Mr. Sun in Our Mr. Sun, Hemo in Hemo the Magnificent, Aquaman in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Great Tree Chief and Master Kon in Fantastic Planet, Busby Birdwell in Fantastic Voyage, Super-Skrull in the Fantastic Four episode "Invasion of the Super-Skrull"), (d. 1985).^{[27] [28]}

August

• August 22: Milton Quon, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), artist and actor, (d. 2019).^{[29] [30]}
• August 25: Walt Kelly, American animator and cartoonist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1973).^{[31] [32]}

September

• September 4: Alex Lovy, American animator, director and comics artist (Van Beuren, Walter Lantz, Columbia Pictures, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1992).^[33]
• September 11:
  • Elmer Wait, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, namesake of Elmer Fudd), (d. 1937).
  • Gil Turner, American animator, comics artist and film producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Walter Lantz Productions, UPA, Hanna-Barbera, Format Films), (d. 1967).^[34]
• September 30: Bill Walsh, American producer, screenwriter and comics writer (Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), (d. 1975).^[35]

October

• October 17: Ray Bailey, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Brothers), (d. 1975).^[36]
• October 18: Evelyn Venable, American actress (voice of the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio), (d. 1993).^[37]
• October 20: Barney Phillips, American actor (voice of the title character in Shazzan!, Porthos in The Three Musketeers, King Neptune in The Popeye Valentine's Day Special - Sweethearts at Sea, Pere David in No Man's Valley), (d. 1982).^[38]
• October 25: Don Lusk, American animator and director (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Peanuts specials, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2018).^{[39] [40]}
• October 28: Douglas Seale, English actor, film producer and director (voice of the Sultan in Aladdin, Krebbs in The Rescuers Down Under), (d. 1999).^[41]

November

• November 7: Cor Icke, Dutch animator (directed Loeki de Leeuw), (d. 1996).^[42]
• November 16: Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress and drama coach (voice of See's Candies Box in Eight Crazy Nights, Helen Washburn and Old Woman #2 in American Dad!, Elderly Woman and Aunt Helen in Family Guy, Azma in The Emperor's New School episode "The Bride of Kuzco"), (d. 2015).^[43]
• November 17: Volus Jones, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walter Lantz, Format Films, Hanna-Barbera, Famous Studios, UPA, Ralph Bakshi), (d. 2004).^[44]

December

• December 25: Candy Candido, American singer, musician and actor (voice of the Native American chief in Peter Pan, Awful Dynn in The Phantom Tollbooth, crocodile captain in Robin Hood, Mafia messenger in Heavy Traffic, Sal in Hey Good Lookin', Fidget in The Great Mouse Detective), (d. 1999).^{[45] [46]}
• December 28: Sam Cobean, American cartoonist (Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Fox and the Crow), (d. 1951).

Specific date unknown

• Claude Smith, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, MGM), (d. 2003).
• Grace Huntington, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1948).^[47]

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jack Hannah. lambiek.net. August 2, 2020.
2. Web site: Disney Legend Claude Coats. January 12, 2016.
3. News: Death Claims Life of Comic Maurice Gosfield. October 20, 1964. Rome News Tribune.
4. Web site: Frank Tashlin. lambiek.net. May 20, 2020. October 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013063542/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tashlin_frank.htm. live.
5. Web site: Joseph Oriolo. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
6. Web site: Man Who Produced First 'Casper' Ghost Film Dies . Articles.latimes.com . 1985-12-27 . 2016-03-05.
7. Web site: Lives Well Lived . . 1995-01-22 . 2016-03-05.
8. News: Glenn. Collins. Jim Backus, 76, Character Actor Best Known as Mr. Magoo, Dies. . July 4, 1989 . July 31, 2012.
9. Web site: Nick Tafuri. Filmová databáze. s.r.o. (FDb.cz), 2003-2019. FDb.cz. August 2, 2020.
10. Web site: Kenny Gardner, 89, Guy Lombardo's Crooner. Goldman. Ari L.. New York Times. 2002-07-31. 2012-08-05.
11. News: Kenneth Gardner, 89; Sang With Guy Lombardo's Band. Oliver. Myrna. LA Times. 2002-08-02. 2012-08-05.
12. Web site: Marc Davis. IMDb.
13. Web site: Frances Langford. IMDb.
14. http://animator.ru/articles/article.phtml?id=8 About Roman Davydov
15. McLellan, Dennis (23 December 2003). "Les Tremayne, 90; Radio Icon's Acting Career Ran 6 Decades", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
16. Web site: Joop Geesink. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
17. Web site: Bob Clampett. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
18. Web site: Carl Wessler. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
19. Web site: Benjamin Melniker, Prolific 'Batman' Producer and MGM Exec, Dies at 104 . . February 27, 2018 .
20. Web site: Al Hubbard. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
21. Web site: George Tibbles in Social Security Death Index . fold3 . . en . 2020-04-14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200414052919/https://www.fold3.com/record/74156402-george-tibbles . 2020-04-14.
22. News: 1987-02-21 . Deaths elsewhere . . en . . 14 . 0744-6055 . Ramola Remus Dunlap, Dorothy in 1st 'Oz' movie.
23. Web site: Ed Nofziger.
24. Web site: Les Goldman. IMDb.
25. Web site: Bill Thompson - Hollywood Star Walk . Los Angeles Times.
26. Web site: Mike Wallace interview with McBride, June 16, 1957. September 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926232012/http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/Mary_McBride. September 26, 2015. dead.
27. News: Marvin Miller, Actor on TV; Appeared in 'The Millionaire'. 1985-02-10. The New York Times. 2009-03-02.
28. Web site: Marvin Miller. Los Angeles Times.
29. Web site: Milton Quon at 100 with Ed Ruscha. squarespace.com. Staff. 2013-08-30. 2016-11-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101164932/http://ltproject.squarespace.com/imported-20110121193907/2013/8/30/milton-quon-at-100-with-ed-ruscha.html. 2016-11-01.
30. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/milton-quon-dead-disney-animator-fantasia-dumbo-was-105-1222361 "Milton Quon, Disney Animator on 'Fantasia' and 'Dumbo', Dies at 105"
31. Web site: Walt Kelly . 2011-09-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127052758/http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Kelly__Walt.html . 2012-01-27 .
32. News: Walt Kelly, Pogo Creator, Dies . March 19, 2019 . . October 19, 1979.
33. Web site: Alex Lovy. lambiek.net. August 2, 2020.
34. Web site: Gil Turner. lambiek.net. May 27, 2020.
35. Bill Walsh, 61, Movie Writer, Producer, DiesLos Angeles Times 28 Jan 1975: a19.
36. Web site: Ray Bailey (II). lambiek.net. February 3, 2022.
37. Web site: Evelyn Venable. IMDb. August 2, 2020.
38. News: 'Dragnet' actor Phillips dies. The San Bernardino County Sun. Associated Press. August 21, 1982. California, San Bernardino. 4. Newspapers.com. September 5, 2016.
39. Don Lusk, Animator on 'Pinocchio,' 'Fantasia' and Charlie Brown Specials, Dies at 105. Rhett. Barlett. The Hollywood Reporter. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Valence Media). Los Angeles. December 31, 2018. December 31, 2018.
40. Don Lusk Dies: Disney Animator On 'Fantasia' & 'Bambi' Who Later Worked At Hsnna-Barbera Was 105. Erik. Pederson. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. United States. December 31, 2018. January 10, 2019.
41. News: Douglas Seale, 85, British Director and Actor. Lawrence Van. Gelder. The New York Times . Jun 20, 1999. May 15, 2020. NYTimes.com.
42. Web site: Cor Icke - Beeld en Geluid Wiki. wiki.beeldengeluid.nl. August 2, 2020.
43. Web site: Pedersen . Erik. 'Wedding Singer' Rapping Granny Dead; Ellen Albertini Dow Was 101. Deadline Hollywood. United States. May 4, 2015. June 6, 2022.
44. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/animator-volus-jones-rip-156.html Animator Volus Jones, RIP
45. News: Disney voice, fair notable dies . Wittman . Bob . . . May 21, 1999 . 12 . Newspapers.com.
46. Web site: Candy Candido. IMDb. May 15, 2020.
47. Book: Holt, Nathalia. The Queens of Animation. Little, Brown and Company. 2019. 9780316439152. 51–53.