1919 in animation explained

Events in 1919 in animation.

Films released

• 28 September – Farmer Al Falfa at the Bath (United States)
• 26 October – Some Sleeper (United States)
• 9 November – Feline Follies view (United States)
• 16 November – The Musical Mews (United States)
• 23 November – Farmer Al Falfa Solves the High Cost of Living (United States)
• 14 December – The Adventures of Felix (United States)

Births

January

• January 13: Robert Stack, American actor (voice of Ultra Magnus in , ATF Agent Fleming in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Bob the Narrator in Hercules, Superintendent in , Stoat Muldoon in Butt-Ugly Martians, General in the Recess episode "A Genius Among Us", Narrator in The Angry Beavers episode "Home Loners", Reynolds Penland in the King of the Hill episode "The Trouble with Gribbles", Gordon/The Silver Shield in the Teamo Supremo episode "The Grandfather Show"), (d. 2003).^[1]
• January 27: Ross Bagdasarian, American animator, composer, singer and actor (creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks), (d. 1972).^[2]

February

• February 4: Janet Waldo, American actress (voice of Judy Jetson in The Jetsons, Granny Sweet in Precious Pupp, Alice in Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This? and Alice Through the Looking Glass, Lana Lang in The Adventures of Superboy, Nancy in Shazzan, Penelope Pitstop in Wacky Races and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, Josie in Josie and the Pussycats, Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Princess in Battle of the Planets, Cindy Bear in Yogi's First Christmas, Hogatha in The Smurfs, continued voice of Pearl Slaghoople in The Flintstones), (d. 2016).^[3]
• February 5: Red Buttons, American actor and comedian (portrayed Hoagy in Pete's Dragon, voice of Robespieree in Gay Purr-ee, Milton in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July), (d. 2006).
• February 11: Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (voice of Duchess in The Aristocats, Bianca in The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under), (d. 1995).^{[4] [5]}
• February 24: Anthony Rizzo, Italian-American film director (Duck and Cover), (d. 2004).
• February 25: John Dunn, Scottish animator and animation writer (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Spider-Man), (d. 1983).^[6]

March

• March 3: Tadahito Mochinaga, Japanese animator and animation director (Manchukuo Film Association, Rankin/Bass), (d. 1999).^[7]
• March 15: Lawrence Tierney, American actor (voice of Rick in The Oz Kids, Don Brodka in The Simpsons episode "Marge Be Not Proud"), (d. 2002).^[8]

May

• May 1: Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (voice of Grant Walker in the episode "Deep Freeze", additional voices in The Pirates of Dark Water), (d. 2005).^[9]
• May 7: Stanislav Látal, Czech puppeteer, animator and film director (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, a Sailor from York), (d. 1994).^[10]
• May 12: Vic Herman, American illustrator, designer, cartoonist, puppeteer, television producer and comics artist (Merrie Melodies), (d. 1999).^[11]

June

• June 17: Gene de Paul, American pianist, composer and songwriter (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1988).
• June 30: Piet van Elk, Dutch comics artist and animator (Stripfilm, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1994).^[12]

July

• July 8: John David Wilson, British animator and animation producer (Walt Disney Company, UPA, Fine Arts Films, the animated opening sequence of Grease, Peter Pan and the Pirates), (d. 2013).^{[13] [14]}
• July 14: Walt Stanchfield, American animator, writer and teacher (Walt Disney Studios), (d. 2000).^[15]
• July 19: Dallas McKennon, American actor (voice of Inspector Willoughby and Buzz Buzzard in Woody Woodpecker, the title character in Gumby, the zoo professor, Toughy, Pedro, and the Hyena in Lady and the Tramp, Diablo and Vernon in Sleeping Beauty, the Fox and one of the penguins in Mary Poppins, Max in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Archie Andrews, Hot Dog and Mr. Weatherbee in The Archie Show), (d. 2009).^[16]
• July 21: Clark Haas, American comics artist, animator and animation producer (Clutch Cargo, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1978).^[17]
• July 24: Todor Dinov, Bulgarian animator and comics artist, (d. 2004).^[18]

August

• August 2:
  • Tom Ray, American animator and film director (Warner Bros. Cartoons, John Sutherland Productions, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Ralph Bakshi, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs), (d. 2010).^[19]
  • Nehemiah Persoff, American actor and painter (voice of Papa Mousekewitz in An American Tail), (d. 2022).^{[20] [21]}
• August 16: Jean Sincere, American actress (voice of Mrs. Hogenson in The Incredibles), (d. 2013).^{[22] [23]}

September

• September 2: Marge Champion, American dancer and actress (model for the title character in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio, Hyacinth Hippo in Fantasia and Mr. Stork in Dumbo), (d. 2020).^[24]
• September 4:
  • Howard Morris, American actor (voice of Gopher in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, the title characters in Atom Ant and Munro, Mr. Peebles in Magilla Gorilla, Jughead Jones in The Archies, Professor Icenstein and Luigi La Bounci in Galaxy High, Flem in Cow & Chicken), (d. 2005).^[25]
  • Xavier Atencio, American animator and lyricist (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2017).^{[26] [27] [28] [29]}
• September 15: Alfie Scopp, English-Canadian actor (voice of Charlie-in-The-Box in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), (d. 2021).^[30]
• September 16: Andy Russell, American-Mexican singer and actor (sang the segment "Without You" in Make Mine Music), (d. 1992).^{[31] [32] [33]}
• September 24: Dayton Allen, American comedian and actor (voice of Deputy Dawg), (d. 2004).^{[34] [35]}
• September 30: Kay Wright, American animator, television producer and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Cambria Productions, Filmation, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1999).^[36]

October

• October 11: Jean Vander Pyl, American actress (voice of Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles Flintstone in The Flintstones, Rosie the Robot Maid in The Jetsons, Goldie, Lola Glamour, Nurse LaRue in Top Cat, Winsome Witch in The Secret Squirrel Show, Ogee in Magilla Gorilla), (d. 1999).^[37]

November

• November 10: George Fenneman, American announcer (voice of the Narrator in The Simpsons episode "Marge on the Lam"), (d. 1997).^[38]
• November 19: Alan Young, English actor (voice of Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales, Farmer Smurf in The Smurfs, Grandpa Seville in Alvin and the Chipmunks, 7-Zark-7 and Keyop in Battle of the Planets, Haggis McHaggis in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Hiram Flaversham in The Great Mouse Detective), (d. 2016).^{[39] [40]}
• November 26: Noel Coleman, English actor (narrator of Captain Pugwash), (d. 2007).^[41]

December

• December 17: Ted Berman, American animator, film director and screenwriter (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2001).
• December 21: Doug Young, American actor (voice of Doggie Daddy in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, Ding-A-Ling Wolf in The Huckleberry Hound Show, Yippee in The Peter Potamus Show), (d. 2018).^[42]
• December 23: Eugene Poddany, Chinese-born American composer (Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM Animation/Visual Arts), (d. 1984).^[43]
• December 30: Homer Groening, Saskatchewan-American filmmaker and father of Matt Groening (namesake for Homer Simpson, produced and directed "A Study in Wet" which was used as the logo for The Curiosity Company), (d. 1996).^[44]

Specific date unknown

• George Wheeler, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation), (d. 1989).^[45]
• Julius Svendsen, Norwegian-American comics artist and animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1971).^[46]

Deaths

January

• January 6: Theodore Roosevelt, American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, writer and 26th president of the United States (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" via archival recordings), dies at age 60.^[47]

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Robert Stack, 84, Who Starred In Television's 'Untouchables'. Lyman. Rick. The New York Times. May 16, 2003.
2. Book: Talevski. Nick. Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. 2010. Omnibus Press. 9780857121172. 582. David Seville.
3. News: Slotnik . Daniel E. . Janet Waldo, Voice of Judy Jetson, Dies at 96 . September 13, 2022 . The New York Times . June 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616144955/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/arts/television/janet-waldo-voice-of-judy-jetson-dies-at-96.html . June 16, 2022 . subscription.
4. Web site: Eva Gabor dies at 74 - UPI Archives . 2023-12-19 . UPI . en.
5. News: Eva Gabor, 74, the Actress; Youngest of Celebrated Sisters. July 5, 1995. Associated Press. The New York Times.
6. Web site: John W. Dunn. IMDb. May 29, 2020.
7. Book: The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation . 9781611729092. Clements . Jonathan . McCarthy . Helen . 2015-02-09 . mdy-all.
8. News: Associated Press. March 2, 2002. Lawrence Tierney, 82, Actor Known for Tough-Guy Roles. The New York Times.
9. Web site: 2005-02-18 . Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy dies, 85 . en.
10. http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/21472-stanislav-latal/ Stanislav Látal ČSFD.cz
11. Web site: Vic Herman. lambiek.net. May 15, 2020.
12. Web site: Piet van Elk. lambiek.net. August 2, 2020.
13. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/01/john-d-wilson John D Wilson obituary
14. Web site: John Wilson. IMDb. May 15, 2020.
15. Web site: In Memoriam | Animation Guild.
16. News: Dallas McKennon dies at 89; actor gave voice to many animated characters. The Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2009. 2010-11-07. Claire. Noland . mdy-all.
17. Web site: Clark Haas . lambiek.net . May 20, 2020.
18. Web site: Todor Dinov. lambiek.net. April 7, 2018.
19. Web site: Director, Tom & Jerry animator Tom Ray dead at 90. The Big Cartoon Forum. 2010-04-08. dead. https://archive.today/20130117184938/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Director_Tom_Jerry_animator_Tom_Ray_dead_at_90_P108228/. 2013-01-17 . mdy-all.
20. Web site: Nehemiah Persoff Dies: Prolific Actor Of ‘Yentl’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Gunsmoke’ & Many More Was 102. Greg. Evans. Deadline Hollywood. April 6, 2022. April 6, 2022.
21. Web site: Nehemiah Persoff, Actor With a Familiar Face (and Voice), Dies at 102. Joseph. Berger. April 6, 2022. NYTimes.com.
22. News: Stage and Screen Actress Jean 'Sinny' Sincere Zambello Passes Away . Broadway World . 2013-04-05 . 2013-04-08.
23. News: Jean Sincere Zambello Obituary . . . 2013-04-07 . 2013-04-08.
24. News: Marge Champion, Dancer, Actor and Choreographer, Dies at 101. Robert D.. McFadden . October 22, 2020 . October 22, 2020. The New York Times.
25. News: Fox . Margalit . May 25, 2005 . Howard Morris, an Actor in Television Comedies, Dies at 85 . The New York Times . September 2, 2017.
26. U.S. Census, January 1, 1920, State of Colorado, County of Huerfano, enumeration district 83, p. 27-A.
27. Web site: Legendary Disney Animator and Imagineer Francis Xavier "X" Atencio passes away at age 98. D23 – The Official Disney Fan Club. The Walt Disney Company. September 11, 2017.
28. Web site: Francis Xavier Atencio dies; Disney animator who co-wrote 'Yo, Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)' was 98. Alene. Tchekmedyian. September 11, 2017. LA Times.
29. News: Dalton. Andrew. ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Fantasia’ animator ‘X’ Atencio dead at 98 - The Washington Post. Washington Post. Associated Press. September 12, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912094756/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pinocchio-fantasia-animator-x-atencio-dead-at-98/2017/09/12/72c0b81e-9775-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html. September 12, 2017.
30. Web site: Langan. Fred. Versatile character actor Alfie Scopp never stopped working. The Globe and Mail. 13 August 2021.
31. News: Andy Russell, 72; Bilingual '40s Singer, Latin Film Star . Myrna . Oliver . The Los Angeles Times . 20 April 1992 . 23 June 2014.
32. News: Andy Russell, 72, Dies; a Singer of Hit Songs . The New York Times . April 18, 1992 . June 20, 2014 .
33. News: Public Rites Set For Singer Andy Russell . The Los Angeles Times . 21 April 1992 . 23 June 2014.
34. Book: III, Harris M. Lentz. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2004: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. April 20, 2005. McFarland. Google Books. 9780786421039.
35. News: Dayton Allen, 85, Cartoon Voice Actor, Dies. The Associated Press . The New York Times. November 18, 2004.
36. Web site: Kay Wright. lambiek.net. May 15, 2020.
37. News: The New York Times. Jean Vander Pyl, 79, the Voice of Wilma on 'The Flintstones'. April 15, 1999. May 20, 2018. Reuters.
38. News: Van Gelder. Lawrence. Lawrence Van Gelder. June 6, 1997. George Fenneman, 77, Dies; Courtly Foil for Groucho . The New York Times.
39. News: Alan Young, actor who played Willllburrrrr on 'Mister Ed,' dies at 96. T. Rees Shapiro . May 20, 2016. The Washington Post. May 20, 2016.
40. https://www.seeing-stars.com/Buried/T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z.shtml Where the Stars Are Buried - Index (T-Z)
41. Web site: Obituaries round-up . 2012-06-06 . thestage.co.uk . mdy-all.
42. Book: Lentz . Harris M. UUU . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 . 3 June 2019 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-7033-1 . 417 . January 6, 2021 . en.
43. Web site: Eugene Poddany. IMDb.
44. Web site: Homer Groening. IMDb.
45. Web site: George Wheeler. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
46. Web site: Julius Svendsen. lambiek.net. May 20, 2020.
47. News: Theodore Roosevelt Dies Suddenly at Oyster Bay Home; Nation Shocked, Pays Tribute to Former President; Our Flag on All Seas and in All Lands at Half Mast. The New York Times. January 1919. February 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218090119/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0106.html. live.