1924 in animation explained

Events in 1924 in animation.

Films released

• 1 January – Felix Out of Luck (United States)
• 15 January – Felix Loses Out (United States)
• 1 February:
  • Colonel Heeza Liar's Mysterious Case (United States)
  • Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo (United States)
• 15 February – Felix Crosses the Crooks (United States)
• 29 February – Felix Tries to Rest (United States)
• 1 March:
  • Alice's Day at Sea (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar's Ancestor (United States)
• 15 March – Felix Doubles for Darwin (United States)
• 1 April:
  • Alice's Spooky Adventure (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar's Knighthood (United States)
  • Felix Finds Out (United States)
• 11 April – Felix Cashes In (United States)
• 21 April – Felix Fairy Tales (United States)
• 1 May:
  • Alice's Wild West Show (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar, Sky Pilot (United States)
  • Felix Pinches the Pole (United States)
• 15 May – Felix Puts it Over (United States)
• 1 June:
  • Alice's Fishy Story (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar, Daredevil (United States)
  • A Friend in Need (United States)
• 15 June:
  • Felix Baffled by Banjos (United States)
  • Felix Finds 'Em Fickle (United States)
• 1 July:
  • Alice and the Dog Catcher (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar's Horseplay (United States)
  • Felix All Balled Up (United States)
• 15 July – Felix Brings Home the Bacon (United States)
• 1 August:
  • Alice the Peacemaker (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar, Cave Man (United States)
  • Felix Goes West (United States)
• 17 August – Felix Minds His Business (United States)
• 1 September:
  • Colonel Heeza Liar, Bull Thrower (United States)
  • Felix Grabs His Grub (United States)
• 1 October – Colonel Heeza Liar The Lyin' Tamer (United States)
• 29 October – The Cat and the Magnet (United States)
• 1 November:
  • Alice Gets in Dutch (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar's Romance (United States)
• 15 November – Alice Hunting in Africa (United States)
• 1 December:
  • Alice and the Three Bears (United States)
  • Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature Faker (United States)
  • Felix Goes Hungry (United States)
• 3 December – She's In Again (United States)
• 15 December:
  • Alice the Piper (United States)
  • Felix Finishes First (United States)

Births

January

• January 8: Ron Moody, British actor, singer and composer (voice of Badger and Toad in The Animals of Farthing Wood, Noah the polar bear, Rocco the gorilla, Reg the mandrill, Squadron Leader the vulture in Noah's Island), (d. 2015).^[1]
• January 14: Carole Cook, American actress (voice of Pearl Gesner in Home on the Range), (d. 2023).^[2]
• January 16: Allen Swift, American voice actor (voice of Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in Underdog, third voice of Mighty Mouse), (d. 2010).^[3]

February

• February 2: Johnny Hawksworth, British musician and composer (wrote the theme song for Roobarb), (d. 2009).^[4]
• February 10: Max Ferguson, Canadian radio personality and actor (voice of Hulk in The Marvel Super Heroes), (d. 2013).^[5]

March

• March 1: Ted C. Bemiller, American animation checker, camera operator (Crusader Rabbit, Hanna-Barbera, The Beatles, MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Filmation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Simpsons, Looney Tunes), cinematographer (Fritz the Cat) and production manager (Garfield and Friends), (d. 2003).
• March 20: Philip Abbott, American actor (voice of Nick Fury in Iron Man and Spider-Man), (d. 1998).^[6]
• March 22: Lionel Wilson, American voice actor (voiced all characters in Tom Terrific, Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in Deputy Dawg, Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2003).^[7]
• March 29:
  • Ginger Dinning, American singer (sang "Blame It on the Samba" in Melody Time), (d. 2013).^[8]
  • Jean Dinning, American singer (sang "Blame It on the Samba" in Melody Time), (d. 2011).
  • Jackie Vernon, American comedian (voice of the title character in Frosty the Snowman) (d. 1987).^[9]

April

• April 3: Peter Hawkins, British actor (voice of Captain Pugwash, narrator of Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk and SuperTed, Dennis in Penny Crayon), (d. 2006).^[10]
• April 8: Frédéric Back, Canadian animator and film director (Crac, The Man Who Planted Trees), (d. 2013).^[11]
• April 16: Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme, The Great Mouse Detective, ), (d. 1994).^[12]
• April 28: Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist (Schoolhouse Rock!), (d. 2009).^{[13] [14] [15]}

May

• May 12: Hansford Rowe, American actor (voice of the Thunderer in ), (d. 2017).^{[16] [17]}

June

• June 2 : Wally Burr, American voice actor (voice of Atom in The All-New Super Friends Hour), and voice director (The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jem, Inspector Gadget, Spider-Man), (d. 2017).
• June 4: Dennis Weaver, American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (voice of Dusty and Josh in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Abner Dixon in Home on the Range, Buck McCoy in The Simpsons episode "The Lastest Gun in the West"), (d. 2006).^[18]
• June 13: Lee Millar, American actor (voice of Jim Dear and the Dog Catcher in Lady and the Tramp), (d. 1980).
• June 20: Billie Lou Watt, American actress and writer (voice of the title characters in Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, Jimmy Sparks in Gigantor, Chris Peeper, Gizmo and other various characters in Superbook, Ma Bagge and McPhearson Phantom in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2001).^[19]

July

• July 1: Florence Stanley, American actress (voice of Mrs. Packard in and , Waitress in A Goofy Movie), (d. 2003).^[20]
• July 4: Eva Marie Saint, American actress (voice of Katara in The Legend of Korra).
• July 19: Arthur Rankin Jr., American film director and producer (Rankin/Bass), (d. 2014).^[21]
• July 20: Bill "Tex" Henson, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Famous Studios, Jay Ward), (d. 2003).^[22]
• July 21: Don Knotts, American actor (portrayed and voiced Henry Limpet in The Incredible Mr. Limpet, voice of T.W. Turtle in Cats Don't Dance, Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Chicken Little, himself in the Johnny Bravo episodes "Johnny Bravo Goes to Hollywood" and "Johnny Makeover" and The New Scooby-Doo Movies), (d. 2006).^[23]
• July 29: Lloyd Bochner, Canadian actor (voice of Hamilton Hill in and The New Batman Adventures), (d. 2005).^{[24] [25]}

August

• August 5: Billie Hayes, American actress (voice of Orgoch in The Black Cauldron, Mother Mae-Eye in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Mrs. Neederladner in , Granny Applecheeks in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Puddle Jumping", Crazy Edie in the TaleSpin episode "The Sound and the Furry"), (d. 2021).^{[26] [27]}
• August 8: Gene Deitch, American comics artist, animator and film director (Munro, Tom Terrific, Nudnik, Popeye, Tom & Jerry), (d. 2020).^[28]
• August 14: Ray Goossens, Belgian animator (Musti, Plons de Kikker) and comics artist, (d. 1998).^[29]
• August 22: Peter Foldes, Hungarian-British animator and director (A Short Vision, Hunger), (d. 1977).
• August 27: Paolo Piffarerio, Italian comics artist and animator (La Lunga Calza Verde) and film producer (Gamma Film), (d. 2015).^[30]
• August 31: Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in Jack Frost, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid), (d. 2003).^[31]

September

• September 4: Vladimir Danilevich, Russian film director (Vaniusha The Newcomer), (d. 2001).^[32]
• September 5: Frank Armitage, Australian-American painter and muralist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2016).^[33]
• September 13: Norman Alden, American actor (voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone and Kranix in ), (d. 2012).^[34]
• September 16:
  • Faith Hubley, American animator, storyboard artist (Mr. Magoo, co-founder of Storyboard Studios), (d. 2001).^[35]
  • Lauren Bacall, American actress and voice actress (voice of Freezelda in HBO Storybook Musicals, Madame Lacroque in , the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle, The Grand Witch in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, The Grey One in Ernest and Celestine, Evelyn in the Family Guy episode "Mom's the Word"), (d. 2014).^[36]
• September 26: Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for Warner Bros. animation, Bob Clampett, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1998).^[37]

October

• October 3: Harvey Kurtzman, American comics artist, writer, publisher and animation scriptwriter (Mad Monster Party?, Sesame Street), (d. 1993).^[38]
• October 12: Doris Grau, American actress (voice of Lunchlady Doris in The Simpsons, Doris Grossman in The Critic), (d. 1995).^[39]
• October 25: Billy Barty, American actor (voice of Figment in Language Arts Through Imagination, Dweedle in Wildfire, Baitmouse in The Rescuers Down Under, Hips McManus in The New Batman Adventures episode "Double Talk"), (d. 2000).^{[40] [41]}

November

• November 2: Michi Kobi, American actress (additional voices in Courage the Cowardly Dog), (d. 2016).^[42]
• November 8: Joe Flynn, American actor (voice of Mr. Snoops in The Rescuers), (d. 1974).^{[43] [44] [45]}
• November 10: Russell Johnson, American actor (voice of Roy Hinkley in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet), (d. 2014).^{[46] [47]}
• November 16: Tony Geiss, American author, songwriter (Sesame Street), producer and screenwriter (Sesame Street, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Between the Lions, Play with Me Sesame), (d. 2011).^[48]
• November 21: Joseph Campanella, American actor (voice of the Lizard in Spider-Man, William Shepard / the Master in Road Rovers, Matthew Thorne in the episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), (d. 2018).^[49]
• November 22: Geraldine Page, American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in The Rescuers), (d. 1987).^{[50] [51]}
• November 29: Ralph James, American voice actor (voice of narrator in The Unmentionables, Mr. Turtle for Tootsie Pops, Orson in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour, additional voices in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show), (d. 1992).

December

• December 2: Jack Davis, American cartoonist and illustrator (Rankin/Bass), (d. 2016).^[52]
• December 5: Wally Cox, American actor (voice of the title character in Underdog), (d. 1973).^{[53] [54]}
• December 18: Gibba, Italian animator and comics artist, (d. 2018).^[55]
• December 19: Jack DeLeon, American actor (voice of the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, Kraven the Hunter in the Spider-Man episode "The Hunter and the Hunted", Major Courage in the DuckTales episode "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"), (d. 2006).^[56]
• December 20: Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian (voice of Elliott in Pete's Dragon), (d. 2011).^[57]

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Oliver! actor Ron Moody dies aged 91. BBC News. 11 June 2015.
2. Web site: Barnes . Mike . 2023-01-11 . Carole Cook, Lucille Ball Protégé and ‘Sixteen Candles’ Actress, Dies at 98 . 2023-01-12 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
3. Web site: Allen Swift (1924 - 2010) . July 24, 2006 . 2010-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100421013511/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/allan-swift-1924-2010.html . April 21, 2010 . live . mdy-all.
4. Web site: Johnny Hawksworth. Discogs.
5. News: Max Ferguson's 'Rawhide' was the heart and soul of Canada's airwaves. Globe and Mail. Canada. Michael. Lennick. 16 March 2013. 26 January 2021.
6. Web site: Philip Abbott; Actor on 'FBI' TV Series. MYRNA. OLIVER. 27 February 1998. LA Times.
7. Web site: Lionel Wilson (visual voices guide). Behind The Voice Actors.
8. Web site: Doc Rock . July to December . The Dead Rock Stars Club . 2013-10-20.
9. News: Vernon, Stage and TV Comedian, Dies at 63 . Burt A. . Folkart . November 11, 1987 . Los Angeles Times.
10. Web site: Peter Hawkins . 2023-06-28 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
11. Web site: Animator Frederic Back, two-time Oscar winner, dies at 89. December 24, 2013. Los Angeles Times. May 15, 2020.
12. News: Severo . Richard . Henry Mancini Dies at 70; Composer for Films and TV. The New York Times. June 15, 1994. June 8, 2019.
13. Web site: Jones . Kenneth . Blossom Dearie, Vocalist Whose Wispy Voice Caressed Show Music and Standards, Has Died . Playbill.com . February 8, 2009 . September 28, 2016.
14. News: Blossom Dearie dies at 82; jazz and cabaret singer . Jon . Thurber . . February 9, 2009 . September 28, 2016 . subscription.
15. News: Blossom Dearie Obituary . Associated Press . . 2009 . September 28, 2016.
16. Web site: Hansford H. Rowe Jr. . The Santa Clarita Valley Signal . Legacy.com. June 26, 2019.
17. Web site: Rowe, Hansford Jr.. Richmond.com . September 10, 2017. June 26, 2019.
18. News: Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of ‘Gunsmoke,’ ‘McCloud’ Also Was Environmental Activist. February 28, 2006. Dennis. McLellan. Los Angeles Times.
19. Web site: Hall of Fame Members - 2005 . Ritenour School District . July 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101021222753/http://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/alumni/hofinductees9.htm . October 21, 2010 . dead.
20. News: Florence Stanley, 79, an actress. Associated Press. The New York Times. October 12, 2003. subscription.
21. News: Arthur Rankin Jr, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' co-producer dies, age 89 . The Royal Gazette . Jonathan . Bell . January 30, 2014 . January 31, 2014.
22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527154241/http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=1687%2F Obituary for Tex Henson
23. News: Emmy-winning comic actor Don Knotts dies at 81 . Reuters . 25 February 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050620200558/http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews . 20 June 2005 . mdy-all.
24. News: Lloyd Bochner, 81; Actor Noted for Sophisticated Film and TV Roles. Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2005. May 7, 2019. subscription.
25. News: Lloyd Bochner, 81, Actor of Stage, Screen and TV, Dies. Potts, Monica. The New York Times. November 2, 2005. subscription.
26. https://deadline.com/2021/05/billie-hayes-dead-obituary-witchiepoo-h-r-pufnstuf-actress-was-96-1234749037/ Billie Hayes Dies: Wicked Witchiepoo Of ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ Was 96
27. Web site: 2021-05-04. Billie Hayes obituary: "H.R. Pufnstuf" star dies at 96. 2021-05-05. Legacy.com. en-US.
28. Web site: Gene Deitch. lambiek.net. May 5, 2020.
29. Web site: Ray Goossens. lambiek.net.
30. Web site: Paolo Piffarerio. lambiek.net. May 5, 2020.
31. News: Buddy Hackett, Irrepressible Clown of Stage, Screen and Nightclubs, Is Dead at 78. The New York Times. Mr. Hackett's career spanned more than half a century in nightclubs, movies, the stage and television. His rubbery face was a familiar one on America's home screens in the 1950s and 1960s when he was a frequent guest on talk shows hosted by Jack Paar and Arthur Godfrey.. July 1, 2003. Richard. Severo. April 27, 2010.
32. Web site: The Full Filmography of Vladimir Danilevich at The Russian Animation Film base. ANIMATOR.RU. en.
33. Web site: Frank Armitage Dies: Disney Imagineer Who Contributed to 'Sleeping Beauty' & Disneyland Was 91. 7 January 2016.
34. News: Actor Norman Alden dies aged 87. 30 July 2012 . BBC News. 30 July 2012.
35. Web site: Animation Loses Another Master: Faith Hubley Passes at 77. Animation Magazine. 2006-06-28 . mdy-all.
36. News: Dana. Ford. Famed actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89. . August 13, 2014. August 12, 2014.
37. Web site: Tony Sgroi. lambiek.net. Aug 2, 2020.
38. Web site: Harvey Kurtzman. lambiek.net.
39. Book: Lentz, Harris M.. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995. 1996. McFarland & Co.. 978-0-7864-0253-3. 74.
40. News: Billy Barty, 76, Diminutive Actor And an Advocate for Dwarfs . Billy Barty, a 3-foot-10-inch actor whose career spanned seven decades and all types of roles, died on Saturday at a hospital in Glendale, Calif. He was 76. Mr. Barty had been hospitalized for heart problems and a lung infection, and died of heart failure, said his publicist, Bill York. . . December 27, 2000 . 2014-10-24 .
41. News: Billy Barty; Diminutive Entertainer . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024081122/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/billy-barty . dead . October 24, 2012 . Los Angeles Times . 1992-08-20 . 2018-03-17.
42. Web site: Michi Kobi Obituary. Legacy.com. March 1, 2016. June 26, 2022.
43. News: Actor Flynn Drowns in Pool; Youngstown Native Was TV Comedian. The Youngstown Vindicator. 1. July 20, 1974.
44. "TeleVues", by Bob Martin, The Independent (Long Beach CA), July 19, 1974, pC-12; Times-Reporter (Dover, Ohio), July 19, 1974, pD-6
45. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&dq=joe+flynn+holy+cross&pg=PA163 Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, p 163
46. News: Gilligan's Island Star Russell Johnson Dies of Kidney Failure . Messer . Lesley . . January 16, 2014 . 16 January 2014.
47. News: Memorial service announced for Russell Johnson, the Professor. Bainbridge Island Review. November 11, 2017. 2014-01-31.
48. Web site: Tony Geiss, Writer for 'Sesame Street,' Dies at 86. New York Times. September 23, 2023. January 30, 2011. Berger. Joseph.
49. News: Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 . Gans . Andrew . May 17, 2018 . . May 17, 2018.
50. News: Geraldine Page, 62, Dies - A Star of Stage and Film. Elizabeth. Kolbert. Elizabeth Kolbert. The New York Times. June 15, 1987. March 8, 2018.
51. News: Los Angeles Times. Oscar Winner Geraldine Page Dead at 62: Stardom Reached in Her Own Way. June 15, 1987. March 6, 2018. Fulton, Mary Lou.
52. News: Jack Davis, Part of Mad Magazine's Usual Gang of Idiots, Dies at 91 . Karen . Zraick . . A18 . 28 July 2016.
53. News: Wally Cox, TV Mr. Peepers, Dies at 48. Diminutive and Diffident . Wally Cox, the bespectacled low-key comic known to television viewers as the meek Mr. Peepers since 1953, was found dead this morning in the bedroom of his home in this Los Angeles suburb. He was 48 years old. . . February 16, 1973 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611032632/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E1D61738EF3ABC4E52DFB4668388669EDE . June 11, 2015 . August 19, 2016.
54. News: Heart Attack Caused Death Of Wally Cox . AP . . Modesto, California . February 16, 1973 . A15 . July 19, 2010 . news.google.com.
55. Web site: Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano. Oct 7, 2018. lastampa.it. May 5, 2020.
56. Book: III, Harris M. Lentz . Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture . April 24, 2007 . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 978-0-7864-2933-2 . en . November 13, 2023.
57. News: Charlie Callas, Zany Comedian, Dies. The New York Times. Dennis. Hevesi. January 28, 2011.