1983 in animation explained
Events in 1983 in animation.
Events
February
March
April
July
August
- August 5: The film Twice Upon a Time premieres. There’s been production battles between John Korty’s family-friendly version and Marshall Efron’s edgy version, as Korty urged distributors to release his version instead of Efron’s.[3]
- August 26: Ralph Bakshi and Tom Tataranowicz's Fire and Ice premieres.
September
October
- October 3: The first episode of Bananaman is broadcast, based on Steve Bright, Dave Donald and John Geering's eponymous comic strip.
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
See main article: List of animated feature films of 1983.
- January 1 - Legend of Sealed Book (China)
- January 3 - Eunhajeonseol Tera (South Korea)
- January 13 - Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (Australia)
- January 14 - Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (Australia)
- January 15 - Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (Australia)
- January 16 - Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (Australia)
- January 21 - Miraesonyeon Kunta Beomyuda 5000 Nyeon (South Korea)
- January 26 - Revenge of the Humanoids (France)
- February 3 - The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (Netherlands)
- February 9 - I am a Dog: The Life of Don Matsugoro (Japan)
- February 13 - (Japan)
- February 19 - Haejeotamheomdae Marin X (South Korea)
- February 24 - Chohabgeum roboteu SOLAR I.II.III (South Korea)
- March 12:
- Crusher Joe (Japan)
- (Japan)
- Harmagedon: Genma Wars (Japan)
- March 13:
- Aesop's Fables (Japan)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World (Japan)
- March 19 - Final Yamato (Japan)
- April 3 - Dot and the Bunny (Australia)
- April 29:
- May 4 - Nine (Japan)
- May 9 - John the Boaster (Hungary)
- May 16 - It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown (United States)
- May 28 - (Japan)
- July - Abra Cadabra (Australia)
- July 9:
- Document: Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu (Japan)
- Xabungle Graffiti (Japan)
- July 10 - Patalliro! Stardust Project (Japan)
- July 16:
- Hwanggeum-ui pal (South Korea)
- Unico in the Island of Magic (Japan)
- July 21:
- July 30 - Protectors of Universe (South Korea)
- August - The Knight of the Red Heart (Poland)
- August 4 - Old Master Q and San T (Hong Kong)
- August 5:
- August 12:
- Computer Haekjeonham Pokpadaejakjeon (South Korea)
- Rock & Rule (Canada)
- August 13 - Hwanggeumnyeonpilgwa Gaegujangi Oegyesonyeon (South Korea)
- August 21 - A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose (Japan)
- August 26 - Fire and Ice (United States)
- September 3 - Water Spider-Wonder Spider (Hungary)
- September 12 - Doctor Mambo & the Phantom Thief Jibako: With Love from Space (Japan)
- September 16:
- September 30 - The Daltons on the Loose (France)
- October 1 - A Disney Halloween (United States)
- November 24 - The Legend of Hiawatha (United States and Canada)
- December 3 - A Disney Channel Christmas!!!! (United States)
- December 13 - The Raccoons and the Lost Star (Canada)
- December 17:
- Cheol-in samchongsa (South Korea)
- Space Champion Hong Gil-dong (South Korea)
- The Voyages of Gulliver (Spain)
- December 18 - Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration (Japan)
- December 21 - David & Goliath (South Korea)
- December 23 - The Princess and the Robot (Brazil)
- December 27 - The Wind in the Willows (United Kingdom)
- Specific date unknown:
- Boi Aruá (Brazil)
- Dokgotak – Throw It Towards the Sun (South Korea)
- Elpidio Valdés Against Dollar and Cannon (Cuba)
- The Boulugres (France)
- Straszydła (Poland)
- Syupeo Taitan 15 (South Korea)
- UFO Reul Tagoon Oegyein Wangja (South Korea)
Television series
See main article: List of animated television series of 1983.
Births
January
- January 2: Anthony Carrigan, American actor (voice of Vladimir Putin in Animaniacs, Mr. Tyrant in Captain Fall).
- January 7: Brett Dalton, American actor (voice of Brick in Milo Murphy's Law, Parasite in , Bat Lash in , Talon in the Jake and the Never Land Pirates episode "Flight of the Feathers").[12]
- January 14: Anne Walker Farrell, American animator (Re-Animated, Slacker Cats, Christmas Is Here Again, , Good Vibes, Greatest Party Story Ever), storyboard artist (Random! Cartoons, The Mr. Men Show, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Ricky Gervais Show, BoJack Horseman, Mighty Magiswords, HouseBroken), writer (The Mr. Men Show) and director (BoJack Horseman, Final Space, Duncanville).
- January 17: Rickey D'Shon Collins, American voice actor (voice of Vince LaSalle in Recess, Tucker Foley in Danny Phantom, Bosworth in Once Upon a Forest, Byron / Boom in the Static Shock episode "Brother-Sister Act").
February
- February 4:
- Hannibal Buress, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer (voice of Matt Attack, DJ Don Jose and Street Troll in China, IL, Crisco in Chozen, Mom and Momma Lucas in Lucas Bros. Moving Co., the Nerd King in Nerdland, Edward the Birthday Dad in The Angry Birds Movie, Buddy in The Secret Life of Pets and The Secret Life of Pets 2, Mister Terrific in Justice League Action, Hefty Jeff in the Bob's Burgers episode "My Big Fat Greek Bob", Flame Prince in the Adventure Time episode "Five Short Tables", Miles in the BoJack Horseman episode "The Judge", Finch in The Simpsons episode "The Road to Cincinnati").
- Lauren Ash, Canadian actress (voice of Scorpia in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Diane Dunbrowski in Chicago Party Aunt, Beryl Chatterley in Kiff, Officer Karen in the It's Pony episode "10 Minute Ticket").[13]
- February 23:
- February 27: Kate Mara, American actress (voice of Chrysalis Tate in Moonbeam City, Perl in ).
March
- March 1: Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress (voice of Maz Kanata in the Star Wars franchise, Asha in Big Mouth and Human Resources).[14]
- March 7: Greta Lee, American actress (voice of Lyla in and , Bubbles in HouseBroken).
- March 12: Ron Funches, American actor and comedian (voice of Cooper in the Trolls franchise, Elliot Mothman in Inside Job, Jerry Shaw in The Great North, King Shark in Harley Quinn, Shag Rugg in Jellystone!, Fox in Final Space, Sparko in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Sharzod in , Bloofy in Inside Out 2).
- March 17: Leasa Epps-Eisele, American background artist (The Simpsons, Futurama) and texture painter (Barnyard).
- March 28: Natalie Lander, American actress (voice of Mirta in Winx Club, Liz Allan in Spider-Man, Stargirl in Justice League Action, Goldie in Goldie & Bear, Brigid in Craig of the Creek, Gigi Soda in the Animaniacs episode "Soda-pressed").
- March 31: Ashleigh Ball, Canadian voice actress and singer (voice of Applejack and Rainbow Dash in , Blythe Baxter in Littlest Pet Shop, Jet Propulsion in Ready Jet Go!, Mary Test in Johnny Test, Pinky in Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, Black Widow in ).
April
- April 1: Matt Lanter, American actor (voice of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, Aquaman in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Harry Osborn and Flash Thompson in Ultimate Spider-Man, Winter Soldier in the Avengers Assemble episode "Vibranium Curtain").
- April 9: Allyn Rachel, American actress (voice of Bee in Bee and PuppyCat).
- April 11: Jamie Chung, American actress (voice of Go Go Tomago in Big Hero 6 and , Death in , Jade Nguyen in , Rose Trefgarne in Sherwood, Misa in the episode "Akakiri").
- April 20: Tan France, British-American fashion designer and television personality (voice of Sir Benedict in Princess Power, himself in the Big Mouth episode "Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!").
May
June
- June 8: Mamoru Miyano, Japanese actor (voice of Light Yagami in Death Note, Cilan in Pokémon, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs, Ryuji Sakamoto in ).
- June 9: Alexia Khadime, English actress and singer (voice of Sardonyx in Steven Universe).
- June 16: Olivia Hack, American actress (voice of Rhonda Lloyd in Hey Arnold!, Ty Lee in , Katooni in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Mao Jahana in Blood+, Cloe in Bratz, Emily in the episode "It's Not Easy Being Gwen").
- June 19: Lisa Hanawalt, American illustrator, writer and cartoonist (BoJack Horseman, creator of Tuca & Bertie).
- June 23:
- Laura Post, American voice actress and director (voice of Diana Cavendish in Little Witch Academia, Rebecca Forester in Yo-kai Watch, Tellu and Queen Nehellenia in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Commander Trugg in , Big Barda in Justice League Action).
- Kathreen Khavari, American actress (voice of Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in Avengers Assemble, Spider-Man, and Marvel Rising, Badyah in , Twitch in ).
July
- July 1: Lynsey Bartilson, American actress (voice of Tuesday X in The X's, Malika in the Fillmore! episode "Red Robins Don't Fly").
- July 5: Jeff Mednikow, American animator, storyboard artist (Class of 3000, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Cleveland Show), writer, director and producer (Teen Titans Go!, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!).
- July 9: Janna Michaels, American former child actress (voice of Molly Cunningham in TaleSpin).
- July 27: Heidi Gardner, actress, comedian, and writer (voice of Tuva Van Void in Alien News Desk, Becca in Close Enough, episode "Houseguest From Hell", Last Baker in , Eli's mom in Leo).
- July 29: Tania Gunadi, Indonesian-American actress and producer (voice of Miko Nakadai in , Sam Lastname in Sanjay and Craig, Sashi Kobayashi in , Lady Shiva in DC Super Hero Girls, Miss Elodie in Sofia the First, Kendra in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Iso in the Avengers Assemble episode "The Mighty Avengers").
- July 30: Abel Góngora, Spanish animator (Devilman crybaby, Lu Over the Wall).
August
- August 3: Sara Chase, American singer and actress (voice of Sasha Reed in The Simpsons episode "The Star of the Backstage").
- August 4: Greta Gerwig, American actress and filmmaker (voice of Pony Merks in China, IL, Tracy Walker in Isle of Dogs, herself in The Ghost and Molly McGee episode "Hooray for Mollywood!").
- August 9: Ashley Johnson, American voice actress (voice of Gretchen Grundler in Recess, Terra in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Gwen Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise, Tulip Olsen in Infinity Train).
- August 11: Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor (voice of Thor in What If...?).[17]
- August 14: Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born American actress (voice of Meg Griffin in Family Guy, various characters in Robot Chicken, Deema in Hell and Back, Greta in Wonder Park).
- August 26: Rob Cantor, American composer and singer-songwriter (Disney Television Animation).
September
October
- October 3: Tessa Thompson, American actress (voice of Valkyrie in the What If...? episode "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?", Sophie in the Tuca & Bertie episode "The Sex Bugs", Taneisha in the BoJack Horseman episode "Love and/or Marriage").
- October 4: Laila Berzins, American actress (voice of Milluki Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Flaming Fury in The Reflection, Mrs. Croaker in Amphibia, Yana in Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, Nora Césaire in ).
- October 5:
- October 9: Spencer Grammer, American actress (voice of Summer Smith in Rick and Morty, Atlantis and Mother in the Robot Chicken episode "Please Do Not Notify Our Contractors", additional voices in the Solar Opposites episode "Hululand").
- October 13: Elizabeth Maxwell, American voice actress (voice of Winter Schnee in RWBY, Midnight in My Hero Academia, Arisa Uotani in Fruits Basket, Ymir in Attack on Titan, Caulifla in Dragon Ball Super, Sae Niijima in , Shakky in the Funimation dub of One Piece).
- October 27: Melanie Minichino, American actress (voice of Aunt May in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Ava in T.O.T.S., Anya Corazon in Spider-Man, Watts in Blaze and the Monster Machines, Queen Isabella in The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show).
November
- November 6: Jessica Borutski, American animator (Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"), storyboard artist (Warner Bros. Animation, The Snoopy Show), character designer (Warner Bros. Animation, ), writer, producer (Bunnicula) and director (Warner Bros. Animation, The Loud House).
- November 7: Adam DeVine, American actor (voice of Pizza Steve in Uncle Grandpa, Boone Wiseman in , Sam-I-Am in Green Eggs and Ham, Flash in The Lego Batman Movie, Julian in Ice Age Collision Course, Ed in Extinct, Tanner Fall in Captain Fall).
- November 14: Benjamin Renner, French cartoonist, animator and filmmaker (Ernest & Celestine, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales..., Migration).
- November 17:
- November 19: Adam Driver, American actor (voice of Adam Sackler in The Simpsons episode "Every Man's Dream", Art in the Bob's Burgers episode "The Bleakening").
December
- December 8: Utkarsh Ambudkar, American actor (voice of Chikku in Mira, Royal Detective, Jay in The Simpsons episode "Much Apu About Something", Aladdin in the China, IL episode "Wild Hogs").
- December 12: Mathew Valencia, American actor (voice of Tim Drake/Robin in The New Batman Adventures and , Joaquin Cortez in the As Told by Ginger episode "Love with a Proper Transfer Student").
- December 20: Jonah Hill, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Snotlout in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, the title character in Allen Gregory, Hal Stewart / Tighten in Megamind, Green Lantern in The Lego Movie franchise, Carl in Sausage Party, Tommy in Horton Hears a Who!, Andy Hamilton in The Simpsons episode "Pranks and Greens").
- December 21: Steven Yeun, American actor (voice of Keith in , Steve Palchuk in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, Little Cato in Final Space, the title character in Invincible, Speckle in Tuca & Bertie, Glenn Rhee in the Robot Chicken episode "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking").
- December 26: Steven Hartman, American former child actor (portrayed Brock Lee in , voice of Nicky, Mick, Student and Boy in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Charlie Brown in It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown, Curly Gammelthorpe in the Hey Arnold! episode "Downtown as Fruits").
- December 30: Kaitlyn Robrock, American voice actress (voice of Smurfette in , Mrs. Budnick and Weather Lady in Golan the Insatiable, Tommy Goodman and Candy in Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff, Retsuko's Mother in Aggretsuko, Felicia Sundew in Amphibia, Gwen in ThunderCats Roar, Betty in , Susan in the Pickle and Peanut episode "Black Light Bowling", Nanny and Arcade Woman in the Doc McStuffins episode "Lost & Found", Oola in the Blaze and the Monster Machines episode "The Great Space Race", continued voice of Minnie Mouse).
Deaths
January
- January 2: Dick Emery, British comedian and actor (voice of Jeremy Hillary Boob, the Mayor of Pepperland and Max the Blue Meanie in Yellow Submarine), dies at age 67.[18]
- January 17:
- John Dunn, Scottish animator and animation writer (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Spider-Man), dies at age 63.
- Doodles Weaver, American actor, comedian, musician, and comic writer (narrator in the Goofy cartoon Hockey Homicide), commits suicide at age 71.[19]
February
March
April
May
- May 1: Eric Porter, Australian animator and film director (Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon), dies at age 71.
- May 7: József Romhányi, Hungarian writer, animation writer (The Gums, Kérem a következőt!) and translator (Hungarian dub of The Flintstones), dies at age 62.[27]
- May 17: Jake Day, American artist, sculptor, photographer, naturalist and illustrator (Merbabies, The Milky Way, Bambi), dies at age 90.[28] [29] [30]
- May 21: Boris Stepantsev, Russian film director, animator, and illustrator (Karlsson-on-the-Roof), dies at age 53.[31]
- May 23: George Bruns, American composer (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 68.[32]
- May 27: Les Goldman, American production manager and producer (co-founder of MGM Animation/Visual Arts), dies at age 69.
June
August
September
October
November
December
- December 20: Hermann Diehl, German animator and film director (The Seven Ravens, Mecki), dies at age 77.
- December 23: Walter Greene, American composer (Walter Lantz Productions, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises), dies at age 73.
- December 30: Libico Maraja, Italian illustrator, animator and comics artist (worked for the animation studio IMA Film), dies at age 71.[50]
- December 31: Ralph Wright, American animator, storyboard writer (Walt Disney Company) and actor (voice of Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise), dies at age 75.[51]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners . 2011-10-09 . oscars.org . dead . https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html . 2012-09-05 .
- News: Staff. Briefly: Local animated film finds a distributor. April 12, 1982. The Globe and Mail. CTVglobemedia.
- Web site: DVD Review: 'Twice Upon a Time'. Ehrbar. Greg. 2015-10-08. IndieWire. en. October 3, 2023.
- Book: Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. 9780786486410. Terrace. Vincent. 2014-01-10. McFarland.
- Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 559–560.
- Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 122–123 .
- Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 712–713.
- Book: Starker, Steven . Evil Influences: Crusades Against the Mass Media . 153. 1989 . Transaction Publishers . 9780887382758 . registration .
- Book: Touching and Imagining: An Introduction to Tactile Art. 9780857735300. Svankmajer. Jan. 2014-03-27. I.B.Tauris .
- Sobel . Robert . Kids syndication marketplace moving at frenzied pace . Television/Radio Age . August 4, 1986 . XXXIV . 1 . 57 . September 13, 2017 . dead . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20141127203506/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/Issues/80s/1986/1986-08-04-RTVA.pdf . November 27, 2014.
- Web site: Alvin And The Chipmunks Celebrate Holidays On Stage. Sun Sentinel. October 23, 2010.
- Web site: January 7, 2023 . Today's famous birthdays list for January 7, 2023 includes celebrities Nicolas Cage, Kenny Loggins . July 13, 2023 . cleveland . en.
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- Web site: Lupita Nyong'o - Movies. Career & Facts . March 8, 2024 . Biography . en-US.
- Web site: July 3, 2015 . Gabourey Sidibe Biography TVGuide.com . June 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703010208/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/gabourey-sidibe/bio/299096/ . 2015-07-03 .
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- Web site: Chris Hemsworth News . March 8, 2024 . Us Weekly . en-US.
- GRO Register of Deaths: MAR 1983 14 0006 LAMBETH – Richard Gilbert Emery, DoB = 19 February 1915
- News: DOODLES WEAVER, 71, TV COMEDIAN, DIES; APPARENTLY A SUICIDE. Associated Press. The New York Times. January 19, 1983.
- Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age at Google Books, p. 177
- Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets at Google Books, p. 78
- Sergey Kapkov (2006). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation, pp. 129–130, 14
- http://studio-mir.ru/eng/index.php?p=film&id=42 The Stars of Russian Animation. Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg
- Web site: Helen Ogger. United States Social Security Death Index . FamilySearch .
- Web site: 2008 Living History Tour . West Adams Heritage . 20 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100203111102/http://www.westadamsheritage.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=454 . 3 February 2010 .
- Web site: Photo-Ernestine Wade Plaque-Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery . West Adams Heritage Association . 20 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728174419/http://www.westadamsheritage.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=484 . 28 July 2011 .
- Web site: Alkotó · Romhányi József. Moly. May 29, 2020.
- Web site: Maurice E. Day, Animator, 90; Drew Deer for Movie 'Bambi'. Associated Press . May 19, 1983 . NY Times . July 25, 2020 .
- Hrehovck . Steve . May 1, 2016 . Damariscotta's Favorite Son Maurice "Jake" Day . Discover Maine . July 26, 2020 .
- Web site: To Discover the Real Bambi, Walt Disney Goes to Maine. Associated Press . January 1, 2019 . New England Historical Society . July 25, 2020 .
- Web site: Boris Stepantsev. Animator.ru.
- Web site: The Original Mickey Mouse Club Show: Big George . Originalmmc.com . 2012-12-03.
- News: Mary Livingstone, Wife of Jack Benny, Dies in Calif. at 77. The Washington Post. July 1, 1983. February 21, 2022. Mary Livingstone, 77, the wife and partner in comedy of the late Jack Benny, died today at her home here, apparently of a heart attack..
- Web site: Grace Bailey . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406221914/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/grace-bailey/ . 6 April 2023 . 16 August 2019 . Walt Disney Archives . en-US.
- Book: Ink & paint: the women of Walt Disney's animation. Mindy Johnson. 5 September 2017. 978-1484727812. 1023138145.
- Book: Thomas, Bob. Walt Disney: The Art of Animation. Golden Press. 1958. New York. 175.
- UPI, 1983, Sept. 6, Executive Shot to Death at Exclusive Beach Club, The Montreal Gazette, p. 105
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hU8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rg4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886,4243211&dq=yale+gracey&hl=en Ex-Disney Special Effects Expert Slain
- Web site: Yowp. 2014-09-20. Tralfaz: Danny Webb. 2021-09-13. Tralfaz.
- News: Townsend, Dorothy. Big-Band Leader Freddy Martin Dies in Newport. Los Angeles Times. 1983.
- Book: Richardson, Sir Ralph David (1902–1983), actor . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . 10.1093/ref:odnb/31607 . subscription . en.
- News: Mary Ellen Bute, Film Maker. The New York Times. 25. October 19, 1983. (age given as 79)
- News: Women Artists Newsletter . 13 September 2020 . 2. 7. Women Artists News . Summer 1981 . 1.
- Book: Brophy, Stephen . Women filmmakers & their films . St. James Press . 1998 . 1-55862-357-4 . Detroit . 55–56 . BUTE, Mary Ellen . 38862487.
- Moen . Kristian . July 2019 . Expressive Motion in the Early Films of Mary Ellen Bute . Animation . en . 14 . 2 . 102–116 . 10.1177/1746847719859194 . 199212485 . 1746-8477. 1983/8d505684-cdb1-47be-a6cc-7eac2bb01947 . free .
- Web site: Otto Messmer.
- Rosero, Jessica (May 14, 2006). "Felix the Cat, created in Hudson County" The Union City Reporter. pp. 1 and 11.
- News: Otto Messmer is Dead at 91; Created 'Felix the Cat' Films. The New York Times. October 29, 1983. McGill. Douglas C..
- Web site: Le Mesurier, John (1912-1983) Biography. BFI Screenonline. May 29, 2020.
- Web site: Libico Maraja. lambiek.net. March 22, 2021.
- Web site: MichaelBarrier.com -- Interviews: Frank Tashlin . MichaelBarrier.com -- Home . 1971-05-29 . 2022-12-02.