1985 in animation explained
Events in 1985 in animation.
Events
January
March
May
June
July
- July 4: The first episode of The Raccoons airs.
- July 24: The Walt Disney Company releases The Black Cauldron, Disney’s first animated film to receive the PG rating and the only one until Dinosaur in 2000. The film went into obscurity for 13 years after the release due to suffering a great deal of bad reputation and budget problems.[4] It became a cult classic in later years, shedding its undeserved reputation.[5]
September
- September 7:
- The first episodes of Ewoks and air, both based on Star Wars.
- The first episode of The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo airs. This incarnation of Scooby-Doo gained much notoriety by Christian groups for its occultic setting in a Saturday morning cartoon at its time.[6]
- September 14:
- September 15: The first episode of Paw Paws airs. This particular cartoon gained some infamy during the broadcast for prominent Indigious stereotyping and is later declared "politically incorrect" in 2014.[7]
October
- October 3: The first episode of Seabert airs.
November
December
Specific date unknown
Films released
See main article: List of animated feature films of 1985.
- January 1 - Happy Days of the Moomins (Poland)
- January 17 - Ttoriwa Jeta Roboteu (South Korea)
- January 21 - Greed (Japan)
- January 26 - (Japan)
- February 6 - Gwen, the Book of Sand (France)
- March 1:
- March 9:
- March 16:
- March 20 - Sangokushi (Japan)
- March 22 - The Secret of the Sword (United States)
- March 26 - The Pickwick Papers (Australia)
- March 29 - The Care Bears Movie (Canada and United States)
- April 11 - Szaffi (Hungary, Canada, and West Germany)
- April 27 - GoShogun: The Time Étranger (Japan)
- May 14 - Epic (Australia)
- May 25 - Here Come the Littles (United States, France, Canada, Japan, and Luxembourg)
- June 15 - Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (Japan)
- June 20 - Dot and the Koala (Australia)
- June 27 - We Called Them Montagues and Capulets (Bulgaria)
- July 5 - Karuizawa Syndrome (Japan)
- July 13:
- July 20:
- Area 88: The Movie (Japan)
- Cosmo Police Justy (Japan)
- Micro Commando Diatron 5 (Japan)
- Robot King Sun Shark (South Korea)
- July 21 - Little Memole: Marielle's Jewelbox (Japan)
- July 22 - Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari (Japan)
- July 24 - The Black Cauldron (United States)
- July 26 - The Man in the Iron Mask (Australia)
- July 28 - Magical Princess Minky Momo – La Ronde in my Dream (Japan)
- July 29 - The Little Vagabond (Spain)
- August 5 - Dallos Special (Japan)
- August 10 - (Japan)
- August 13 - Dokgo Tak 3 – The Mound Rediscovered (South Korea)
- August 21 - Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder (Japan)
- August 25 - The Prince of Devil Island: The Three-Eyed One (Japan)
- September - The Pied Piper (Czechoslovakia)
- September 5 - Odyssea (Czechoslovakia and East Germany)
- September 24 - Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (Japan)
- October 1 - Pohádky pod sněhem (Czechoslovakia)
- October 6 - Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines (United States)
- October 19:
- October 20 - Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After (United States)
- November 6 - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (United States)
- November 15 - Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (United States and France)
- November 22 - (United States and South Korea)
- November 25 - What's Michael? (Japan)
- December 11 - Asterix Versus Caesar (France and Belgium)
- December 14 - Peter-No-Tail in Americat (Sweden)
- December 15 - Angel's Egg (Japan)
- December 16:
- Fire Tripper (Japan)
- Love Position – The Legend of Halley (Japan)
- December 17:
- December 20 - Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia (Japan)
- December 21:
- December 25 - (United States)
- Specific date unknown:
Television debuts
See main article: List of animated television series of 1985.
Births
January
- January 12:
- January 22: Justin Hurwitz, American composer and television writer (The Simpsons).
- January 26: Arlyne Ramirez, American animator (Good Vibes, The Simpsons), storyboard artist (Cartoon Network Studios, The Simpsons), character designer (Pink Panther and Pals, Full English, The Ricky Gervais Show, Futurama, Clarence), prop designer (Clarence) and writer (Apple & Onion, Victor and Valentino).
- January 31: Rasmus Hardiker, English actor (voice of Philip in Thomas & Friends, Alfur Aldric in Hilda, Hansel in 101 Dalmatian Street, Ginger in The Queen's Corgi, Zebedee in Mary and the Witch's Flower, Prince Ivandoe in The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe).
February
- February 7: Tegan Moss, Canadian actress (voice of Penny in Gadget & the Gadgetinis, Vingette Valencia in , Polly Pocket in the Polly Pocket franchise, Nolee in the My Scene franchise, Lady Zera in Shadow Raiders, Holly Jollimore in Casper's Haunted Christmas).
- February 9: David Gallagher, American actor (voice of Oliver in Rocket Power, Seiji Amasawa in Whisper of the Heart, Ben in The Wild Thornberrys).
- February 15: Natalie Morales, American actress and director (voice of Yolanda Buenaventura and Mindy Buenaventura in BoJack Horseman, Miss Calleros in , Lois Lane in Harley Quinn, Betty DeVille in Rugrats).
- February 21: Anthony Raspanti, American former child actor (voiced himself in The Ren & Stimpy Show episode "A Visit to Anthony").
March
- March 1: Cole Sanchez, American artist, voice actor, writer, storyboard artist, director, and producer (Cartoon Network Studios).
- March 10: Cooper Andrews, American actor (voice of Aquaman in , Kai Banks in Hailey's On It!).
- March 22: Justin Masterson, American former professional baseball starting pitcher (guest starred in the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "Take Me Out to the Fashion Show").
- March 24: Jeremy Zag, French animator, entrepreneur, producer, director, and composer (Zagtoon).
- March 25: Chris Redd, American actor and comedian (voice of Denny Jones and Chauncey in Saturday Morning All Star Hits!, Singe in the Sofia the First episode "The Royal Dragon", Hypnoslumber in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "A Spell with No Name", Trevor McBride in The Simpsons episode "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun", additional voices in Big Mouth).
- March 26:
- March 27: Blake McIver Ewing, American actor (voice of Menlo in Recess, Eugene Horowitz in season 5 of Hey Arnold!).
April
- April 3: Paula Rhodes, American actress (voice of Peaches Pie in Doc McStuffins, Skipper and Stacie in , young John Constantine in the Justice League Action episode "Trick or Threat").
- April 17: Joanne Spracklen, South African actress (voice of Supergirl in Justice League Action).
- April 19: Sabrina Jalees, Canadian comedian, actress, and writer (voice of Auntie Crane in Rubble & Crew, Nadia El-Khoury in Human Resources episode "Rutgers is for Lovers").
- April 22: Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress (voice of the title character in Little Bear, Bridgette in Total Drama, Juliet Capulet in Peg + Cat).
- April 27: Jamie Gray Hyder, American actress (voice of Zethrid in , Shayera Hol in ).
- April 30: Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (voice of Shank in Ralph Breaks the Internet, herself in The Simpsons episode "Bart's Not Dead").
May
- May 6: Ian McGinty, American comic book artist and writer (Invader Zim, Adventure Time), (d. 2023).[11]
- May 8: Yukiyo Fujii, Japanese actress (voice of Millianna in Fairy Tail, Sailor Saturn in season 3 of Sailor Moon Crystal, Mimi Pearlbaton in , Mana Inuyama in GeGeGe no Kitarō).
- May 27: Andrew Francis, Canadian actor (voice of Genki in Monster Rancher, Dende in Dragon Ball, Iceman in , Shining Armor in , Gil in Johnny Test).
June
- June 2: Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress (voice of Puchiko in Di Gi Charat, Mint Blancmanche in Galaxy Angel, Towa Akagi / Cure Scarlet in Go! Princess PreCure, Brunhild in Record of Ragnarok).[12]
- June 8: Niki Yang, South Korean animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actress (Family Guy, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls).
- June 12:
- Deneen Melody, American voice actress (voice of Zoé Lee, Kaalki, and Mullo in , Pandora in Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World, Ronie Arabel and Laurannei Arabel in Sword Art Online).
- Dave Franco, American actor (voice of Lloyd Garmadon in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Riddler in Young Justice, Wally in The Lego Movie, Alexi Brosepheno in the BoJack Horseman episode "Love And/Or Marriage", Broseidon in the Krapopolis episode "The Stuperbowl").
- June 13: Julia Pott, British animator and voice actress (creator of and voice of Susie McCallister in Summer Camp Island).
- June 15: Carolina Ravassa, Columbian actress (voice of Cleo Leball in Power Players, Zyanya in Onyx Equinox, Carolina Grant-Gomez in Hamster & Gretel).
- June 18: Alex Hirsch, American animator, storyboard artist, writer (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Fish Hooks, Kid Cosmic), producer (Inside Job) and voice actor (voice of King and Hooty in The Owl House, Dirk in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Wyatt in Big City Greens, Steve in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Clamantha, Fumble, and the Fish Police in Fish Hooks, Grassy Noel Atkinson, Paul Rudd, and Justin Timberlake in Inside Job, the Curator, Frog Soos and Schmebulock in the Amphibia episode "Wax Museum", Officer Concord in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror", Toby Matthews in the Rick and Morty episode "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez", Soosy Du in the Wander Over Yonder episode "The Cartoon", Ben Fotino in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Skooled!", Internet Troll in the We Bare Bears episode "Charlie's Halloween Thing 2", creator and voice of Grunkle Stan, Soos Ramirez, Bill Cipher, Old Man McGucket and other various characters in Gravity Falls).
- June 22: Lindsay Ridgeway, American actress (voice of young Sally in the Sonic the Hedgehog episode "Blast to the Past", singing voice of Darla Dimple in Cats Don't Dance).
July
September
- September 3: Shane Houghton, American comic book writer (Bongo Comics), writer (Harvey Beaks), producer and brother of Chris Houghton (co-creator of Big City Greens).
- September 4: Morgan Garrett, American voice actress (voice of Rico Brzenska in Attack on Titan, Megu Kataoka in Assassination Classroom).
- September 6: Lauren Lapkus, American actress (voice of Matilda in , Patience St. Pim in Adventure Time, Mackenzie in Craig of the Creek, Lotta in Harvey Girls Forever!, Jennifer Sh'reyan in ).
- September 21: Doug Rockwell, American songwriter, producer, musician and composer (Blaze and the Monster Machines, The Loud House, The Casagrandes, voiced himself and Border Guard in The Loud House episodes "Really Loud Music" and "Schooled!").
- September 22: Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress (voice of Queen Aja Tarron in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, Mia McKibbin in the BoJack Horseman episode "Let's Find Out", Barbie in the Robot Chicken episode "Hopefully Salt", Sherman in the Animals episode "Roachella").
October
- October 3: T.J. Hill, American composer (Disney Television Animation).
- October 10: Heather Hogan, American actress (voice of Phantom Girl in Legion of Super Heroes, second voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time franchise).
- October 11: Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (voice of Valkyrie in The Super Hero Squad Show, Bar Girl in , Blood Moon in the SuperMansion episode "A Midsummer Night's Ream").[13]
- October 31: Kether Donohue, American actress (voice of Reiko Komori in The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Shinohara in , Kiki Benjamin/Mew Kiki in Mew Mew Power, Mirabelle Haywood in Magical DoReMi, Arine and Suzume Imamura in Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time, Emi Narasaki in , Skuld in Ah! My Goddess, Lily in Kappa Mikey, Kuroki in Joe vs. Joe, Zoe Drake and Pterosaur in Dinosaur King, Autumn, Young Lila and Candice in Pokémon, Annie, Angela Raines and Nico in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Makana in , Brosalind and April in All Hail King Julien, Flo in Elena of Avalor, Gillian and Gennifer in Birdgirl, Chloe and Trench Woman in the American Dad! episode "The Long March", Ens. Peanut Hamper in the episode "No Small Parts", Sarah Connor and Party Store Vendor in the Robot Chicken episode "May Cause the Need for Speed", Tourist #2 in the Tuca & Bertie episode "Leveling Up").
November
- November 7: Lucas Neff, American actor (voice of Noodle Burger Boy in , Duncan P. Anderson in Monsters at Work).
- November 18: Christian Siriano, American fashion designer (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire").
- November 21: Ronny Chieng, Malaysian comedian and actor (voice of Seven in Scissor Seven, Pipa God in Wish Dragon, Johnny Zhao in Mulligan).
- November 23: Katie Crown, Canadian actress (voice of Izzy in Total Drama, Tulip in Storks, Ivy Sundew in Amphibia, Akila in Cleopatra in Space), and writer (Sanjay and Craig, Clarence, Bob's Burgers, Star vs. the Forces of Evil).
- November 26: Daron Nefcy, American animator, storyboard artist (Robot and Monster, Wander Over Yonder), character designer (Mad), writer, director (We the People) and producer (creator and voice of various characters in Star vs. the Forces of Evil).
- November 30:
December
- December 3: Amanda Seyfried, American actress (voice of Daphne Blake in Scoob!, Mary Bomba in Epic, Amy in the American Dad! episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", Lori Spivak in The Simpsons episode "Frinkenstein's Monster").[15]
- December 5:
- Kyle McCarley, American actor (voice of Shigeo Kageyama in Mob Psycho 100, Mikazuki Augus in , Shinji Mato in Fate/stay night, Ryota Watari in Your Lie in April, Killy in Blame, Narancia Ghirga in , Joe Shimamura in Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, Helbram in The Seven Deadly Sins, Marc Anciel in ).
- Frankie Muniz, American actor, race car driver and musician (voice of Mosley Moville in Moville Mysteries, Willie, Augie and Tony in Fillmore!, Benjamin North in , Thelonious in The Simpsons episode "Trilogy of Error", Frankie in the Clifford the Big Red Dog episode "Little Big Pup", himself in the Harley Quinn episode "Being Harley Quinn", first voice of Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents).
- December 10: Raven-Symoné, American actress and musician (voice of Goldilocks, Zoe and Olivia in , Monique in Kim Possible, Maryanne Greene and Alexandria Quarry in Fillmore!, Marti Brewster in Everyone's Hero, Katie and Wife in American Dad!, Iridessa in Tinker Bell, Binkley in Animal Crackers, Valkyrie in Guardians of the Galaxy, Maria Media in Big City Greens, Stephanie in The Proud Family episode "Seven Days of Kwanzaa").
Deaths
January
February
- February 8: 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"), dies at age 71.[18] [19]
- February 20: Clarence Nash, American voice actor (Donald Duck), dies at age 80.[20]
- February 27: J. Pat O'Malley, British actor and singer (voice of Cyril Proudbottom and Winkie in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Mother Oyster, The Walrus and the Carpenter and Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland, Jasper and the Colonel in 101 Dalmatians, the Cockney coster in Mary Poppins, and Colonel Hathi in The Jungle Book), dies at age 80.[21]
March
- March 21: Michael Redgrave, British actor and director (narrator in A Christmas Carol), dies at age 77.[22]
- March 24: Dick Kinney, American animator, screenwriter (Walter Lantz, Walt Disney Company, Terrytoons, Hanna-Barbera) and comics writer, dies at age 68.[23]
- March 30: Harold Peary, American actor and comedian (voice of the Devil in the Private Snafu cartoon Hot Spot, Herman in The Roman Holidays, Fenwick Fuddy in The Galloping Ghost, and Yogi's Space Race, Big Ben in Rudolph's Shiny New Year and Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July), dies at age 76.[24]
April
May
June
August
- August 2: Bob Holt, American actor (voice of the title character and Once-ler in The Lorax, Avatar in Wizards, the title characters in The Incredible Hulk and The Great Grape Ape Show, Shadow Demon in Dungeons & Dragons, Cop-Tur in Challenge of the GoBots), dies at age 56.
- August 25: Pino Zac, Italian illustrator, comics artist and animator, dies at age 55.[32]
- August 29: Paul Kligman, Romanian-born Canadian actor (voice of J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, Donner in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Friar Tuck in Rocket Robin Hood, Red Skull and Thunderbolt Ross in The Marvel Super Heroes), dies at age 62.[33] [34]
October
- October 10: Orson Welles, American film and theater director, and actor (narrator and voice of Nag and Chuchundra in Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, narrator in , voice of Unicron in ), dies at age 70.[35]
November
- November 1: Wetzel Whitaker, American animator, film director, and film producer (Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan), dies at age 77.[36]
- November 6: Viktor Kálmán, Hungarian painter, animator and comics artist (Az Okos Kapus), dies at age 74.[37]
- November 16: Lou Fleischer, American composer (Fleischer Studios) and actor (J. Wellington Wimpy in the Popeye cartoon I Wanna Be A Lifeguard), dies at age 94.[38]
- November 29: Bill Scott, American actor (voice of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Mister Peabody, Dudley Do-Right, Super Chicken and George of the Jungle, Moosel in The Wuzzles, and Gruffi Gummi, Sir Tuxford, and Toadwart in Gummi Bears), dies at age 65 from a heart attack.[39]
December
- December 19: Jean Ache, French animator and comics artist (L'Émule de Tartarin, Callisto le petite nymphe, Anatole Fait Du Camping), dies at age 62.[40]
- December 23: Margie Hines, American actress (original voice of Betty Boop, occasional voice of Olive Oyl and Swee'Pea in Popeye), dies at age 76.[41] [42]
- December 25: 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), dies at age 72.[43] [44] [45]
Specific date unknown
- Antoine Payen, French animator and illustrator (Les Enfants du Ciel, Cri-Cri, Ludo et l'orage), dies at age 82 or 83.[46]
- Roberto Sgrilli, Italian painter, illustrator, comics artist and animator (Il Barone di Münchhausen, Anacleto e la Faina), dies at age 87 or 88.[47]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners . 2011-10-13 . oscars.org . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050833/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/57th-winners.html . 2011-12-28 .
- Web site: Patterson & Eckinger. lambiek.net. 11 December 2022.
- Russell, Candice. "Too little attention paid to animation in 'Littles'." South Florida Sun-Sentinel, April 8, 1985, p. 8.C. Retrieved: March 12, 2024.
- News: Hughes. William. Disney Animation might be returning to the series that nearly killed it 30 years ago. October 6, 2023. The A.V. Club. March 17, 2016. November 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104045601/https://news.avclub.com/disney-animation-might-be-returning-to-the-series-that-1798245285. live.
- Web site: How 'The Black Cauldron' Became a Cult Classic. Elizabeth. Rico. February 27, 2014.
- Web site: Deception of a Generation . live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Hnjdq32u-MU . 2021-12-21 . 2 October 2023 . YouTube.
- News: Bricken. Rob. 12 Cartoons From The 1980s No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For. October 23, 2023. io9. 11 November 2014.
- Book: Herx, Henry. The Family Guide to Movies on Video. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. 221 (pre-release version). 0-8245-0816-5. 1988. The Crossroad Publishing Company.
- Web site: Bugs Bunny. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. 28 June 2012.
- Web site: On This Day in History - January 12th - Almanac . February 8, 2024 . United Press International . en.
- Web site: Artist Ian McGinty has passed away at age 38. Heidi. McDonald. comicsbeat.com. June 9, 2023. June 10, 2023.
- Web site: June 8, 2014 . Voice Actress Miyuki Sawashiro Gets Married . June 23, 2023 . Anime News Network . en.
- Web site: Cusumano . Josephine . October 11, 2019 . Michelle Trachtenberg Celebrates Her 31st Birthday . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821120208/https://www.instyle.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-age-birthday-BEST-selfies . dead . 2019-08-21 . December 31, 2023 . InStyle.com.
- Web site: November 23, 2020 . Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5 . September 17, 2023 . AP News . en.
- Web site: Amanda Seyfried . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826180419/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/amanda-seyfried/bio/139315 . August 26, 2014 . March 1, 2024 . TVGuide.com.
- Web site: The fabulous career Byington Ford . Eisner . Judith A. . September 24, 1970 . archive.org . Carmel Pine Cone . 2020-04-11 .
- News: Byington Ford. Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1985-01-31. 2020-09-23.
- News: Marvin Miller, Actor on TV; Appeared in 'The Millionaire'. 1985-02-10. The New York Times. 2009-03-02.
- Web site: Marvin Miller. Los Angeles Times.
- Web site: Clarence Nash. D23.
- News: Veteran Film-TV Actor J. Pat O'Malley Dies. Los Angeles Times. no byline. 1 March 1985. 14 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121183600/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-01-me-23686-story.html . January 21, 2021 .
- Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 38997). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
- Web site: Dick Kinney | I.N.D.U.C.K.S.. inducks.org. May 29, 2020.
- Hastings, Deborah (1985). "Harold Peary, Star of Radio's 'The Great Gildersleeve,' 76, Dies", Los Angeles Times, April 1, 1985, p. 3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
- Web site: Maud Hill Schroll . Minnesota Historical Society . May 21, 2010.
- Web site: Austrian Skier Hannes Schroll . Gettysburg Times . April 8, 1985 . June 15, 2010.
- News: Staff. Body of Actor Richard Haydn Found in His Palisades Home. 14 December 2017. Los Angeles Times. April 26, 1985.
- Book: Wilson. Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.. 2016. McFarland. 9781476625997. 326. 14 December 2017. en.
- Web site: Wolfgang Reitherman. D23. January 21, 2016.
- News: Wolfgang Reitherman, 75: Disney Animator Dies in Car Crash. Folkart. Burt. May 24, 1985. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. October 30, 2016.
- Web site: Ralph A. Wolfe. lambiek.net. September 27, 2022.
- Web site: Pino Zac. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
- News: Obituary: Paul Kligman . . 30 August 1985 . C10.
- News: Paul Kligman's generosity often cited by his admirers . . 30 August 1985 . D17 . Henry . Mietkiewicz.
- Book: Welles . Orson . Orson Welles . Bogdanovich . Peter . Peter Bogdanovich . Rosenbaum . Jonathan . Jonathan Rosenbaum . This is Orson Welles . HarperCollins Publishers . New York . 1992 . 978-0060166168. This is Orson Welles .
- Whitaker, Wetzel. "Looking Back: An Autobiography"
- Web site: Victor Vashi.
- Book: Pointer, Ray. The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer. Jan 10, 2017. McFarland. 9781476663678. May 29, 2020. Google Books.
- News: . Bill Scott, Writer and Voice For 'Rocky and His Friends' . . December 2, 1985 .
- Web site: Jean Ache. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
- https://www.ancestry.com/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?emailId=N-21e521aa-31aa-4d8e-93b2-d1a68c58def2&collectionId=3693&recordId=26696808&ahsht=2021-01-29T20:32:57&language=en-US&ahsh=ba012bc949435e5d3eb7283a6a4d50e6 Ancestry: Marjorie Heidtmann in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
- Web site: Marjorie Hines/Heidtmann gravestone . 2 September 2022.
- Web site: Joseph Oriolo. lambiek.net. May 29, 2020.
- Web site: Man Who Produced First 'Casper' Ghost Film Dies . Articles.latimes.com . 1985-12-27 . 2016-03-05.
- Web site: Lives Well Lived . NYTimes.com . 1995-01-22 . 2016-03-05.
- Web site: Antoine Payen - Dessins animés. antoinepayen.free.fr. May 29, 2020.
- Web site: Roberto Sgrilli.
