2007 in animation explained
Events in 2007 in animation.
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Events
January
February
- February 10: The final episode of Catscratch airs.[1] Nickelodeon ceased reruns of the show without public explanation, putting it in obscurity ever since.
- February 23: After 8 years, Cartoon Network officially ends the Fridays block.
- February 25: 79th Academy Awards:
March
April
May
June
July
August
- August 13: American-Canadian animator Paul Boyd was shot and killed after wielding a bicycle chain at officers who came to respond to a disturbance involving him.
- August 17: The first episode of Phineas and Ferb airs.
September
October
- October 18: The Three Robbers, based on a children's book by Tomi Ungerer, is released by Hayo Freitag.
- October 20: The live-action film with animated sequences Enchanted premiers.
- October 21: The horror anthology film Fear(s) of the Dark is first released, featured animated sequences by several well-known comics artists.
November
December
Awards
Films released
See main article: List of animated feature films: 2007.
- January 9 - Mosaic (United States)
- January 14 - Flatland the Film (United States)
- January 18 - Chicago 10 (United States)
- January 19:
- January 23 - The Invincible Iron Man (United States)
- January 25:
- January 31 - (United Kingdom, Belgium, and France)
- February 2 - Branimals (Brazil)
- February 6:
- February 16 - Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time (Brazil)
- February 17 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (Japan)
- February 23:
- February 27 - Bratz Fashion Pixiez (United States)
- March 2 - Film Noir (United States and Serbia)
- March 3:
- March 10:
- March 13 - (United States)
- March 14 - VeggieTales: Moe and the Big Exit (United States)
- March 22 - Mug Travel (South Korea)
- March 23 - TMNT (United States and Hong Kong)
- March 30 - Meet the Robinsons (United States)
- April 13 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (United States)
- April 21:
- (Japan)
- Shana of the Burning Eyes (Japan)
- April 24 - Princess of the Sun (France)
- May 10 - Two Times Lotte (Germany)
- May 17 - Papelucho and the Martian (Chile)
- May 18 - Shrek the Third (United States)
- May 25 - Going Nuts (Spain)
- May 30 - Initial D: Battle Stage 2 (Japan)
- June 1 - The Big Fighting between Wukong and God Erlang (China)
- June 5 - (Japan, Hong Kong, and United States)
- June 8:
- Surf's Up (United States)
- A Tale of Two Mozzies (Denmark)
- June 27 - Persepolis (France)
- June 29 - Ratatouille (United States)
- July 5 - Noah's Ark (Argentina and Italy)
- July 6 - The Warrior (China)
- July 7 - Genius Party (Japan)
- July 10 - Minushi (Canada)
- July 14 - (Japan)
- July 17 - Gladiformers - Transforming Gladiators (Brazil)
- July 19 - Isidoro, La Película (Argentina)
- July 21 - Piano no Mori: The Perfect World of Kai (Japan)
- July 27 - The Simpsons Movie (United States)
- July 28 - Summer Days with Coo (Japan)
- July 29 - Mazu (Taiwan)
- July 31 - (United States)
- August 4:
- August 14 - Doctor Strange (United States)
- August 28 - H. P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories (Japan)
- September 1 - (Japan)
- September 4:
- September 15 - Clannad (Japan)
- September 18:
- September 20 - The Little King Macius (Poland, Germany, and France)
- September 29 - Sword of the Stranger (Japan)
- October 2:
- (United States)
- (United States)
- October 9:
- Bratz: Super Babyz (United States)
- VeggieTales: The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (United States)
- October 11 - Nocturna (Spain, France and United Kingdom)
- October 13:
- October 14 - Year of the Fish (United States)
- October 16 - Plan Bee (United States)
- October 18 - The Three Robbers (Germany)
- October 19:
- October 25 - Lissi and the Wild Emperor (Germany)
- October 26 - Bal Ganesh (India)
- October 30 - LeapFrog: A Tad of Christmas Cheer (United States)
- November 1 - Legend of Nahuala (Mexico)
- November 2 - Bee Movie (United States)
- November 8 - Martín Fierro, La Película (Argentina)
- November 9 - Welcome Back Pinocchio (Italy)
- November 10 - Yes! Precure 5: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! (Japan)
- November 16 - Beowulf (United States)
- November 20 - Garfield Gets Real (United States)
- November 21 - Enchanted (United States)
- November 22 - Donkey Xote (Spain)
- November 27:
- (United States)
- (United States)
- November 29 - Egon & Dönci (Hungary)
- November 30 - (Italy)
- December 5:
- December 8 - RH+, The Vampire of Seville (Spain)
- December 14 - Quest for a Heart (Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, and Russia)
- December 20 - Cat City 2: The Cat of Satan (Hungary)
- December 21 - Amazon Jack (Denmark, Latvia, and Norway)
- December 22 - (Japan)
- December 27 - Pulentos: The Movie (Chile)
- December 28:
- Specific date unknown:
- Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter With Hatter? (United States)
- Cosmic Boy (Brazil)
- Friends Forever (India)
- Jungle Book: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue (United States)
- The Prince and the Pauper: Double Trouble (United States)
- Ramses (Italy)
- Ratatoing (Brazil)
- Ségou Fanga (Tunisia)
- The Three Musketeers: Saving The Crown (United States)
Television series debuts
See main article: List of animated television series of 2007.
Television series endings
Births
January
February
April
- April 8: Hadley Gannaway, American actress (voice of young Anna in Frozen II, Muffin in Deer Squad, Nana in The Chicken Squad, Quinn in , Thalia Flint in the Monsters at Work episode "Little Monsters").
- April 20: Terrence Little Gardenhigh, American actor (voice of Ronathan in , Flash Fireson in Firebuds, John Patrick "Pat" Patterson in Fright Krewe).
- April 26: Presley Williams, American actress (voice of young Sandy Cheeks in ).
May
August
October
November
- November 8: Micah Abbey, American actor (voice of Donatello in ).
December
Deaths
January
- January 4:
- Helen Hill, American activist, writer, teacher, film director and animator (Scratch and Crow, The Florestine Collection), is murdered at age 36.[10]
- Steve Krantz, American film producer and writer (Spider-Man, Fritz the Cat, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic), dies at age 83.
- January 8: Iwao Takamoto, American animator, film director, television producer and character designer (Walt Disney Company, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 81 from a heart attack.[11]
- January 14: Harvey Cohen, American composer and orchestrator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 55.
- January 26: Emanuele Luzzati, Italian painter, illustrator, animator and film director (La Gazza Ladra, Pulcinella, Il Flauto Magico, I paladini di Francia), dies at age 85.[12]
February
- February 12: Warren Batchelder, American animator (Warner Bros. Cartoons, DePatie-Freleng, Peanuts specials), dies at age 89.[13]
- February 14:
- Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator (Walking, Street Musique) dies at age 63 from lung cancer.[14]
- Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator (Zauberlehrling, Blaff und Biene, Rolle und Robby), dies at age 79.[15]
- February 15: Walker Edmiston, American voice actor (voice of Ernie the Keebler Elf from The Keebler Company, Squiddly Diddly and Yakky Doodle in Yogi's Ark Lark, various characters in Down and Dirty Duck, Inferno in The Transformers, Sir Thornberry in Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Whizzer in Spider-Man, Fire Lord Azulon in the episode "Zuko Alone", Marty in the Ben 10 episode "Permanent Retirement"), dies at age 81.[16]
March
- March 3: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (creator of La Linea), dies at age 87.[17]
- March 10: Richard Jeni, American comedian and actor (voice of Host in the episode "Make 'Em Laugh", himself in the Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Monte Carlo"), commits suicide at age 49.[18]
- March 15: Natatcha Estébanez, Puerto Rican-born American television producer (Postcards from Buster), dies from sarcoma at age 45.
- March 20: John P. Ryan, American actor (voice of 'Buzz' Bronski in ), dies at age 70.[19]
- March 22: Elbert Tuganov, Estonian animator and film director (Little Peeter's Dream), dies at age 87.[20]
- March 27: Maxwell Becraft, Canadian animator (Warner Bros. Animation, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Duckman, Muppet Babies, Sonic the Hedgehog, X-Men), dies at age 62.
April
- April 11: Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (voice of Francis in Oliver & Company, Kingpin in Spider-Man, Mr. Arrow in Treasure Planet, Dr. Anokye in Static Shock, Max Miles in Ring Raiders, Reekon and Merklyn in , Great Mystic Gnome in the Freakazoid! episode "Lawn Gnomes: Chapter IV – Fun in the Sun", Clarence St. John in The Proud Family episode "Wedding Bell Blues", Edward Zeddmore in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Brooklyn Triangle", Friar Ferdinand in the episode "Rumpelstiltskin"), dies at age 84.[21] [22] [23] [24]
- April 14: Jim Thurman, American actor, writer, director, cartoonist, and producer (Sesame Street, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Muppet Babies), dies at age 72.
- April 30: Tom Poston, American actor (voice of Capital City Goofball in The Simpsons episode "Dancin' Homer", Ralph and Burly Man in the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "O'Lucky Monster", Roy in the Rugrats episode "Hair!", Mr. Popper in the King of the Hill episode "Now Who's the Dummy?", additional voices in Liberty's Kids), dies from respiratory failure at age 85.[25]
May
- May 6: Reiko Okuyama, Japanese animator (Toei Animation), dies at age 70.[26] [27]
- May 22: Art Stevens, American animator and film director (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 92.
- May 25: Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher (host of Uncle Croc's Block, voice of Frank Frankenstone in The Flintstone Comedy Show, Killer in All Dogs Go to Heaven, and An All Dogs Christmas Carol, Hunch in Rock-a-Doodle, D.O.R.C. in Space Cats, Dutch Spackle in Goof Troop, King Llort in A Troll in Central Park, Mr. Dumpty in Babes in Toyland, Red Parrot Stan in , Minos in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Minotaur", Edmund Haynes in the Rugrats episode "Game Show Didi", the Dirty Bubble in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"), dies from pneumonia at age 76.[28]
June
July
- July 4: James Street, American child actor (second voice of Huckleberry Pie in Strawberry Shortcake), dies at age 13.
- July 5: David Hilberman, American animator, film director and producer (Walt Disney Company, co-founder of UPA, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 95.
- July 9: Charles Lane, American actor (voice of Georges Hautecourt in The Aristocats), dies at age 102.[30]
- July 22: Alexander Tatarsky, Russian film director, animator, and producer (Plasticine Cow, Good Night, Little Ones!, Investigation Held by Kolobki, Turn off the Light!), dies at age 56.[31]
August
- August 11: Roberto Gavioli, Italian animator (Once Upon a Time, The Night the Animals Talked), dies at age 81.
- August 13: Paul Boyd, American-Canadian animator (Ed, Edd n Eddy, , Dragon Tales, Quack Pack, Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!, Kenny the Shark, ¡Mucha Lucha!, PB&J Otter, The Angry Beavers, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, The Simpsons, Pepper Ann), dies at age 39.[32]
September
Notes and References
- Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 117 .
- News: The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners . November 18, 2011 . . AMPAS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074650/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007 . October 14, 2014.
- News: The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners . November 18, 2011 . . AMPAS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074650/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007 . October 14, 2014.
- The Simpsons Movie: 10 stories on the 10th anniversary. Dan. Snierson. Entertainment Weekly. July 27, 2017. October 22, 2023.
- News: What's in a Seventh Grader's Head?. The New York Times. 14 September 2007. Genzlinger. Neil.
- News: DHX Media Acquires Studio B Prods.. Animation Magazine. December 5, 2007. Ball, Ryan.
- Librarian of Congress Announces 2007 Film Registry. Library of Congress. December 27, 2007. March 26, 2013.
- Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing. Library of Congress.
- Web site: http://www.anime-kobe.jp/archive/index2.php. ja:これまでの記録（第11回～15回）. 2012-03-06. Anime Kobe. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011640/http://www.anime-kobe.jp/archive/index2.php. 2012-03-24. dead . mdy-all.
- Daniel Eagan. Five Women Animators Who Shook Up the Industry. Smithsonian Magazine. June 13, 2012.
- News: Iwao Takamoto: Brilliant animator who eased the medium's transition from film to television. Paul . Wells. January 28, 2007 . . April 21, 2016.
- Web site: Obituary: Emanuele Luzzati. TheGuardian.com. April 5, 2007.
- Web site: Warren Batchelder. animationguild.org . 2019-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100627175817/http://www.animationguild.org/_Info/In_memoriam/a-c/batchelder.html . 2010-06-27 . dead . mdy-all.
- Web site: Ryan Larkin Dies at Age 63. Animation World Network. 2007-02-16. 2007-08-09 . mdy-all.
- Web site: Willy Moese.
- News: Walker Edmiston. Indiana Gazette . February 28, 2007. 4. Newspapers.com. May 16, 2015.
- Cavandoli's Testament. Digimag. digicult.it. Eleonora. Oreggia. 24. Digicult. June 12, 2022.
- News: March 14, 2007 . Family Says Jeni Committed Suicide . en-US . October 14, 2023 .
- News: John P. Ryan Obituary . . 28 March 2007.
- Web site: Amidi . Amid . Elbert Tuganov (1920-2007) . Cartoon Brew . 12 February 2021 . 23 March 2007.
- Web site: The New York Times. Roscoe Lee Browne, 81, (sic) Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies. Campbell. Robertson. April 12, 2007.
- News: Actor Roscoe Lee Browne dies at 81 (sic) in Los Angeles. International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. April 11, 2007. 2007-04-17.
- http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/doc/news/118A957F0298A470 Roscoe L. Browne: Death Record from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) – GenealogyBank
- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VS9K-PY3 Profile
- News: Tom Poston, Virtuosic Comic Actor, Is Dead at 85. Fox. Margalit. The New York Times. May 2, 2007.
- Web site: Reiko Okuyama Has Passed Away. September 17, 2007. Ghibli Blog. Daniel Thomas MacInnes.
- Web site: Reiko Okyuma . Animation News Network . May 6, 2022.
- News: McGeehan. Patrick. May 28, 2007. Charles Nelson Reilly, Tony-Winning Comic Actor, Dies at 76. The New York Times.
- News: Variety Staff. Ray Erlenborn, actor, 92. 1 July 2011. Variety. 7 June 2007.
- Web site: Click here to view the tribute page for CHARLES LANE. funeral-notices.co.uk.
- Web site: Alexander Tatarsky, 56, animator. August 6, 2007.
- Web site: "Criminal Justice Branch media release March 2010" . June 18, 2019 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050244/http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/prosecution-service/media-statements/pdf/09-11_Paul_Boyd_No_Charges.pdf . dead .
- News: Halbfinger. David M.. April 26, 2007. Jack Valenti, confidant of presidents and stars, dies at 85. The New York Times.
- Web site: George Crenshaw. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
- News: [포토엔]문근영-권민, 나란히 故 이애정 빈소 조문|author= 정유진|url= http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=2877719|newspaper= Newsen|date= September 7, 2007|accessdate= January 28, 2013|language= ko|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130419093728/http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=2877719|archive-date= April 19, 2013|url-status= usurped.
- News: Lavietes . Stuart . September 22, 2007 . Alice Ghostley, Comic TV and Stage Actress, Is Dead . en-US . The New York Times . December 7, 2023 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away. Anime News Network. 2007-09-24. 2007-10-11 . mdy-all.
- Web site: Obituaries round-up . 2012-06-06 . thestage.co.uk . mdy-all.
- News: Martin. Douglas. October 30, 2007. Robert Goulet, Actor, Dies at 73. en-US. The New York Times.
- https://antoniogenna.com/2007/11/26/e-morto-roberto-del-giudice-la-voce-italiana-di-lupin-iii/ È morto Roberto Del Giudice, la voce italiana di Lupin III
- Web site: Donio Donev.
- News: Obituary: Peter Orton. The Guardian. 12 December 2007. Forrest. Simon.
- News: Animator Ken Southworth Dies at 89. Animation World Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212040031/http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=21670. February 12, 2009.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/arts/20zander.html?ref=obituaries Fox, Margalit. "Jack Zander, Animator of Early TV Commercials, Dies at 99"
- https://archive.today/20120719183529/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/Z/Zander_s_Animation_Parlour/Tippi_Turtle Tippi Turtle
- http://snl.jt.org/skit.php?i=56 Tippi Turtle at SNL Archives
- News: [부고] '가을동화' 아역 탤런트 이애정 하늘나라로|author= 강아연|url= http://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20070908029018|newspaper=Seoul Shinmun|page=29|date=September 8, 2007|accessdate=January 28, 2013|language=ko}}
October
- October 5: John Rice, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, The Berenstain Bears, Teen Wolf) and overseas supervisor (Hanna-Barbera, Meena, The Mask, Toonsylvania, God, the Devil and Bob, , Tom and Jerry Tales, The Mighty B!), dies at an unknown age.
- October 12: Noel Coleman, English actor (narrator of Captain Pugwash), dies at age 87.[38]
- October 30: Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (voice of Jaune-Tom in Gay Purr-ee, Asst. Coach Ferret in the My Gym Partner's a Monkey episode "Animal School Musical", himself in The Simpsons episode "$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", and the Gary the Rat episode "Manrattan", singing voice of Mikey Blumberg in Recess and Wheezy in Toy Story 2), dies from pulmonary fibrosis at age 73.[39]
November
- November 8: Motosuke Takahashi, Japanese film director, animator, character designer and storyboard artist (Tatsunoko Productions, Studio Pierrot), dies at age 66.
- November 25: Roberto Del Giudice, Italian voice actor (dub voice of Arsène Lupin III in Lupin III), dies at age 67.[40]
- November 28: Donyo Donev, Bulgarian cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (The Three Fools) (Trimata Glupaci), Chetirmata Glupaci, Umno Selo, dies at age 78.[41]
December
- December 5: Peter Orton, English media entrepreneur and television producer (HiT Entertainment), dies from cancer at age 64.[42]
- December 6: Ken Southworth, English animator (Walt Disney Company, MGM, Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Clokey Productions, Warner Bros. Animation), dies at age 89.[43]
- December 17:
Specific date unknown
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