1894 in animation

Events in 1894 in animation.

Films released

December: Autour d'une cabine (Around A Cabin), directed by Émile Reynaud. It is an animated film made of 636 individual images hand painted in 1893.The film showed off Reynaud's invention, the Théâtre Optique. It was shown at the Musée Grévin from December 1894 until March 1900.^[1]^[2]

Births

February

February 14: Jack Benny, American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and violinist (portrayed and voiced himself in The Mouse that Jack Built, and The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians), (d. 1974).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
February 26: Olga Khodataeva, Russian animation director, animator, art director, and screenwriter (China in Flames, One of Many, The Samoyed Boy, The Little Organ, Sarmiko, The Flame of the Arctic), (d. 1968).^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

March

March 12: Carl Meyer, American actor (voice of Smack in Mr. Bug Goes to Town), animator and animation writer (Fleischer Brothers, Paramount Animation), (d. 1972).
March 18: Stuart Buchanan, American voice actor, casting director, radio and television producer, and educator (voiced the Huntsman in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Goofy in The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air , and an unnamed flight attendant in Saludos Amigos), (d. 1974).^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
March 26:
- Richard Loederer, American comics writer, comics artist and animation art director (worked for Amedee J. Van Beuren), (d. 1981).^[19]
- Will Wright, American actor, (voice of Friend Owl in Bambi), (d. 1962).^[20]^[21]^[22]
March 28: Wallace Carlson, American animator, film director and comics artist (worked for J.R. Bray, founder of Carlson Studios), (d. 1967).^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]

June

June 10: Bill Nolan, American animator, director and animation writer (Pat Sullivan, Margaret J. Winkler, Walter Lantz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio), (d. 1954).^[27]^[28]^[29]

July

July 7: Alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and influential advocate of strategic air power (technical consultant and live-action commentator in the animated feature film Victory Through Air Power), (d. 1974).^[30]^[31]
July 14: Dave Fleischer, American animator, film producer and director (co-founder of Fleischer Studios, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, Let's All Go to the Lobby), (d. 1979).^[32]^[33]^[34]

August

August 19: Ralph A. Wolfe, American comic book artist and animator (Fleischer Studios, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 1985).^[35]

September

September 12: Billy Gilbert, American comedian and actor (voice of Sneezy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Willie the Giant in Fun and Fancy Free), (d. 1971).^[36]^[37]
September 24: Billy Bletcher, American voice actor (voice of Pete and the Big Bad Wolf, the Pincushion Man in Balloon Land, Owl Jolson's disciplinarian father in I Love to Singa, the Menacing Spider in Bingo Crosbyana, Spike the Bulldog and Tom Cat in Tom and Jerry, Papa Bear in The Three Bears, and the Villainous Wolf in Little Red Riding Rabbit), (d. 1979).^[38]^[39]^[40]

December

December 8: E.C. Segar, American comics artist (creator of Popeye), (d. 1938).^[41]
December 29: Harry E. Lang, American actor (voice of Tom in a few Tom and Jerry cartoons), (d. 1953).^[42]

References

^ "Autour d'une cabine (Around a Bathing Hut)". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
^ "The Optical Theater". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 314. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Jack Benny's Funeral at Hillside Memorial Park YouTube. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ Alleman, Richard (2013). Hollywood: The Movie Lover's Guide: The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie L.A. Crown/Archetype. ISBN 9780804137775 – via Google Books.
^ Posthumous Roses snopes.com. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
^ "Obituaries". Variety. Vol. 311, no. 10. July 6, 1983. p. 78.
^ Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age at Google Books, p. 76—79
^ Maurice Horn (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons, Volume 4. — London: Chelsea House Publishers, p. 409 ISBN 0791051854
^ Sergey Kapkov (2006). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation, pp. 14–15, 21, 691–692
^ Sergei Asenin (2012). The World of Animation // The Tropes of Soviet Animation. — Moscow: Print-on-Demand, p. 44 ISBN 978-5-458-30516-7
^ "The Fairest One of All". J.B. Kaufman. November 13, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ "Three Top Men in Ohio Story Presentation". newspapers.com. Lancastr (Ohio) Eagle Gazette. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^ Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary by Thomas S. Hischak
^ Barbara Vancheri and Sharon Eberson, "A look back at Snow White", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2012.
^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
^ "Dick Loederer". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ Obituary Variety, June 27, 1962, p. 52.
^ "Will Wright, 68, an Actor Known for Character Roles". The New York Times. 1962-06-21.
^ "Will Wright: Obituary". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1962-06-20. p. B10.
^ "Wallace Carlson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 29. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Toonopedia
^ "William Nolan". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ That Crazy Cat Bill Nolan
^ "The first "Skippy" UA subject ready". Boxoffice. 1937-07-03.
^ Markstein, Don. "Victory Through Air Power." Don Markstein's Toonopedia, 2008. Retrieved: May 16, 2009.
^ Watts 2001, pp. 234-235.
^ Fischer, William (2022-04-24). "The Downfall of Betty Boop's Creators, the Fleischer Brothers". Collider. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
^ Shostak, Stu (November 19, 2008) Interview with Ray Pointer [radio broadcast]. Stu's Show. Los Angeles: Shokus Internet Radio.
^ Beck, Jerry (2013-02-13). "What Dave Fleischer did after "Mr. Bug"". Retrieved 2022-05-01.
^ "Ralph A. Wolfe". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "Billy Gilbert". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^ Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Western Actors and Actresses. Cary. ISBN 9780786486946.
^ "Interview with Billy Bletcher, by Michael Barrier and Milton Gray". Funnyworld. 1978. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
^ "Barbara Bletcher U'Ren Obituary - North Hollywood, CA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
^ "Elzie Crisler Segar". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Harry Lang Dies". The Times Union. Associated Press. August 5, 1953. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

Sources

Watts, Steven. The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American way of Life. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8262-1379-0.

[AER-1] "Autour d'une cabine (Around a Bathing Hut)". Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[emilereynaud.fr-2] "The Optical Theater". Retrieved 2021-05-22.

[Beck-3] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 314. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[4] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[5] Jack Benny's Funeral at Hillside Memorial Park YouTube. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[6] Alleman, Richard (2013). Hollywood: The Movie Lover's Guide: The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie L.A. Crown/Archetype. ISBN 9780804137775 – via Google Books.

[7] Posthumous Roses snopes.com. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[8] "Obituaries". Variety. Vol. 311, no. 10. July 6, 1983. p. 78.

[bendazzi-9] Giannalberto Bendazzi (2016). Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age at Google Books, p. 76—79

[10] Maurice Horn (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons, Volume 4. — London: Chelsea House Publishers, p. 409 ISBN 0791051854

[kapkov-11] Sergey Kapkov (2006). Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation, pp. 14–15, 21, 691–692

[12] Sergei Asenin (2012). The World of Animation // The Tropes of Soviet Animation. — Moscow: Print-on-Demand, p. 44 ISBN 978-5-458-30516-7

[13] "The Fairest One of All". J.B. Kaufman. November 13, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[14] Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[15] "Three Top Men in Ohio Story Presentation". newspapers.com. Lancastr (Ohio) Eagle Gazette. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[16] Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary by Thomas S. Hischak

[17] Barbara Vancheri and Sharon Eberson, "A look back at Snow White", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2012.

[rp-18] Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.

[19] "Dick Loederer". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[WVobit-20] Obituary Variety, June 27, 1962, p. 52.

[21] "Will Wright, 68, an Actor Known for Character Roles". The New York Times. 1962-06-21.

[22] "Will Wright: Obituary". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1962-06-20. p. B10.

[23] "Wallace Carlson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[24] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[25] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 29. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[26] Toonopedia

[27] "William Nolan". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[crazy-28] That Crazy Cat Bill Nolan

[29] "The first "Skippy" UA subject ready". Boxoffice. 1937-07-03.

[30] Markstein, Don. "Victory Through Air Power." Don Markstein's Toonopedia, 2008. Retrieved: May 16, 2009.

[31] Watts 2001, pp. 234-235.

[collider-32] Fischer, William (2022-04-24). "The Downfall of Betty Boop's Creators, the Fleischer Brothers". Collider. Retrieved 2022-05-01.

[DDISP0-33] Shostak, Stu (November 19, 2008) Interview with Ray Pointer [radio broadcast]. Stu's Show. Los Angeles: Shokus Internet Radio.

[beck-34] Beck, Jerry (2013-02-13). "What Dave Fleischer did after "Mr. Bug"". Retrieved 2022-05-01.

[35] "Ralph A. Wolfe". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

[lat-36] "Billy Gilbert". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[:Ellenberger-37] Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

[Katchmer-38] Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Western Actors and Actresses. Cary. ISBN 9780786486946.

[Funnyworld-39] "Interview with Billy Bletcher, by Michael Barrier and Milton Gray". Funnyworld. 1978. Retrieved 2017-02-21.

[:Barbara-40] "Barbara Bletcher U'Ren Obituary - North Hollywood, CA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

[41] "Elzie Crisler Segar". lambiek.net. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[obituary-42] "Harry Lang Dies". The Times Union. Associated Press. August 5, 1953. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

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