1940 in animation
This is a list of events related to film and television animation of 1940.
Events
January
- January 13: Tex Avery's The Early Worm Gets the Bird is released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.[1]
February
- February 10: Puss Gets the Boot, the first Tom & Jerry cartoon, is released by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera and Rudolf Ising and produced by MGM. It marks the debut of Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse and Mammy Two Shoes.[2]
- February 23: Pinocchio is released, directed by Ben Sharpsteen & Hamilton Luske, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios. It marks the debut of Jiminy Cricket, who will appear in various other Disney-related media.[3]
- February 29: 12th Academy Awards: The Ugly Duckling, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Jack Cutting and Clyde Geronimi, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[4]
March
- March 2: Chuck Jones' Elmer's Candid Camera is released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. In this cartoon Elmer Fudd makes his debut, though still looking more like an earlier character Egghead. An unnamed rabbit, who is a prototypical version of Bugs Bunny, also plays a starring role.[5]
May
- May 16: Wagorō Arai's Madame Butterfly's Illusion premiers.[6]
June
- June 7: Jack King's Donald Duck short Mr. Duck Steps Out, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, premiers, in which Donald goes out dancing with Daisy Duck, only to be bothered by Huey, Louie and Dewey.[7]
- June 22: Rudolf Ising's The Milky Way, produced by MGM Animation, makes its debut.[8]
July
- July 27: Tex Avery's A Wild Hare premiers, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, marks the official debut of both Bugs Bunny as well as Elmer Fudd. It's also the first time Bugs asks: "What's up, Doc?" and Elmer asks people to be quiet, because he's hunting "wabbits".[9][10]
August
- August 9: Jack King's Donald Duck short Donald's Vacation, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, premiers.[11]
September
- September 20: Jack King's Donald Duck short Window Cleaners, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, premiers.[12]
November
- November 1: Clyde Geronimi's Mickey Mouse and Pluto cartoon Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, premiers.[13]
- November 2: Bob Clampett's The Sour Puss premiers, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It marks the first time the Acme Corporation running gag is used.[14]
- November 13: Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen, David D. Hand, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, Ford Beebe, T. Hee, Norman Ferguson and Wilfred Jackson's Fantasia, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, is released. It becomes a box office flop, received mixed reviews, but will gain cult film status decades later.[15]
- November 25: Walter Lantz's animated short Knock Knock premiers, produced by Walter Lantz Productions, which marks the debut of Woody Woodpecker.[16]
December
- December 7: Tex Avery's Of Fox and Hounds premiers, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, in which Willoughby the Dog makes his debut.[17] It also marks the first use of "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" in animated cartoons.[18]
Specific date unknown
- John Halas and Joy Batchelor establish the animated studio Halas and Batchelor. .[19][20][21]
- Mary Ellen Bute's Tarantella premiers.[22]
- The Jam Handy Organization makes the live-action educational short A Case of Spring Fever to promote springs and their importance. The film features some animation. Five decades later this picture will gain more cult fame as it is ridiculed in the TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000.[23]
- The Walt Disney Company expands to include more than 1,600 employees[24]
- Barudda è fuggito (Barudda Has Escaped) created by Gino Parenti[25]
- Il vecchio lupo di mare norvegese e il vecchio lupo di mare americano (The Old Salt from Norway and the Old Salt from America) by Roman painter Luigi Giobbe (1907–1945)
- Musical Poster Number One, directed by Len Lye
- British radio comedian Harry Hemsley makes an animated advertising short where the characters from his radio show and comic strip Ovaltiney's Concert Party appear, all voiced by himself.[26]
Births
January
- January 22: John Hurt, British actor (voice of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, Hazel in Watership Down, Snitter in The Plague Dogs, The Horned King in The Black Cauldron), (d. 2017).[27]
February
- February 2: David Jason, English actor and comedian (voice of the title characters on Danger Mouse, and Count Duckula, Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, and subsequent TV series).
- February 11: Lord Tim Hudson, British DJ and voice actor (voice of Dizzy, The Vulture in The Jungle Book, Hit Cat in The Aristocats), (d. 2019).
March
- March 1: Robert Grossman, American painter, caricaturist, sculptor, filmmaker, poster designer, comics artist, cartoonist and animator (Jimmy The C), (d. 2018).[28][29]
- March 11: William Callaway, American voice actor (voice of Aquaman on Super Friends, Clumsy Smurf on The Smurfs).
April
- April 15: Thea White, American actress (voice of Muriel Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog) (d. 2021).[30][31]
- April 17: Chuck Menville, American animator and writer (Hanna-Barbera, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series), (d. 1992).
June
- June 1: René Auberjonois, American voice actor, (Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid, The Skull in The Last Unicorn, Desaad in Super Friends, Mark Desmond in Young Justice), (d. 2019).[32]
- June 6: Richard Paul, American voice actor (voice of Sonny in Coonskin), (d. 1998).[33]
- June 20: John Mahoney, British actor (Preston Whitmore in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return, General Rogard in The Iron Giant, Papi in Kronk's New Groove, Dr. Robert Terwilliger, Sr. (Sideshow Bob's father) in The Simpsons episode Funeral for a Fiend), (d. 2018).[34][35]
- June 30: Félix Nakamura, Peruvian animator and animated film director, (d. 2000).[36]
July
- July 6: Milan Blažeković, Croatian animator (The Elm-Chanted Forest, The Magician's Hat, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker), (d. 2019).[37]
- July 22: Alex Trebek, Canadian-American game show host (voiced himself in the Rugrats episode Game Show Didi, The Simpsons episodes Miracle on Evergreen Terrace and Penny-Wiseguys, two Pepper Ann episodes and the Family Guy episode I Take Thee Quagmire), (d. 2020).[38]
September
- September 25: Roberto Del Giudice, Italian voice actor (Italian dub voice of Arsène Lupin III in Lupin III), (d. 2007).[39]
- Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter, ceramist, poet, animator, designer, director and producer (wife, co-producer, co-designer, co-director of Jan Švankmajer), (d. 2005).[40][41]
October
- October 1: Richard Corben, American animator, illustrator, comics writer, comics artist (Neverwhere, wrote the script for the Den segment in Heavy Metal) and colorist, (d. 2020).[42]
- October 13: Dave Smith, American archivist (founder of the Walt Disney Archives) and author (Disney A to Z), (d. 2019).[43] After retirement, he worked for Disney as a consultant until his death.[44]
- October 28: Changiz Jalilvand, Iranian voice actor (Iranian dub voice of Bert in Mary Poppins), (d. 2020) from COVID-19.[45]
December
- December 21: Frank Zappa, American rock artist and composer (voice of the Pope in Ren and Stimpy episode Powdered Toast Man, created background music for the first season of Duckman), (d. 1993).[46]
- December 30: Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (played on the soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas), (d. 2021).[47][48]
Specific date unknown
- Changiz Jalilvand, Iranian voice actor (Iranian dub voice of Bert in Mary Poppins), (d. 2020) from COVID-19.[49]
Deaths
January
- January 21: Otis Harlan, American actor (voice of Happy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 74.[50]
July
- July 2: Guido Seeber, German film director, cinematographer and animator (Prosit Neujahr 1910!, the first German animated film), dies at age 61.[50]
September
- September 2: Eddie Collins, American actor (voice of Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), dies at age 57 from a heart attack.[51]
- September 28: Earl Hurd, American animator, film director and comics artist (Bobby Bumps, worked for J.R. Bray, Terrytoons, Ub Iwerks and the Walt Disney Company), dies at age 60.[52]
Notes
- "The Early Worm Gets The Bird (Leon Schlesinger Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- Adams, T. R. (1991). Tom and Jerry: Fifty Years of Cat and Mouse. New York, New York: Crescent Books. ISBN 0-517-05688-7.
- Nugent, Frank S. (February 8, 1940). "Movie Review - Pinocchio - The Screen in Review; 'Pinocchio,' Walt Disney's Long-Awaited Successor to 'Snow White,' Has Its Premiere at the Center Theatre-Other New Films". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "Elmer's Candid Camera (Leon Schlesinger Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- Hotes, Catherine Munroe. "Wagorō Arai: His World of Silhouette Animation". Nishikata Film Review.
- "Mr. Duck Steps Out (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "The Milky Way (MGM)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- Barrier, Michael (2003), Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0
- Adamson, Joe (1990). Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-1190-6
- "Donald's Vacation (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Window Cleaners (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "The Sour Puss (Leon Schlesinger Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Fantasia: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- Kanfer, Stefan (2000). Serious business: the art and commerce of animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy story. Da Capo Press. pp. 113. ISBN 0-306-80918-4.
- "Of Fox And Hounds (Leon Schlesinger Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Tex Avery". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "Biographies". Halas&Batchelor Collection. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- "History". Halas&Batchelor Collection. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- Brian McFarlane The Encyclopedia of British Film, London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.48
- "Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- Morgan, Chris (2015). The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Twelve Classic Episodes and the Movies They Lampoon. McFarland. pp. 157–8.
- Bendazzi, p. 66
- Bendazzi, p. 79
- "Harry Hemsley". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- "John Hurt". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Robert Grossman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php
- Milligan, Mercedes (2021-08-01). "Thea White, Voice of Muriel on 'Courage the Cowardly Dog,' Dies Age 81". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- Shafer, Ellise (2021-08-01). "Thea White, Voice of Muriel Bagge on 'Courage the Cowardly Dog,' Dies at 81". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- Dalton, Andrew. "'Benson,' 'Star Trek' actor René Auberjonois has died at 79". Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- 1940 in animation at IMDb
- Chris Jones (2018) "John Mahoney, Steppenwolf and 'Frasier' actor who walked away from Hollywood, dead at 77" Archived February 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Chicago Tribune, February 5, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018.
- Julie Miller (2018) "John Mahoney, Beloved Frasier Father, Dies at 77", Vanity Fair, February 5, 2018. Accessed February 6, 2018.
- Door Giannalberto Bendazzi (17 Nov 2015). Animation: A World History Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets. ISBN 9781317519904.
- "Preminuo doajen hrvatske animacije Milan Blažeković". tportal.hr. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Variety, Carmel Dagan. "Alex Trebek, longtime host of 'Jeopardy,' dies at 80". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- È morto Roberto Del Giudice, la voce italiana di Lupin III (in Italian)
- Obituary in The Independent (UK) by Marcus Williamson
- Obituary in The Guardian (UK) by Christopher Masters
- "Richard Corben". Lambiek.net. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- Boucher, Geoff (June 24, 2010). "Column One: Pack rat in the Mouse House". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- "Dave Smith Dies". Deadline Hollywood. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- "Iranian voice actor Changiz Jalilvand dies of COVID-19". Tehran Times. November 22, 2020.
- "Frank Zappa". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- Lau, Rebecca (July 20, 2021). "Iconic jazz drummer Jerry Granelli passes away in Halifax, aged 80". Global News. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- "Jazz drummer Jerry Granelli dies peacefully in Halifax at age 80". CTV News. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- "Iranian voice actor Changiz Jalilvand dies of COVID-19". Tehran Times. November 22, 2020.
- Herbst, Helmut. Drei Bildbeschreibungen und eine Liste. Der Filmpionier Guido Seeber. pp. 15–41 in C. Müller und H. Segeberg (ed.) Die Modellierung des Kinofilms. Munich, 1998.
- More Magnificent Mountain Movies. W. Lee Cozad. ISBN 9780972337236. Retrieved May 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "Earl Hurd".
References
- Bendazzi, Giannalberto (1994). Cartoons: One hundred years of cinema animation. Translated by Anna Taraboletti-Segre. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-20937-4.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb
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