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American Animators active until 1970 - Letter M

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MacAVOY, George

Animator?: TERRY -26-

 

MACK, Brice (2 June 1917-2 Jan 2008)

Backgrounds: DISNEY c36-54 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40 [Rite of Spring], Pluto 41/48-50 [Lend a Paw 41, Pluto's Fledgling 48, Pluto's Surprise Package 49, Pluto's Sweater 49, Bubble Bee 49, Sheep Dog 49, Wonder Dog 50], Song of the South 46, Fun and Fancy Free 47, Melody Time 48 [Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot], The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, So Dear to My Heart 49, Cinderella 50, Morris the Midget Moose 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Peter Pan 52, Lady and the Tramp 55, Donald Duck 55 [Beezy Bear], Disneyland 55 [Adventures of Mickey Mouse])

Story: DISNEY c51-54 (Goofy 52-53 [Two Gun Goofy 52, Teachers Are People 52, How to Be a Detective 52, Father's Day Off 53, For Whom the Bulls Toil 53, Father's Week End 53], Donald Duck 54 [Donald's Diary], Casey Bats Again 54)

Owner/Director: UNICORN PRODUCTIONS c55-87 (TV Commercials)

NOTE: Freelance Painter for DISNEY 50s+ (Castle in Wonderful World of Disney 61). Through UNICORN PRODUCTIONS, Live-action movie producer (Mara of the Wilderness 65), production manager (Ruby 77), and director (Jennifer 77, Swap Meet 78, Half a House 79, Rooster: Spurs of Death! 83)

 

MacKEY, Lee (29 Oct 1899-June 1984)

Animator: IWERKS 30s

 

MacMANUS, Daniel S. (Dan) (14 Jan 1900-11 Mar 1990)

Animator/Effects Animator: DISNEY 35-73 (Silly Symphony [The Old Mill 37], Fantasia 40, Bambi 42, Donald Duck 42/48-49/51-56 [Sky Trooper 42, Three for Breakfast 48, Sea Salts 49, Honey Harvester 49, The Greener Yard 49, Out of Scale 51, Donald Applecore 52, Let's Stick Together 52, Uncle Donald's Ants 52, Trick or Treat 52, The New Neighbor 53, Rugged Bear 53, Working for Peanuts 53, Canvas Back Duck 53, Spare the Rod 54, Donald's Diary 54, Dragon Around 54, Grin and Bear it 54, Flying Squirrel 54, Grand Canyonscope 54, No Hunting 55, Bearly Asleep 55, Beezy Bear 55, Up a Tree 55, Chips Ahoy 56, How to Have an Accident in the Home 56], Saludos Amigos 43, Something You Didn't Eat 45, Melody Time 48, So Dear to My Heart 49, Duck Flies Coop 59, Alice in Wonderland 51, Goofy 51-53/61 [Home Made Home 51, Tomorrow We Diet 51, Fathers Are People 51, Father's Lion 52, Hello Aloha 52, Man's Best Friend 52, How to Be a Detective 52, Father's Day Off 53, For Whom the Bulls Toil 53, Father's Week End 53, How to Sleep 53, Aquamania 61], Peter Pan 52, Mickey Mouse 53 [The Simple Things], Lady and the Tramp 55, Chip ‘n' Dale 54 [The Lone Chipmunks], Humphrey Bear 56 [Hooked Bear, In the Bag], Sleeping Beauty 59, A Salute to Father 61)

Story: DISNEY 48 (Donald Duck 48 [The Trial of Donald Duck])

Owner/Animator: Studio in MEXICO 60s

 

MADISON, Frederick (Fred)

Animator: DISNEY c38-41 (Silly Symphony 38 [The Farmyard Symphony], Donald Duck 40 [Donald's Vacation], Bambi 42); GEORGE PAL 40s-50 (Puppetoons, The Great Rupert 50); RAY PATIN c51-60 (TV Commercials); UPA c61 (Gay Purr-ee 62); JAY WARD c66-69 (George of the Jungle 67-70); DE PATIE-FRELENG c72 (The Blue Racer 73); SCREEN IMAGES c73 (The City That Forgot About Christmas 74)

 

MAGDOFF, Samuel (Sam)

Co-Owner/Producer [with Abe LISS]: ELEKTRA FILMS 56-68-
 

MAGRO, Joseph (Joe)

Animator: DISNEY -37-

 

MAHOOD, William (Bill)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY c53-55 (Disneyland TV Show 55-56)

Effects Animator: PARAMOUNT c55 (The Ten Commandments 56)

 

MAIMONE, Sal

Inbetweener: FAMOUS 50s

 

MAJOLIE, Bianca [Bianca MAGGIOLI] (13 Sept 1900-?)

Story Sketches: DISNEY Feb 35-1 June 40 (Silly Symphony [Elmer Elephant 36, The Ugly Duckling 39], Fantasia 40 [Nutcracker Suite], Cinderella 50, Peter Pan 53)

 

MAJORS, Robert (Bob)

Backgrounds: WARNER BROS. 57 (The Honeymousers 57, Foghorn Leghorn 57, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig 57 [Bob McKIMSON Unit])

 

MALLORY, Clarke

Assistant Animator: DISNEY c49-52- (Alice in Wonderland 51)

Animator: UPA c58-59 (1001 Arabian Nights of Mr. Magoo 59)

NOTE: Voice artist for DISNEY Early 50s (Mickey Mouse 53 [The Simple Things], Goofy 53 [Father's Day Off])

 

MALTESE, Michael (Mike) (6 Feb 1908-Feb 1981)

Cel Painter/Opaquer/Inbetweener: FLEISCHER July 35-36

Cel Painter/Inbetweener: JAM HANDY 36 [2 months]

Inbetweener: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Apr 37-Aug 39

Story: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Aug 39- -44 (Merrie Melodies 41-44, Looney Tunes 41/44, Porky Pig 41, Daffy Duck 42-44, Bugs Bunny 42-44); COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 41/46 (Phantasy 41); WARNER BROS. 44-53/Aug 54-58/80 (Merrie Melodies 44-46/52/53-55/58/59/61, Daffy Duck 44-47/50/53/54/56/58, Bugs Bunny 44-53, Looney Tunes 46/54/57/60, Inki 47, Porky Pig 47-51/54/55, Pepe le Pew 47/49/51/53-55/57/59, Hubie & Bertie 48-51, Elmer Fudd 48, Sylvester 48/60, The Three Bears 49/51, Road Runner 49/52-59, Charlie Dog 50/51, Claude Cat 50/52, Inki 50, Marc Anthony & Pussyfoot 54/58, Ralph Wolf & Sam Sheepdog 53/54/57/60, Ralph Phillips 57 [Chuck JONES Unit]); LANTZ 15 June 53-20 Aug 54 (Maw and Paw 54-55, Woody Woodpecker 55, Chilly Willy 55); HANNA-BARBERA 58-62/65-70 (Huckleberry Hound 58-61, Loopy de Loop 59-65, Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, Snooper and Blabber 59-62, The Flintstones 60-63, Snagglepuss 60-62, Yakky Doodle 60-62, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, The Hillbilly Bears 65-66, Frankenstein Jr. And the Impossibles 66-68, The Secret Squirrel Show 67-68, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines 69-71, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop 69-71); TOWER 12 PRODUCTIONS/MGM 62-65 (Tom and Jerry 63-66)

 

MANKIN, Hiram Julian III (Hi, Hy) (7 Aug 1926-Dec 1978)

Inbetweener: MGM 47-49 (Tom and Jerry)

Art Director/Design Assistant/Layouts: CAMBRIA 59-64 (Space Angel)

Layouts/Storyboards: HANNA-BARBERA 58-59/64-67 (Quick Draw McGraw 59-60, Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65); GRAPHIC FILMS 64 (Industrial Films); CAMBRIA c64-65 (The New Three Stooges 65-66)

 

MANN, Richard (Dick)

Animator: PARAMOUNT?

 

MANNING, Jack (5 June 1920-Apr 1986)

Animator/Effects Animator: DISNEY 40-41 (Donald Duck [A Good Time for a Dime 41, Donald's Snow Fight 42] Mickey Mouse 42 [Symphony Hour])

Layouts: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 40s; HANNA-BARBERA 59- -82 (The Wacky Races 68-70, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines 69-71, The Amazing Chan and His Chan Clan 72 [The Crown Jewel Caper, To Catch a Pitcher], The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie 72 [The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park], Inch High Private Eye 73-74, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch 74-75, Devlin 74-76, Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics 77-78, The Godzilla Power Hour 78-79 [Jana of the Jungle], Scooby's All-Stars 78-79, The New Fred and Barney Show 79, Casper and the Angels 79-80, The Flintstones Comedy Show 80 [R. V. Fever], The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour 80-82, The Kwicky Koala Show 81-82, The Smurfs 81-82 [62 episodes], Pac-Man 82 [13 episodes], The Dukes 83); FILMATION c69 (Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70); RUBY-SPEARS c78-80/82-86 (The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show 79-80, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show 80-81, Saturday Supercade 83 [Donkey Kong: Gorilla My Dreams], Alvin and the Chipmunks 83 [13 episodes], Dragon's Lair 84-85, Turbo Teen 84-85, It's Punky Brewster 85-87)

 

MANNING HEWSON, Isabel

Story: FAMOUS c47-50 (Land of the Lost 48, Land of the Lost Jewels 50, Land of Lost Watches 51)

 

MANRIQUEZ, Carlos (10 Apr 1908-May 1981)

Backgrounds: DISNEY c28-32-; WARNER BROS. 52 (Daffy Duck and Porky Pig 52, Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog 53, Tweety and Sylvester 53, Foghorn Leghorn 53)

Owner: Animation Studio in Mexico 30s-40s

 

MANUELL, George [also MANUEL]

Animator or Story: IWERKS/CELEBRITY PRODUCTIONS c33-36 (ComiColor Cartoons)

Story: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 37-38 (Porky Pig 37-38 [Porky's Double Trouble 37, Porky's Spring Planting 38, Wholly Smoke 38], Merrie Melodies 38 [Jungle Jitters 38, The Isle of Pingo-Pongo 38]); FLEISCHER c40-41 (Color Classic 40 [Ants in the Plants, A Kick in Time], Stone Age 40 [Granite Hotel, The Ugly Dino, Wedding Belts], Popeye 40-41 [Shakespearian Spinach 40, Stealin' Ain't Honest 40, Nurse-Mates 40, Wimmin Hadn't Oughter Drive 40, Poopdeck Pappy 40, Child Psykolojiky 41, Pest Pilot 41])

 

MARCOUX, George

Animator: [STUDIO?] 10s

 

MARCUS, Sidney (Sid) (14 Oct 1897-31 Jan 1979)

Animator: HEARST/IFS c16-17 (Krazy Kat); FLEISCHER 20s-May 30;

Animator/Story: MINTZ 30- -39 (Toby the Pup 30-31, Scrappy 31-39); COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 39-41 (Krazy Kat 44); VAN BEUREN -35-

Director: MINTZ 38-39 (Color Rhapsodies 38-39); COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 39-41/44-49 (Rhapsodies 40-41/47-49; Li'l Abner 44, Phantasies 45-49); SAM SINGER c60-62 (Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse 60-62); LANTZ c62-66 (Inspector Willoughby 63, Chilly Willy 63-66, Woody Woodpecker 63-66); KRANTZ/PARAMOUNT c67 (Spider-Man 67); DE PATIE-FRELENG c68- -70s (Roland and Rattfink 68-71, Here Comes the Grump 69-70, The Ant and the Aardvark 69-71, The Houndcats 72-73, The Blue Racer 73, The Further Adventures of Dr. Doolittle 70, Roland and Rattfink 71, The Tijuana Toads Early 70s, Bailey's Comets 73-75, Hoot Kloot 74, The Dogfather c75, The Oddball Couple 75-77, The Pink Panther 76-81, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79, Krazy Kat); MARVEL c80-85 (Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 81-86)

Story: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 44-46 (Fox and Crow 44-46, Phantasy 44, Toby the Pup, Scrappy); WARNER BROS. 47/53-54 (Bugs Bunny 54, Merrie Melodies 54, Bobo 54, Foghorn Leghorn 55, Looney Tunes 55, Porky Pig); ORIOLO/TRANS-LUX 58-61 (Felix the Cat); SAM SINGER 64-65 (Courageous Cat, Sinbad Jr.); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. c65 (Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales 66); LANTZ c70-71 (Chilly Willy 70-72); DE PATIE-FRELENG 70s (Roland and Rattfink 71)

Sequence Director: MARVEL/SUNBOW c82 (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 83)

 

MARIASHON, Aaron

Inbetweener: FAMOUS 50s

 

MARINO, Boots

Animator?: U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE FIRST MOTION PICTURE UNIT c42-45 (Army Training Films)

 

MARION, Richard > HALL, Richard W.

 

MARKES, Lawrence (Larry)

Story: HANNA-BARBERA 60s (The Flintstones 61-62); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70)

 

MARKS, Dennis [also Denis]

Story: HAL SEEGER c66-67 (Batfink 67); FILMATION c66-67 (The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure 67-68 [Justice League of America 67]); DE PATIE-FRELENG c71-72 (The Barkleys 72-73); HANNA-BARBERA c89 (The Greatest Adventure 90 [Joseph and His Brothers])

Head: MARVEL 80s

 

MARKS, John [spelling?]

Animator?: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s

 

MARKS, Mickey Klar

Story: FAMOUS/PARAMOUNT 47-48 (Noveltoon 48/49 [Flip Flap 48, The Little Cut-Up 49])

 

MARRON, Paul F. (20 Dec 1912-25 Jan 1999)

Animator?: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s (Point Rationing of Foods 43)

Unit Supervisor: UPA c59 (1001 Arabian Nights 59)

 

MARSALES, Frank (31 Aug 1886-Aug 1975)

Director: HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS. 31 (Bosko 31, Foxy 31 [Lady Play Your Mandolin])

NOTE: Composed scores for LANTZ, HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS.

 

MARSH, Jesse Mace (1915-1966)

Breakdown: DISNEY 39-42 (Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40)

Story: DISNEY 44-47 (Pluto 45-46 [Canine Casanova 45, Pluto's Kid Brother 46, In Dutch 46], Donald Duck 46 [Lighthouse Keeping], Make Mine Music 46, Melody Time 48 [Johnny Appleseed])

 

MARSHALL, Carol > LUNDBERG, Carol

 

MARSHALL, John (1929-3 July 2007)

Assistant Animator: ANIMATION INC. 55; STORYBOARD INC.; UPA; MURAKAMI-WOLF-SWENSON c76 (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child 77); BAKSHI; HANNA-BARBERA; FILMATION; MARVEL

Writer: JAY WARD c66-69 (George of the Jungle 67-70)

Director: FRANK BREESEE PRODUCTIONS c69 (Please Do Not Touch 70)

Production Manager: MURAKAMI-WOLF-SWENSON c82 (Peter and the Magic Egg 83)

Producer: MURAKAMI-WOLF-SWENSON c85 (Adventures of the American Rabbit 86)

 

MARSHALL, Lewis (Lew) (10 Aug 1922-19 Aug 2002)

Animator: MGM 47-57 (Tom and Jerry 55-58, Tex Avery cartoons 55); HANNA-BARBERA 57-60 (Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, Loopy de Loop 60, Pixie and Dixie)

Story Director: HANNA-BARBERA c61-67/80-85 (Loopy de Loop 62-64, Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65, The Hillbilly Bears 65-66, The Secret Squirrel Show 67, Yogi's First Christmas 80, The Kwicky Koala Show 81-82, Yogi's Treasure Hunt 85-86); RUBY-SPEARS c79-80 (The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show 80-81)

Associate Producer/Co-Producer: HANNA-BARBERA c66-70/76-77 (Shazzan! 67-69, Scooby Doo Where Are You 69-71, The Cattanooga Cats 69-71, Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics 77-78); FRED CALVERT PRODUCTIONS c71-72 (Nanny and the Professor 72, Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus 73)

Producer: HANNA-BARBERA c68-69 (The Cattanooga Cats 69-70)

Storyboards/Storyboard Director: HANNA-BARBERA c70-71 (The Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show 71-72); DE PATIE-FRELENG c76-78 (What's New, Mr. Magoo? 77-79, The Fantastic Four 78-79)

Storyboard Editor: HANNA-BARBERA c73-74 (Hong Kong Phooey 74-76)

Story Development: DE PATIE-FRELENG c74 (The Tiny Tree 75)

Supervising Director: DE PATIE-FRELENG c74-76 (The Oddball Couple 75-77)

Storyboard Director: DE PATIE-FRELENG c76-77 (Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78)

Storyboards: MARVEL/SUNBOW c81-86 (Meatballs and Spaghetti 82-85, Beverly Hills Teens 87-88)

 

MARTIN, Earl

Layouts: HANNA-BARBERA c64/77-80 (Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65, The Godzilla Power Hour 78, The Godzilla Super 90 78-79, Godzilla 79/81, The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour 79-80, The Godzilla/Hong Kong Phooey Hour 80-81)

 

MARTIN, Lawrence (Larry)

Animator: HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS. 31-33 (Bosko 31-32, Goopy Geer 32, Merrie Melodies 32-33); HARMAN-ISING/MGM 34-37 (Swing Wedding 37)

 

MARTIN, William (Bill)

Story: DISNEY c39-40 (Fantasia 40, Dumbo 41); GEORGE PAL 40s

 

MARTIN, Z. T.

Layouts: HANNA-BARBERA c64 (Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65)

 

MARTINE, Theodore (Ted)

Layouts: TV ART PRODUCTIONS 48-51 (Crusader Rabbit 49-51)

NOTE: Former assistant to Marty LINKS on comic strips Bobby Sox and Emmy Lou

 

MARTSCH, Robert (12 Dec 1904-May 1978)

Animator: DISNEY c35-42- (Silly Symphony 37 [The Old Mill], Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Pinocchio 40)

 

MASON, Harold (Hal)

Animator: LANTZ c40-42/46-47 (Swing Symphony 42-43 [Cartune 41-42 [Dizzy Kitty 41, Man's Best Friend 41, Nutty Pine Cabin 42], Yankee Doodle Swing Shift 42, Cow Cow Boogie 43], Woody Woodpecker 47 [The Cuckoo Bird, Well Oiled, Solid Ivory], Andy Panda 47 [The Bandmaster])

Story Director: HANNA-BARBERA c77-78 (Challenge of the Super Friends 78-79)

 

MASON, Walter (Walt)

Director/Producer/Story: FILMCRAFT 17 (Rhyme Reels 17)

 

MASON, William (Bill) (?-1937)

Animator: DISNEY c31-33 (Silly Symphony 31 [The Cat's Out]); SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 33 (Buddy 33 [Buddy's Day Out]); LANTZ 35-37 (Oswald the Rabbit 36-37, Meany Miny and Moe 36-37)

NOTE: Born in England

 

MASON, William (Bill)

Animator: CRAWLEY FILMS/RANKIN-BASS c63 (Return to Oz 64)

 

MASSEY, Thomas C. (Tom) (5 Jan 1919-24 Oct 2003)

Animator: DISNEY 34-46 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Fantasia 40, Make Mine Music 46, Song of the South 46, Donald Duck 46)

NOTE: Newspaper Strip artist 47-72 (Tim Tyler's Luck, Gene Autry); Comic Book artist 47-72 (Gene Autry, Leopard Girl et al)

 

MASSIE, Reginald D. (2 July 1909-Sept 1989)

Layouts/Backgrounds: GEORGE PAL c46 (Puppetoons/Madcap Models 46-47)

 

MASUNAGA, Takashi

Layouts: FILMATION c67-68 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69); HANNA-BARBERA c69-73 (The Perils of Penelope Pitstop 69-71, Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch 71-72, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan 72-74, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids 73-74)

Character Designer: FRED CALVERT c71 (Nanny and the Professor 72); HANNA-BARBERA c71-74 (The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie 72-73, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids 73-74, The Addams Family 73-75)

Sequence Director: HANNA-BARBERA c72 (Charlotte's Web 73)

Owner: SANRIO 75-80 (Winds of Change aka Metamorphoses 78)

Production Designer: MARVEL c82 (Dungeons and Dragons 83)

Creative Producer: CREATIVE ET DEVELOPPEMENT [France] c91 (King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 92); MARVEL/SUNBOW c92 (Conan: The Adventurer 93 [Trial Warfare])

Character Designer/Set Designer/Storyboards: MOTIONWORKS [Germany] c02 (Globi und der Schattenräuber 03)

 

MATEY, Robert

Layouts: JOHN SUTHERLAND c46 (Daffy Ditty 46 [The Lady Says No])

 

MATHIESON, Jean

Animator: KRANTZ/TRILLIUM 67 (Rocket Robin Hood and His Merry Spacemen 69)

 

MATTHEWS, Abner = MATTHEWS, Patrick

 

MATTHEWS, Patrick Abner (Pat) (7 June 1913-Apr 1984)

Animator: FLEISCHER c36-42 (Popeye 37-41 [My Artistical Temperature 37, The Twisker Pitcher 37, Lost and Foundry 37, The House-Builder Upper 38, Goonland 38, Leave Well Enough Alone 39, Ghosks Is the Bunk 39, Hello How Am I 39, Never Sock a Baby 39, The Mighty Navy 41]); LANTZ c43-48/56-57 (Andy Panda 43/48 [Meatless Tuesday 43, Dog Tax Dodgers 48], Swing Symphony 44-45 [The Greatest Man in Siam, Abou Ben Boogie, The Pied Piper of Basin Street 45, Sliphorn King of Polaroo 45, Mousie Come Home 46], Woody Woodpecker 45/47-48 [The Dippy Diplomat 45, Well Oiled 47, Banquet Busters 48, Wacky-Bye Baby 48, Wild and Woody 48], Swing Symphony 45, Andy Panda 46-48, The Woody Woodpecker Show 57-58); UPA c48-53 (Fox and Crow 48-50 [Robin Hoodlum 48, The Magic Fluke 49, Punchy de Leon 50], Mr. Magoo 49-52 [The Ragtime Bear 49, Spellbound Hound 50, Trouble Indemnity 50, Bungled Bungalow 50, Barefaced Flatfoot 51, Fuddy Duddy Buddy 51, Hotsy Footsy 52], Jolly Frolics 50-51 [The Miner's Daughter 50, Giddyap 50, Gerald McBoing Boing 51], Rooty Tooty Toot 52, The Emperor's New Clothes 53, The Tell-Tale Heart 53)

 

MATTHEWS, William (Bill)

Animator: DISNEY 55-67; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY [Pasadena]

NOTE: Recruiter and Training Manager at DISNEY Late 80s-97

 

MATTIAS, John

Animator?: RAY PATIN 50s (TV Commercials)

 

MATTINSON, Burnett (Burny) (13 May 1935- )

Inbetweener 4 Jun 53-55 (Casey Bats Again 54, Lady and the Tramp 55 [Jim Dear and Darling])

Assistant/Cleanup Animator: DISNEY 56-71 (Sleeping Beauty 58 [Assistant to Marc DAVIS], The Wonderful World of Disney 61-62 [Ludwig Von Drake], The Sword in the Stone 63, Mary Poppins 64, The Jungle Book 67, It's Tough to Be A Bird 69, The Aristocats 70 [Assistant to Eric LARSON])

Animator: DISNEY 72-74 (Robin Hood 73, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too 74)

Animator/Story/Storyboards/Title Designer: DISNEY c75-77 (The Rescuers 77)

Story Sketch/Storyboards: DISNEY c77-06- (The Fox and the Hound 81, The Black Cauldron 85, The Great Mouse Detective 86, The Rescuers Down Under 90, The Prince and the Pauper 90, Beauty and the Beast 91, Aladdin 92, The Lion King 94, Pocahontas 95, The Hunchback of Notre Dame 96, Mulan 97, Tarzan 99, The Emperor's New Groove 00, Goofy [How to Hook Up Your Home Theater])

Producer/Director: DISNEY c81-85 (Mickey's Christmas Carol 83, The Great Mouse Detective 86)

NOTE: Started at DISNEY as traffic boy; Husband of Sylvia MATTINSON

 

MATTINSON, Sylvia

Layouts: FILMATION c67-70 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Archie's Funhouse 70-71); HANNA-BARBERA c77 (Galaxy Goof-Ups 78)

Assistant Animator: TONY BENEDICT c70 (Santa and the Three Bears 70)

Key Assistant Animator: DISNEY c79-80 (The Fox and the Hound 81)

Creative Collaborator: DISNEY c82 (Mickey's Christmas Carol 83)

Animator: DISNEY c83-84 (The Black Cauldron 85)

NOTE: Wife of Burny MATTINSON

 

MATTOX, Charles

Layouts: JOHN SUTHERLAND c46 (Daffy Ditty 46 [The Lady Says No])

 

MATZ, Robert H. (Bob) (8 July 1912-28 Mar 2003)

Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 36-42; WARNER BROS. 45-56/60-63 (Looney Tunes 57/64, Speedy Gonzales 61-64, Bugs Bunny 61/63/64, Tweety & Sylvester 61/62/64, Yosemite Sam 62/63, Daffy Duck 62 [Friz FRELENG Unit]); RAY PATIN c56; TV SPOTS 57-58 (Crusader Rabbit 57-59); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 63-67 (Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester 64-65, Daffy Duck 65, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck 65, Road Runner 65-66, Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales 65-67); DE PATIE-FRELENG 63-67/72-76/77-78/81 (Pink Panther 64-67/72, The Inspector 65-67, The Tijuana Toads 72, The Barkleys 72-73, The Houndcats 72-73, The Blue Racer 72-74, Bailey's Comets 73-75, The Oddball Couple 75-77, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, What's New Mr. Magoo? 77-79, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82); MELENDEZ c67-68/76-77/84-88 (A Boy Named Charlie Brown 69, It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown 76; Race for Your Life Charlie Brown 77, Happy New Year Charlie Brown! 85, The Mayflower Voyagers 88); FILMATION c67-73 (Fantastic Voyage 68, The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70, Archie's Funhouse 70-73, The US of Archie 74); HANNA-BARBERA c78-81 (Space Stars 81-82 [Space Ghost, Herculoids])

Director: MARVEL c83-90 (Muppet Babies 84-91, G.I. Joe: The Movie 87)

Sequence Director: MARVEL/SUNBOW c84-87 (G.I. Joe 85-87, Jem 86-88)

 

MAURER, Norman (13 May 1926-23 Nov 1986)

Executive Producer/Story Editor/Story: CAMBRIA c64-65 (The New Three Stooges 65-66 [Live-Action]); FILMATION 70s?

Story: HANNA-BARBERA c70-73/76-77 (Josie and the Pussycats 70-72, Speedy Buggy 73-74, The All-New Super Friends Hour 77-78, Scooby's All-Stars 78-79); DE PATIE-FRELENG c74-75 (Return to the Planet of the Apes 75-76); RUBY-SPEARS c77-78 (Fangface 78-79)

Story Editor: HANNA-BARBERA c75-76 (Dynomutt Dog Wonder 76-78)

 

MAXFIELD, Robert (Bob)

Animator: SAM NICHOLSON/CRESTON c60 (Calvin and the Colonel 61); UPA c60-64 (The Dick Tracy Show 61-62); CAMBRIA c64-65 (The New Three Stooges 65-66); HANNA-BARBERA 60s-70s (The Wacky Races 68-70, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines 69-71, Hong Kong Phooey 74-76); KRANTZ c73 (The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 74)

 

MAXWELL, Carman G. (“Max”) (27 Dec 1902-22 Sept 1987)

Animator: DISNEY 21-4 Oct 23 (Laugh-O-Grams); HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS. 30-33 (Bosko 30-33, Foxy 31, Merrie Melodies 31-33); HARMAN-ISING/MGM 33-37 (Bosko)

Co-Owner: ARABIAN NIGHTS c27-28

Production Manager/Supervisor: MGM 37-57

 

MAXWELL, Neenah

Backgrounds: HANNA-BARBERA Early 60s (Quick Draw McGraw 60-62, Loopy de Loop 63)

 

MAY, Robert L.

Story: JAM HANDY c48 (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 48 [for Montgomery Ward & Co.]); RANKIN-BASS 60s (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 64)

 

MAYER, Henry (Hy) (1868-Sept 1954)

Animator/Director/Producer: HY MAYER/KEEN/UNIVERSAL 15-18 (Travelaughs 15-18)

Animator/Director/Producer/Story: MAYER/PATHÉ 20-26 (Such Is Life 20-22, Scenic Sketchographs 26)

NOTE: Born in Germany

 

MAYER, Sheldon (Shelly) (1 Apr 1917-21 Dec 1991)

Opaquer: FLEISCHER 34

NOTE: Comic Book writer/artist/editor at DC Comics 45- (Scribbly, Sugar and Spike)

 

McARDLE, William (Bill)

Backgrounds: FILMATION c68-69 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69)

 

McCABE, Norman (Norm) (10 Feb 1911-18 Jan 2006)

Inbetweener/Assistant Animator: HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS. 32-33 (Bosko 33)

Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 33-41 (Porky Pig 36-39, Daffy Duck 41-42 [Frank TASHLIN and Bob CLAMPETT Units]); U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE FIRST MOTION PICTURE UNIT Oct 42-46 (Army Training Films: Tokyo Jockio 43); HOWARD SWIFT 50s (TV Commercials); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 64-68 (Speedy Gonzales 64, Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales 64-65, Road Runner 65, Road Runner Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester 65, Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales 65-66, Merlin the Magic Mouse 69); DE PATIE-FRELENG 64-66/71-73/74-78/80 (Pink Panther 64-66/74-78, The Inspector 65-67, The Barkleys 72-73, The Houndcats 72-73, The Blue Racer 72-74, Bailey's Comets 73-75, The Oddball Couple 75-77, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, What's New, Mr. Magoo? 77-79, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79, Dr. Seuss' Pontoffel Pock Where Are You? 80, The Pink Panther in “Pink at First Sight” 81); FILMATION c67-69 (Fantastic Voyage 68, The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70, Archie's Funhouse 70); SCREEN IMAGES c69 (Christmas Is 70); HANNA-BARBERA c73-74; RUBY-SPEARS c78-81 (The Plastic Man Adventure/Comedy Hour 79-80, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show 80-81); MARVEL c81 (Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82); WARNER BROS. c82-94 (Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island 83, The Duxorcist 87, Daffy Duck's Quackbusters 88, Night of the Living Duck 88, That's Warner Bros! 95)

Director: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 40-42 (Porky Pig 40-43, Looney Tunes 42-43); DE PATIE-FRELENG c65-68 (The Super Six 66-69); PANTOMIME PICTURES c69-70 (Sky Hawks 69-71); MARVEL/SUNBOW c83-86 (G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra 84, The Transformers: The Movie 86)

Sequence Director: MARVEL/SUNBOW c83-86 (The Transformers 84-85, G. I. Joe 85-87, Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines 85-86)

Timing Director: WARNER BROS./AMBLIMATION c91 (Tiny Toons Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation 92)

 

McCAY, Robert [Winsor Jr.] (Bob) (1896-1962)

Animator: McCAY c16-21 (Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend 16-20 [Bugs Vaudeville, The Pet, The Flying House])

 

McCAY, Winsor Zenas [nee McKAY] (26 Sept 1871 [or 1869]-26 July 1934)

Animator/Director/Producer/Story: McCAY 11-21 (Little Nemo 11, How a Mosquito Operates 12, Gertie the Dinosaur 14, The Sinking of the Lusitania 18, The Centaurs c18-21, Gertie on Tour c18-21, Flip's Circus c18-21, Bug Vaudeville c21, The Pet c21, The Flying House c21); RIALTO (Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend 21)

NOTE: Born in Canada

 

McCLELLAN, Murray J. (21 Jan 1907-8 May 1994)

Animator: DISNEY c38-46/54 (Donald Duck 39/40/47 [Sea Scouts 39, Donald's Vacation 40, Chip an' Dale 47], Fantasia 40 [The Pastoral Symphony], Bambi 42, Goofy 45 [African Diary], Something You Didn't Eat 45, Song of the South 46, Figaro 46 [Bath Day], Disneyland 55 [Adventures of Mickey Mouse]); CANAWEST [Canada] c64-66 (The Beatles 65-67 [for KING FEATURES]); DE PATIE-FRELENG c65-67 (The Super Six 66-68); FILMATION c67-69 (Fantastic Voyage 68, The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, The Archie Show 68-69)

 

McCLURG, Juanita (4 Mar 1931-4 July 2001)

Checker: JACK KINNEY PRODUCTIONS Early 60s (Popeye 60-61, Puss 'n' Boots); KRANTZ/BAKSHI c70-72 (Fritz the Cat 72)

Production Supervisor: BAKSHI c73-75 (Coonskin 75)

 

McCORMICK, Robert (Bob)

Checker/Assistant Director: DISNEY -42-45 (Goofy 45 [Tiger Trouble] [Assistant to Jack KINNEY])

Story: DISNEY c46 (Donald Duck 48 [Daddy Duck])

 

McCREA, Robert (Bob) (5 Dec 1911-1 July 1995)

Inbetweener: DISNEY c35-37 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37)

Animator: DISNEY c37-41/52-70/74-77 (Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, Mickey Mouse 41 [Orphan's Benefit], Ben and Me 53, The Goofy Success Story 55, The Goofy Sports Story 56, The Liberty Story 57, The Truth About Mother Goose 57, An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom 58, From All of Us to All of You 58, Donald Duck 59 [Donald in Mathmagicland], Donald's Silver Anniversary 60, 101 Dalmatians 61, Inside Donald Duck 61, Kids Is Kids 61, Man Is His Own Worst Enemy 62, Three Tall Tales 63, A Square Peg in a Round Hole 63, In Shape with Von Drake 64, Goofy 65 [Freewayphobia No. 1, Goofy's Freeway Trouble], A Ranger's Guide to Nature 66, Man on Wheels 67, How the West Was Lost 67, The Ranger of Brownstone 68, The Rescuers 77, New Mickey Mouse Club 77)

Key Assistant Animator: DISNEY c71-73 (Robin Hood 73)

Assistant Animator: CAL-ARTS c85 (Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown 86)

 

McCRORY, John R. (27 Nov 1906-3 Mar 1988)

Producer/Director: McCRORY 32 (Krazy Kid Kartoons 32)

Director: SCREEN CLASSICS 30s (Trader Korn's Laffalong)

 

McDERMOTT, John Richard

Animator: DISNEY Late 30s-41 (Mickey Mouse 38 [The Brave Little Tailor], Goofy 40-41, The Reluctant Dragon 41 [Goofy in How to Ride a Horse])

 

McDONALD, Thomas (Tom)

Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s; UPA c52- -62 (Mr. Magoo 52-53/57-59, Rooty Tooty Toot 52, A Unicorn in the Garden 53, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol 62); SAM NICHOLSON/TOTAL TELEVISION c59-61 (King Leonardo and His Short Subjects 60-63); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 65 (Road Runner 65); KRANTZ/PARAMOUNT c67 (Spider-Man 67-68); FILMATION c67 (Fantastic Voyage 68)

Director: UPA c58-59 (Mr. Magoo 58-59); CANAWEST [Canada] c65-67 (The Beatles 65-67 [for KING FEATURES])

Associate Director: UPA c58-59 (1001 Arabian Nights of Mr. Magoo 59)

Animator/Supervising Animator: SAM NICHOLSON/CRESTON c60-61 (Calvin and the Colonel 61-62)

 

McELMURRY, Charles O. (16 Jan 1921-5 Dec 2005)

Inbetweener: DISNEY 42

Layouts/Designer: STORYBOARD, INC. 50s (TV Commercials [Philip Morris Cigarettes et al]; JOHN SUTHERLAND

Designer: QUARTET FILMS c61-67 [7 years] (TV Commercials)

Layouts: MELENDEZ c68 (A Boy Named Charlie Brown 69)

 

McEVEETY, Vincent

Assistant Director: DISNEY c58 (Donald Duck 59 [Donald in Mathmagic Land])

NOTE: Assistant Director at DISNEY c58-59 (Mickey Mouse Club), Live-action film director at DISNEY c62-75 (The Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog 64, Million Dollar Duck 71, The High-Flying Spy 72, The Biscuit Eater 72, Charley and the Angel 73, Superdad 73, The Castaway Cowboy 74, The Strongest Man in the World 75, Gus 76, Treasure of Matecumbe 76)

 

McGIRL, Charles [also McGURL] (Dec ?-Dec 1963)

Story: MGM c39-40 (Goldilocks and the Three Bears 39, The Bookworm 39, The Blue Danube 39, Peace on Earth 39, A Rainy Day 40, Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers 40, The Bookworm Turns 40, Papa Gets the Bird 40, The Lonesome Stranger 40, The Little Mole 41, The Field Mouse 41 [Hugh HARMAN Unit])

NOTE: Newspaper Strip artist c34 (Hot and Tot)

 

McGREGOR, Eugene (Gene) (4 Dec 1901-Sept 1972)

Animator: FLEISCHER 39

 

McGREW, John (7 Feb 1916-Mar 1969)

Layouts: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. -39-9/42 (Merrie Melodies [Conrad the Sailor 42, The Dover Boys 42, The Unbearable Bear 43, The Aristo Cat 43], Bugs Bunny [The Case of the Missing Hare 42] [Chuck JONES Unit])

 

McINTOSH, Robert (Bob) (1916- )

Backgrounds: DISNEY -43; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE FIRST MOTION PICTURE UNIT c43-45 (Army Training Films); UPA c52-59 (Mr. Magoo 52-59, The Gerald McBoing Boing Show 56-57); JAY WARD c66-69 (George of the Jungle 67-70); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. c69 (Rapid Rabbit 69); CHUCK JONES/MGM 69 (The Phantom Toll Booth 70)

Color Styling: UPA c58-59 (1001 Arabian Nights with Mr. Magoo 59)

 

McINTYRE, Brian [= McINTYRE, William?]

Story: DISNEY -39-

 

McINTYRE, William (Bill)

Animator: DISNEY c38-42- (Donald Duck 39 [Officer Duck], Pluto 40 [Bone Trouble])

 

McKEE, Robinson

Animator: JAM HANDY 40s (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 48 [for Montgomery Ward & Co.])

 

McKIMSON, Charles E. (Chuck) (20 Dec 1914-16 Apr 1999)

Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 39-41 (Merrie Melodies 39-40, Bugs Bunny 41); WARNER BROS. 47-55 (Bugs Bunny 47-54, Daffy Duck 47-49/52-54, Foghorn Leghorn 47-55, Looney Tunes 48-50/52-53/55, Porky Pig 49-52, Sylvester 49-50/52-54, Goofy Gophers 49, Beaky Buzzard 50, Merrie Melodies 51/54, Speedy Gonzales 53, Bobo 54 [Bob McKIMSON Unit]); PACIFIC TITLE 60s (Film Titles)

Story: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 46-55 (Foghorn Leghorn 55, Looney Tunes 55)

Director: SAM NICHOLSON/CRESTON c60-61 (Calvin and the Colonel 61-62)

 

McKIMSON, Robert (Bob) (13 Oct 1910-27 Aug 1977)

Assistant Animator [to Dick LUNDY]: DISNEY 28-31

Animator: ROMER GREY 31 (Binko the Cub [Unreleased]); HARMAN-ISING/WARNER BROS. 31-Sept 33 (Bosko 32-33); SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Sept 33-44 (Merrie Melodies 33-42, Buddy 34-35, Beans 36, Porky Pig 36/38/39/46, Bugs Bunny 40-41/43-44, Looney Tunes 42); WARNER BROS. 44-45/55-56 (Tweety 45, Beaky Buzzard 45, Daffy Duck 46, Looney Tunes 55, Sylvester 56); PACIFIC TITLE c63-64 (Animated film titles)

Director: WARNER BROS. 44-53/53-63 (Babbitt and Catstello 46, Bugs Bunny 46-54/56-59/62-64, Foghorn Leghorn and Henery Hawk 46-63, Daffy Duck 46/47/49/52-54/56-59/61-63, Bobo 47/54, Porky Pig 47-52, Sylvester 48-50/52-54/56/57/59/61-64, Looney Tunes 49/50/52/53/55/56/58/59, Beaky Buzzard 50, Speedy Gonzales 53/57/58/60/61/64, The Honeymousers 57, The Bugs Bunny TV Show 60-62, The Incredible Mr. Limpet 64); CASCADE 53 (Oldsmobile TV commercials); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 64-69 (Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester 64, Sylvester and Hippety Hopper 64, Bugs Bunny and the Tasmanian Devil 64, Merrie Melodies 64, Daffy Duck and Goofy Gophers 65, Road Runner 65-66, Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales 65-67, The Super Six 66-69, Bunny and Claude 68-69, Cool Cat 69, Merlin the Magic Mouse 69, Rapid Rabbit 69); DE PATIE-FRELENG 66-77 (The Inspector 66-67, The Blue Racer, The Tijuana Toads 69-72, The Houndcats 72-73, Bailey's Comets 73-75, The Dogfather c75, Pink Panther 75-76, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, What's New, Mr. Magoo? 77-79)

Story: WARNER BROS. c63 (Foghorn Leghorn 63)

Sequence Director: WARNER BROS. c63 (The Incredible Mr. Limpet 64)

 

McKIMSON, Thomas J. (Tom) (5 Mar 1907-14 Feb 1998)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY 28-31 (Silly Symphony 30 [Frolicking Fish, Arctic Antics] [Assistant to Norm FERGUSON])

Animator: ROMER GREY 31 (Binko the Cub 31 [Arabian Nightmare – unreleased, Hot Toe Mollie – unreleased]); HARMAN-ISING 31-39 (Merrie Melodies 32-33 [It's Got Me Again! 32, I Love a Parade 32, A Great Big Bunch of You 33], Looney Tunes: Bosko 33 [Bosko in Dutch, Bosko's Mechanical Man – for WARNER BROS.], Happy Harmonies 34-37 [Swing Wedding 37 – for MGM], Merbabies 38 [for DISNEY])

Animator/Co-Director: HARMAN-ISING 33 (Aesop's Sound Fable: Cubby Bear 33 [The Gay Gaucho – for VAN BEUREN])

Layouts: CARTOON FILMS 39-42 (War Graphs 40 [Invasion of Norway], Color Rhapsody 41 [The Carpenters – for COLUMBIA], This Changing World 41 [Broken Treaties, How War Came])

Animator/Layouts: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 43-44 (Looney Tunes: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck 44 [Tick Tock Tuckered], Tweety 44 [Birdy and the Beast]

Layout Director/Character Designer/Model Sheets: WARNER BROS. 44-46 (Merrie Melodies: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd 44 [The Old Grey Hare], Looney Tunes: Daffy Duck 45-47 [Draftee Daffy 45, Book Revue 46, The Great Piggy Bank Robbery 46, Mexican Joyride 47], Merrie Melodies: Tweety 45 [A Gruesome Twosome], Merrie Melodies: Porky Pig 45 [Wagon Heels], Looney Tunes: Beaky Buzzard 45 [The Bashful Buzzard], Merrie Melodies: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck 46 [Baby Bottleneck], Looney Tunes: Porky Pig and Sylvester 46 [Kitty Kornered], Merrie Melodies 46/47 [Bacall to Arms 46, The Foxy Duckling 47], Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd 46 [The Big Snooze])

NOTE: Comic Book artist at DELL/WESTERN 44-48/75-83 (Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Disney strips); Art Director at WESTERN 47-72

 

McKINNEY, Vera

Ink & Paint: KINNEY PRODUCTIONS c59 (Popeye 60); FORMAT FILMS 59-61 (The Alvin Show 61-62)

Assistant Ink & Paint Supervisor: KRANTZ c73 (The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 74)

 

McLAUGHLIN, Daniel (Dan) (Aug 1932- )

Animator/Director/Producer/Story: McLAUGHLIN 63+ (God is Dog Spelled Backwards 63, Claude 63, Computer Animation)

NOTE: Professor at UCLA 70+

 

McLEISH, John > PLOYARDT McLEISH, John

 

McLEOD, Victor

Story: LANTZ c33-40 (Oswald the Rabbit 34-38 [Tail End 38], Meany Miney and Mo 36-37, Baby Face Mouse 38, New Universal Cartoon 38-39 [Nellie the Sewing Machine Girl 38, Nellie the Indian Chief's Daughter 38, Movie Phoney News 38, Voodoo in Harlem 38, Ghost Town Frolics 38, Bolo-Mola Land 39], Cartune 38-39 [Baby Kittens 38, Little Blue Blackbirds 38, Soup to Mutts 39, Arabs with Dirty Fezzes 39, Snuffy's Party 39], Nertsery Rhyme 39, Crackpot Cruise 39 [Punchy: Slaphappy Valley], Car-Tune Comedy 38-39 [Hollywood Bowl 38, I'm Just a Jitterbug 39, Little Tough Mice 39, The One-Armed Bandit 39], Mello-Drama 39 [The Bird on Nellie's Hat 39, Nellie of the Circus 39], Nertzery Rhyme 39 [The Magic Beans, The Sleeping Princess 39], Andy Panda 40); GEORGE PAL (Puppetoons/Madcap Model 41)

 

McMANUS, John J.

Animator/Director/Producer/Story: MacDONO 21-22 (MacDono Cartoons 21-22)

Animator: TERRY -26-

Animator/Director: VAN BEUREN c28-30 (Aesop's Fables 31)

Animator/Effects Animator: DISNEY c36-46 (Donald Duck [Modern Inventions 37, The Hockey Champ 39, Sky Trooper 42], Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, Bambi 42, Saludos Amigos 43, Victory Through Air Power 43, The Three Caballeros 45, Make Mine Music 46)

 

McNAMARA, Thomas (Tom)

Animator: IWERKS 30s

 

McNULTY, Ennis (20 Jan 1944- )

Animator: [STUDIO?] 64-

Directing Animator: RICK REINERT PRODUCTIONS 81- (Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons 81 [for DISNEY], Winnie the Pooh and A Day for Eeyore 83 [for DISNEY])

Layout Designer/Backround Designer: SOULMATES PRODUCTIONS c90 (The Soulmates: The Gift of Light 91)

Layouts: CHARACTER BUILDERS c94-99 (Space Jam 96 [for WARNER BROS.], Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 96 [for DISNEY], The Indescribable Nth 00)

Key Location Designer: CHARACTER BUILDERS c99-02 (The Little Mermaid: Return to the sea 00 [for DISNEY], 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 03 [for DISNEY])

NOTE: Briefly drew Donald Duck newspaper strip 87

 

McPHERSON, McDonald

Story: DISNEY 40s (Donald Duck 47 [Straight Shooters])

 

McRAE, Daniel (Dan)

Animator: KRANTZ/TRILLIUM 67 (Rocket Robin Hood and His Merry Spacemen 69)

 

McSAVAGE, Frank (7 July 1903-16 Apr 1998)

Inbetweener/Breakdown: DISNEY 36-38 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Donald Duck 38 [Donald's Ostrich, Self Control, Donald's Nephews, Good Scouts, Donald's Golf Game])

Assistant Animator: 7 Mar 38-40 (Donald Duck 39-42 [Donald's Lucky Day 39, The Hockey Champ 39, Donald's Cousin Gus 39, Donald's Penguin 39, Mr. Duck Steps Out 40] [Assistant to Don TOWSLEY])

Animator: DISNEY 40-42/46-23 Dec 49 [Truant Officer Donald 41, The Village Smithy 42, Wet Paint 46, Dumbbell of the Yukon 46, Sleepy Time Donald 47, Crazy with the Heat 47, Donald's Dilemma 47, Wide Open Spaces 47, Drip Dippy Donald 48, Donald's Dream Voice 48, The Trial of Donald Duck 48]); McSAVAGE & SCOTT c49-50 (TV Commercials)

NOTE: Merchandising artist at LANTZ 42-45; Comic Book artist 47-59 (Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Oswald the Rabbit, Chilly Willy, Mouse Musketeers et al); Children's Book artist 52-75

 

McSPADDEN, Rae X. (29 Oct 1917-27 Oct 2002)

Assistant Animator: HANNA-BARBERA c65/72-73/81 (The Man Called Flintstone 66, Speedy Buggy 73-74, Heidi's Song 82); KRANTZ c73 (The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 74); CHUCK JONES c75 (Mowgli's Brothers 76); BAKSHI c81 (Hey Good Lookin' 82)

Inbetweener: SANRIO c78 (Winds of Change aka Metamorphoses 78)

 

MEADOR, Joshua Lawrence (Josh) (12 Mar 1911-1965)

Effects Animator: DISNEY c36-66 (Silly Symphony [The Old Mill 37], Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Pinocchio 40, The Reluctant Dragon 41, The Seven Wise Dwarfs 41, Bambi 42, All Together 42, The New Spirit 42, Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line 42, Food Will Win the War 42, Donald Duck 42-45/61 [Sky Trooper 42, The Plastics Inventor 44, The Clock Watcher 45, Donald and the Wheel 61], Saludos Amigos 43, Victory Through Air Power 43, The Three Caballeros 45, Something You Didn't Eat 45, Song of the South 46, Melody Time 48, So Dear to My Heart 49, Cinderella 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Peter Pan 52, Forbidden Planet 56 [for MGM], Sleeping Beauty 59, Man on Wheels 67)

Supervising Animator: DISNEY c38-40 (Fantasia 40)

Sequence Director: DISNEY c45-46 (Make Mine Music 46)

Effects Animation Director: DISNEY c59 (Donald in Mathmagic Land 59)

NOTE: Effects Animation Supervisor at DISNEY

 

MEANDOR, John

Layouts: MGM c38-41 (Goldilocks and the Three Bears 39, The Bookworm 39, The Blue Danube 39, Peace on Earth 39, A Rainy Day 40, Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers 40, The Bookworm Turns 40, Papa Gets the Bird 40, The Lonesome Stranger 40, The Little Mole 41, The Alley Cat 41, The Field Mouse 41)

 

MEDBY, Rea

Backgrounds?: DISNEY 40s (Why We Fight series 42)

 

MEGLIN, Nicholas (Nick)

Story: HAL SEEGER c66-67 (Batfink 67); MGM TV 93 (The Pink Panther 93)

 

MELCHIONE, Hugo (16 Nov 1915-Oct 1981)

Animator?: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s

 

MELENDEZ, José Cuauhtemoc (“Bill”) (5 Nov 1916-2 Sept 2008)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY 38 [on staff 12 May 39]-41 (Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, Dumbo 41, Bambi 42); SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 41-44 [Assistant to Rod SCRIBNER]

Animator: WARNER BROS. 46-48/49-50 (Porky Pig 45/46/48/49/51, Daffy Duck 46-49, Bugs Bunny 46/49-51, Goofy Gophers 47-49, Sylvester 47, Merrie Melodies 47/48/51, Looney Tunes 48/50, Beaky Buzzard 50, Foghorn Leghorn 50-51 [Bob CLAMPETT and Bob McKIMSON Units]); UPA 48-49/52 (Fox and Crow 50, Mr. Magoo 50, Gerald McBoing Boing 51/53); JOHN SUTHERLAND 51-54 (Man Made Miracles 54); STORYBOARD, INC. c55-56 (TV Commercials); BAKSHI c91 (Cool World 92)

Animator/Director: PLAYHOUSE PICTURES 56-64 (TV Commercials [Ford 57])

Co-Owner/Director/Producer: BILL MELENDEZ PRODUCTIONS 64-08 [USA, aka MENDELSON-MELENDEZ] 70-08 [GB] (TV Commercials [372+ with Charlie Brown & Peanuts], A Charlie Brown Christmas 65, Charlie Brown's All Stars 66, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown 66, You're in Love Charlie Brown 67, He's Your Dog Charlie Brown 68, It was a Short Summer Charlie Brown 69, The Rainbow Bear 70, Play It Again Charlie Brown 71, You're Not Elected Charlie Brown 72, There's No Time for Love Charlie Brown 73, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving 73, It's the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown 74, It's a Mystery Charlie Brown 74, Yes Virginia There Is a Santa Claus 74, Be My Valentine Charlie Brown 75, Dick Deadeye or Duty Done 75, It's Arbor Day Charlie Brown 76, Happy Anniversary Charlie Brown 76, It's Your First Kiss Charlie Brown 77, You're a Good Sport Charlie Brown 78, What a Nightmare Charlie Brown 78, You're the Greatest Charlie Brown 79, Happy Birthday Charlie Brown 79, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 79, She's a Good Skate Charlie Brown 80, Life Is a Circus Charlie Brown 80, It's Magic Charlie Brown 81, No Man's Valley 81, Someday You'll Find Her Charlie Brown 81, A Charlie Brown Celebration 82, Here Comes Garfield 82, Is This Goodbye Charlie Brown? 83, It's an Adventure Charlie Brown 83, Garfield on the Town 83, What Have We Learned Charlie Brown? 83, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show 83-86, It's Flashbeagle Charlie Brown 84, The Romance of Betty Boop 85, Snoopy's Getting Married Charlie Brown 85, It's 20th Television Anniversary Charlie Brown 85, Happily Ever After 85, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown 85, Happy New Year Charlie Brown 86, Cathy 87, Snoopy: The Musical 88, Cathy's Last Resort 88, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Birth of Constitution 88, This Is America Charlie Brown – The NASA Space Station 88, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Wright Brothers at Kittyhawk 88, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad 89, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Mayflower Voyage 89, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Music and Heroes of America 89, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Smithsonian and the Presidency 89, This Is America Charlie Brown – The Great Inventors 89, Cathy's Valentine 89, You Don't Look 40 Charlie Brown 90, Why Charlie Brown Why? 90, Frosty Returns 92, You're in the Super Bowl Charlie Brown! 94, It's the Pied Piper Charlie Brown 00, A Charlie Brown Valentine 02, Lucy Must Be Traded Charlie Brown 03, I Want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown 03, He's a Bully Charlie Brown 2006)

NOTE: Born in Mexico

 

MELVIN, Allan

Story: PARAMOUNT c60-61 (Beetle Bailey and His Friends 62)

 

MENDELSOHN, Jack (1926- )

Story: PARAMOUNT c61-62/65 (Beetle Bailey and His Friends 62, Krazy Kat 62, Koko the Clown 65, Honey Halfwitch 66); ED GRAHAM c64 (Linus! The Lionhearted 64-66); HAL SEEGER c64-65 (Milton the Monster 64-66); JAY WARD c65-66 (The Beatles 65-68 [for KING FEATURES], Linus! The Lionhearted 67-69); KING FEATURES/SUBAFILMS c66-67 (Yellow Submarine 68); FILMATION c69 (Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70); HANNA-BARBERA c72-79 (Speedy Buggy 73-74, Hong Kong Phooey 74-76, Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics 77-78, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angles 77-80, The New Scooby-Doo Movies 78-79); DIC c86-87 (Beverly Hills Teens 87-88)

Director/Story: PARAMOUNT 64 (Jacky's Wacky World 65 [The Leak in the Dike], Noveltoon 65 [The Story of George Washington])

Story Editor/Story: MARVEL/SUNBOW c81-84 (Meatballs and Spaghetti 82-85); DIC c85-90s (Popples 86-87, Dennis the Menace 87, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin 87-88, Beverly Hills Teens 87-88, Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles 87-90, Camp Candy 89-90, The Toxic Crusaders 91-92, James Bond Jr. 91-92)

Executive Story Editor: FRED WOLF FILMS c88 (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 89)

NOTE: Also wrote non-animated TV series Laugh-in 68, Shazam! 74, Van Dyke and Company 75, Three's Company 78-79

 

MENDELSON, Lee

Co-Owner/Co-Producer [with J. C. MELENDEZ]: MENDELSON-MELENDEZ 64+ [USA] 70+ [GB] [see credits under MELENDEZ, J. C.]

Director/Story: MELENDEZ c89 (You Don't Look 40 Charlie Brown 90)

 

MENDEZ, Philip Samuel (Phil) (1947- )

Inbetweener: DISNEY; FOCUS

Animator/Character Designer/Storyboards: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA (Pterodactyl film)

Art Director/Storyboards: DANCER-FITZGERALD (Commercials)

Animator/Character Designer/Layouts: SandH (Green Stamp Commercial)

Character Designer/Storyboards: NASA (Space Film)

Character Designer/Layouts: HANNA-BARBERA c73-77 (Hong Kong Phooey 74-76, The C.B. Bears 77-78)

Animator: TOM CARTER PRODUCTIONS 81-83 (Kissyfur, Huck's Landing [unreleased])

Producer: DIC c85-87 (Kissyfur 86-88)

Storyboards: FILM ROMAN c91 (Tom and Jerry: The Movie 92)

 

MERCER, Jack (13 Jan 1910-4 Dec 1984)

Inker/Inbetweener: FLEISCHER c31

Story: FLEISCHER c32-42 (Popeye 42 [Fleets of Stren'th, Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix, Baby Wants a Bottleship]); FAMOUS 42-56 (Popeye 42-44/48-54 [Alona on the Sarong Seas 42, A Hull of a Mess 42, Me Musical Nephews 42, Too Weak to Work 43, Ration fer the Duration 43, Cartoons Ain't Human 43, Her Honor the Mare 43, We're on Our Way to Rio 44, Wigwam Whopee 48, Pre-Hysterical Man 48, Snow Place Like Home 48, Lumberjack and Jill 49, A Balmy Swami 49, Tar with a Star 49, Barking Dogs Don't Fite 49, Gym Jam 50, Jitterbug Jive 50, Baby Wants Spinach 50, Quick on the Vigor 50, Vacation with Play 51, Thrill of Fair 51, Alpine for You 51, Pilgrim Popeye 51, Lunch with a Punch 52, Swimmer Takes All 52, Popalong Popeye 52, Child Sockology 53, Popeye's Mirthday 53, Baby Wants a Battle 53, Firemen's Brawl 53, Popeye the Ace of Space 53, Floor Flusher 54, Fright to the Finish 54, Nurse to Meet Ya 55, Mister and Mistletoe 55, Hill-Billing and Cooing 56, Popeye for President 56, I Don't Scare 56, Spree Lunch 57], Hector the Henpecked Rooster 44 [Henpecked Rooster 44], Little Lulu 48 [The Dog Show-Off 48], Katnip 49/51/52 [Hep Cat Symphony 49, Cat-Choo 51, Cat Carson Rides Again 52], Noveltoon 49/55/57 [A Mutt in a Rut 49, Campus Capers 49, Poop Goes the Weasel 55, Jumping with Toy 57], Baby Huey 50 [Quack-a-Doodle-Doo], Casper 53-56 [By the Old Mill Scream 53], Herman and Katnip 56-57 [Mousetro Herman 56, Cat in the Act 57]); PARAMOUNT c56-57/62 (Herman and Katnip 58 [You Said a Mouseful], Casper 57 [Spooking About Africa], Krazy Kat 62 [Mouse Blanche], Beetle Bailey 63); SNOWBALL/CLAMPETT c58-59 (Matty's Funday Funnies 59-62 [Beany and Cecil]); TERRYTOONS c59-64 (The Deputy Dawg Show 60-63, The Hector Heathcote Show 63-65); HAL SEEGER c64-66 (Milton the Monster 64-66 [The Pot Thickens 65, Boy Meets Ghoul 65, Hector the Protector 65, Monster Mutiny 65, Monsters for Hire 65, Ghoul School 65, Medium Undone 65, Who Do Voodoo? 65, Zelda the Zombie 65, Horror-Baloo 65, The Dummy Talks 65, Goon Platoon 65, Monstrous Escape 65, Abercrombie the Zombie 65, Camp Gitchy Gloomy 65, Kid Stuff 65, Hearse Thief 65, V for Vampire 65, Witch Crafty 65, Boo to You 65, Monster Vs. Mobster 65, Scullgaria Forever 65, Crumby Mummy 66, Horror-Scope 66, Flying Cup and Saucer 66, Dunkin' Treasure 66, Monster-Sitter 66, Fort Fangenstein 66, Think Shrink 66, Batnap 66, Mummy's Thumb 66, Monstrous Monster 66], Fearless Fly 64-66 [Monstrous Task 64, Under Waterloo 65, Goofy Dr. Goo Fee 65, Fearless Fly Meets the Monsters 65, Spider Spiter 65, Trick or Treatment 65, Fatty Karate 65, Invincible Vs. Invisible 65, Captain Fligh 65, Sly Fly 65, House Fly Guest 65, Fly Hijack 65, Si Si Fly 65, Sphinx Jinx 66, Lady Deflyah 66, Horse Shoe Fly 66, Stage Plight 66, Throne for a Loss 66, Safari Harry 66, Private Fly 66, Ferocious Fly 66, Napoleon Bonefly 66])

Story/Story Director: HANNA-BARBERA c77-80 (The All-New Popeye Hour/Dinky Dog 78-81)

NOTE: Voiced Popeye for FLEISCHER and FAMOUS, Felix the Cat for JOE ORIOLO

 

MERKEL, Arno (9 May 1882-Dec 1969)

Producer: MERKEL 18 (Me and Gott, Power Pro and Con, The Girth of a Nation, Truths on the War in Slang, Oh What a Beautiful Dream, Hocking the Kaiser [all animated items in magazine film])

 

MERZ, Robert (Bob)

Director: MELENDEZ c69 (The Rainbow Bear 70)

 

MESSERLI, Joseph (Joe) (1931- )

Animator: UPA 57-59 (TV Commercials, Animated Titles); NBC [Burbank] 59-60; CAMBRIA  60-63/68 (Clutch Cargo 60-61, Captain Fathom 65, Space Angel 67)

Art Director: ANIMEDIA 69-73

NOTE: Newspaper Strip artist c49-75 (Ella Cinders, Napoleon, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Dennis the Menace); Comic Books artist for DELL/GOLD KEY/WESTERN c70-84 (Disney, Warner Bros. and Walter Lantz characters); Designed Twilight Zone logo at UPA c58; NBC Burbank Graphic Arts Department 59-60

 

MESSIK, Nathan (Nat) (11 Dec 1911-31 Oct 1999)

Animator?: FLEISCHER -30-31-

 

MESSMER, Otto (16 Aug 1892-28 Oct 1983)

Animator/Director/Story: MESSMER/UNIVERSAL 14 (Motor Mat and His Fliv 14)

Assistant Animator: HY MAYER/KEEN/UNIVERSAL 15-16 (Travelaughs 15-16)

Animator/Director/Story: SULLIVAN 16-17/19-33 (Charlie Cartoons 16, Sammie Johnsin 16, Boomer Bill 17, Hardrock Dome 17 [for BRAY], Travels of Teddy, Silly Hoots, Feline Follies 20, Felix 20-28)

Supervisor: VAN BEUREN 36 (Rainbow Parade 36 [Felix the Cat and the Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, Neptune Nonsense])

Animator: DOUGLAS LEIGH 37-73 (Animated Advertising Displays)

Story: FAMOUS Mar 44-Dec 45 (Popeye, Noveltoon 46, Little Lulu 46-47, Snuffy Smith)

 

METCALF, A. J.

Animator/Story: TELECOMICS 49 (Sa-Lah 49)

 

MEYER, Carl (“Mike”)

Animator: JEFFERSON FILM CORP. 21-23 (Mutt and Jeff 21-23); VAN BEUREN -36; TERRYTOONS 36-37; FLEISCHER c40-41 (Mr. Bug Goes to Town 41)

Story/Storyboards/Model Sheets: MGM 37-38 (The Captain and the Kids 38-39); DISNEY c38-40 (Donald Duck 39); FLEISCHER c40-42 (Animated Antics 41-42, Gabby 41, Superman 41-42, The Raven 42); FAMOUS/PARAMOUNT 42-62 (Superman 42-43, Little Lulu 43-47, Noveltoons 43- -62, Popeye 45-57/61, Casper 53-59)

 

MEYERS, Frederick (Fred)

Assistant Animator: PANTOMIME PICTURES c69-70 (Sky Hawks 69-71)

 

MICALE, Albert (3 May 1916-June 1980)

Key Animator: HANNA-BARBERA 65-66 (Dino-Boy 66-68)

NOTE: Comic Book artist

 

MICHENER, David (Dave)

Animator: DISNEY c67-70 (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 68, The Aristocats 70)

Story: DISNEY c71-85 (Robin Hood 73, The Rescuers 77, The Fox and the Hound 81, The Great Mouse Detective 86)

 

MIELE, James (Jim)

Story: LANTZ 36-38 (Oswald the Rabbit 37-38, Baby Face Mouse 38); FLEISCHER 41-42; FAMOUS 53 (Herman and Katnip 53)

 

MIER, Bismarck (1906-1962)

Animator: DISNEY Early 30s (Silly Symphony [The Three Little Pigs 33])

NOTE: Later produced animated cartoons in Mexico Late 30s

 

MIHRET, Gil > MIRET, Gil

 

MILES, Harold

Layouts: DISNEY c35-41 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Mickey Mouse 42 [Mickey's Birthday Party, Symphony Hour]); JOHN SUTHERLAND c44 (Daffy Ditties 44 [The Cross Eyed Bull]

Inspirational Sketches: DISNEY c38-41 (Bambi 42)

 

MILLAR, Melvin (Mel, “Tubby”) (6 May 1900-Dec 1980)

Story: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 37-43 (Merrie Melodies 37/39/41/45, Porky Pig 37-44, Egghead 38-39, Daffy Duck 41-42, Looney Tunes 42-44, Bugs Bunny 45)

NOTE: Writer/Letterer for comic books c44-53 at ACG, BETTER, DELL

 

MILLER, Ashley

Animator: BRAY 16- -23 (Paramount Pictographs 16, Technical Romances 22-23)

 

MILLER, Jack E. (16 Feb 1925-4 Aug 1988)

Layouts: HARMAN-ISING -38; DE PATIE-FRELENG c67-69 (Pink Panther 68, The Inspector 69, Here Comes the Grump 69-70)

Story/Storyboards: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS 38-40 (Merrie Melodies 38-41, Egghead 39, Porky Pig 40, Elmer Fudd 40); GEORGE PAL c40-47 (Puppetoons/Madcap Model 41-47); DISNEY -52-; TV SPOTS 57-58 (Crusader Rabbit 57-59); JACK KINNEY PRODUCTIONS c60 (Popeye 60), TRANS-LUX/ORIOLO c63-64 (The Mighty Hercules 63-65); CAMBRIA c64-65 (The New Three Stooges 65-66); DE PATIE-FRELENG c65-68 (The Super Six 66-69, Pink Panther 69, The Inspector 69)

Story Supervisor: GEORGE PAL 40s (Puppetoons)

Storyboards: FILMATION c69-74 (Archie's Funhouse 70-73, The Brady Kids 72-74, Lassie's Rescue Rangers 73-75)

 

MILLER, John Parr (Jack) (31 Aug 1913-29 Oct 2004)

Inbetweener: DISNEY 34-37

Character Designer: DISNEY 37-40 (Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, Dumbo 41, U.S. Navy Training Films)

Story: DISNEY c40-42 (The Reluctant Dragon 41 [Baby Weems])

 

MILLER, Joseph (Joe)

Animator: FLEISCHER c38 (Gulliver's Travels 39)

 

MILLER, Lawrence I. (Larry) (22 July 1931-17 Mar 1996)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY 56-59; FILMATION c87 (Bravestarr: The Legend 88)

Backgrounds: SAM SINGER/TRANS-ARTIST c59-61 (Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse 60-62); HANNA-BARBERA c64 (Sinbad Jr. 65); BAGDASARIAN/DIC c89 (The Chipmunks: Rocking Through the Decades 90)

Animator: FILMATION c69-74/78-86 (Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70 [Computer Suitor], Archie's Funhouse 70-73, The Brady Kids 72-74, Lassie's Rescue Rangers 73-75, Star Trek 73-75, The Space Sentinels 77, Flash Gordon 79-80, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle 79-80, The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry 80-82, Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase 82, Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 87); HANNA-BARBERA c77-78 (Challenge of the Super Friends 78); SANRIO c78 (Winds of Change aka Metamorphoses); FILMFAIR; HYPERION c93-96

Key Assistant Animator: DIC c90 (Garfield Gets a Life 91, Rover Dangerfield 91)

 

MILLER, Shane (25 Jan 1907-26 Nov 1992)

Layouts/Backgrounds: FLEISCHER c36-42 (Popeye 36-40, Hunky and Spunky 38/40, Gulliver's Travels 39, Gabby 41, Mr. Bug Goes to Town 41, Superman 42); FAMOUS 42-48 (Little Lulu 44-46, Popeye 43/45/46, Casper 45, Noveltoons 45/47 [A Self-Made Mongrel 45, The Enchanted Square 47], Screen Song 49 [The Stork Market 49, The Funshine State 49, Spring Song 49], Little Audrey 49); JAM HANDY c48 (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 48 [for Montgomery Ward & Co.])

 

MILLS, Robert (Bob)

Model Sheets: TV ART PRODUCTIONS 48-50 (Crusader Rabbit 49-51)

 

MILMAN, Steve

Animator?: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s

 

MINOFF, Lee

Story: KING FEATURES/SUBAFILMS c67 (Yellow Submarine 68)

 

MINTZ, Charles ( -1939)

Producer: MINTZ/COLUMBIA c26-39 (Krazy Kat 29-39, Scrappy 31-39)

 

MIRET, Gil (10 July 1922-6 May 2005)

Backgrounds: PARAMOUNT c65 (Noveltoon 65 [Geronimo and Son 12/65])

Animator/Designer: PARAMOUNT c66 (Merry-Maker [Halt! Who Grows There?])

Character Designer/Layouts: PARAMOUNT c66-67 (Honey Halfwitch 66 [Throne for a Loss], Merry-Maker 66-67 [Think or Sink 66, From Orbit to Orbit 67, Forget Me Nuts 67], Modern Madcap 67 [Baa Baa Blacksmith], Fractured Fable 67 [My Daddy the Astronaut, The Stuck-Up Wolf, The Stubborn Cowboy], Noveltoon 67 [The Trip], Go Go Toon 67 [The Plumber, Keep the Cool Baby, A Bridge Grows in Brooklyn, The Opera Caper])

 

MISHKIN, Lee A. (5 Feb 1927-19 June 2001)

Inbetweener/Assistant Animator: DISNEY c48

Animator: TV ART PRODUCTIONS 48-49 (Crusader Rabbit 48-50); HALAS & BATCHELOR [UK]; UPA; BOB GODFREY; DE PATIE-FRELENG c76 (Halloween Is Grinch Night 77); HANNA-BARBERA c89-90 (Jetsons: The Movie 90)

Assistant Animator/Animator: WARNER BROS. c49; FAMOUS 49-50 (Casper, Popeye)

Co-owner [with Fred HELLMICH and Norton VIRGIEN]/Animator/Director: MISHKIN-HELLMICH-VIRGIEN & FRIENDS c59-81 (Animated titles: Batman TV series 64, TV Commercials, Nine to Five animated segment 80, Faeries 81, Pen ‘n' Inc. [for UNIVERSAL])

Visual Adapter: SAM NICHOLSON c60-61 (Calvin and the Colonel 61-62)

Production Designer: UPA c62 (Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol 62); EAGLE FILMS/DE TIEGE c63-64 (The Man from Button Willow 65)

Character Designer: UPA c63-64 (The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo 64-65)

Storyboards: ED GRAHAM c63-65 (Linus! The Lionhearted 64-66); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70)

Layouts: CAMBRIA c64-65 (The New Three Stooges 65-66)

Story: DE PATIE-FRELENG c65-68/75 (The Super Six 66-69, Pink Panther 69/76 [In the Pink of the Night 69, The Pink Pro 76])

Animator/Director: BOSUSTOW ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS c70 (Is It Always Right to Be Right? 70 [for LESTER A. SCHOENFELD PRODUCTIONS/COLUMBIA], The Butterfly Ball music video)

Co-Director: REITMAN-MOGEL/COLUMBIA c79-80 (Heavy Metal 81)

 

MITCHELL, David (Dave)

Story: TV ART PRODUCTIONS c48 (Speaking of Animals 48)

 

MITCHELL, Jo Anne

Designer/Director: PELICAN FILMS 60s (Intermission 67)

 

MITTELMAN, Richard (Rick)

Story: HANNA-BARBERA -64- (The Flintstones 65)

 

MOBERLY-HOLLAND, Sylvia > HOLLAND, Sylvia

 

MOLDOFF, Sheldon (Shelly) (1920- )

Storyboards: SAM SINGER/TRANS-ARTIST PRODUCTIONS (Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse 60-61); KING FEATURES/BRODAX (Cool McCool 66-69, Prof. Whizdom); GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS (Taro Giant of the Jungle 69)

Director/Executive Producer/Story: ERIC PORTER? (Marco Polo Jr. 75)

 

MOLETT, William E. (26 Jan 1919-16 Mar 2005)

Story: GEORGE PAL c46 (Puppetoons/Madcap Models 47)

 

MONAHAN, David L. (Dave) (3 Mar 1918-27 Mar 2003)

Story: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 38-42 (Egghead 38 [A-Lad-in Bagdad], Merrie Melodies 38-42 [Katnip Kollege 38, You're an Education 38, Robin Hood Makes Good 39, Believe It or Else 39, Snow Man's Land 39, The Good Egg 39, The Mighty Hunters 40, A Gander at Mother Goose 40, Ghost Wanted 40, Holiday Highlights 40, Wacky Wildlife 40, Shop Look and Listen 40, The Wacky Worm 41, Aviation Vacation 41, The Bug Parade 41, Rookie Review 41, Lights Fantastic 42], Daffy Duck 38-39 [Daffy Duck in Hollywood 38, Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur 39], Sniffles 40 [Sniffles Takes a Trip], Porky Pig 40-42 [Porky's Hired Hand 40, Porky's Preview 41, Porky's Pastry Pirates 42], Bugs Bunny 41 [Tortoise Beats Hare, All This and Rabbit Stew, Wabbit Twouble], Daffy Duck and Conrad the Sailor 42 [Conrad the Sailor 42], Looney Tunes 42 [Saps in Chaps]); WARNER BROS. 47-48 (Daffy Duck 47 [Mexican Joyride]); COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 46 (Phantasy 48)

Co-Director: CHUCK JONES/MGM 69 (The Phantom Toll Booth 70 [Live-action sequences])

 

MONTEIRO, Gutenberg (“Gott”) [also MONDIERO] (1916- )

Story: DISNEY 40s

Animator: HANNA-BARBERA Late 50s; BBA 60s; FAMOUS HARVEY 60s; DISNEY -66-83

NOTE: Born in Brazil, lived in the USA 50s-80s. Comic Book artist (Creepy); Newspaper Strip artist (Tom and Jerry)

 

MONROE, Philip (Phil) (31 Oct 1916-13 July 1988)

Inbetweener: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. June 34-34

Assistant Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 34-35 (Buddy 34-35 [Assistant to Bob McKIMSON])

Animator: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Late 35-42 (Merrie Melodies 37-39/42, Sniffles 39-40, Elmer Fudd 40, Looney Tunes 41, Bugs Bunny 42, Daffy Duck 43, Porky Pig 43); U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE FIRST MOTION PICTURE UNIT 42-45; WARNER BROS. 45-52 (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepe Le Pew, Sylvester); UPA c52-53 (Mr. Magoo 52, A Unicorn in the Garden 53); RAY PATIN c54-55 (TV Commercials); FINE ARTS FILMS c55 (Petroushka 56); CHUCK JONES ENTERPRISES 78- -86 (Raggedy Ann and the Great Santa Claus Caper 78, The Great American Chase 79 [for WARNER BROS.], Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special 86 [for WARNER BROS. TV])

Animator/Effects Animator: LEO BURNETT 62-78 (Charlie the Tuna, Tony the Tiger TV Commercials)

Co-Director: WARNER BROS. c63 (Ralph Wolf & Sam Sheepdog 63, Bugs Bunny 64); CHUCK JONES ENTERPRISES 80 (Bugs Bunny's Busting Out All Over 80 [for WARNER BROS. TV]); BAGDASARIAN 81 (A Chipmunk Christmas 81)

Animator/Co-Director: CHUCK JONES ENTERPRISES 80 (Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special 80 [for WARNER BROS. TV])

 

MONROE, Robert

Story: GEORGE PAL c45 (Puppetoons/Madcap Models 46)

 

MONTEALEGRE, Fernando (“Monte”)

Inbetweener: MGM 56-57

Backgrounds: HANNA-BARBERA 57-77 (Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, Loopy de Loop 59-63, Pixie and Dixie 59-61, Top Cat 61-62, Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65, The Flintstones 65, The Man Called Flintstone 66, Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles 66-68, The Secret Squirrel Show 67-68, Josie and the Pussycats 70-72, The Pebbles and Bamm Bamm Show 71-72, The New Scooby-Doo Movies 72-74, The C.B. Bears 77-78, Galaxy Goof-Ups 78)

Background Design: HANNA-BARBERA c63 (Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! 64)

Background Styling: HANNA-BARBERA c68-73 (Scooby-Doo Where Are You? 69-71, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids 73-74)

Background Supervisor: HANNA-BARBERA c72-75- (Charlotte's Web 73, Hong Kong Phooey 74-76, Tom and Jerry 75-76)

NOTE: Head of Background Painting Department at HANNA-BARBERA

 

MONTELL, Joseph (Joe) (24 June 1925-18 Jan 2008)

Backgrounds: MGM c53 (Tex Avery cartoons 54); HANNA-BARBERA c58-62 (Quick Draw McGraw 59-62)

Animation Supervisor: JAY WARD c63-66 (Hoppity Hooper 64-67)

 

MOONEY, Gary H. (26 May 1930-4 Aug 2008)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY 53-58 (Lady and the Tramp 55, Disneyland TV Show 55-59, Sleeping Beauty 59)

Animator/Layouts: REMBRANDT/MGM c59 (Tom and Jerry 60 [Switchin' Kitten])

Animator: UPA c59; STORYBOARD, INC./HUBLEY c60-63/66 (Children of the Sun 60, Of Stars and Men 61, The Hole 62, The Hat 64, The Cruise 66); TOTAL TELEVISION c63-66 (Underdog 64-67); JAY WARD c66-69 (George of the Jungle 67-70); KURTZ & FRIENDS/BOB KURTZ PRODUCTIONS c70-72 (TV Commercials, My Son the King 70); FOCUS FILMS c73 (The Mad Magazine TV Special 74); POTTERTON c73/80 (The Happy Prince 74, Heavy Metal 81 [Captain Sternn, Taarna]); MURAKAMI-WOLF-SWENSON 77 (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child 77); DUCK SOUP; TOMORROW ENTERTAINMENT; PRECISION FILM GROUP; ZANDER ANIMATION PARLOUR (TV Commercials); CARTOON NETWORK c96 (O Canada 97); DISNEY/TOON CITY, INC. c04 (The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove 05); REVOLUTION STUDIOS c06 (Are We Done Yet? 07)

Director: RUBY-SPEARS c82-84 (Saturday Supercade 83-85)

NOTE: Also did animation on live-action films for CABLE STUFF PRODUCTIONS c83 (George Carlin: Carlin on Campus 84 [animated sequence]); CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT c90-91 (City Slickers 91 [animated sequence], Honeymoon in Vegas 92 [animated sequence]); DISNEY c91 (Honey I Blew Up the Kid 92 [animated sequence]); UNIVERSAL c92 (Jurassic Park 93 [animated sequence]); A BAND APART c94 (Four Rooms 95 [animated sequence]); THE LADD CO. c95 (A Very Brady Sequel 96)

 

MOORE, C. Robert (Bob) (21 Apr 1920-20 Nov 2001)

Animator: LANTZ c39 (Andy Panda)

Animation Trainee: DISNEY 19 Feb 40-May 40

Inbetweener/Assistant Animator: DISNEY May 40-41 (Fantasia 40 [Pastoral Symphony, assistant to Milt KAHL], Dumbo 41 [assistant to Walt KELLY])

Story: DISNEY 41-42/46-50 (Mickey Mouse 41 [The Little Whirlwind], The Reluctant Dragon 41, The Three Caballeros 45, Melody Time 48 [Once Upon a Wintertime, Pecos Bill], Donald Duck 48 [Inferior Decorator]); U.S. NAVY 13 Nov 42-3 Dec 45 (Navy Pilot Training Films)

NOTE: Staffer in DISNEY Publicity Art Department 47-50; Director of DISNEY Publicity Art Department 51-30 Apr 83; Comic Book artist 50-53 (Donald Duck, Grandma Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie)

 

MOORE, James (Jim)

Animator: DISNEY c38-46 (Fantasia 40 [Pastoral Symphony], Goofy 41/42/46/51 [The Art of Self Defense 41, The Olympic Champ 42, A Knight for a Day 46, Fathers Are People 51], Mickey Mouse 42 [Mickey's Birthday Party, Symphony Hour], Bambi 42, Pluto 45 [In Dutch], Donald Duck 46 [Frank Duck Brings ‘Em Back Alive])

 

MOORE, Richard Thomas (“Sparky”) (1925- )

Backgrounds/Layouts/Model Sheets: CAMBRIA c57-60 (Clutch Cargo 59-60); HANNA-BARBERA c64-66/67-69 (The Adventures of Jonny Quest 64-65, Space Ghost 66-68, Huckleberry Hound c67, Birdman 67-68, The Mighty Mightor 67-69, Shazzan! 67-69; The New Adventures of Huck Finn 68-69)

Layouts: GRANTRAY-LAWRENCE 66-67 (Marvel Superheroes 66-68 [Captain America], Spider-Man 67-68); PANTOMIME PICTURES c69-71 (Hot Wheels 69-71, Sky Hawks 69-71)

NOTE: Comic Book artist 51-95 (Little Beaver, Rin Tin Tin, The Three Stooges, Korak, Mighty Mightor, Robin Hood, The Aristokittens, Roger Rabbit, White Fang et al); Newspaper Strip artist 62-96 (Little Lulu, Mac Divot, Thorn McBride, Scamp, Treasury of Classic Tales, Winnie the Pooh et al)

 

MOORE, Robert Fred (Fred, Freddy, Freddie) (7 Sept 1911-25 Nov 1952)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY Aug 30-Oct 32 (Mickey Mouse [assistant to Les CLARK])

Animator: DISNEY 32-Aug 46/48-52 (Mickey Mouse 32- -53 [The Mad Dog 32, The Klondike Kid 32, Mickey's Gala Premiere 33, Puppy Love 33, The Steeple Chase 33, Giantland 33, Playful Pluto 34, Mickey Plays Papa 34, Two-Gun Mickey 34, Mickey's Kangaroo 35, Pluto's Judgment Day 35, The Brave Little Tailor 38, Society Dog Show 39, Beach Picnic 39, The Pointer 39, The Little Whirlwind 41, The Nifty Nineties 41, R'coon Dawg 51, Pluto's Party 52, Pluto's Christmas Tree 52, The Simple Things 53], Silly Symphony 32-38 [Santa's Workshop 32, The Three Little Pigs 33, The Big Bad Wolf 34, The Flying Mouse 34, The Golden Touch 35, Three Orphan Kittens 35, Three Little Wolves 36], Ferdinand the Bull 38, The Practical Pig 39, The Reluctant Dragon 41, Goofy [Baggage Buster 41, Father's Lion 51, Fathers Are People 51], Saludos Amigos 43 [Pedro, Aquarela do Brazil], Three Is a Family 44, The Three Caballeros 45, Something You Didn't Eat 45, Donald Duck 45 [Duck Pimples], Make Mine Music 46 [All the Cats Join in, The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met], The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49 [Ichabod Crane], Cinderella 50, The Brave Engineer 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Pluto 51 [Plutopia, R'coon Dawg], Peter Pan 53 [Mr. Smee], Football Now and Then 53, Casey Bats Again 54); GEORGE PAL PRODUCTIONS c46-47 (Puppetoons)

Directing Animator: DISNEY 34- -46 (Hollywood Party animated insert 34, Pinocchio 40 [Lampwick], Dumbo 41 [Timothy Mouse], Fun and Fancy Free 47 [Bongo, Mickey and the Beanstalk])

Supervising Animator: DISNEY 35-40 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37 [Dwarfs], Fantasia 40 [The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Centaurettes in Pastoral Symphony])

Animator/Character Designer: LANTZ 47-48 (Woody Woodpecker 48 [The Mad Hatter, Wet Blanket Policy], Cartune 48 [The Playful Pelican], Musical Miniatures 48 [Pixie Panic]); GEORGE PAL c48 (Puppetoons [animated models])

 

MOORE, Samuel (Sam)

Animator?: STORYBOARD, INC. (TV Commercials)

 

MOORE, Thomas A. (Tom)

Assistant Animator: DISNEY c38-40 [Assistant to Ward KIMBALL]

Animator: FLEISCHER -37/40-42 (Popeye, Mr. Bug Goes to Town 41, Superman 41-42 [Superman in The Magnetic Telescope 42]); FAMOUS 42- -56 (Superman 42, Popeye 48, Noveltoons 53-54)

 

MOORES, Richard Arnold (Dick) (12 Dec 1909-22 Apr 1986)

Designer/Co-producer [with Jack BOYD]: TELECOMICS 42-49 (Case of the Missing Finger: Chapter 4 – The Belt of Doom 45 [pilot], Brother Goose 49, Joey and Jug 49, Rick Rack Special Agent 49, Sa-Lah 49); NBC COMICS 50-51 (Danny March, Johnny and Mr. Do-Right, Kid Champion, Space Barton)

NOTE: Newspaper Strip writer/artist 32-86 (Dick Tracy, Jim Hardy, Mickey Mouse, Scamp, Gasoline Alley); Comic Book writer/artist 35/42-56 (Jim Hawkins, Joe Carioca, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Porky Pig)

 

MORAY FONTZ, C.

Co-Owner/Director/Producer [with Ed GERSHMAN]: ACADEMY PICTURES 49-57 (TV Commercials)

 

MORDILLO, Guillermo (1932- )

Animator: [ARGENTINE STUDIO] 52 (Commercials); PARAMOUNT 60-62 (Popeye 61-62, Comic Kings 62 [Little Lulu])

NOTE: Born in Argentina. Cartoonist and Book illustrator

 

MOREHOUSE, Lee M. (18 July 1911-7 Oct 1997)

Animator: DISNEY (Donald Duck 39-44 [The Hockey Champ 39, Donald's Cousin Gus 39, The Autograph Hound 39, Donald's Dog Laundry 40, Donald's Vacation 40, Fire Chief 40, Early to Bed 41, Old MacDonald Duck 41, Chef Donald 41, Donald's Snow Fight 42, The Plastics Inventor 44], Bambi 42)

Story: DISNEY c47 (Donald Duck 48 [Inferior Decorator])

NOTE: Drew strip Bud E for Los Angeles Times Amateur page 27

 

MORENO, George

Animator: LANTZ -34-; FLEISCHER -38-40- (Gulliver's Travels 39, Stone Age 40 [Way Back When a Nag Was Only a Horse], Color Classic 40 [Ants in the Plants])

Owner/Animator/Director: Studio in Great Britain 50s? (Bubble and Squeek)

 

MORENO, Manuel Mario

Animator: LANTZ c30-37 (Oswald the Rabbit 30-37, Pooch the Pup 33, Meany Miney and Mo 36-37); HARMAN-ISING c37-38 (Merbabies 38 [for DISNEY])

Director: LANTZ 37 (Meany Miny and Moe 37)

 

MOREY, Lawrence (Larry)

Sequence Director: DISNEY c35-37 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37)

Story Adaptation: DISNEY c39-42 (Ferdinand the Bull 39, Bambi 42)

Producer: JOHN SUTHERLAND c44-46 (Daffy Ditties [The Cross Eyed Bull 44, Choo Choo Amigo 46, Pepito's Serenade 46])

 

MORGAN, Donald (Don)

Title Designer: UPA c63-64 (The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo 64-65)

Layouts: MGM c65-66 (Tom and Jerry 65-67); CHUCK JONES/MGM 66-69 (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas 66, The Bear That Wasn't 67, The Phantom Toll Booth 69); HANNA-BARBERA c69-70 (Where's Huddles? 70, The Harlem Globetrotters 70-71); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70)

Character Designer/Layouts: BAKSHI c74/81 (Coonskin 75, Hey Good Lookin' 82)

Character Designer/Layout Supervisor: HANNA-BARBERA c78 (The New Shmoo 79)

Layout Supervisor: HANNA-BARBERA c78-84 (The New Fred and Barney Show 79, The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling 81, The Kwicky Koala Show 81-82, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show 84-85)

 

MORGAN, Lorraine

Backgrounds: ED GRAHAM c63-64 (Linus! The Lionhearted 64-65); CANAWEST [Canada] c64-67 (The Beatles 65-68); FILMATION c67-68 (Fantastic Voyage 68, The Archie Show 68-69)

 

MORGAN, Maxwell (Max)

Assistant Director: UPA c47 (Fox and Crow 48)

 

MORITA, Raymond M. (Ray, Roy) (20 Nov 1929-11 Oct 2001)

Designer: UPA [NY] c55-58 (The Gerald McBoing Boing Show 56-57 [Outlaws, der Team from Zwischendorf]); FORMAT FILMS c59-62 (The Alvin Show 61-62); JAY WARD c63-69 (Hoppity Hooper 64-67, George of the Jungle 67-70); HANNA-BARBERA c71 (Dear Mr. President 72)

Layouts: DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. c65 (Road Runner [Hairied and Hurried 65]); DE PATIE-FRELENG c74 (Pink Panther [Salmon Pink 75])

Director: DE PATIE-FRELENG c72-73 (Hoot Kloot 73-74 [A Self-Winding Sidewinder 73, Gold Struck 74])

Production Designer: DE PATIE-FRELENG c73 (ABC Afterschool Specials 73)

Graphic Designer: DE PATIE-FRELENG c76/81 (Halloween Is Grinch Night 77, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82)

 

MORLEY, Richard

Layouts: WARNER BROS. c46 (Merrie Melodies 46 [Fair and Worm-er]); GEORGE PAL Late 40s (Puppetoons)

Layouts/Backgrounds: WARNER BROS. c46 (Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd 47 [A Pest in the House])

 

MORRIS, Howard

Story: PARAMOUNT c60-61 (Beetle Bailey and His Friends 62)

 

MORRISON, Joseph (Joe) (1925-8 Dec 2003)

Animator/Director: DISNEY 45; HANNA-BARBERA; ANIMATION FILMMAKERS; FILMATION; MARVEL; WARNER BROS.

Sequence Director: MARVEL/SUNBOW c85-86 (G.I. Joe 86-87)

 

MORRISON, Thomas J. (Tom) (2 Feb 1908-2 June 1997)

Story: TERRYTOONS 37- -64 (Mighty Mouse, Little Roquefort 50-55, Heckle & Jeckle 52-57, The Deputy Dawg Show 59-60, The Adventures of Lariat Sam 62, The Hector Heathcote Show 63-65)

Story Supervisor: TERRYTOONS/CBS c58-67 (Hector Heathcote 59-63, Heckle & Jeckle 60-61/66, Hashimoto 60-62)

 

MORROW, Dwight Graydon (Gray) (7 Mar 1934-6 Nov 2001)

Art Director/Layouts: CAMBRIA c61-62 (Space Angel 62); KRANTZ 67-68 (Spider-Man 67-69, Max the 2000-Year-Old Mouse 69, Rocket Robin Hood and His Merry Spacemen 69-70); BAKSHI-KRANTZ c71 (Fritz the Cat 72); FOCUS FILMS c73 (The Mad Magazine TV Special 74); BAKSHI c76 (Wizards 77)

Director: KRANTZ c69 (Spider-Man 70)

NOTE: Comic Book artist (Creepy, Eerie, The Spectre); Newspaper Strip artist c66-01 (Rip Kirby, Secret Agent Corrigan, Buck Rogers, Barbara Cartland's Romances, Tarzan of the Apes)

 

MORTON, Jay (27 June 1911-6 Sept 2003)

Story: FLEISCHER 38-42 (Superman 41-42); FAMOUS c42-43 (Superman 42-43)

 

MORTON, Patricia

Animator: KRANTZ/TRILLIUM 67 (Rocket Robin Hood and His Merry Spacemen 69)

 

MOSER, Frank (21 Feb 1886-1 Oct 1964)

Animator/Director: BRAY 16 (Kid Casey the Champion); HEARST IFS 16-18 (Krazy Kat 16-17); MOSER/PARAMOUNT c20 (Scat Cat 20, Paramount Magazine 20-21); BRAY/PARAMOUNT c20 (Bud and Susie 20-21); MOSER-TERRY c20-30/31-36 (Farmer Al Falfa 20/31-36); MOSER-TERRY-COFFMAN/AUDIO-CINEMA 30-31

 

MOSS, Eugene (Gene)

Story: PANTOMIME PICTURES c64-65 (Roger Ramjet 65-66)

 

MOSS, Howard S.

Animator/Director/Producer: MOSS 17 (Motoy Films 17 [Puppet Animation])

 

MOTTOLA, Filastro Matthew (Fil) (10 June 1915-24 Mar 2008)

Backgrounds: DISNEY c51-63 (The Plausible Impossible 56, Sleeping Beauty 59, The Sword in the Stone 63)

NOTE: Painter

 

MUELLER, James (Jim) (?-13 Nov. 2008)

Layouts: KRANTZ/PARAMOUNT c67-68 (Spider-Man 67-69); FILMATION c69 (Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down 70); HANNA-BARBERA c75-83 (The Jetsons, Jabberjaw 76-77, A Flintstone Christmas 77, The All-New Super Friends Hour 77-78, Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics 77-78, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels 77-80, Challenge of the Super Friends 78-79, Scooby's All-Stars 78-79, The Godzilla Power Hour 78, The Godzilla Super 90 78-79, Godzilla 79/81, The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour 79-80, The Godzilla/Hong Kong Phooey Hour 80-81, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo 83-84); RUBY-SPEARS; WARNER BROS.

 

MUFFATTI, Stephen (Steve) [also MUFFATI] (4 Oct 1880-Jan 1968)

Animator/Director: VAN BEUREN c33-34 (Aesop's Fable 33-34, Cubby Bear 33-34, Toddle Tales 34)

Animator: FLEISCHER 38-42 (Gulliver's Travels 39, Stone Age 40 [Wedding Belts], Animated Antics 41, Gabby 41, Superman 41-42 [Superman 41, The Mechanical Monsters 41, Electric Earthquake 42]); FAMOUS 42-52 (Superman 43, Noveltoon 46-51, Popeye 49-51, Little Audrey 49-53, Casper 50-53, Baby Huey 51); TRANS-LUX-ORIOLO 58-60 (Felix the Cat 60)

Director: TRANSFILM c56 (Opportunities Unlimited 56)

 

MULLER, Romeo

Story: CRAWLEY FILMS/RANKIN BASS c63-70 (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 64, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 70, The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad 70-72)

 

MUNDIE, Kenneth (Ken)

Animator: RAY PATIN 50s (TV Commercials)

Director/Producer: MUNDIE c68 (The Door 68 [for WARNER BROS.])

 

MURAKAMI, Jimmy Teru (1933- )

Designer/Layouts/Story: UPA [NY] 56-58 (The Gerald McBoing Boing Show 56-57 [The Matador and the Troubadour], Ham and Hattie 58, 1001 Nights of Mr. Magoo 59); PINTOFF c59 (The Violinist 59); TOEI [Japan]

Director/Producer: TV CARTOONS [UK] 60-64 (The Insects 61, The Top 64, Charley 65, TV Commercials)

Co-Owner/Director/Producer [with Fred WOLF]: MURAKAMI-WOLF 65-71 (Never Steal Anything Wet 66, What's Up Tiger Lily 66, The Magic Pear Tree 68, Hello Down There 69, Gas-s-s-s! 70; MURAKAMI-WOLF-SWENSON [with Fred WOLF and Charles SWENSON] 71+ (The Naked Ape 73, Dirty Duck 78, Puff the Magic Dragon 78, Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies 79, The Little Rascals Christmas Special 79, Battle Beyond the Stars 80, Humanoids from the Deep 80, The World of Strawberry Shortcake 80, Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz 80, Heavy Metal 81 [Soft Landing sequence], Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody 82, Peter and the Magic Egg 83, Mickey's 60th Birthday 88 [for DISNEY], California Raisins 89-90, Christmas Carol: The Movie 01)

Owner: MURAKAMI FILMS [Ireland] 71+ (Death of a Bullet, Passing, Breath, Good Friends)

Producer: MURAKAMI-WOLF c66-70 (The Box 67, The Magic Pear Tree 68, The Point 71)

Art Director/Second Unit Director: MURAKAMI 71 (Animated aerial sequence in The Red Baron 71)

Supervising Director: MURAKAMI/TVC [UK] (The Snowman 82)

Director: MURAKAMI/TVC/BBC [UK] c86-87/97 (When the Wind Blows 86, Oi! Get Off My Train! 88, Oi! Get Off Our Train 98); SHEPERD FILMS [UK] c96-97 (Story Keepers 97); DUBLIN ITV; FOX; ALEGRO ANIMATION/PMMP [Dublin/Paris] c97-98 (Inspector Mouse 98); ILLUMINATED FILMS CO. [UK] 01 (A Christmas Carol 01)

Consultant: TVC/BBC [UK] (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe 88)

 

MURPHY, Martin (Marty)

Story: FINE ARTS FILMS c69 (Shinbone Alley 70); HANNA-BARBERA c76-77 (C.B. Bears 77-78)

Storyboards: UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70)

Layouts: DE PATIE-FRELENG c71-72 (The Houndcats 72-73)

 

MURPHY, Paul

Animator: HARMAN-ISING 30s

 

MURRY, Paul (25 Nov 1911-4 Aug 1989)

Inbetweener/Assistant Animator: DISNEY 38-40/49 (Mickey Mouse 39 [The Pointer], Donald Duck 39 [Beach Picnic], Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40 [Sorcerer's Apprentice])

Animator: DISNEY 40-45 (The Reluctant Dragon 41 [The Boy], Dumbo 41, Commercials and Educational Films 42-45 [The ABC of Hand Tools 46], Saludos Amigos 43, Song of the South 46, Pluto 46 [Squatter's Rights])

NOTE: Newspaper Strip artist 43-53 (Joe Carioca, Panchito, Uncle Remus, Buck O' Rue); Comic Book artist 46-84 (Uncle Remus, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Chip 'n' Dale, The Li'l Bad Wolf, Woody Woodpecker)

 

MUSE, Kenneth (Ken) (26 July 1910-July 1987)

Animator: DISNEY 37-41 (Donald Duck 39-42 [The Autograph Hound 39, The Riveter 39, Donald's Dog Laundry 40, Mr. Duck Steps Out 40, The Village Smithy 42, Donald's Garden 42, Bellboy Donald 42], Fantasia 40, Mickey Mouse 40-41 [Tugboat Mickey 40, Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip 40, Mickey's Birthday Party 42], Pluto 40-41 [Pluto's Dream House 40, Lend a Paw 41]); MGM 41-58 (Tom and Jerry 41-58; Tex Avery cartoons 55); HANNA-BARBERA c58-69/73-84 (Loopy de Loop 59-60/63, Pixie and Dixie 59-61, Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, Top Cat 61-62, Hey There It's Yogi Bear! 64, The Hillbilly Bears 65-66, The Man Called Flintstone 66, Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles 66-68, The Secret Squirrel Show 67-68, Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor 67-69, The New Adventures of Huck Finn 68-69, The Wacky Races 68-70, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines 69-71, Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch 71-72, Hong Kong Phooey 74-76, Tom and Jerry 75-76, The C.B. Bears 77-78, Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics 77-78, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels 77-80, The Godzilla Power Hour 78, The Godzilla Super 90 78-79, Challenge of the Super Friends 78-79, Scooby's All-Stars 78-79, The New Fred and Barney Show 79, The New Shmoo 79, Godzilla 79/81, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 79-80, The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour 79-80, The Godzilla/Hong Kong Phooey Hour 80-81, Space Stars 81-82 [Space Ghost, Herculoids], The Kwicky Koala Show 81-82, The Smurfs 81-80s, The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour 82-83, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show 84-85); DE PATIE-FRELENG c69-74 (Roland and Rattfink 70-71, The Tijuana Toads 70-71, The Further Adventures of Dr. Doolittle 70-72, The Barkleys 72-73, The Houndcats 72-73, The Blue Racer 73, Bailey's Comets 73-75, Pink Panther 74)

 

MYERS, Frederick (Fred) [also MEYERS]

Assistant Animator: PANTOMIME PICTURES c69-71 (Hot Wheels 69-71)

Animator: FILMATION c71-78 (Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids 72-79, Lassie's Rescue Rangers 73-75, Star Trek 73-75, The US of Archie 74, The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty 75)

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