Born on this day – Burt Gillett:

Burt Gillett (left) and Walt Disney (right)

Burt Gillett

Director

Writer

Animator

October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971

Born on this day – Satoshi Kon:

Satoshi Kon

Director

Animator

Writer

Manga artist

Actor

Member of JaniCA (Japanese Animation Creators Association)

October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010

Credits:

Ani*Kuri15 (2007); Anime Giga (2007); Dope Sheet (1997); Hashire Melos! (1992); Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File (2008); Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999); Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (1993–1994); Lectures by Satoshi Kon (2007); Magnetic Rose (1995); Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime (2005); Memories / Magnetic Rose (1995); Millennium Actress (2001); Paprika (2006); Paranoia Agent (2004); Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993); Perfect Blue (1997); Roujin Z (1991); Susumu Hirasawa: Berserk -Forces- (1997); Tokyo Godfathers (2003); Top Runner (2005); Wârudo apâtomento horâ (1991).

Born on this day – Chuck Jones:

Chuck Jones

Animator

Director

Painter

September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002

Born on this day – Norm Ferguson:

Norm Ferguson

Animator

September 2, 1902 – November 4, 1957

Credits:

A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (1937); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Alpine Climbers (1936); Aquarela do Brasil (1942); Arctic Antics (1930); Babes in the Woods (1932); Bambi (1942); Beach Picnic (1939); Birds in the Spring (1933); Birds of a Feather (1931); Blue Rhythm (1931); Bone Trouble (1940); Bugs in Love (1932); Cannibal Capers (1930); Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (1990); Cinderella (1950); Clown of the Jungle (1947); Cold Turkey (1951); Donald and Pluto (1936); Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959); Don's Fountain of Youth (1953); DTV Valentine (1986); DTV: Golden Oldies (1984); DTV: Pop & Rock (1984); DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984); Dumbo (1941); El Gaucho Goofy (1943); Fantasia (1940); Fantasia / Segment: Dance of the Hours (1940); Father Noah's Ark (1933); Fishin' Around (1931); Flowers and Trees (1932); Frolicking Fish (1930); Gulliver Mickey (1934); Horses, Horses, Horses (1927); How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made (1939); Just Dogs (1932); Kill or Cure (1928); King Neptune (1932); Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (1991); Mickey Cuts Up (1931); Mickey Mouse Disco (1980); Mickey's Elephant (1936); Mickey's Good Deed (1932); Mickey's Grand Opera (1936); Mickey's Nightmare (1932); Mickey's Orphans (1931); Mickey's Pal Pluto (1933); Mickey's Polo Team (1936); Mickey's Steam Roller (1934); Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930); Monkey Melodies (1930); Moose Hunters (1937); Mother Goose Melodies (1931); Mother Pluto (1936); Night (1930); Officer Duck (1939); Old King Cole (1933); On Ice (1935); Orphan's Benefit (1934); Pedro (1943); Peter Pan (1953); Pinocchio (1940 / 2022); Playful Pan (1930); Playful Pluto (1934); Pluto and the Armadillo (1943); Pluto at the Zoo (1942); Plutopia (1951); Pluto's Judgement Day (1935); Pluto's Party (1952); Pluto's Playmate (1941); Pluto's Quin-puplets (1937); Popeye's Premiere (1949); Puppy Love (1933); Puppy Love / Moving Day (1936); Puppy Love / The Worm Turns (1937); R'coon Dawg (1951); Saludos Amigos / South of the Border with Disney (1942); Santa's Workshop (1932); School Days (1926); Shanghaied (1934); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937); Social Lion (1954); Society Dog Show (1939); Summer (1930); T-Bone for Two (1942); The Army Mascot (1942); The Barnyard Broadcast (1931); The Big Bad Wolf (1934); The Cactus Kid (1930); The Chain Gang (1930); The Fire Fighter (1926); The Fire Fighters (1930); The Fox Hunt (1938); The Golden Touch (1935); The Gorilla Mystery (1931); The Karnival Kid / Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929); The Klondike Kid (1932); The Mad Dog (1932); The Magical World of Disney (1956); The Moose Hunt (1931); The Pet Store (1933); The Pointer (1939); The Practical Pig (1939); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); The Simple Things (1953); The Sleep Walker (1942); The Three Caballeros (1944); The Thrifty Pig (1941); The Whoopee Party (1932); Three Little Pigs (1933); Three Little Wolves (1936); To Itch His Own (1958); Trader Mickey (1932); Traffic Troubles (1931); Walt & El Grupo (2008); White Elephant (1929); Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935); Winter (1930); Ye Olden Days (1933).

Born on this day – Hugh Harman:

Hugh Harman

Animator

August 31, 1903 – November 25, 1982

Credits:

A Great Big Bunch of You (1932); A Horse Tale (1928); A Message for Women (1945); A Rainy Day with the Bear Family (1940); Africa Before Dark (1928); Ain't Nature Grand! (1930); Aladdin's Vamp (1926); Alias St. Nick (1935); Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924); Alice and the Three Bears (1924); Alice at the Carnival (1927); Alice at the Rodeo (1927); Alice Cans the Cannibals (1925); Alice Charms the Fish (1926); Alice Chops the Suey (1925); Alice Cuts the Ice (1926); Alice Foils the Pirates (1927); Alice Gets in Dutch (1924); Alice Gets Stung (1925); Alice Helps the Romance (1926); Alice Hunting in Africa (1924); Alice in Slumberland (1926); Alice in the Alps (1927); Alice in the Big League (1927); Alice in the Jungle (1925); Alice in the Klondike (1927); Alice in the Wooly West (1926); Alice in Wonderland (1933); Alice Is Stage Struck (1925); Alice Loses Out (1925); Alice on the Farm (1926); Alice Picks the Champ (1925); Alice Plays Cupid (1925); Alice Rattled by Rats (1925); Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925); Alice the Collegiate (1927); Alice the Fire Fighter (1926); Alice the Golf Bug (1927); Alice the Lumberjack (1926); Alice the Peacemaker (1924); Alice the Piper (1924); Alice the Toreador (1925); Alice the Whaler (1927); Alice Wins the Derby (1925); Alice's Auto Race (1927); Alice's Balloon Race (1926); Alice's Brown Derby (1926); Alice's Channel Swim (1927); Alice's Circus Daze (1927); Alice's Day at Sea (1924); Alice's Egg Plant (1925); Alice's Fishy Story (1924); Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927); Alice's Little Parade (1926); Alice's Medicine Show (1927); Alice's Monkey Business (1926); Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926); Alice's Picnic (1927); Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926); Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924); Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927); Alice's Tin Pony (1925); Alice's Wild West Show (1924); Alice's Wonderland (1923); All Wet (1927); Art Gallery (1939); Barnyard Babies (1935); Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson (2007); Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands / Sing-a-Song of Looney Tunes (2006); Big Man from the North (1930); Bottles (1936); Box Car Blues (1930); Bright Lights (1928); Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988); Bull-Oney (1928); Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949); Cartoon Alley (2005); Cinderella (1922); Circus Daze (1937); Cleaning Mess Gear (1945); Congo Jazz (1930); Convict Concerto (1954); Cubby's World Flight (1933); Down the Drain (1947); Drinking Water (1945); Easy Does It (1946); Empty Socks (1927); Farmyard Follies (1928); Fiery Fireman (1928); Friz on Film (2006); Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (1922); Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1939); Good Little Monkeys (1935); Good Wrinkles (1951); Goopy Geer (1932); Great Guns (1927); Harem Scarem (1928); Haunted Gold (1932); Hen Fruit (1929); Hey-Hey Fever (1935); High Up (1928); Hold Anything (1930); Hold 'Em Ozzie (1929); Homeless Homer (1929); Honeyland (1935); Hot Dogs (1928); Hungry Hoboes (1928); I Like Mountain Music (1933); I Love a Parade (1932); I Wish I Had Wings (1932); Ice Man's Luck (1929); Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003); It's Got Me Again! (1932); Jack and the Beanstalk (1922); Jack the Giant Killer (1922); Johnny Learns His Manners (1946); Jungle Jingles (1929); Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931); Little Buck Cheeser (1937); Little Cheeser (1936); Little Red Riding Hood (1922); March of Progress (1945); Merbabies (1938); Mischievous Mice (1934); Mississippi Mud (1928); Moonlight for Two (1932); Native Food (1945); Neck 'n' Neck (1928); Nuts and Jolts (1929); Oh Teacher (1927); Oh What a Knight (1928); One More Time (1931); One Step Ahead of My Shadow (1933); Ozzie of the Mounted (1928); Pagan Moon (1932); Panicky Pancakes (1928); Papa Gets the Bird (1940); Peace on Earth (1939); Personal Cleanliness (1945); Pipe Dreams (1938); Plane Crazy (1928); Poor Little Me (1935); Poor Papa (1927); Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946); Puss in Boots (1922); Red-Headed Baby (1931); Rickety Gin (1927); Ride 'Em Plowboy (1928); Rival Romeos (1928); Rocks and Socks (1928); Run Sheep, Run! (1935); Sagebrush Sadie (1928); Saucy Sausages (1929); Shuffle Off to Buffalo (1933); Sick Cylinders (1929); Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930); Sky Scrappers (1928); Sleigh Bells (1928); Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931); Stage Stunts (1929); Stripes and Stars (1929); Swing Wedding (1937); Tale of the Vienna Woods (1934); Tall Timber (1928); Ted's Typewriter (1939); The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz on the Other Side of the Moon (1960); The Alley Cat (1941); The Banker's Daughter (1927); The Blue Danube (1939); The Bookworm (1939); The Bookworm Turns (1940); The Booze Hangs High (1930); The Calico Dragon (1935); The Chinese Nightingale (1935); The Discontented Canary (1934); The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1933); The Dumb Patrol (1931); The Early Bird and the Worm (1936); The Field Mouse (1941); The Fishing Fool (1929); The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922); The Fox Chase (1928); The Gay Gaucho (1933); The Hot Stogie (1947); The Hound and the Rabbit (1937); The Hungry Wolf (1942); The Little Bantamweight (1938); The Little Mole (1941); The Littlest Angel (1950); The Lonesome Stranger (1940); The Lost Chick (1935); The Lumberjack (1929); The Mad Maestro (1939); The Mechanical Cow (1927); The Ocean Hop (1927); The Ol' Swimmin' Hole (1928); The Old House (1936); The Old Mill Pond (1936); The Old Pioneer (1934); The Old Plantation (1935); The Organ Grinder (1933); The Pups' Christmas (1936); The Pups' Picnic (1936); The Queen Was in the Parlor (1932); The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933); The South Pole Flight (1928); The Tree's Knees (1931); The Wayward Pups (1937); The Wicked West (1929); To Spring (1936); Tom Thumb in King Arthur's Court (1963); Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers (1940); ToonHeads (1992–2003); Toyland Broadcast (1934); Trolley Troubles (1927); Two Little Pups (1936); Uncensored Cartoons (1982); Ups 'n Downs (1931); Use Your Head (1945); Wake Up the Gypsy in Me (1933); Weary Willies (1929); We're in the Money (1933); When the Cat's Away (1935); Winky the Watchman (1945); Yanky Clippers (1929); Yodeling Yokels (1931); You Don't Know What You're Doin'! (1931); Young and Healthy (1933).

Born on this day – Friz Freleng:

Friz Freleng

Animator

Cartoonist

Director

Producer

Composer

August 21, 1905 – May 26, 1995

Born on this day – Otto Messmer:

Otto Messmer

Cartoonist

Animator

August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983

Works include: Felix the Cat.

Credits:

A Study in Crayon (1913); A Tale of Two Kitties (1926); Antics in Ink by Hy Mayer (1913); April Maze (1930); Arabiantics (1928); Arena (1985); Art for Heart's Sake (1927); Astronomeous (1928); At the Rainbow's End (1925); Backyard Serenade (1931); Baffled by Banjos (1924); Bargain Counter Attack (1946); Barn Yarns (1927); Bold King Cole (1936); Camera Three (1977); A Good Liar (1917);Cartoon Carnival (2021); Casper the Friendly Ghost (1945); Charley at the Beach (1919); Charley at the Circus (1919); Charley on the Farm (1919); Charley Out West (1919); Charlie in Turkey (1919); Charlie Treats 'Em Rough (1919); Chestnuts (1916); Daze and Knights (1927); Dough-Nutty (1927); Draggin' the Dragon (1928); Eats Are West (1925); Eskimotive (1928); Eye Jinks (1927); Felix All at Sea (1922); Felix All Balled Up (1924); Felix and the Radio (1923); Felix at the Fair (1922); Felix Behind in Front (1927); Felix Brings Home the Bacon (1924); Felix Calms His Conscience (1923); Felix Cashes In (1924); Felix Comes Back (1922); Felix Cops the Prize (1925); Felix Crosses the Crooks (1924); Felix Dopes It Out (1925); Felix Doubles for Darwin (1924); Felix Fairy Tales (1924); Felix Fills a Shortage (1923); Felix Finds a Way (1922); Felix Finds 'Em Fickle (1925); Felix Finds Out (1924); Felix Finishes First (1924); Felix Follows the Swallows (1925); Felix Full o' Fight (1925); Felix Gets Broadcasted (1923); Felix Gets His Fill (1925); Felix Gets Left (1922); Felix Gets Revenge (1922); Felix Gets the Can (1925); Felix Goes A-Hunting (1923); Felix Goes Hungry (1924); Felix Goes on Strike (1921); Felix Goes West (1924); Felix Grabs His Grub (1924); Felix Hits the Hipps (1924); Felix Hits the North Pole (1920); Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo (1924); Felix in Fairyland (1923); Felix in Love (1922); Felix in the Bone Age (1922); Felix in the Swim (1922); Felix Laughs Last (1923); Felix Left at Home (1921); Felix Lends a Hand (1922); Felix Loses Out (1924); Felix Makes Good (1922); Felix Minds His Business (1924); Felix Minds the Kid (1922); Felix Monkeys with Magic (1925); Felix on the Trail (1922); Felix Out of Luck (1924); Felix Outwits Cupid (1925); Felix Pinches the Pole (1924); Felix Puts It Over (1924); Felix Rests in Peace (1925); Felix Revolts (1923); Felix Strikes It Rich (1923); Felix the Cat (1958–1961); Felix the Cat 100 Years in the Making (2020); Felix the Cat as Romeeow (1927); Felix the Cat Braves the Briny (1926); Felix the Cat Busts a Bubble (1926); Felix the Cat Busts Into Business (1925); Felix the Cat Collars the Button (1926); Felix the Cat Dines and Pines (1927); Felix the Cat Ducks His Duty (1927); Felix the Cat Fans the Flames (1926); Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate (1926); Felix the Cat Hits the Deck (1927); Felix the Cat Hunts the Hunter (1926); Felix the Cat in Blunderland (1926); Felix the Cat in False Vases (1929); Felix the Cat in Forty Winks (1930); Felix the Cat in Gym Gems (1926); Felix the Cat in Skulls and Sculls (1930); Felix the Cat Kept on Walking (1925); Felix the Cat Laughs It Off (1926); Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss (1926); Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (1926); Felix the Cat on the Farm (1925); Felix the Cat on the Job (1925); Felix the Cat Rings the Ringer (1926); Felix the Cat Scoots Through Scotland (1926); Felix the Cat Seeks Solitude (1926); Felix the Cat Sees 'Em in Season (1927); Felix the Cat Shatters the Sheik (1926); Felix the Cat Spots the Spooks (1926); Felix the Cat Switches Witches (1927); Felix the Cat Tries the Trades (1925); Felix the Cat Trips Thru Toyland (1925); Felix the Cat Trumps the Ace (1926); Felix the Cat Uses His Head (1926); Felix the Cat Weathers the Weather (1926); Felix the Gay Dog (1921); Felix the Ghost Breaker (1923); Felix the Globe Trotter (1923); Felix the Goat Getter (1923); Felix the Landlord (1920); Felix Tries for Treasure (1923); Felix Tries to Rest (1924); Felix Trifles with Time (1925); Felix Turns the Tide (1922); Felix Wakes Up (1922); Felix Wins and Loses (1925); Felix Win's Out (1923); Fifty-Fifty (1922); Filmograph Cartoons (1913); Flim Flam Films (1927); Free Lunch (1921); Friend in Need (1924); Frolics at the Circus (1920); Fun in Film by Hy Mayer (1913); Funny Fancies by Hy Mayer (1913); Germ Mania (1927); Hilarities by Hy Mayer (1913); Hootchy Cootchy Parlais Vous (1930); How Charlie Captured the Kaiser (1918); Humors of Summer (1913); Hy Mayer: His Magic Hand (1913); Hy Mayer: His Merry Pen (1913); Hy Mayer's Cartoons (1913); Icy Eyes (1927); In and Out-Laws (1928); In Cartoonland with Hy Mayer (1913); In Laughland with Hy Mayer (1913); Jack from All Trades (1927); Japanicky (1928); Jolly Jottings by Hy Mayer (1913); Jungle Bungles (1928); Kill or Cure (1920); Land O'Fancy (1926); Leaves from Hy Mayer's Sketchbook (1913); Lightning Sketches by Hy Mayer (1913); 'Loco' Motive (1927); Los comienzos de la animación (1995); Lulu's Birthday Party (1944); Mess Production (1945); Motor Mat and His Flivver (1916); Movie-Wheels Presents Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (1960); Musical Mews (1919); Musica-Lulu (1947); My Hero (1920); No Fuelin' (1927); Oceantics (1930); Ohm Sweet Ohm (1928); Old MacDonald Had a Farm (1946); On the Wind Mill (1919); One Good Turn (1929); Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat (1977); Out of Luck (1921); Outdoor Indore (1928); Over the Rhine with Charlie (1918); Pedigreedy (1927); Peep in the Deep (1946); Pen Laughs (1914); Pen Talks by Hy Mayer (1913); Polly-tics (1928); Popeye, the Ace of Space (1953); Reverse English (1926); Rocket to Mars (1946); Sammie Johnsin and His Wonderful Lamp (1916); Sammie Johnsin at the Seaside (1916); Sammie Johnsin Gets a Job (1916); Sammie Johnsin Hunter (1916); Sammie Johnsin in Mexico (1916); Sammie Johnsin Magician (1916); Sammie Johnsin Minds the Baby (1916); Sammie Johnsin Slumbers Not (1916); Sammie Johnsin Strong Man (1916); Sammie Johnsin's Love Affair (1916); Sax Appeal (1927); School Daze (1926); Scrambled Yeggs (1926); She-Sick Sailors (1944); Sketches from Life by Hy Mayer (1913); Spree for All (1946); Stars and Stripes (1927); Summer Caricatures (1913); Sure-Locked Homes (1928); Tee Time (1930); The Adventures of Felix (1919); The Adventures of Mr. Phiffles (1913); The Cold Rush (1925); The Hypnotist (1921); The Last Life (1928); The Love Affair of Ima Knut (1917); The Love Punch (1921); The Non-Stop Fright (1927); The Oily Bird (1928); The Smoke Scream (1928); The Travel-Hog (1927); The Trials of a Movie Cartoonist (1916); The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997); Them Were the Happy Days (1917); To 'Frisco by the Cartoon Route (1915); Topical Topics (1914); Topical War Cartoons (1914); Topical War Cartoons No. 2 (1914); Two-Lip Time (1926); Uncle Tom's Crabbin' (1927); War Cartoons by Hy Mayer (1914); Whimsicalities by Hy Mayer (1913); Whys and Otherwise (1927); Wise Guise (1927); Woos Whoopee (1928); Woos Whoopee / Comicalamities (1928); Woos Whoopee / Feline Follies (1919); Woos Whoopee / Felix All Puzzled (1925); Woos Whoopee / Felix in Hollywood (1923); Woos Whoopee / Felix Saves the Day (1922); Woos Whoopee / Futuritzy (1928); Zoo Logic (1926).

Born on this day – Co Hoedeman:

Co Hoedeman

Animator

Cinematographer

Director

Writer

August 1, 1940 – May 26, 2025

Credits:

Awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, for The Sand Castle / Le Château de sable (1977), at the 50th Academy Awards (1978).

Movies and television:

55 chaussettes (2011); Bästa knattefilmerna 6 / Segment: Ludovic och dockan, Ludovic och krokodilen (2005); Canada Vignettes: Dancing Dolls (1980); Charles and François (1987); Co Hoedeman, Animator (1980); Continental Drift (1968); Coucou l'ourson! (2000); Dehors novembre (2005); DNA (1969); Eaude (2004); In the Animator's Eye: A Conjurer's Tales - Co Hoedeman (1996); Juke-Bar (1990); La boîte (1989); Le beau plaisir (1968); Le jardin d'Écos (1997); Le théâtre de Marianne (2004); Legends and Life of the Inuit (1978); L'homme et le géant (1975); L'ours renifleur (1992); Ludovic (2009); Ludovic II: un crocodile dans mon jardin (2001); Ludovic: Magic in the Air (2002); Ludovic: The Snow Gift (2002); Ludovic: Visiting Grandpa (2001); Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend (1977); Making Movie History: Co Hoedeman (2013); Mascarade (1984); Matrioska (1970); Monsieur Pointu (1976); Oddball (1969); Running Time (1974); Sabina (1991); Tchou-tchou (1972); The Blue Marble (2014); The Cardinal (2016); The Mountain Head (2002); The Owl and the Lemming: An Eskimo Legend (1971); The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend (1973); The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend (1974); The Rogers' Cable (1998); The Sand Castle (1977); The Treasure of the Grotoceans (1980); Une histoire comme une autre (1981); Vacas d'Avanca (1998); Walter's Internal Battle (2022); Winter Days (2003).

Born on this day – Evelyn Lambart:

Evelyn Lambart

Animator

Director

July 23, 1914 – April 3, 1999

Credits:

A Chairy Tale (1957); Around Is Around (1953); Begone Dull Care (1950); Challenge: Science Against Cancer (1950); Family Tree (1950); Fine Feathers (1968); Les femmes parmi nous (1961); Lines: Horizontal (1962); Lines: Vertical (1960); Mosaic (1966); Mr. Frog Went A-Courting (1974); Now Is the Time (1951); O Canada (1952); One Little Indian (1954); Paradise Lost (1970); Physical Regions of Canada (1954); Putting It Straight (1957); River with a Problem (1961); Rythmetic (1956); Short and Suite (1959); Sing a Little (1951); Story of a Violin (1947); The Blackbird (1958); The Colour of Life (1955); The Embryonic Development of Fish (1961); The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950); The Hoarder (1969); The Impossible Map (1947); The Lion and the Mouse (1976); The Maple Leaf (1955); The Outlaw Within (1951); The Spruce Bog: An Essay in Ecology (1957); The Story of Christmas (1973); The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (1980).

Born on this day – Syd Mead:

Syd Mead

Artist

Animator

Special effects

July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019

Credits:

14th Annual VES Awards (2016); 2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984); 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984); 2019: A Future Imagined (2008); 47th Annie Awards (2020); Aliens (1986); Beyond the Marquee (2014); Blade Runner (1982); Blade Runner 2049 (2017); Blade Runner: Convention Reel (1982); BMW: Activate the Future (2011); Closer Than We Think (2017); Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007); Designed for Dreaming (2010); Designing the World of Blade Runner 2049 (2018); Elysium (2013); Elysium: Engineering Utopia - Creating a Society in the Sky (2013); Film Genre (2002); Johnny Mnemonic (1995); Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993); L'antre du Mea (2015); Maelstrom (1992); Mission to Mars (2000); Mission: Impossible III (2006); Nonfiction W (2012); On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000); Phenomenon Blade Runner (2021); Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 11 (1987); Prop Culture (2020); Sentient Machines: Robotic Behavior (2004); Short Circuit (1986); Software (2000); Solar Crisis (1990); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Strange Days (1995); Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003); The Art of Illusion (1990); The Fire Next Time (1993); The Making of 'Tron' (2002); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Real History of Science Fiction (2014); The Spirit of '76 (1990); The Timekeeper (1992); The Tron Phenomenon (2011); Timecop (1994); Tomorrowland (2015); Tron (1982); Turn A Gundam (1999–2000); UFO Cover-Up?: Live! (1988); Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction (2005); Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead (2006); Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997); Yamato 2520 (1994–1996).

Born on this day – William Hanna:

William Hanna

Animator

Cartoonist

Voice actor

Musician

July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001

Born on this day – Ray Harryhausen:

Ray Harryhausen

Animator

Special effects creator

June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013

Born on this day – Nicole Van Goethem:

Nicole Van Goethem

Animator

Illustrator

Writer

Director

May 31, 1941 - March 3, 2000

Credits:

Awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987,

for her movie: A Greek Tragedy (1985).

Book:

Drawing the Film (1988).

Movies and television:

A Greek Tragedy (1985); B.C. Rock (1980); Human Rights Article 13 (1988); John the Fearless (1984); Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975); Trouble in Paradise (1989); Verloren maandag (1974); Vol van gratie (1987).

Born on this day – Ralph Wright:

Ralph Wright

Animator

Writer

Director

Actor

May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983

Born on this day – Burny Mattinson:

Burny Mattinson

Animator

Director

Producer

May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023

Credits:

A Perfect Little Lady: The Story of Lady and the Tramp (2006); Aladdin (1992); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Beauty and the Beast (1991); Big Hero 6 (2014); Casey Bats Again (1954); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); DTV Monster Hits (1987); Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016); House of Mouse (2001); How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Lady's Pedigree: The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp' (2006); Les Chroniques du Mea (2020); Lilo & Stitch (2002); Mary Poppins (1964); Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022); Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983); Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse / Mickey's Christmas Carol (2001); Mulan (1998); Oliver & Company (1988); Once Upon a Studio (2023); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (2008); Pocahontas (1995); Pretty as a Picture Art and Design (2006); Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008); Robin Hood (1973); Ruff Animation (2006); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Strange World (2022); Tarzan (1999); The Aristocats (1970); The Art of Disney Animation (1988); The Ballad of Nessie (2011); The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (2007); The Black Cauldron (1985); The Fox and the Hound (1981); The Great Mouse Detective (1986); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996); The Jungle Book (1967); The Lion King (1994); The Magical World of Disney / Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1982); The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol (1984); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977); The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996); The Oscars (2023); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Small One (1978); The Sword in the Stone (1963); Timeless Tales / The Prince and The Pauper (2005); Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection / The Ballad of Nessie & How to Hook up Your Home Theater (2015); Winnie the Pooh (2011); Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974); Wish (2023).

Born on this day – Robert Clampett:

Robert Clampett

Animator

Director

Producer

Puppeteer

May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984

Credits:

A Beany Story (1952); A Cartoonist’s Nightmare (1935); A Corny Concerto (1943); A Coy Decoy (1941); A Great Big Bunch of You (1932); A Gruesome Twosome (1945); A Tale of Two Kitties (1942); Africa Squeaks (1940); Ain’t We Got Fun (1937); Ali-Baba Bound (1940); Along Flirtation Walk (1935); An Itch in Time (1943); Any Bonds Today? (1942); Baby Bottleneck (1946); Bacall to Arms (1946); Beany and Cecil (1988); Beany and Cecil Meet Billy the Squid (1959); Beauty and the Beast (1934); Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (2004); Behind the Tunes: Animal Quackers (2003); Behind the Tunes: Blanc Expressions (2003); Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003); Behind the Tunes: Forever Befuddled (2003); Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands (2006); Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004); Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland - The Art of Bob Clampett (2004); Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World’s Most Famous Ham (2003); Birdy and the Beast (1944); Booby Traps (1944); Book Revue (1946); Bosko at the Beach (1932); Bosko in Person (1933); Bosko Shipwrecked! (1931); Bosko’s Picture Show (1933); Boston Beanie (1947); Breakdowns of 1938 (1938); Buckaroo Bugs (1944); Buddy and Towser (1934); Buddy of the Apes (1934); Buddy Steps Out (1935); Buddy the Gob (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden (1933); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy the Detective (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy’s Adventures (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Buddy’s Circus (1934); Buddy’s Beer Garden / Viva Buddy (1934); Buddy’s Day Out (1933); Buddy’s Show Boat (1933); Buddy’s Trolley Troubles (1934); Buffalo Billy (1954); Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989); Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (1990); Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942); Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942); Bugs Bunny in Space (1977); Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975); Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988); Bwana Devil (1952); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Fine Tooning (2005); Bye, Bye Bluebeard / Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005); Camera Three (1975); Cartoon Alley (2005); Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990); Cat-Tastrophy (1949); Chicken Jitters (1939); Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943); Cockatoos for Two (1947); Coo-Coo Bird Dog (1949); Country Boy (1935); Crazy Cruise (1942); Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938); Don’t Look Now (1936); Dough for the Do-Do (1949); Draftee Daffy (1945); Eatin’ on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner (1942); Falling Hare (1943); Farm Frolics (1941); Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes (1989); Fighting Tools (1943); Flora (1948); Fowl Brawl (1947); Get Rich Quick Porky (1937); Gold Diggers of ‘49 (1935); Goofy Groceries (1941); Goopy Geer (1932); Hare Ribbin’ (1944); Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places (1938); His Hare Raising Tale (1951); Hittin’ the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931); Hollywood Capers (1935); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Honeymoon Hotel (1934); Horton Hatches the Egg (1942); I Haven’t Got a Hat (1935); I Like Mountain Music (1933); I Love to Singa (1936); I Only Have Eyes for You (1937); I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937); I’d Love to Take Orders from You (1936); Injun Trouble (1938); Into Your Dance (1935); Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003); It’s a Grand Old Nag (1947); I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933); Jasper Goes Hunting (1944); Jeepers Creepers (1939); Kitty Kornered (1946); Kristopher Kolumbus Jr. (1939); Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931); Les Chroniques du Mea (2018); Little Dutch Plate (1935); Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986); Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 (1958); Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 (2011–2012); Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 (2014); Matty’s Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1962); Meet John Doughboy (1941); Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends (1990–1993); Milk and Money (1936); Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name (1935); My Green Fedora (1935); Natural Vision 3-Dimension (1952); Naughty Neighbors (1939); Nutty News (1942); One Meat Brawl (1947); Page Miss Glory (1936); Patient Porky (1940); Pettin’ in the Park (1934); Picador Porky (1937); Pickled Puss (1948); Pied Piper Porky (1939); Pilgrim Porky (1940); Plane Dippy (1936); Plenty of Money and You (1937); Polar Pals (1939); Pop Goes My Heart (1934); Porky & Daffy (1938); Porky and Gabby (1937); Porky in Egypt (1938); Porky in Wackyland (1938); Porky the Rain-Maker (1936); Porky the Wrestler (1937); Porky’s Badtime Story (1937); Porky’s Duck Hunt (1937); Porky’s Five & Ten (1938); Porky’s Garden (1937); Porky’s Hero Agency (1937); Porky’s Hotel (1939); Porky’s Last Stand (1940); Porky’s Movie Mystery (1939); Porky’s Naughty Nephew (1938); Porky’s Party (1938); Porky’s Picnic (1939); Porky’s Pooch (1941); Porky’s Poor Fish (1940); Porky’s Poppa (1938); Porky’s Snooze Reel (1941); Porky’s Super Service (1937); Porky’s Tire Trouble (1939); Prehistoric Porky (1940); Rover’s Rival (1937); Så er der tegnefilm (2014); Scalp Trouble (1939); Shake Your Powder Puff (1934); Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence (1933); Slap Happy Pappy (1940); Slick Hare (1947); Slightly Daffy (1944); Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931); Swiss Tease (1947); Tex & Judy (1962); That’s Warner Bros.! (1995); The Bashful Buzzard (1945); The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938); The Big Snooze (1946); The Blow Out (1936); The Bob Clampett Show (2000); The Bugs n’ Daffy Show (1996–1999); The Cagey Canary (1941); The Chewin’ Bruin (1940); The Daffy Doc (1938); The Film Fan (1939); The Golf Widow (1927); The Goofy Gophers (1947); The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946); The Henpecked Duck (1941); The Hep Cat (1942); The Lone Stranger and Porky (1939); The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame (1991); The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013); The Old Grey Hare (1944); The Porky Pig Show (1964); The Shell Shocked Egg (1948); The Sour Puss (1940); The Timid Toreador (1940); The Up-Standing Sitter (1948); The Village Smithy (1936); The Wacky Wabbit (1942); The Wise Quacking Duck (1943); Thunderbolt the Wondercolt (1952); Tick Tock Tuckered (1944); Time for Beany (1949–1953); Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943); Tokyo Woes (1945); ToonHeads (1992–2003); Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943); Troldspejlet (2010); Uncensored Cartoons (1982); Uncle Tom’s Bungalow (1937); Up’n Atom (1947); Ups ‘n Downs (1931); Wabbit Twouble (1941); Wacky Blackout (1942); Wagon Heels (1945); We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941); We’re in the Money (1933); What Price Porky (1938); What’s Cookin’ Doc? (1944); When’s Your Birthday? (1937); Willy the Wolf (1954); Wise Quacks (1939); You Don’t Know What You’re Doin’! (1931); You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940).

Born on this day – Maurice Noble:

Maurice Noble

Cartoonist

Animator

Director

May 1, 1911 – May 18, 2001

Born on this day – Michael Sporn:

Michael Sporn

Animator

April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014

Born on this day – Joseph Barbera:

Joseph Barbera

Animator

Director

Producer

Artist

March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006

Born on this day – Ub Iwerks:

Ub Iwerks

Animator

Cartoonist

Inventor

Special effects technician

March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971

Credits:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954); A Busy Day (1940); Africa Before Dark (1928); Africa Squeaks (1931); Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934); Aladdin's Vamp (1926); Alaskan Sled Dog (1957); Ali Baba (1936); Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924); Alice and the Three Bears (1924); Alice at the Carnival (1927); Alice at the Rodeo (1927); Alice Cans the Cannibals (1925); Alice Charms the Fish (1926); Alice Chops the Suey (1925); Alice Cuts the Ice (1926); Alice Foils the Pirates (1927); Alice Gets in Dutch (1924); Alice Gets Stung (1925); Alice Helps the Romance (1926); Alice Hunting in Africa (1924); Alice in Slumberland (1926); Alice in the Alps (1927); Alice in the Big League (1927); Alice in the Jungle (1925); Alice in the Klondike (1927); Alice in the Wooly West (1926); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Alice Is Stage Struck (1925); Alice Loses Out (1925); Alice on the Farm (1926); Alice Picks the Champ (1925); Alice Plays Cupid (1925); Alice Rattled by Rats (1925); Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925); Alice the Beach Nut (1927); Alice the Collegiate (1927); Alice the Fire Fighter (1926); Alice the Golf Bug (1927); Alice the Lumberjack (1926); Alice the Peacemaker (1924); Alice the Piper (1924); Alice the Toreador (1925); Alice the Whaler (1927); Alice Wins the Derby (1925); Alice's Auto Race (1927); Alice's Balloon Race (1926); Alice's Brown Derby (1926); Alice's Channel Swim (1927); Alice's Circus Daze (1927); Alice's Day at Sea (1924); Alice's Egg Plant (1925); Alice's Fishy Story (1924); Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927); Alice's Little Parade (1926); Alice's Medicine Show (1927); Alice's Monkey Business (1926); Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926); Alice's Picnic (1927); Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926); Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924); Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927); Alice's Tin Pony (1925); Alice's Wild West Show (1924); Alice's Wonderland (1923); All Together (1942); All Wet (1927); Arctic Antics (1930); Autumn (1930); Baby Checkers (1940); Balloon Land (1935); Bear Country (1953); Beauty Shoppe (1940); Beaver Valley (1950); Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005); Blackboard Revue (1940); Bright Lights (1928); Bulloney (1933); Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949); Cave Man (1934); Cinderella (1922); Cinderella (1950); Circus (1932); Coo Coo the Magician (1933); Crop Chasers (1939); Cuckoo Murder Case (1933); Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956); Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955); Davy Jones' Locker (1934); Dick Whittington's Cat (1936); Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956); Don Quixote (1934); El terrible toreador (1929); Empty Socks (1927); Fiddlesticks (1930); Fiddling Around (1930); Fire! Fire! (1932); Flip's Lunch Room (1933); Flying Fists (1930); Fun and Fancy Free (1947); Funny Face (1932); Goldie Locks and the Three Bears (1922); Goliath II (1960); Great Guns (1927); Happy Days (1936); Harem Scarem (1928); Hell's Bells (1929); Hell's Fire (1934); High Up (1928); Hot Dogs (1928); Humpty Dumpty (1935); Hungry Hoboes (1928); Jack and the Beanstalk (1933); Jack Frost (1934); Jack the Giant Killer (1922); Jail Birds (1931); Johnny Tremain (1957); Jungle Cat (1960); Jungle Jitters (1934); Jungle Rhythm (1929); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Laughing Gas (1931); Little Boy Blue (1936); Little Orphan Willie (1930); Little Red Riding Hood (1922); Make Mine Music (1946); Mary Poppins (1964); Mary's Little Lamb (1935); Melodious Zach: O! Melodious Song (2014); Melody Time (1948); Men Against the Arctic (1955); Merry Mannequins (1937); Midnight Frolics (1938); Minnie's Yoo Hoo (1930); Movie Mad (1931); Nature's Half Acre (1951); Nell's Yells (1939); Nurse Maid (1932); Oh Teacher (1927); Oh What a Knight (1928); Old Mother Hubbard (1935); One Hour in Wonderland (1950); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); Ozzie of the Mounted (1928); Pale-Face (1933); Perri (1957); Peter Pan (1953); Phoney Express (1932); Plane Crazy (1928); Play Ball (1933); Pollyanna (1960); Poor Papa (1927); Porky and Gabby (1937); Porky's Badtime Story (1937); Porky's Super Service (1937); Prowlers of the Everglades (1953); Puddle Pranks (1930); Puppy Love (1932); Puss in Boots (1922); Puss in Boots (1934); Ragtime Romeo (1931); Rasslin' Round (1934); Reducing Crème (1934); Rickety Gin (1927); Ride 'Em Plowboy (1928); Rival Romeos (1928); Robin Hood, Jr. (1934); Room Runners (1932); Sagebrush Sadie (1928); Sardinia (1956); School Days (1932); Scrappy's Trip to Mars (1937); Secrets of Life (1956); See How They Won (1935); Simple Simon (1935); Sinbad the Sailor (1935); Skeleton Frolic (1937); Sky Scrappers (1928); Sleeping Beauty (1959); Sleigh Bells (1928); Snowtime (1938); So Dear to My Heart (1948); Soda Squirt (1933); Song of the South (1946); Spite Flight (1933); Spooks (1931); Springtime (1929); Steamboat Willie (1928); Stop That Tank! (1942); Stormy Seas (1932); Stratos-Fear (1933); Summer (1930); Summertime (1935); Tall Timber (1928); Techno-Cracked (1933); Ten Who Dared (1960); The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949); The African Lion (1955); The Air Race (1933); The Banker's Daughter (1927); The Barn Dance (1929); The Barnyard Battle (1929); The Big Fisherman (1959); The Birds (1963); The Blue Men of Morocco (1956); The Boston Tea Party (1966); The Brave Tin Soldier (1934); The Brementown Musicians (1935); The Bully (1932); The Cactus Kid (1930); The Carpenters (1941); The Egg Hunt (1940); The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922); The Fox Chase (1928); The Foxy Pup (1937); The Frog Pond (1938); The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928); The Goal Rush (1932); The Good Scout (1934); The Gorilla Hunt (1939); The Great Locomotive Chase (1956); The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956); The Haunted House (1929); The Headless Horseman (1934); The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round (1938); The Jazz Fool (1929); The Jungle Book (1967); The Karnival Kid (1929); The King's Tailor (1934); The Little Red Hen (1934); The Living Desert (1953); The Magical World of Disney (1954–1971); The Mechanical Cow (1927); The Merry Dwarfs (1929); The Mickey Mouse Club (1955); The Microbe Army (1935); The Milkman (1932); The Music Lesson (1932); The New Car (1931); The Ocean Hop (1927); The Office Boy (1932); The Ol' Swimmin' Hole (1928); The Olympic Elk (1952); The Opry House (1929); The Parent Trap (1961); The Plowboy (1929); The Queen of Hearts (1934); The Reluctant Dragon (1941); The Skeleton Dance (1929); The Soup Song (1931); The Sword in the Stone (1963); The Three Bears (1935); The Three Caballeros (1944); The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963); The Vanishing of S.S. Willie (2024); The Vanishing Prairie (1954); The Village Barber (1930); The Village Smitty (1931); The Village Specialist (1931); The Wise Owl (1940); Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960); Tom Thumb (1936); ToonHeads (2003); Trolley Troubles (1927); Two Lazy Crows (1936); Viva Willie (1934); Water Birds (1952); Westward Ho, the Wagons! (1956); What a Life (1932); When the Cat's Away (1929); White Wilderness (1958); Wild Waves (1929); Willie Whopper (1933); Ye Olde Swap Shoppe (1940).