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RIP

Yasuo Otsuka, Influential Japanese Animator And Mentor, Dies At 89

“It was Otsuka-san who taught me the fun of working,” Hayao Miyazaki once wrote.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 month ago

Brenda Banks, One Of The First Black Women Animators In America, Dies At 72

Even as she built up an impressive career working with the likes of Ralph Bakshi, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Bros., Banks remained very private about her life.

By Jen Hurler | 2 months ago

The Interview

RIP: Vinnie Bell, 89, A Pillar Of The New York Animation Scene For Half A Century

In his long career, Bell animated for prominent studios including Terrytoons, Hubley Studios, Perpetual Motion Pictures, and J.J. Sedelmaier Productions.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 months ago

"Rocky and Bullwinkle," Allan Burns

Allan Burns, Screenwriter Who Worked On ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle,’ Dies At 85

Burns had a short but productive animation career, creating such memorable characters as George of the Jungle and the Cap’n Crunch cereal mascot.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 months ago

Dale Baer

Disney Great Dale Baer, An Animator For Five Decades, Has Died At 70

Quiet and shy, Baer’s name may not be as familiar as other contemporary animators, but he was a highly respected animator’s animator and beloved by colleagues.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

Dave Creek

RIP: Dave Creek, Lead Character Designer Of ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ Dies After Skydiving Accident

Creek succumbed to injuries from a skydiving accident last weekend.

By Amid Amidi | 3 months ago

"Hey Arnold!," Tuck Tucker RIP

Industry Artist Tuck Tucker, A Veteran Of ‘Spongebob’ And ‘Hey Arnold!,’ Dies At 59

Tucker worked in roles including layout, storyboard, writing, and directing, picking up credits on influential series like “The Simpsons,” “Rugrats,” and “The Ren & Stimpy Show.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 months ago

Doug Crane

Doug Crane, Renowned East Coast Animator, Dies At 85

Crane’s epic career ran from Terrytoons in the 1950s to MTV in the 1990s and beyond, spanning series, commercials, and features.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 months ago

In Memoriam 2020

In Memoriam: Remembering The Animation Industry Figures Who Died In 2020

A tribute to the talents the community lost this year: animators and cartoonists, directors and producers, voice artists, dancers, and basketball players.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 months ago

Ken Spears

Ken Spears, ‘Scooby-Doo’ Co-Creator And Titan Of Saturday Morning Cartoons, Dies At 82

Spears’s death comes only four months after the passing of his long-time business and creative partner Joe Ruby.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 months ago

Doug

Tony Eastman, Veteran East Coast Animator And Director, RIP

A mainstay of the East Coast animation scene, Tony Eastman worked on everything from “Doug” to “Beavis & Butt-head.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 months ago

Marge Champion

Marge Champion, Actor And Dancer Who Was Model For ‘Snow White,’ Dies At 101

Hired by Disney as a teen, Champion acted out movements which animators then rotoscoped.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 months ago

Kikoriki

Anatoly Prokhorov, ‘Kikoriki’ Creator And Pioneer Of Russian Independent Animation, Dies At 72

Prokhorov co-founded the Soviet Union’s first private animation studio and created the hugely successful series “Kikoriki.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

Sue Nichols

Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Veteran Artist Of Modern Disney Films, Dies At 55

She worked as a visual development artist, character designer, and story artist on most of Disney’s 2d features of the 1990s.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 7 months ago

"The Centurions"

Joe Ruby, Dead At 87, Was Far More Than Just The Co-Creator Of ‘Scooby-Doo’

With his studio Ruby-Spears, he helped define the look of Saturday morning cartoons for more than a decade.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 8 months ago

Kelly Asbury

RIP, Kelly Asbury, Director Of ‘Shrek 2’ and ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’

Asbury also worked on beloved contemporary works like “Shrek,” “Toy Story,” “Frozen,” “The Nightmare before Christmas,” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

By Amid Amidi | 10 months ago

"Toy Story 3"

RIP Denise Blakely Fuller, Matte Painter On ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘The Book Of Life,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania’

Her résumé also includes “Brave,” “The Book of Life,” “Elf,” and an eight-year stint as a layout artist during the Disney Renaissance.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

Maureen Mlynarczyk RIP

RIP, Maureen Mlynarczyk, Animation Timer On ‘Steven Universe’ And ‘Adventure Time’

In her 20-year career, Mlynarczyk earned seven Emmy nominations, winning once.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

Rob Gibbs.

Rob Gibbs, Pixar Director And Story Artist, Has Died At 55

A 22-year veteran of Pixar, he contributed to many of the studio’s most successful films.

By Amid Amidi | 12 months ago

Gene Deitch, Cartoon Modernist Who Headed UPA New York And Terrytoons, Dies At 95

In the 1960s, he directed a series of infamous Tom & Jerry shorts while living in Eastern Europe.

By Amid Amidi | 12 months ago

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