Alex Anderson 1920-2010
Alex Anderson, partner of Jay Ward and instrumental in the creation of Crusader Rabbit and the characters of Frostbite Falls, has passed …
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Tony Curtis, RIP
Joe Barbera (l.) with Tony Curtis Hollywood legend Tony Curtis, immortalized in The Flintstones as Stony Curtis, died last night at …
Bill Littlejohn (1914-2010)
Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …
Kihachiro Kawamoto, RIP
It’s not a good week to be a Japanese animation legend. Stop motion animator and puppeteer Kihachiro Kawamoto, passed away last Monday at …
Satoshi Kon (1963-2010)
Satoshi Kon passed away in Tokyo on Tuesday. He was 46–and in the middle of directing a new film, The Dream Machine. Kon was one of a …
Bob McIntosh, R.I.P.
Bob McIntosh passed away on June 17, 2010 at the age of 94. Born on March 11, 1916 in Vallejo, California, and raised in Stockton, Bob …
Shirley Silvey and Mary Schuster Broggie, R.I.P.
Two important women in animation passed away recently: Shirley Silvey died on July 17 in Fresno, California. When she started …
John Callahan, RIP
Portland cartoonist John Callahan, who had been quadriplegic since the age of 21, passed away yesterday at age 59. His crude, funny …
Pres Romanillos, R.I.P.
Pres and Jeannine Romanillos. Photo by Tim Hodge Veteran feature animator Pres Romanillos passed away yesterday at the age of 47 after …
Betty Kimball, R.I.P.
Betty Lawyer Kimball passed away last Thursday evening at the age of 97. She died from natural causes. Betty (birth name: Mary …
Ilene Woods (1929-2010)
The L.A. Times is reporting the passing of Ilene Woods, the voice of Walt Disney’s Cinderella (1950). She died Thursday at age 81. …
Gary Coleman, RIP
Sad news to end a Friday: Gary Coleman, who was so popular at one time that he had his own animated series, has died.
Art Linkletter (1912-2010)
When I heard the news that Art Linkletter had passed away, I didn’t think that was something to mention on Cartoon Brew. But the more I …
Howard Post (1926-2010)
Mark Evanier has reported the passing of Howard Post. Mark does a great job discussing Post’s prolific career in comics. I, too, was a …
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)
His involvement with the animation world was relatively brief, but his inspiration to artists, animators and cartoonists, world over, …
Ted Petok (1917-2010)
Cartoonist, illustrator and Oscar winning animator Ted Petok has passed away at age 93. His Oscar winning short was The Crunch Bird …
Michael Pataki (1938-2010)
Veteran actor Michael Pataki passed away on April 15. The cause of death was cancer. Variety has his obituary. In addition to hundreds of …
Carl Macek (1951-2010)
Mutual friend Bob Cabeen has just informed me of the passing of my former business partner Carl Macek. Carl died of a heart attack on …
Allen Swift (1924-2010)
Gene Deitch just informed us of the passing of his long-time personal friend Allen Swift. Swift (born Ira Stadlen) was best known for …
Tom Ray 1919-2010
The Animation Guild is reporting the passing of animator Tom Ray. Ray started at Warner Bros. in 1937 and worked for MGM after WWII …
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