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Also Known As Frederick Bean Avery
Born February 26, 1908 • Texas
Died August 26, 1980 (aged 72) • Burbank • California
Notable Works “Red Hot Riding Hood”
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Friz Freleng
American animator
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Dave Fleischer
American animator
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American filmmaker
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Robert Z. Leonard
American director
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Frank Tashlin
American cartoonist, writer, and director
The Bishop's Wife
Henry Koster
American director
Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
American animator
South Park
Trey Parker
American screenwriter, actor, and producer
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Terry Gilliam
American director
American animator Mike Judge in 2018, wearing a black suit and shirt, poses against a dark background.
Mike Judge
American animator, writer, and director
Seth MacFarlane smiling at the camera, wearing a dark blazer over a gray shirt, with a blurred background.
Seth MacFarlane
American writer, animator, actor, and producer
John Lasseter smiling at the camera, wearing glasses, a blue Hawaiian shirt, and a dark jacket.
John Lasseter
American animator
George Pal
George Pal
Hungarian-born animator, director, and producer
Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney in Smart Money
Alfred E. Green
American director
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Robert Clampett
American director
See J. Stuart Blackton's animated movie “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces”
J. Stuart Blackton
American film director
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Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Miyazaki Hayao
Miyazaki Hayao
Japanese director
Anno Hideaki
Anno Hideaki
Japanese animator and film director
Builder of Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Iranian artist and writer