Tex Avery was an American animator , cartoonist , voice actor , and director . He became famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden age of American animation and produced his most significant work while employed by the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
Avery in 1926
He created the characters of Daffy Duck in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), in Egghead in Egghead Rides Again (1937), Elmer Fudd in Little Red Walking Hood (1937), Bugs Bunny in A Wild Hare (1940), Cecil Turtle in Tortoise Beats Hare (1941), Droopy in Dumb-Hounded (1943), Screwy Squirrel in Screwball Squirrel (1944), George and Junior in Henpecked Hoboes (1946), Spike/Butch the Bulldog (Tex Avery's version) in Bad Luck Blackie (1949), and Smedley Dog in I'm Cold (1954). He developed the characters of Porky Pig from the Warner Bros. studio and Chilly Willy from the Walter Lantz Studio into the personas for which they are best remembered.
Avery first began his animation career at the Walter Lantz studio in the early 1930s, working on the majority of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1931-35. He is listed as "animator" on the original title card credits on the Oswald cartoons. He later claimed to have directed two cartoons during this time. By 1942, Avery was in the employ of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , working in their cartoon division under the supervision of Fred Quimby . At MGM, Avery's creativity reached its peak. A burnt-out Avery left MGM in 1953 to return to the Walter Lantz studio. Avery's return to the Lantz studio did not last long. He directed four cartoons in 1954-1955: the one-shots Crazy Mixed-Up Pup and Shh-h-h-h-h , and I'm Cold and The Legend of Rockabye Point , in which he defined the character of Chilly Willy the penguin .
Films directed or co-directed by Tex Avery
1935–1942: Warner Bros. era
1941: Paramount era
All shorts are in live action and in black and white.
1942–1957: MGM era
1954–1955: Universal & Walter Lantz era
References
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^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . Henry Holt and Co. p. 44. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Tex Avery was the master of bizarre, groundbreaking animation
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^ Michael Barrier, J.; Elliott, Duong Van Mai; Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age . ISBN 978-0-19-503759-3 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Grant, John (2006). Animated movies : facts, figures and fun . p. 15. ISBN 978-1-904332-52-7 .
^ a b c d e f g Talking About Tex
^ The Censored 11: "The Isle Of Pingo Pongo" (1938)
^ a b c d e 1938-39 Merrie Melodies: The People's Choice (Pt. 1)
^ The CENSORED Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide: B
^ The CENSORED Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide: D
^ The Censored 11: "All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)"
^ Check Out These 1965 Tex Avery Directed Kool-Aid Commercials
^ "Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "Speaking of Animals in a Pet Shop" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "Speaking of Animals in the Zoo" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Some Advance Notes on "Tex Avery Screwball Classics" Volume 3
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Lebensold, Peter (December 19, 1970). "TAKE ONE: the film magazine" . TAKE ONE . p. 14. Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film . McFarland & Co. pp. 229–230. ISBN 9781476672939 .
^ "Irv Spence and Rod Scribner, One-Shot Moonlighters |" .
^ a b "Compleat Tex Avery, The [ML102681]" . Laserdisc Database . Retrieved May 23, 2015 .
^ The Song Begins…It's Magic!
^ a b Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 6): I Was a (??)-Pound Weakling
^ "I'm Cold" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "The Legend of Rockabye Point" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "Sh-h-h-h-h-h" . IMDb . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "The Final Needle Drop: "The Okeh Laughing Record" " . Cartoon Research . October 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023.
^ Sánchez, Cruz (2014). Tex Avery (in Spanish). ISBN 9788437632292 .