Chuck Jones


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  1. Official Site: Chuck Jones
  2. Wikipedia: Chuck Jones
  3. IMDb: Chuck Jones
  4. PBS: Great Performances: Chuck Jones
  5. Cold Bacon Fan Site: The Greatest Animator of all Time
  6. Academy of Achievement: Chuck Jones Profile and Interview
  7. YouTube: Compilation of Chuck Jones Cartoons (Time: 5:13)

Chuck Jones Timeline

  • 1912: Born in Spokane, Washington
  • 1932: First animation job as cell washer with Disney animator
  • 1932: Married Dorothy Webster
  • 1936: Hired by Leon Schlesinger Studio (later bought by Warner Bros.)
  • 1937: Daughter Linda born
  • 1938: Directed first film: The Night Watchman
  • 1950: Production team received two Academy Awards
  • 1962: Warner Bros. animation studios closed
  • 1962: Wrote Gay Purr-ee featuring voices of Judy Garland, Robert Goulet
  • 1960s: Worked on Tom 'n Jerry cartoons
  • 1962: Established Chuck Jones Enterprises, which produced 9 half-hour animated TV films
  • 1965: Received Academy Award for animated short
  • 1996: Won Academy Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2000: Established Chuck Jones Foundation to promote art and classic animation
  • 2002: Died

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