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2002 Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87
2001 William Hanna, cartoon creator, The Flintstones, dies at 90 2001 Norma MacMillan, cartoon voice, voice of Casper, dies at 79 1999 Mary Kay Bergman, cartoon voice, South Park, dies at 38 1999 Jean Vander Pyl, cartoon voice, The Flintstones, dies at 78 1997 Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 1997 Cartoon Channel premieres in Japan 1996 George Nicholas, cartoon animator, dies at 85 1995 Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88 1994 Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon 1992 Cartoon Cable Network premieres 1992 "Dog City," cartoon debuts on Fox-TV 1992 Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87 1991 James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84 1990 "Cartoon All Stars to Rescue" shown on all 4 TV networks 1989 Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81 1988 Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 1986 Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 1985 Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 1982 Jo Lagrilliere, Joke, Flemish cartoon character, dies at 47 1980 Tex Avery, cartoon director (What's up, doc?), dies at 72 1975 Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60 1965 Beatle cartoon show begins in U.S. 1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) 1963 "King Leonardo," cartoon last airs on NBC-TV 1963 "Tennessee Tuxedo," cartoon debuts on CBS-TV 1960 Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts 1953 Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody" 1949 Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane 1945 Pepe Le Pew, cartoon skunk, Au Dorable Kitty 1945 Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" 1942 Tweety Bird, cartoon character 1940 "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears 1940 "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago 1937 1st feature-length color and sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) 1937 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City) 1937 Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Petunia Pig, debut 1936 "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts 1936 Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer 1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1933 Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1932 "Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1931 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon 1930 Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes 1929 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF 1928 Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip 1926 Don Messick, born in Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm 1926 Rene Goscinny, French song/cartoon text writer, Asterix 1926 Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie 1925 Fritz Behrendt, German/Dutch cartoon character, The Slogan 1922 "On the Road to Moscow" is 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize 1919 "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune 1919 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres 1918 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania) 1917 Felix the Cat, cartoon character 1916 Adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice 1913 "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released 1908 Tex Avery, cartoon director, What's up, Doc? 1906 1st animated cartoon copyrighted 1897 Rudolph Dirks' 1st Katzenjammer cartoon strip in New York Journal 1895 1st cartoon comic strip is printed in a newspaper 1875 1st newspaper cartoon strip 1874 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast 1852 Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" |
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