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Tex Avery

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1908-02-26

1980-08-26

Taylor, Texas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Africa poster

Africa(1930)

Animation

The Hunter poster

The Hunter(1931)

Writer

Grandma's Pet poster

Grandma's Pet(1932)

Animation

Confidence poster

Confidence(1933)

Animation

The Zoo poster

The Zoo(1933)

Story

Toyland Premiere poster

Toyland Premiere(1934)

Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)

Towne Hall Follies poster

Towne Hall Follies(1935)

Animation

Gold Diggers of '49 poster

Gold Diggers of '49(1935)

Director

I Love to Singa poster

I Love to Singa(1936)

Director, Story

Page Miss Glory poster

Page Miss Glory(1936)

Director

Milk and Money poster

Milk and Money(1936)

Director

The Village Smithy poster

The Village Smithy(1936)

Blacksmith (voice)

Director

Porky the Rain-Maker poster

Porky the Rain-Maker(1936)

Director

The Blow Out poster

The Blow Out(1936)

Director

I'd Love to Take Orders from You poster

I'd Love to Take Orders from You(1936)

Director

Plane Dippy poster

Plane Dippy(1936)

Director

Don't Look Now poster

Don't Look Now(1936)

Preacher (voice) (uncredited)

Director

I Only Have Eyes for You poster

I Only Have Eyes for You(1937)

Director

Egghead Rides Again poster

Egghead Rides Again(1937)

Red (voice) (uncredited)

Director

I Wanna Be a Sailor poster

I Wanna Be a Sailor(1937)

Director

Porky's Duck Hunt poster

Porky's Duck Hunt(1937)

Director, Writer

Uncle Tom's Bungalow poster

Uncle Tom's Bungalow(1937)

Uncle Tom (voice)

Director

Porky's Garden poster

Porky's Garden(1937)

Director

A Sunbonnet Blue poster

A Sunbonnet Blue(1937)

Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Picador Porky poster

Picador Porky(1937)

Director

Porky the Wrestler poster

Porky the Wrestler(1937)

Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Ain't We Got Fun poster

Ain't We Got Fun(1937)

Director

Little Red Walking Hood poster

Little Red Walking Hood(1937)

Director

Daffy Duck & Egghead poster

Daffy Duck & Egghead(1938)

Director

Daffy Duck in Hollywood poster

Daffy Duck in Hollywood(1938)

Director

Count Me Out poster

Count Me Out(1938)

Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)

Porky's Phoney Express poster

Porky's Phoney Express(1938)

Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)

The Isle of Pingo Pongo poster

The Isle of Pingo Pongo(1938)

Director

The Sneezing Weasel poster

The Sneezing Weasel(1938)

Weasel (voice) (uncredited)

Director

The Penguin Parade poster

The Penguin Parade(1938)

Walrus (voice)

Director

A Feud There Was poster

A Feud There Was(1938)

Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)

Director

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas poster

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas(1938)

The Chief (voice)

Director

The Mice Will Play poster

The Mice Will Play(1938)

Director

Cinderella Meets Fella poster

Cinderella Meets Fella(1938)

Director

Dangerous Dan McFoo poster

Dangerous Dan McFoo(1939)

Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Thugs with Dirty Mugs poster

Thugs with Dirty Mugs(1939)

Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)

Director

Detouring America poster

Detouring America(1939)

Director

A Day at the Zoo poster

A Day at the Zoo(1939)

Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Hamateur Night poster

Hamateur Night(1939)

Hippo (voice)

Director

Land of the Midnight Fun poster

Land of the Midnight Fun(1939)

Director

Believe It or Else poster

Believe It or Else(1939)

Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Screwball Football poster

Screwball Football(1939)

Director

Fresh Fish poster

Fresh Fish(1939)

Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)

Director

Of Fox and Hounds poster

Of Fox and Hounds(1940)

Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

Director

A Wild Hare poster

A Wild Hare(1940)

Director

The Bear's Tale poster

The Bear's Tale(1940)

Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)

Director

A Gander at Mother Goose poster

A Gander at Mother Goose(1940)

Director

Holiday Highlights poster

Holiday Highlights(1940)

Director

Wacky Wildlife poster

Wacky Wildlife(1940)

Director

The Early Worm Gets the Bird poster

The Early Worm Gets the Bird(1940)

Director

Ghost Wanted poster

Ghost Wanted(1940)

Laughing Ghost (voice)

Circus Today poster

Circus Today(1940)

Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Ceiling Hero poster

Ceiling Hero(1940)

Director

Cross Country Detours poster

Cross Country Detours(1940)

Director

Wabbit Twouble poster

Wabbit Twouble(1941)

Director

Aviation Vacation poster

Aviation Vacation(1941)

Director

Hollywood Steps Out poster

Hollywood Steps Out(1941)

Director

The Heckling Hare poster

The Heckling Hare(1941)

Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Tortoise Beats Hare poster

Tortoise Beats Hare(1941)

Director

Porky's Preview poster

Porky's Preview(1941)

Director

The Haunted Mouse poster

The Haunted Mouse(1941)

Director

All This and Rabbit Stew poster

All This and Rabbit Stew(1941)

Director

The Bug Parade poster

The Bug Parade(1941)

Director

The Cagey Canary poster

The Cagey Canary(1941)

Director

The Crackpot Quail poster

The Crackpot Quail(1941)

Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm poster

Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm(1941)

Director

Blitz Wolf poster

Blitz Wolf(1942)

Director

The Early Bird Dood It! poster

The Early Bird Dood It!(1942)

Director

Crazy Cruise poster

Crazy Cruise(1942)

Director

Aloha Hooey poster

Aloha Hooey(1942)

Director

Hold the Lion, Please poster

Hold the Lion, Please(1942)

Hippo (voice) (uncredited)

Red Hot Riding Hood poster

Red Hot Riding Hood(1943)

Director

Dumb-Hounded poster

Dumb-Hounded(1943)

Director

One Ham's Family poster

One Ham's Family(1943)

Director

What's Buzzin' Buzzard? poster

What's Buzzin' Buzzard?(1943)

Director

Who Killed Who? poster

Who Killed Who?(1943)

Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Batty Baseball poster

Batty Baseball(1944)

Director

Big Heel-Watha poster

Big Heel-Watha(1944)

Director

Happy-Go-Nutty poster

Happy-Go-Nutty(1944)

Director

Screwball Squirrel poster

Screwball Squirrel(1944)

Director

Jerky Turkey poster

Jerky Turkey(1945)

Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Swing Shift Cinderella poster

Swing Shift Cinderella(1945)

Director

The Screwy Truant poster

The Screwy Truant(1945)

Director

The Shooting of Dan McGoo poster

The Shooting of Dan McGoo(1945)

Director

Wild and Woolfy poster

Wild and Woolfy(1945)

Director

Henpecked Hoboes poster

Henpecked Hoboes(1946)

Junior (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Lonesome Lenny poster

Lonesome Lenny(1946)

Lenny (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Northwest Hounded Police poster

Northwest Hounded Police(1946)

Droopy (voice) (uncredited)

Director

The Hick Chick poster

The Hick Chick(1946)

Director

A Bird in the Head poster

A Bird in the Head(1946)

Animation

A Feather in His Collar poster

A Feather in His Collar(1946)

Animation

Looney Tunes Golden Collection poster

Looney Tunes Golden Collection(1946)

Director

Hound Hunters poster

Hound Hunters(1947)

Junior (voice) (uncredited)

Director

King-Size Canary poster

King-Size Canary(1947)

Director

Red Hot Rangers poster

Red Hot Rangers(1947)

Junior (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Slap Happy Lion poster

Slap Happy Lion(1947)

Director

Uncle Tom's Cabana poster

Uncle Tom's Cabana(1947)

Director

Half-Pint Pygmy poster

Half-Pint Pygmy(1948)

Director

Little 'Tinker poster

Little 'Tinker(1948)

Director

Lucky Ducky poster

Lucky Ducky(1948)

Director

The Cat That Hated People poster

The Cat That Hated People(1948)

Director

What Price Fleadom poster

What Price Fleadom(1948)

Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Bad Luck Blackie poster

Bad Luck Blackie(1949)

Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Doggone Tired poster

Doggone Tired(1949)

Director

Little Rural Riding Hood poster

Little Rural Riding Hood(1949)

Director

Out-Foxed(1949)

Director

Señor Droopy poster

Señor Droopy(1949)

Bull (voice) (uncredited)

Director

The House of Tomorrow poster

The House of Tomorrow(1949)

Director

Wags to Riches poster

Wags to Riches(1949)

Director

The Counterfeit Cat poster

The Counterfeit Cat(1949)

Director

Garden Gopher poster

Garden Gopher(1950)

Spike (voice) (uncredited)

Director, Producer

The Chump Champ poster

The Chump Champ(1950)

Director

The Cuckoo Clock poster

The Cuckoo Clock(1950)

Director

The Peachy Cobbler poster

The Peachy Cobbler(1950)

Director

Ventriloquist Cat poster

Ventriloquist Cat(1950)

Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Car of Tomorrow poster

Car of Tomorrow(1951)

Hiccups (voice)

Director

Cock-a-Doodle Dog poster

Cock-a-Doodle Dog(1951)

Director

Daredevil Droopy poster

Daredevil Droopy(1951)

Spike (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Droopy's Double Trouble poster

Droopy's Double Trouble(1951)

Director

Droopy's Good Deed poster

Droopy's Good Deed(1951)

Director

Symphony in Slang poster

Symphony in Slang(1951)

Director, Producer

Magical Maestro poster

Magical Maestro(1952)

Director

One Cab's Family poster

One Cab's Family(1952)

Director

Rock-a-Bye Bear poster

Rock-a-Bye Bear(1952)

Director

Little Johnny Jet poster

Little Johnny Jet(1953)

Director

T.V. of Tomorrow poster

T.V. of Tomorrow(1953)

Director, Producer

The Three Little Pups poster

The Three Little Pups(1953)

Director

Barney's Hungry Cousin poster

Barney's Hungry Cousin(1953)

Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Boy poster

Billy Boy(1954)

Director

Dixieland Droopy poster

Dixieland Droopy(1954)

Director

Drag-A-Long Droopy poster

Drag-A-Long Droopy(1954)

Director

The Farm of Tomorrow poster

The Farm of Tomorrow(1954)

Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Homesteader Droopy poster

Homesteader Droopy(1954)

Director

The Flea Circus poster

The Flea Circus(1954)

Director

I'm Cold poster

I'm Cold(1954)

Director

Cellbound poster

Cellbound(1955)

Director

Deputy Droopy poster

Deputy Droopy(1955)

Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Field and Scream poster

Field and Scream(1955)

Director

The First Bad Man poster

The First Bad Man(1955)

Cavemen (uncredited)

Director

The Legend of Rockabye Point poster

The Legend of Rockabye Point(1955)

Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)

Director

Crazy Mixed Up Pup poster

Crazy Mixed Up Pup(1955)

Director, Writer

Sh-h-h-h-h-h poster

Sh-h-h-h-h-h(1955)

Director, Writer

Millionaire Droopy poster

Millionaire Droopy(1956)

Director

Cat's Meow poster

Cat's Meow(1957)

Director

Casper's First Christmas poster

Casper's First Christmas(1979)

Animation Director

The Kwicky Koala Show poster

The Kwicky Koala Show(1981)

Creator

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame poster

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame(1991)

Director

Droopy, Master Detective poster

Droopy, Master Detective(1993)

Characters

What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!(1995)

Characters

George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular poster

George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular(1995)

Original Concept

Tex Avery: A Crazy World poster

Tex Avery: A Crazy World(2003)

Lui-même

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2(2003)

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4(2003)

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection(2004)

Producer, Director, Scenario Writer

The very best of Tweety poster

The very best of Tweety(2005)

Director

The Essential Bugs Bunny poster

The Essential Bugs Bunny(2010)

Director

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One poster

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One(2011)

Director

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection poster

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection(2020)

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1

Director

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3 poster

Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3

Director