Chuck Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Chuck Jones

American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-2002

Profession: screenwriter, animator, comics artist, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Chuck Jones

  • Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animated filmmaker and cartoonist, best known for his work with Warner Bros.
  • Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts.
  • He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E.
  • Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Michigan J.
  • Frog, the Three Bears, and a slew of other Warner characters. After his career at Warner Bros.
  • ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions, and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr.
  • Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
  • He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Enterprises, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works. Jones was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three times.
  • He won for the cartoons For Scent-imental Reasons, So Much for So Little, and The Dot and the Line.
  • Robin Williams presented Jones with an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 for his iconic work in the animation industry.
  • Film historian Leonard Maltin has praised Jones' work at Warner Bros., MGM and Chuck Jones Enterprises.
  • He also said that the "feud" that there may have been between Jones and colleague Bob Clampett was mainly because they were so different from each other.
  • In Jerry Beck's The 50 Greatest Cartoons, ten of the entries were directed by Jones, with four out of the five top cartoons (including first place) being Jones shorts.

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