Chuck Jones was a famous animator and cartoon artist who also wrote, produced and directed famous animation films
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Chuck Jones was a famous animator and cartoon artist who also wrote, produced and directed famous animation films
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He married Dorothy Webster in 1935, with whom he worked with at Iwerks.
He then married Marian Dern after Dorothy died in 1978. He has a daughter, Linda Clough.
At age of 89, he died due to a heart failure, leaving behind a great legacy of unforgettable, animation films.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Charles Martin Jones was the son of Charles, an unsuccessful businessman and Mabel. He finally moved to Los Angeles, California with his parents and three siblings.
From a very young age, he started drawing, which initially gave him the push to pursue a creative field, later in his life.
He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute and took up several small jobs in the animation industry like washing cels and also as an assistant animator at the Walter Lantz studio.
In 1933, he started working for ‘Leon Schlesinger Productions’ as an assistant animator. The studio was famous for producing ‘Looney Tunes’ and ‘Merrie Melodies’ for Warner Bros.
He was promoted to the position of animator in 1935 and started working with director, Tex Avery.
In 1938, Jones directed his first cartoon ‘The Night Watchman’, followed by many slow and humourless works.
In 1942, Jones directed ‘The Dover Boys’, breaking the old norms of animation and moving away from the traditional styles of Disney cartoons. The film was the first to use stylized animation in America.
In 1944, he directed shorts like ‘The Weakly Reporter’, ‘Hell- Bent for Election’ and lesser known, ‘Angel Puss’.
‘Looney Tunes’ and ‘Merrie Melodies’ were Jones’ masterpieces. The ‘Road Runner’, ‘Bugs Bunny’, ‘Daffy Duck’ and ‘Wile E. Coyote’ were his most famous cartoon creations.
‘Animation isn't the illusion of life, it is life!’ was one of the famous quotes by Chuck Jones who carved a niche for himself outside the famous Walt Disney studios. He brought life to cartoons with his prolific animation skills. A young Jones started his endeavours by using the wasted stationery of his father and set out to make it big in the world of animation. He started off by washing cels and then tip-toed his way to turn Warner Bros. into a big animation studio and left behind a great repertoire of work. Later, he went on to produce the famous ‘Tom and Jerry’ series with MGM Studios and also adapted the Dr. Seuss books into animation films. He once said remarking on his cartoon creations that ‘Bugs is an aspiration. Daffy is a realization’. The quote reflected how he drew from human traits and represented them in his cartoons. In his later years, he chose to pass on his skills through lectures and seminars and also inspired films like ‘The Emperor's New Groove’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’. Jones passed away leaving behind an unmatched legacy in the field of animation and cartoons.
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Birthday | September 21, 1912 |
Died on | February 22, 2002 |
Nationality | American |
Famous | Animator, Author, Film Maker, Screenwriter, Artists, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Cartoonists |
Spouses | Dorothy Webster (1935-1978), Marian J. Dern (1981-2002) |
Known as | Charles Jones, Charles M. Jones, Charles |
Childrens | Linda Jones Clough |
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Birth Place | Spokane |
Gender | Male |
Father | Jones |
Sun Sign | Virgo |
Born in | Spokane |
Famous as | Animator, Filmmaker, Cartoonist, Author, Artist, & Screenwriter |
Died at Age | 89 |