Chuck Jones

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.