Events in 1924 in animation .
Drawing of Dinky Doodle and his dog Weakheart
1 January – Felix Out of Luck (United States)
15 January – Felix Loses Out (United States)
1 February:
Colonel Heeza Liar's Mysterious Case (United States)
Felix 'Hyps' the Hippo (United States)
15 February – Felix Crosses the Crooks (United States)
29 February – Felix Tries to Rest (United States)
1 March:
15 March – Felix Doubles for Darwin (United States)
1 April:
11 April – Felix Cashes In (United States)
21 April – Felix Fairy Tales (United States)
1 May:
Alice's Wild West Show (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Sky Pilot (United States)
Felix Pinches the Pole (United States)
15 May – Felix Puts it Over (United States)
1 June:
Alice's Fishy Story (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Daredevil (United States)
A Friend in Need (United States)
15 June:
Felix Baffled by Banjos (United States)
Felix Finds 'Em Fickle (United States)
1 July:
Alice and the Dog Catcher (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar's Horseplay (United States)
Felix All Balled Up (United States)
15 July – Felix Brings Home the Bacon (United States)
1 August:
Alice the Peacemaker (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Cave Man (United States)
Felix Goes West (United States)
17 August – Felix Minds His Business (United States)
1 September:
Colonel Heeza Liar, Bull Thrower (United States)
Felix Grabs His Grub (United States)
1 October – Colonel Heeza Liar The Lyin' Tamer (United States)
29 October – The Cat and the Magnet (United States)
1 November:
Alice Gets in Dutch (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar's Romance (United States)
15 November – Alice Hunting in Africa (United States)
1 December:
Alice and the Three Bears (United States)
Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature Faker (United States)
Felix Goes Hungry (United States)
3 December – She's In Again (United States)
15 December:
Alice the Piper (United States)
Felix Finishes First (United States)
January
January 8 : Ron Moody , British actor, singer and composer (voice of Badger and Toad in The Animals of Farthing Wood , Noah the polar bear, Rocco the gorilla, Reg the mandrill, Squadron Leader the vulture in Noah's Island ), (d. 2015 ).[2]
January 14 : Carole Cook , American actress (voice of Pearl Gesner in Home on the Range ), (d. 2023 ).[3]
January 16 : Allen Swift , American voice actor (voice of Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff in Underdog , third voice of Mighty Mouse ), (d. 2010 ).[4]
March
March 1 : Ted C. Bemiller , American animation checker, camera operator (Crusader Rabbit , Hanna-Barbera , The Beatles , MGM Animation/Visual Arts , Filmation , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , The Simpsons , Looney Tunes ), cinematographer (Fritz the Cat ) and production manager (Garfield and Friends ), (d. 2003 ).
March 20 : Philip Abbott , American actor (voice of Nick Fury in Iron Man and Spider-Man ), (d. 1998 ).[7]
March 22 : Lionel Wilson , American voice actor (voiced all characters in Tom Terrific , Vincent van Gopher and Possible Possum in Deputy Dawg , Eustace Bagge in Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d. 2003 ).[8]
March 29 :
April
April 3 : Peter Hawkins , British actor (voice of Captain Pugwash , narrator of Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk and SuperTed , Dennis in Penny Crayon ), (d. 2006 ).[11]
April 8 : Frédéric Back , Canadian animator and film director (Crac , The Man Who Planted Trees ), (d. 2013 ).[12]
April 16 : Henry Mancini , American composer and conductor (The Pink Panther Theme , The Great Mouse Detective , Tom and Jerry: The Movie ), (d. 1994 ).[13]
April 28 : Blossom Dearie , American jazz singer and pianist (Schoolhouse Rock! ), (d. 2009 ).[14] [15] [16]
June
June 2 : Wally Burr , American voice actor (voice of Atom in The All-New Super Friends Hour ), and voice director (The Transformers , G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , Jem , Inspector Gadget , Spider-Man ), (d. 2017 ).
June 4 : Dennis Weaver , American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (voice of Dusty and Josh in Captain Planet and the Planeteers , Abner Dixon in Home on the Range , Buck McCoy in The Simpsons episode "The Lastest Gun in the West "), (d. 2006 ).[19]
June 13 : Lee Millar, American actor (voice of Jim Dear and the Dog Catcher in Lady and the Tramp ), (d. 1980 ).
June 20 : Billie Lou Watt , American actress and writer (voice of the title characters in Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion , Jimmy Sparks in Gigantor , Chris Peeper, Gizmo and other various characters in Superbook , Ma Bagge and McPhearson Phantom in Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d. 2001 ).[20]
July
July 1 : Florence Stanley , American actress (voice of Mrs. Packard in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return , Waitress in A Goofy Movie ), (d. 2003 ).[21]
July 4 : Eva Marie Saint , American actress (voice of Katara in The Legend of Korra ).
July 19 : Arthur Rankin Jr. , American film director and producer (Rankin/Bass ), (d. 2014 ).[22]
July 20 : Bill "Tex" Henson , American animator (Walt Disney Company , Famous Studios , Jay Ward ), (d. 2003 ).[23]
July 21 : Don Knotts , American actor (portrayed and voiced Henry Limpet in The Incredible Mr. Limpet , voice of T.W. Turtle in Cats Don't Dance , Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Chicken Little , himself in the Johnny Bravo episodes "Johnny Bravo Goes to Hollywood" and "Johnny Makeover" and The New Scooby-Doo Movies ), (d. 2006 ).[24]
July 29 : Lloyd Bochner , Canadian actor (voice of Hamilton Hill in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures ), (d. 2005 ).[25] [26]
August
August 5 : Billie Hayes , American actress (voice of Orgoch in The Black Cauldron , Mother Mae-Eye in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! , Mrs. Neederladner in Transformers: Rescue Bots , Granny Applecheeks in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Puddle Jumping", Crazy Edie in the TaleSpin episode "The Sound and the Furry"), (d. 2021 ).[27] [28]
August 8 : Gene Deitch , American comics artist, animator and film director (Munro , Tom Terrific , Nudnik , Popeye , Tom & Jerry ), (d. 2020 ).[29]
August 14 : Ray Goossens , Belgian animator (Musti , Plons de Kikker ) and comics artist, (d. 1998 ).[30]
August 22 : Peter Foldes , Hungarian-British animator and director (A Short Vision , Hunger ), (d. 1977 ).
August 27 : Paolo Piffarerio , Italian comics artist and animator (La Lunga Calza Verde ) and film producer (Gamma Film ), (d. 2015 ).[31]
August 31 : Buddy Hackett , American actor and comedian (voice of Pardon-Me-Pete in Jack Frost , Scuttle in The Little Mermaid ), (d. 2003 ).[32]
September
September 4 : Vladimir Danilevich , Russian film director (Vaniusha The Newcomer ), (d. 2001 ).[33]
September 5 : Frank Armitage , Australian-American painter and muralist (Walt Disney Animation Studios ), (d. 2016 ).[34]
September 13 : Norman Alden , American actor (voice of Kay in The Sword in the Stone and Kranix in The Transformers: The Movie ), (d. 2012 ).[35]
September 16 :
Faith Hubley , American animator, storyboard artist (Mr. Magoo , co-founder of Storyboard Studios), (d. 2001 ).[36]
Lauren Bacall , American actress and voice actress (voice of Freezelda in HBO Storybook Musicals , Madame Lacroque in Madeline: Lost in Paris , the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle , The Grand Witch in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King , The Grey One in Ernest and Celestine , Evelyn in the Family Guy episode "Mom's the Word "), (d. 2014 ).[37]
September 26 : Tony Sgroi, American comics artist and animator (worked for Warner Bros. animation, Bob Clampett , Walter Lantz , Hanna-Barbera ), (d. 1998 ).[38]
October
October 3 : Harvey Kurtzman , American comics artist, writer, publisher and animation scriptwriter (Mad Monster Party? , Sesame Street ), (d. 1993 ).[39]
October 12 : Doris Grau , American actress (voice of Lunchlady Doris in The Simpsons , Doris Grossman in The Critic ), (d. 1995 ).[40]
October 25 : Billy Barty , American actor (voice of Figment in Language Arts Through Imagination , Dweedle in Wildfire , Baitmouse in The Rescuers Down Under , Hips McManus in The New Batman Adventures episode "Double Talk"), (d. 2000 ).[41] [42]
November
November 2 : Michi Kobi , American actress (additional voices in Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d. 2016 ).[43]
November 8 : Joe Flynn , American actor (voice of Mr. Snoops in The Rescuers ), (d. 1974 ).[44] [45] [46]
November 10 : Russell Johnson , American actor (voice of Roy Hinkley in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet ), (d. 2014 ).[47] [48]
November 16 : Tony Geiss , American author, songwriter (Sesame Street ), producer and screenwriter (Sesame Street , An American Tail , The Land Before Time , Between the Lions , Play with Me Sesame ), (d. 2011 ).[49]
November 21 : Joseph Campanella , American actor (voice of the Lizard in Spider-Man , William Shepard / the Master in Road Rovers , Matthew Thorne in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Paging the Crime Doctor"), (d. 2018 ).[50]
November 22 : Geraldine Page , American actress (voice of Madame Medusa in The Rescuers ), (d. 1987 ).[51] [52]
November 29 : Ralph James , American voice actor (voice of narrator in The Unmentionables , Mr. Turtle for Tootsie Pops , Orson in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour , additional voices in Dynomutt, Dog Wonder , Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels , and The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ), (d. 1992 ).
December
December 2 : Jack Davis , American cartoonist and illustrator (Rankin/Bass ), (d. 2016 ).[53]
December 5 : Wally Cox , American actor (voice of the title character in Underdog ), (d. 1973 ).[54] [55]
December 18 : Gibba , Italian animator and comics artist, (d. 2018 ).[56]
December 19 : Jack DeLeon , American actor (voice of the Human Torch in Fantastic Four , Kraven the Hunter in the Spider-Man episode "The Hunter and the Hunted", Major Courage in the DuckTales episode "Where No Duck Has Gone Before"), (d. 2006 ).[57]
December 20 : Charlie Callas , American actor and comedian (voice of Elliott in Pete's Dragon ), (d. 2011 ).[58]
"Billy Barty, 76, Diminutive Actor And an Advocate for Dwarfs" . The New York Times . December 27, 2000. Retrieved 2014-10-24 . Billy Barty, a 3-foot-10-inch actor whose career spanned seven decades and all types of roles, died on Saturday at a hospital in Glendale, Calif. He was 76. Mr. Barty had been hospitalized for heart problems and a lung infection, and died of heart failure, said his publicist, Bill York.
"Actor Flynn Drowns in Pool; Youngstown Native Was TV Comedian". The Youngstown Vindicator . July 20, 1974. p. 1.
"TeleVues", by Bob Martin, The Independent (Long Beach CA), July 19, 1974, pC-12; Times-Reporter (Dover, Ohio), July 19, 1974, pD-6
III, Harris M. Lentz (April 24, 2007). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-2933-2 . Retrieved November 13, 2023 .