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Spring 2019

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LOLEE ARIES 7/10/18 With a long list of animation comedies on her roster, Aries produced Family Guy, King of the Hill, The Simpsons and The Fairly OddParents amongst many other credits. She was 61. GERARD BALDWIN 4/18/18 The Emmy-winning animation director and producer is best known for his work on The Smurfs, producing more than 94 episodes. With more than 40 years in the business, his directing credits include George of the Jungle, The Jetsons, Muppet Babies, Rugrats and more. He was 89. ADAM BURKE 10/8/18 Burke worked in animation for 27 years with 17 of those years at Pixar. He worked with Don Bluth on Thumbelina, on Warner Bros.' Iron Giant and DreamWorks' The Road to El Dorado, and most recently on the Incredibles 2. He was 47. PAUL CARLSON 8/22/18 The animator kicked off his career as a clean-up artist for the iconic meatball scene in Lady and the Tramp but spent the majority of his career as a production manager for Disney and UPA. His drawing of the Baltimore Orioles mascot was used between 1966 and 1993. He was 85. FRED CRIPPEN. 3/22/18 Creator of the iconic '60s animated series Roger Ramjet, he worked for UPA until setting out on his own to co-found Pantomime Pictures. His credits include Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He was 90. BOB DOROUGH 4/23/18 The jazz pianist and composer wrote and per- formed all the songs in the iconic children's TV show Schoolhouse Rock! He was 94. EDWARD FAIGIN 3/18/18 For more than 50 years, he worked as an animator and cartoonist for Disney, Warner Bros., and Hannah-Barbera working on many iconic characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He was 95. ERIC FERNANDES 5/22/18 The CG supervisor started his career in visual effects on Planet of the Apes and The Lord of the Rings films and worked at DreamWorks Animation on Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda and more before returning to his VFX roots. He was 51. MARCIA FERTIG (1/31/2018) Animator and Director Fertig started at Disney in the '40s, became an animator at Hanna-Barbera in the '60s, returned as an animator on The Fox and the Hound at Disney in the '70s, and worked at Warner Bros., Ruby-Spears and Filmation until she retired in 1987. She was 97. PETER FIRMIN 7/1/2018 With his partner Oliver Postgate, they created the popular UK children's shows Bagpuss (voted the most popular BBC children's series of all-time), Ivor the Engine, and The Clangers. The stop motion animator and producer received a special BAFTA Award in 2014 for his achievements. He was 89. STEPHEN HILLENBURG 11/26/18 A director, writer and producer, Hillenburg created the indelible character of SpongeBob SquarePants. The former marine biology teacher drew from a childhood love of Jacques Cousteau to give life to the world of Bikini Bottom. He was 57. PAULETTE KING-HAZLITT 8/12/18 Animator and storyboard revisionist King-Hazlitt worked on both TV and film productions including Happily Ever After, Darkwing Duck and BraveStarr. She was 77. LES KALUZA 6/23/2018 Born in Poland, the animator and director moved to the U.S. in the '60s. He worked for Paramount, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Calico, and Nickelodeon on Popeye the Sailor Man, Tom & Jerry, Yogi Bear and more. He was 88. T R I B U T E EVERY YEAR, THE ANIMATION GUILD PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED IN AN "AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE." HERE, WE MOURN THE LOSS OF SO MANY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. HONORING OUR FELLOW ARTISTS Photo by Anacleto Rapping. © Getty Images 46 KEYFRAME

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