Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
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SUE ADNOPOZ (8/19/2017) Animator, Assistant and BG artist on The Smurfs and at Walt Disney, Hanna- Barbera, and Filmation. XAVIER ATENCIO (9/10/2017) Animator and Imagineer at The Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Imagineering. At Disneyland, Xavier helped bring to life the characters of Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. He was 98. KATHY BARROWS (7/12/2017) Animation Checker at Filmation, Walt Disney Features, Dale Baer Animation, and Don Bluth. BETTY MAY HICKS BEACH (3/09/2017) Ink & Paint artist. She was 89. KURT CONNER (4/21/2017) Storyboard artist at Ruby & Spears. Hanna-Barbera, and DIC. FLORIDA D'AMBROSIO (1/06/2017) Ink & Paint and cel service at Walt Disney and Filmation. She was 88. FRED DE BRADENY (1/28/2017) Hailing from the UK, the production manager worked as an assistant director on Chicken Run before working on films including Flushed Away and Fantastic Mr. Fox. He was 52. BETTY DOYLE (3/09/2017) Assistant animator at Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Murikami-Wolf Swenson, and Filmation. MIGUEL FERRER (5/14/2017) Known for his live action acting (NCIS: Los Angeles, Robocop), he did voice work for DC's Teen Titans, Stretch Armstrong and Adventuretime. He was 61. JUNE FORAY (7/26/2017) Though not a part of TAG, the actress was one of the industry's most fervent supporters. A star of radio and early TV in animation her voice talents gave life to Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha, Witchy Hazel, and Cindy Lu Hoo. June was one of the founders of ASIFA-Hollywood, and she created the Annie Awards. She was an active member of every organization in the cartoon-animation community. Beloved by all, she was called our Queen of Animation. She was 99. DICK GAUTIER (1/14/2017) Known as the original Conrad Birdie in the musical Bye Bye Birdie and acting on the '60s sitcom Get Smart, Gautier was a cartoonist, and voice actor for Hanna-Barbera and Marvel animation. In 1989, he authored a book, The Creative Cartoonist. He was 85. BOB GIVENS (12/14/17) During Bob's 60 plus year legendary career, he worked on Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and created the first model sheet of Bugs Bunny. He worked as a checker, animator, and designer at Leon Schlesinger, Disney, FMPU, Warner Bros, UPA, DePatie- Freleng, Chuck Jones, Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, and Filmation. He was 99. JAN GREEN (7/17/2017) Background Artist, storyboards, and Director at DePatie-Freleng, Bill Melendez, Hanna-Barbera, Ruby Spears, Ross Bagdarsarian Prod., DIC, Walt Disney TV Animation, and Marvel. ANN GUENTHER (1/24/2017) Background Artist at Walt Disney, Hanna- Barbera, Warner Bros., Kroyer Films, and Filmation. She was 79. TOM HALLEY (1/26/2017) Animator at King Features Prod., Format Films, TVC, Halas & Batchelor, and Tom Halley Prod. He taught animation at Sheridan College. He was 93. JOE HARRIS (4/26/2017) Character designer and creator of Underdog and the Trix Rabbit. He was 89. JEANNE MARY TUBERGEN HEYDEN Animation Artist SCOTT FRASER HILL (11/24/2017) Prop designer and storyboard artist at Hanna-Barbera, Disney, and Warner Bros. T R I B U T E EVERY YEAR, THE ANIMATION GUILD PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED IN ITS "AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE." HERE, WE MOURN THE LOSS OF SO MANY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. HONORING OUR FELLOW ARTISTS 40 KEYFRAME