Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
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ROMÁN ARÁMBULA 03/19/2020 Born and trained in Mexico, Arámbula started his career at Gamma Productions on Rocky and Bullwinkle and Fractured Fairy Tales. He later became lead artist for the daily Mickey Mouse comic strip. He was 83. KELLY ASBURY 06/26/2020 Asbury started his career at Walt Disney in 1983. He worked in storyboard, visual development, and character design, and directed or co-directed the Oscar-nominated Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Shrek 2. He was 60. MANNIX BENNETT 10/16/20 In addition to doing digital matte painting for live-action projects, Bennett also had a career as a background artist. He worked on many animated features including All Dogs Go to Heaven and Fantasia 2000. DORRIS BERGSTROM 10/24/2020 Bergstrom started her career in Ink & Paint at Warner Bros. and soon moved up to assistant animator. Her career included jobs at Walt Disney Studios and Hanna-Barbera. Her credits include Lady and the Tramp, Alice in Wonderland, and The Little Mermaid. She was 97. PATRICIA BLACKBURN 5/26/2020 Blackburn worked as an animation checker and scene coordinator at Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and Rich Entertainment. Her credits include Thundarr the Barbarian, BraveStarr, and numerous Peanuts TV episodes. MAUREEN CRANE 12/15/2020 An inker at Terrytoons, Crane met her husband- to-be, Doug Crane, when he began working there. They were married for 64 years, and she predeceased him by 2 days. NICOLA "NICK" CUTI 2/21/2020 Among Cuti's creations are the characters Moonchild, Captain Cosmos, Starflake the Cosmic Sprite, and E-Man (co-creator). His credits as art director, background artist, and prop designer include Dilbert, 101 Dalmatians, and Starship Troopers. He was 75. WILLIAM "BILL" DAVIS 1/13/2020 Animator Bill Davis's career included work on numerous educational programs and projects, including Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, Braingames, and Free to Be … You and Me. EUGENE "GENE" DEITCH 04/16/2020 Deitch created the early cult classic series Tom Terrific and Nudnik. He won the Oscar for best animated short in 1960 for Munro. He wrote and directed numerous animated TV shows and also served as a creative director at UPA and Terrytoons. He was 95. TONY EASTMAN 10/31/2020 Eastman animated numerous commercial spots at The Ink Tank and J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, and worked on such shows as Beavis and Butt- Head, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Kablam! He was 78. JAMES "JIM" FINCH 05/31/2020 Animation checker and continuity coordinator Finch worked at Disney, Hanna- Barbera, and Filmation on TV shows such as Darkwing Duck, Aladdin, Kim Possible, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. ROBERT "ROB" GIBBS 04/24/2020 Gibbs worked for Bakshi, Disney, and Pixar, contributing to movies ranging from Pocahontas to Monsters, Inc. He wrote and directed several related Cars TV episodes and shorts. He was 55. MARK GLAMACK 05/29/2020 Glamack worked as an animator, animation supervisor, and timing director for Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and HBO. He served six terms as Governor for the animated branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was 73. T R I B U T E ON JANUARY 30TH, THE AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE PAID TRIBUTE TO THOSE IN THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. HERE, WE CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF MANY OF THOSE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. HONORING OUR FELLOW ARTISTS DENISE BLAKELY FULLER 01/05/2020 Fuller enjoyed a career in layout, matte painting, and visual development. She started at Disney, and worked at Sony Picture Imageworks, Warner Bros., and more. Her feature credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Emperor's New Groove. She was 52. ALFRED BUDNICK 02/29/2020 Budnick worked as a background artist at Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and other studios. His credits include The All-New Super Friends Hour, Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics, She-Ra: Princess of Power, and Hey Arnold! He was 81. CURTIS CIM 3/10/2020 Cim worked as a storyboard artist, character designer, and layout artist and supervisor at Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Warner Bros., and Universal. His resume includes King of the Hill, Dragon Tales, and Curious George. He was 65. RONALD "RON" COBB 9/21/20 Cobb started his career at Disney Studios. He also worked as an editorial cartoonist for the underground Los Angeles Free Press in the 1960s, designed an album cover for Jefferson Airplane, and went on to a career in production design. He was 83. DOUG CRANE 12/17/2020 Crane spent much of his career in New York City at Terrytoons. He worked as an animator on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. He was 85. 44 KEYFRAME