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Chuck Jones
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American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002)
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Charles Martin Jones was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, and producer. Born in Spokane, Washington, he began his work period in 1931. He was educated at North Hollywood High School and worked for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and TMS Entertainment. Jones spoke English.
His notable works include *Rabbit Fire*, *Duck Amuck*, *One Froggy Evening*, and *What's Opera, Doc?*. He received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, having also been nominated for the same honor. Additional awards include the Winsor McCay Award and the Inkpot Award. He holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Jones died of heart failure in Corona del Mar in 2002. His death was due to natural causes. He was male and had one child.
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Film & TV
Spokane, Washington, USA
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester,…
Known for
- The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox — Self (archive footage)2022
- Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! — Self (archive footage)2020
- That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace — Himself (archive footage)2014
- Behind the Tunes: Leon Schlesinger - The Merrie Cartoon Mogul — Himself (Archive Footage)2012
- King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution — Self2012
- The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet — Self (archive footage)2011
- Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood — Self2009
- Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices — Himself (archive footage)2008
- Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! — Himself2005
- It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’ — Himself (archive footage)2004
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Martin Jones , ( 1912-09-21 ) September 21, 1912, Spokane, Washington , U.S.
- Died
- February 22, 2002 (2002-02-22) (aged 89), Newport Beach, California , U.S.
- Other name
- Charles M. Jones
- Alma mater
- Chouinard Art Institute
- Occupations
- Animator filmmaker painter voice actor
- Years active
- 1931–2001
- Notable work
- Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies Tom and Jerry How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Spouses
- Dorothy Webster ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; died 1978 ) Marian Dern ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 )
- Website
- chuckjones .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Spokane
- Place of death
- Corona del Mar
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- North Hollywood High School
- Employer
- TMS Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Award
- 38th Academy Awards
- Notable work
- The Dot and the Line
- Official website
- www.chuckjones.com
- Image
- Chuck Jones2 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Chuck Jones
- date of birth
- 1912-09-21
- date of death
- 2002-02-22
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- birth name
- Charles Martin Jones
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- name in native language
- Chuck Jones
- writing language
- Japanese
- pseudonym
- Jones, Charles Martin
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, filmmaker, painter, and voice actor, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and Porky Pig, among others.
Jones started his career in 1933 alongside Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, and Robert McKimson at the Leon Schlesinger Production's Termite Terrace studio, the studio that made Warner Brothers cartoons, where they created and developed the Looney Tunes characters.
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