Tex Avery
Department: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, George and Junior, and Chilly Willy.
Known For
Fresh Fish
1939
The Penguin Parade
1938
Uncle Tom's Bungalow
1937
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
1938
Believe It or Else
1939
Ghost Wanted
1940
Bad Luck Blackie
1949
Toyland Premiere
1934
Lonesome Lenny
1946
The Heckling Hare
1941
Thugs with Dirty Mugs
1939
The First Bad Man
1955
The Village Smithy
1936
The Sneezing Weasel
1938
Count Me Out
1938
Egghead Rides Again
1937
The Bear's Tale
1940
A Feud There Was
1938
Jerky Turkey
1945
Don't Look Now
1936
Garden Gopher
1950
Deputy Droopy
1955
The Compleat Tex Avery
1993
Daredevil Droopy
1951
Who Killed Who?
1943
The Legend of Rockabye Point
1955
Circus Today
1940
A Day at the Zoo
1939
The Crackpot Quail
1941
Hound Hunters
1947
Of Fox and Hounds
1940
Red Hot Rangers
1947
What Price Fleadom
1948
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
2007
Dangerous Dan McFoo
1939
Porky the Wrestler
1937
Portrait of Tex Avery
1988
Tex Avery: A Crazy World
2003
Porky's Phoney Express
1938
Hold the Lion, Please
1942
Señor Droopy
1949
Henpecked Hoboes
1946
Bugs Bunny Superstar
1976
Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953
A Sunbonnet Blue
1937
Ventriloquist Cat
1950
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery
2004
The Farm of Tomorrow
1954
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
Hamateur Night
1939
Car of Tomorrow
1951