Tex Avery

from Taylor, Texas, USA

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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.

Timeline

2020Aged 112

  • Poster for Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection

    Director

2012Aged 104

  • Poster for King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

    Self (archive footage)

2011Aged 103

  • Poster for Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

    Director

2010Aged 102

  • Poster for The Essential Bugs Bunny

    Director

2007Aged 99

2005Aged 97

  • Poster for The very best of Tweety

    Director

2004Aged 96

  • Poster for Tex Avery MGM Collection

    Scenario Writer

2003Aged 95

  • Poster for Tex Avery: A Crazy World

    Lui-même

  • Poster for Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 4

    Director

  • Poster for Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 2

    Director

1995Aged 87

  • Poster for George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular

    Original Concept

1993Aged 85

  • Poster for The Compleat Tex Avery

    Animation

1991Aged 83

  • Poster for The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

    Director

1988Aged 80

  • Poster for Portrait of Tex Avery

    (Unknown)

1979Aged 71

  • Poster for Casper's First Christmas

    Animation Director

1976Aged 68

  • Poster for Bugs Bunny Superstar

    Himself

1957Aged 49

  • Poster for Cat's Meow

    Director

1956Aged 48

  • Poster for Millionaire Droopy

    Director

1955Aged 47

  • Poster for The Legend of Rockabye Point

    Polar Bear's Sneezes / Polar Bear's Screams (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The First Bad Man

    Cavemen (uncredited)

  • Poster for Deputy Droopy

    Short Robber (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Crazy Mixed Up Pup

    Writer

  • Poster for Field and Scream

    Director

  • Poster for Sh-h-h-h-h-h

    Writer

  • Poster for Cellbound

    Director

1954Aged 46

  • Poster for The Farm of Tomorrow

    Small Baby Chicken (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Drag-A-Long Droopy

    Director

  • Poster for Billy Boy

    Director

  • Poster for Homesteader Droopy

    Director

  • Poster for The Flea Circus

    Director

  • Poster for Dixieland Droopy

    Director

  • Poster for I'm Cold

    Director

1953Aged 45

  • Poster for Barney's Hungry Cousin

    Hungry Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Little Johnny Jet

    Director

  • Poster for T.V. of Tomorrow

    Producer

  • Poster for The Three Little Pups

    Director

1952Aged 44

  • Poster for Magical Maestro

    Director

  • Poster for One Cab's Family

    Director

  • Poster for Rock-a-Bye Bear

    Director

1951Aged 43

  • Poster for Daredevil Droopy

    Spike (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Car of Tomorrow

    Hiccups (voice)

  • Poster for Cock-a-Doodle Dog

    Director

  • Poster for Droopy's Good Deed

    Director

  • Poster for Symphony in Slang

    Producer

  • Poster for Droopy's Double Trouble

    Director

1950Aged 42

  • Poster for Ventriloquist Cat

    Alley Cat / Spike (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Garden Gopher

    Spike (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Cuckoo Clock

    Director

  • Poster for The Chump Champ

    Director

  • Poster for The Peachy Cobbler

    Director

1949Aged 41

  • Poster for Bad Luck Blackie

    Large Dog (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Señor Droopy

    Bull (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The House of Tomorrow

    Burps (uncredited)

  • Poster for Doggone Tired

    Director

  • Poster for Wags to Riches

    Director

  • Poster for Little Rural Riding Hood

    Director

  • Poster for Out-Foxed

    Director

  • Poster for The Counterfeit Cat

    Director

1948Aged 40

  • Poster for What Price Fleadom

    Homer's Dog (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Little 'Tinker

    Director

  • Poster for Half-Pint Pygmy

    Director

  • Poster for Lucky Ducky

    Director

  • Poster for The Cat That Hated People

    Director

1947Aged 39

  • Poster for Hound Hunters

    Junior (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Red Hot Rangers

    Junior (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Uncle Tom's Cabana

    Director

  • Poster for Slap Happy Lion

    Director

  • Poster for King-Size Canary

    Director

1946Aged 38

  • Poster for Lonesome Lenny

    Lenny (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Northwest Hounded Police

    Droopy (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Henpecked Hoboes

    Junior (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Bird in the Head

    Animation

  • Poster for The Hick Chick

    Director

  • Poster for A Feather in His Collar

    Animation

1945Aged 37

  • Poster for Jerky Turkey

    Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Screwy Truant

    Director

  • Poster for The Shooting of Dan McGoo

    Director

  • Poster for Swing Shift Cinderella

    Director

  • Poster for Wild and Woolfy

    Director

1944Aged 36

  • Poster for Screwball Squirrel

    Director

  • Poster for Batty Baseball

    Director

  • Poster for Happy-Go-Nutty

    Director

  • Poster for Big Heel-Watha

    Director

1943Aged 35

  • Poster for Who Killed Who?

    Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dumb-Hounded

    Director

  • Poster for Red Hot Riding Hood

    Director

  • Poster for One Ham's Family

    Director

  • Poster for What's Buzzin' Buzzard?

    Director

1942Aged 34

  • Poster for Hold the Lion, Please

    Hippo (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Aloha Hooey

    Director

  • Poster for Crazy Cruise

    Director

  • Poster for Blitz Wolf

    Director

  • Poster for The Early Bird Dood It!

    Director

1941Aged 33

  • Poster for The Crackpot Quail

    Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Heckling Hare

    Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Haunted Mouse

    Director

  • Poster for Tortoise Beats Hare

    Director

  • Poster for Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm

    Director

  • Poster for Porky's Preview

    Director

  • Poster for Hollywood Steps Out

    Director

  • Poster for Aviation Vacation

    Director

  • Poster for All This and Rabbit Stew

    Director

  • Poster for The Bug Parade

    Director

  • Poster for The Cagey Canary

    Director

  • Poster for Wabbit Twouble

    Director

1940Aged 32

  • Poster for The Bear's Tale

    Poppa Bear (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Circus Today

    Circus Bandmaster (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Ghost Wanted

    Laughing Ghost (voice)

  • Poster for Of Fox and Hounds

    Willoughby (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Early Worm Gets the Bird

    Director

  • Poster for Cross Country Detours

    Director

  • Poster for A Gander at Mother Goose

    Director

  • Poster for A Wild Hare

    Director

  • Poster for Ceiling Hero

    Director

  • Poster for Holiday Highlights

    Director

  • Poster for Wacky Wildlife

    Director

1939Aged 31

  • Poster for Hamateur Night

    Hippo (voice)

  • Poster for A Day at the Zoo

    Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Thugs with Dirty Mugs

    Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller (voice)

  • Poster for Believe It or Else

    Old Man in Jail (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dangerous Dan McFoo

    Fight Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fresh Fish

    Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks (voice)

  • Poster for Detouring America

    Director

  • Poster for Land of the Midnight Fun

    Director

  • Poster for Screwball Football

    Director

1938Aged 30

  • Poster for The Sneezing Weasel

    Weasel (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Porky's Phoney Express

    Porky's Boss's laugh (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Penguin Parade

    Walrus (voice)

  • Poster for A Feud There Was

    Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun (voice)

  • Poster for Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

    The Chief (voice)

  • Poster for Count Me Out

    Fight Referee (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Daffy Duck & Egghead

    Director

  • Poster for The Isle of Pingo Pongo

    Director

  • Movie Phoney News

    Director

  • Poster for Cinderella Meets Fella

    Director

  • Poster for Daffy Duck in Hollywood

    Director

  • Poster for The Mice Will Play

    Director

1937Aged 29

  • Poster for Porky the Wrestler

    Champion Wrestler Man Mountain (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Uncle Tom's Bungalow

    Uncle Tom (voice)

  • Poster for Egghead Rides Again

    Red (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Sunbonnet Blue

    Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Picador Porky

    Director

  • Poster for I Only Have Eyes for You

    Director

  • Poster for Porky's Duck Hunt

    Writer

  • Poster for Ain't We Got Fun

    Director

  • Poster for Porky's Garden

    Director

  • Poster for I Wanna Be a Sailor

    Director

  • Poster for Little Red Walking Hood

    Director

1936Aged 28

  • Poster for Don't Look Now

    Preacher (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Village Smithy

    Blacksmith (voice)

  • Poster for Plane Dippy

    Director

  • Poster for Page Miss Glory

    Director

  • Poster for The Blow Out

    Director

  • Poster for I'd Love to Take Orders from You

    Director

  • Poster for I Love to Singa

    Story

  • Poster for Porky the Rain-Maker

    Director

  • Poster for Milk and Money

    Director

1935Aged 27

  • Poster for Towne Hall Follies

    Animation

  • Poster for Gold Diggers of '49

    Director

1934Aged 26

  • Poster for Toyland Premiere

    Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)

1933Aged 25

  • Poster for Confidence

    Animation

  • Poster for The Zoo

    Story

1932Aged 24

  • Poster for Grandma's Pet

    Animation

1931Aged 23

  • Poster for The Hunter

    Writer

1930Aged 22

Year unknown

  • Poster for Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 1

    Director

  • Poster for Tex Avery MGM Collection - Vol. 3

    Director

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