Events in 1950 in animation.
Events
January January 7: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Little Quacker premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. It marks the debut of Quacker the duckling. January 14: Friz Freleng's fourth Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Home, Tweet Home premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 152. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Saturday Evening Puss, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The encyclopedia of animated cartoons. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. p. 150. . January 20: Jack Hannah's Lion Around, a Donald Duck cartoon produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released. It marks the debut of Louie the Mountain Lion.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 75. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. via Internet Archive Link. January 21: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Hurdy-Gurdy Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. January 28: Robert McKimson's Daffy Duck and Porky Pig cartoon Boobs in the Woods premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 126. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
February February 11: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam short Mutiny on the Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. February 15: Cinderella, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, & Wilfred Jackson and produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. The characters Jaq and Gus will later become popular comics characters.
March March 3: Jack Kinney's The Brave Engineer, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. In Isadore Sparber's Quack-A-Doodle-Doo, produced by the Famous Studios, Baby Huey makes his debut. March 4: Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck cartoon The Scarlet Pumpernickel premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The short also stars Porky Pig, Melissa Duck, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Henery Hawk, & Mama Bear. March 11: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Texas Tom premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon Homeless Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. March 23: 22nd Academy Awards: Chuck Jones' Pepé Le Pew cartoon For Scent-imental Reasons, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
April April 1: Robert McKimson's Strife with Father premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, it marks the final appearance of Beaky Buzzard in the Golden age of American animation. April 8: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Jerry and the Lion premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. April 22: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam short Big House Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
May May 6: Robert McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn cartoon The Leghorn Blows at Midnight premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Henery Hawk & Barnyard Dawg.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 81. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. May 27: Robert McKimson's Porky Pig cartoon An Egg Scramble premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This short marks the debut of the character Miss Prissy, who would go on to appear as a supporting character in McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. Tex Avery's Ventriloquist Cat premieres, produced by MGM.
June June 17: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoon What's Up Doc? premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This short was made in honor of Bugs Bunny's 10th anniversary. June 24: Friz Freleng's fifth Tweety and Sylvester cartoon All a Bir-r-r-d premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. June 30: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon Motor Mania premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation.
July July 1: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Safety Second premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. July 8: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon 8 Ball Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This short marks the final appearance of Playboy Penguin in the Golden age of animation.
August August 5: Friz Freleng's Daffy Duck cartoon Golden Yeggs premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons in which Rocky the gangster makes his debut. Also starring Porky Pig. August 12: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Hillbilly Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
September September 2: Chuck Jones' The Ducksters premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, in which Daffy Duck presents a radio quiz show and torments Porky Pig. September 16: Robert McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn cartoon A Fractured Leghorn premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This is the first Foghorn Leghorn short where both Barnyard Dawg and Henery Hawk don't appear in.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 82 . Retrieved June 6, 2020. Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. September 23: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon Bunker Hill Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
October October 7: Friz Freleng's sixth Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Canary Row premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, it marks the debut of Tweety's (and occasionally Sylvester's) owner Granny. October 11: Jiří Trnka's animated film Prince Bayaya premieres. October 21: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Framed Cat premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. Friz Freleng's cartoon Stooge for a Mouse premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Starring Sylvester and Hector the Bulldog (named Mike in this short). October 28: Robert McKimson's Sylvester the Cat cartoon Pop 'Im Pop! premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons which features Sylvester trying to impress his son (Sylvester Junior in his debut appearance) by catching a giant mouse (which is actually the kangaroo Hippety Hopper).
November November 2: John Hubley and Robert Cannon's Gerald McBoing-Boing, produced by UPA, premieres. November 3: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon Hold That Pose, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released. It marks the debut of Humphrey the Bear. November 18: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Bushy Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. November 25: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Cue Ball Cat premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.
December December 2: Robert McKimson's Porky Pig cartoon Dog Collared premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. December 13: Jean Image's Jeannot l'intrépide (Johnny the Giant Killer) premieres. December 16: Chuck Jones' iconic Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoon Rabbit of Seville premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. December 30: Chuck Jones' Claude Cat cartoon Two's a Crowd produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons premieres, Frisky Puppy makes his debut.
Films released
February 15 - Cinderella (United States) February 24: Always Happy (West Germany) Tobias Knopp – Adventure of a Bachelor (West Germany) December 13 - Johnny the Giant Killer (France) December 18 - Once Upon A Time (Spain)
Births
January January 4: Fakhri Odeh, Kuwaiti actor (Kuwaiti dub voice of Lepka in Future Boy Conan), (d. 2025).وفاة الفنان والإعلامي الكويتي فخري عودة بعد صراع مع المرض January 5: Merl Reagle, American crossword constructor (voiced himself and provided the crossword puzzles in The Simpsons episode "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"), (d. 2015). January 9: David Johansen, American singer, songwriter and actor (voice of Shayol in Gandahar, Beartaur in Centaurworld, Bus Driver in Cats Don't Dance, Ding Dong Daddy in the Teen Titans episode "Revved Up"), (d. 2025). January 16: Bob Kulick, American guitarist and record producer (co-wrote the song "Sweet Victory" which was used in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Band Geeks"), (d. 2020). Robert Schimmel, American comedian (voice of Prisoner in The Simpsons episode "Pokey Mom", himself in the Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist episode "Wild Weekend"), (d. 2010). January 20: Frank Mula, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons), (d. 2021). January 23: Richard Gilliland, American actor (voice of McHenry in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time, Frank in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "I've Got Batman in My Basement"), (d. 2021). January 29: Katsuhito Akiyama, Japanese storyboard artist and director (ThunderCats, Beyblade).
February February 1: Adam Beckett, American animator, special effects artist and teacher (Star Wars), (d. 1979). February 2: Kevin Gillis, Canadian television writer and producer (creator of The Raccoons). February 3: Morgan Fairchild, American actress (voice of Vivienne St. Charmaine in The Simpsons episode "Podcast News", Muffy Snootwell in The Angry Beavers episode "Dumbwaiters"). February 5: Jonathan Freeman, American actor and puppeteer (voice of Jafar in the Aladdin franchise, House of Mouse, and the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Arabian Night", Eli Excelsior Pandarus in American Dragon: Jake Long, Paimon in the Helluva Boss episode "The Circus", Satan in the Celebrity Deathmatch episode "Fandemonium III"). February 6: Natalie Cole, American singer, songwriter, and actress (singing voice of Sawyer in Cats Don't Dance, sang "Rise and Shine" in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland), (d. 2015)."Autopsy: The Last Hours of Natalie Cole." Autopsy: The Last Hours of.... Nar. Eric Meyers. Exec. Prod. Ed Taylor and Michael Kelpie. Reelz, May 27, 2017. Television. February 8: Ron Husband, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios). February 12: Michael Ironside, Canadian actor (voice of Darkseid in the DC Animated Universe and Harley Quinn, Colonel Moss in Wolverine and the X-Men, Ultra Magnus in Transformers: Prime, Dark Knight Returns Batman in The New Batman Adventures episode "Legends of the Dark Knight", Dragon Scout Leader in the Jackie Chan Adventures episode "Dragon Scouts", Emperor Zanmoran in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "The Arena of Carnage"). February 14: Ken Levine, American author, director, television producer and writer (The Simpsons, voice of Dan Horde in the episode "Dancin' Homer"). February 17: Alan Burnett, American television writer and producer (Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation). February 20: Ken Shimura, Japanese comedian (voice of Master Nyada in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, dub voice of the title character in The Lorax), (d. 2020).志村けんさん死去 新型コロナ感染で肺炎. The Nikkei. 30 March 2020コロナ感染で予断を許さない志村けんの病状と「ナゾの感染ルート」. Friday Digital. 29 March 2020 February 22: Julie Walters, English actress (voice of Miss Montague in Gnomeo & Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes, the Witch in Brave). February 27: Steve Waterman, American film producer (Stunt Dawgs, Mutant League, Casper, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle).
March March 11: Bobby McFerrin, American folk and jazz artist (Knick Knack). March 13: William H. Macy, American actor (voice of Leo Lionheart in The Lionhearts, Justin in The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, Aaron Herbst in the Batman Beyond episode "Disappearing Inque", himself in The Simpsons episode "Homer's Paternity Coot"). March 14: Rick Dees, American entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist (voice of D.J. in Stanley, the Ugly Duckling, Jack Dalton in the Lucky Luke episode "Ma Dalton", Rocket Rick Ragnarok in Jetsons: The Movie, Peter as Rick Dees in the Family Guy episode "La Famiglia Guy"). March 20: William Hurt, American actor (voice of Jairus in The Miracle Maker, John Davis in The Legend of Sasquatch), (d. 2022).