Events in 1947 in animation.
Events
January January 10: Ivan Ivanov-Vano's The Humpbacked Horse is first released. January 11: The Crab with the Golden Claws premieres, a stop-motion film directed by Claude Misonne (pseudonym for Simone Swaelens). It is the first animated film based on Hergé's popular comics series The Adventures of Tintin. January 18: Robert McKimson's Porky Pig cartoon One Meat Brawl premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 126. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. Also starring Barnyard Dawg (named Mandrake in this short). January 25: Arthur Davis' Goofy Gophers, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons is first released where the Goofy Gophers make their debuts. Bugs Bunny makes a cameo at the end of the short.
February
February 22: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Cat Fishin, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The encyclopedia of animated cartoons. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. ISBN .
March March 13: 19th Academy Awards: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short (just a month before it released in theaters) Controversy arises, because Warner Brothers's Rhapsody Rabbit (directed by Friz Freleng) has a similar plot and is said to have been omitted from nomination because it was screened to the Academy jury after they had watched The Cat Concerto. The jury assumed that it was a case of mere plagiarism. Today most historians assume that both cartoons were produced at the same time and most of their similarities are coincidental. March 15: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Part Time Pal, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres. March 22: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny cartoon A Hare Grows in Manhattan premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
April April 12: Robert McKimson's Daffy Duck cartoon Birth of a Notion premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. April 18: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Straight Shooters is first released, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Also starring Huey, Dewey, and Louie.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–75. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. April 26: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Concerto, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, is first released.
May May 3: In Friz Freleng's Tweetie Pie premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bob Clampett's character Tweety Bird and Freleng's Sylvester the Cat are first paired together, thus marking the start of the Tweety & Sylvester series. It is also the first time where Tweety is seen as Yellow instead of Pink. May 9: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Sleepy Time Donald is first released, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It features Donald suffering from sleepwalking and Daisy Duck preventing him from hurting himself. May 10: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny cartoon Rabbit Transit premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. This is the final time where Bugs Bunny competes against Cecil Turtle, as it's the latter's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation. May 16 - November 15: A huge strike takes place at Terrytoons, where Paul Terry refuses to negotiate a union contract with the Screen Cartoonist's Guild and fires several of his animators.
June June 4: Friz Freleng's cartoon Along Came Daffy premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Starring Daffy Duck and Yosemite Sam (and a twin-brother lookalike of the latter). June 14: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. June 20: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Clown of the Jungle premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. June 28: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Easter Yeggs premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Elmer Fudd.
July July 11: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Donald's Dilemma premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, in which Daisy Duck tells her psychologist about how Donald's singing voice improves due to a flower pot falling on his head. July 12: Robert McKimson's cartoon Crowing Pains, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. Starring Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk, Barnyard Dawg, & Sylvester (in which the latter makes his debut in a Robert McKimson short).Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 82. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Salt Water Tabby premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio in which Tom and Jerry go to the beach. July 19: George Pal's Tubby the Tuba is first released. Tex Avery's Uncle Tom's Cabaña, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, is first released.
August August 2: Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd cartoon A Pest in the House premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. August 22: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Bootle Beetle premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. August 30: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short A Mouse in the House premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio in which Tom and a rival cat (being Butch) have to catch Jerry to avoid being kicked out the house.
September September 12–25: During the 1947 Cannes Film Festival the film Dumbo by Walt Disney Animation Studios receives the Grand Prix pour Meilleur Dessin Animé (Grand Prize for Best Animated Film). September 12: Jack King's Donald Duck cartoon Wide Open Spaces premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. September 20: Tex Avery's Slap Happy Lion, produced by MGM, premieres. September 27: Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske and William Morgan's Fun and Fancy Free, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. It consists of the shorts Bongo and Mickey and the Beanstalk. Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry short The Invisible Mouse, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres.
October October 4: Chuck Jones' Porky Pig cartoon Little Orphan Airedale premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, in which Charlie Dog makes his debut. It is a complete remake of Bob Clampett's 1941 short Porky's Pooch. October 10: In Seymour Kneitel's Naughty But Mice, produced for Famous Studios, Herman and Katnip are first paired as a duo. October 24: Walt Disney testifies for the House Un-American Activities Committee and accuses several of his former employees of being Communist sympathizers, resulting in several of them being blacklisted. October 25: Arthur Davis' cartoon Doggone Cats premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This is one of Davis' two shorts to star Sylvester.
November November 1: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short Slick Hare, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released, a cartoon which features many caricatures of Hollywood celebrities. November 28: Jack Hannah's Donald Duck cartoon Chip an' Dale premieres, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, in which Chip 'n' Dale are first paired with Donald Duck. November 29: Arthur Davis' first Daffy Duck cartoon Mexican Joyride premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
December December 5: Little Audrey debuts in the short film Santa's Surprise, produced by Famous Studios. December 6: Tex Avery's King-Size Canary premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. Arthur Davis' cartoon Catch as Cats Can, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This is Davis' second & final short to star Sylvester. December 13: Jiří Trnka's Spalicek (The Czech Year) is first released. It is his debut animated feature and will win critical acclaim.
Specific date unknown George Moreno Jr.'s Bubble and Squeek is first released.
Films released
January 10 - The Humpbacked Horse (Soviet Union) January 11 - The Crab with the Golden Claws (Belgium) September 27 - Fun and Fancy Free (United States) December 13 - The Czech Year (Czechoslovakia)
Births January January 1: Sigifredo Vega, Colombian actor (Latin American dub voice of Santa Claus in The Cuphead Show!, Shikijo in Rurouni Kenshin, Satotz in Hunter x Hunter, Aoi Satan in Sakura Wars, Kilobot in Cubix, Sprong in The Secret Show, Chairface Chippendale in The Tick), (d. 2024).Sigifredo Vega, famoso actor colombiano y reconocido en el mundo del anime, murió a los 77 años January 2: Eiji Kusuhara, Japanese-born English actor (voice of Dr. Kamikazi in Robotboy), (d. 2010). January 8: David Bowie, English rock singer and actor (voice of Lord Royal Highness in SpongeBob SquarePants and Emperor Maltazard in Arthur and the Invisibles), (d. 2016). January 15: Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and comedian (voice of Ms. Fowl in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Splatter Phoenix in Darkwing Duck, Aunt Miriam Pickles in Rugrats, Queen Slug-For-A-Butt in Earthworm Jim, Mad Harriet in Superman: The Animated Series, Mrs. Stoppable in Kim Possible, Ms. Meaney in The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Miss Carbuncle in Frosty Returns, Mrs. Bigby in Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Lisa Lorraine in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Make 'Em Laugh", Waylon Jeepers' Neighbor in the Freakazoid! episode "Statuesque"). January 17: Todd Susman, American actor (voice of P.A. Announcer in the Futurama episode "War Is the H-Word"). January 18: Alfred R. Kahn, American executive (4Kids Entertainment). January 19: Wendell Washer, American animator (Filmation, The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour), storyboard artist (Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, The Puppy's Further Adventures, Marvel Productions, Disney Television Animation, Dragon Tales, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, Warner Bros. Animation, LeapFrog), character designer (The Puppy's Further Adventures, Blondie and Dagwood) and writer (The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show), (d. 2022). January 21: Jill Eikenberry, American actress (voice of Mrs. Wilson in the Batman Beyond episode "Hidden Agenda", Merf in the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters episode "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?"). January 28: Hiram Titus, American composer and orchestrator (ALF Tales, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid), (d. 2013). January 29: Gerald Polley, American singer, activist and animator, (d. 2012). Juan Padrón, Cuban comics artist and animator (Vampires in Havana), (d. 2020). January 31: Jonathan Banks, American actor (voice of Rick Dicker in Incredibles 2, Black Mask in Catwoman: Hunted, Eruptor in Skylanders Academy, William Murphy in F is for Family, various voices in Axe Cop, Quirin in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Johannes in A Tale Dark & Grimm, Filbrick Pines in the Gravity Falls episode "A Tale of Two Stans", The Wizard in the Mike Tyson Mysteries episode "Is Magic Real?", Composite Superman in the Robot Chicken episode "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship", Coach Crawford in The Casagrandes episode "Team Effort").
February February 2: Farrah Fawcett, American actress (voice of Faucet in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, herself in the Johnny Bravo episode "Johnny Meets Farrah Fawcett"), (d. 2009). February 3: Claude Berda, French studio executive (AB Groupe), (d. 2025).Claude Berda, cofondateur d’AB Productions à l’origine du « Club Dorothée », est mort à l’âge de 78 ans February 5: György Gát, Hungarian director and producer (A Fox's Tale), (d. 2024).Meghalt Gát György, a Linda és a Família Kft. rendezője Darrell Waltrip, American motorsports analyst, author, former national television broadcaster, and stock car driver (voice of Darrell Cartrip in the Cars franchise). February 7: Wayne Allwine, American actor (voice of Mickey Mouse from 1977 to 2009), (d. 2009).