Sid Marcus

Sidney Marcus (July 13, 1904 – September 9, 1985) was an American animator, story man and director, who worked at Screen Gems, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Walter Lantz Productions and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.

Career Sid Marcus began his animation career in 1925 at Associated Animators working on the Mutt and Jeff cartoons. The studio closed by 1926 and Marcus began working at Fleischer Studios. His animation can be seen in the 1930 Talkartoon Hot Dog. In 1930 he and Fleischer colleague Dick Huemer were hired by Charles Mintz to make a series of cartoons for RKO in collaboration with Arthur Davis. After one season of Toby the Pup cartoons, the team began a new series of cartoons for Columbia instead, Scrappy. After Dick Huemer left the studio in 1933, Sid Marcus would take over direction of the Scrappy cartoons. In 1934, Sid Marcus directed the first Color Rhapsody, and would direct all four entries of the short lived Barney Google series. In 1941, Columbia let go of most of Screen Gems' staff, including Marcus, Davis and director Lou Lilly, (Ben Harrison, Manny Gould and Allen Rose had been fired before) with story man Frank Tashlin now in charge. Marcus' draft card from the time lists that he is employed at his own studio.

By 1943, Marcus was once again at Screen Gems, this time as a story man. He worked on the Li'l Abner, Fox and Crow, Flippy and Phantasy cartoons. He would even direct two cartoons, in place of Paul Sommer. In 1945, director Bob Wickersham would leave the studio with Marcus taking over his role. The studio shut down in 1946. Marcus would then become Arthur Davis' story man at Warner Bros. Cartoons where he wrote two cartoons: Bye, Bye Bluebeard and A Ham in a Role. Davis only finished one before his unit was disbanded in 1947 (Bye, Bye Bluebeard), Robert McKimson would complete the second (A Ham in a Role). Marcus was let go when the unit disbanded. He would return to Warner's in the early 1950s writing for McKimson. He was let go when the studio briefly shut down in 1953.

In the late 1950s Marcus worked on Joe Oriolo's Felix the Cat TV series, directed on Sam Singer's Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse in the early 1960s, directed at Walter Lantz's studio from 1963 to 1966, directed at Grantray-Lawrence Animation on The Marvel Super Heroes and Spider-Man (1967–1968), while freelancing stories for Walter Lantz and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. By 1969 he was working on Here Comes the Grump at DePatie–Freleng where he would spend the rest of his career. His last credits were in 1979.

Filmography

Theatrical Cartoons TitleRelease DateRoleSeriesNotesThe Museum 1930 Co-director with Dick Huemer Toby the PupThe FiddlerThe MinerThe ShowmanThe Bug HouseCircus Time1931The MilkmanThe Brown DerbyDown SouthHallowe’enAces UpThe Bull ThrowerYelp Wanted Animator ScrappyThe Little PestSunday ClothesThe Dog SnatcherShowing OffMinding the BabyThe Chinatown Mystery 1932The Treasure RuntRailroad WretchThe Pet ShopStepping StonesBattle of the BarnFare PlayCamping OutThe Black SheepThe Great Bird MysteryFlop HouseThe Bad GeniusThe Wolf at the DoorSassy Cats 1933Scrappy’s PartyThe Beer ParadeThe False AlarmThe Match Kid DirectorTechnoracketThe World’s AffairMovie StruckSandman TalesHollywood BabiesScrappy’s Auto ShowScrappy’s Art Gallery 1934Scrappy’s TelevisionAw NurseScrappy’s Toy ShopScrappy’s Dog ShowScrappy’s Theme SongScrappy’s Relay RaceThe Great ExperimentScrappy’s ExpeditionThe Trapeze ArtistKrazy KatThe Concert KidScrappyHoliday LandColor RhapsodyThe Happy Butterfly ScrappyThe Gold Getters 1935Little Rover Color RhapsodyNeighboursTetched in the Head Barney GooglePatch Mah BritchesThe Bird Stuffer 1936Krazy KatSpark Plug Barney GoogleMajor GoogleIn My Gondola Color RhapsodyA Boy and his DogThe Novelty ShopMother Hen’s Holiday 1937Indian SerenadeScary CrowsHollywood PicnicThe Little Match GirlThe Air HostessThe Foolish Bunny 1938Window ShoppingPoor ElmerLittle Moths Big FlamePeaceful Neighbours 1939The House That Jack BuiltJitterbug KnightsDreams on IceThe Greyhound and the Rabbit 1940Tangled TelevisionThe Mad HatterA Helping Paw 1941The Land of FunTom Thumb’s BrotherThe Cuckoo I.Q.The Crystal GazerPhantasyWho’s Zoo in Hollywood Color RhapsodyRed Riding Hood Rides AgainAmoozin’ But Confoozin’ 1944Story Li’l AbnerA Pee-Kool-Yar-Sit-Chee-Ay-ShunStory & DirectionMr. Moocher StoryFox and CrowKickapoo JuiceLi’l AbnerGoofy News Views 1945Story & Direction PhantasyBooby Socks StoryPhoney Baloney Fox and CrowUnsure Runts 1946Cagey BirdFlippyMysto FoxFox and CrowUp N’ Atom 1947 Director Color RhapsodySwiss TeaseKitty CaddyPhantasyBoston BeanieColor RhapsodyTopsy Turkey1948PhantasyThe Coo-Coo Bird Dog 1949 Color RhapsodyCat-TastrophyFinal Columbia cartoon by Sid Marcus.Bye, Bye Bluebeard StoryMerrie MelodiesA Ham in a Role Looney TunesNo Parking Hare 1954Devil May HareDebut of Tasmanian Devil.The Oily AmericanMerrie MelodiesGone BattyStory with Ben Washam Looney TunesAll Fowled UpStory with Charles McKimsonLighthouse Mouse 1955 StoryMerrie MelodiesThe Hole Idea Looney TunesDime to RetireGreedy Gabby Gator 1963 Director Woody WoodpeckerStowaway WoodySalmon LoaferChilly WillyCoy Decoy Woody WoodpeckerThe Tenant’s RacketPesky PelicanChilly WillyTepee For Two Woody WoodpeckerScience FrictionDumb Like a Fox 1964Deep Freeze SqueezeChilly WillyWoody's Clip Joint Woody WoodpeckerSkinfolksLighthouse Keeping BluesChilly WillyGet Lost! Little DoggyWoody WoodpeckerSki-napperChilly WillyThree Little Woodpeckers 1965Woody WoodpeckerFractured FriendshipChilly WillyBirds of a FeatherWoody WoodpeckerHalf Baked AlaskaChilly WillySioux MeWoody WoodpeckerPesky GuestChilly WillyRough Riding Hood 1966Woody WoodpeckerA Squeak in the DeepStoryLooney TunesTeeny Weeny MeanyDirectorChilly WillySwing Ding AmigoStoryLooney TunesOperation Shanghai 1967Director Chilly WillyHot Time on Ice StoryThe Nautical NutWoody WoodpeckerChilly and the WoodpeckerChilly WillyThink Before You Pink1969Pink PantherOdd Ant Out 1970The Ant and the AardvarkThe Foul Kin Roland and RatfinkWar and PiecesAll Hams on DeckWoody WoodpeckerChilly’s Cold War Chilly WillyA Gooney is Born 1971Rough BrunchThe Ant and the AardvarkTrick or RetreatRoland and RatfinkChilley’s Hide-A-Way Chilly WillyThe Rude Intruder1972Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow1973 DirectorThe Blue RacerGiddy Up Woe 1974 Hoot KlootMesa TroublePinky Doodle1976 Pink PantherPink Arcade 1978Dietetic PinkPink S.W.A.T.Yankee Doodle PinkPink in the DrinkPink Z-Z-ZToro Pink 1979Pink PullDoctor Pink

Television Source:

Writer

Felix the Cat (1958–1961)

Director

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960–1962) Sinbad Jr. and His Magic Belt (1965–1966) The Marvel Super Heroes (1966) Spider-Man (1967–1968) Here Comes the Grump (1969) Doctor Dolittle (1970–1971) Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (1977) Misterjaw (1977–1978)

Animation Director

Bailey's Comets (1973–1974)

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