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- Animation Department
- Actor
- Visual Effects
Virgil Ross was a legendary animator who worked chiefly at Warner Brothers during the 'Golden Years of Animation'. Having moved through the ranks of the pioneering studios (as a trainee for Charles Mintz, in 1930, for $6 a week salary, and for Walter Lantz -- briefly -- in 1935), Ross joined Tex Avery at Leon Schlesinger's 'Termite Terrace'. He remained there until Warner Brothers dissolved their cartoon department in 1964. Thereafter, he delved into the world of low-budget animation, ending up at Filmation in the 60's and 70's, turning out 'Batman', 'Superman' and 'Star Trek' cartoons. Ross excelled at facial expression and had a keen eye for gesture and movement in his drawings. He was at his best designing action and dance sequences, ideally showcased in episodes like Rhapsody Rabbit (1946) (he was reputedly quite nimble on the dance floor himself). Moreover, he was instrumental in the development and maturation of the character who captained the Looney Tunes ship: Bugs Bunny (his creations included the rabbit's first Oscar-nominated short, A Wild Hare (1940)). During his lengthy tenure as a key member of Friz Freleng's unit, he also perfected perennial favorites Yosemite Sam (Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)) and Sylvester (Bad Ol' Putty Tat (1949), A Mouse Divided (1953),A Street Cat Named Sylvester (1953). etc). In 1988, Ross was honored with the highest accolade in animation, the Winsor McKay Achievement Award in animation.- Soundtrack
Johnny 'Guitar' Watson was born on 3 February 1935 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was married to Susan . He died on 17 May 1996 in Yokohama, Japan.- Willis Conover was born on 18 October 1920 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Jazz at the Smithsonian: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1991), Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) and The Subject Is Jazz (1958). He died on 17 May 1996.
- Music Department
Gerald Tueber was born on 26 November 1916. He is known for Slap Shot (1977), McCloud (1970) and Quincy M.E. (1976). He died on 17 May 1996 in Desert Hot Springs, California, USA.- Composer
- Actor
- Director
Nikolaus Utermöhlen was born on 30 June 1958 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for Naturkatastrophenkonzert (1983), The Holy Bunch (1991) and Georgette Meunier (1989). He died on 17 May 1996 in Berlin, Germany.- Writer
- Actor
Georg Hensel was born on 13 July 1923 in Darmstadt, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Die Stimme aus dem Hut (1959), Instinkt ist alles (1960) and Der Dank der Unterwelt (1958). He died on 17 May 1996 in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.- Scott Brayton was born on 20 February 1959 in Coldwater, Michigan, United States. He died on 17 May 1996 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- Erzsi Czobor was born on 17 September 1922 in Eger, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Afrikai völegény (1944) and Könnyü múzsa (1947). She died on 17 May 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Rita Gladunko was born on 29 April 1929 in Uman, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Vesenniye grozy (1960), Chasy ostanovilis v polnoch (1959) and Podozritelnyy (1979). She died on 17 May 1996.