While there, in addition to "The Phantom Tollbooth" and "Dr. closed their animation studio Jones moved to MGM where he created new episodes of the Tom and Jerry cartoon series. This period is often noted as the "Golden Age of Animation." Arguably some of the most enduring cartoons ever made were produced in this period most of them still enjoy worldwide recognition to this day. Jones admired and revered Freleng for the rest of his life, saying, "No one except Tex Avery had as perfect a sense of timing as did Friz Freleng." He worked his way up from cel washer to assistant animator, then animator, and finally in 1938, he directed his first short animated film, "The Night Watchman," stopping only briefly in July of 1937 to welcome his only child, daughter Linda, to the world.Īfter Avery and Clampett left the studio in the early 1940s, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Chuck Jones, working with their own formidable team of writers, layout artists, background painters, and animators, created cartoons until the studio was closed in 1962.
In 1936 Jones was hired by Friz Freleng as an animator for the Leon Schlesinger Studio (later sold to Warner Bros.).
It was at Iwerks Productions that he met Dorothy Webster, to whom he was married in 1932. Then, in 1932, he got his first job in the fledgling animation industry as a cel washer for former Disney animator, Ubbe Iwerks. After graduating from Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (now California Institute of the Arts in Valencia) Jones drew pencil portraits for a dollar-a-piece on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. He draws pictures of Bugs Bunny." His point was that the child thought of the character as being alive and believable, which was, in Jones' belief, the key to true character animation.īorn on Septemin Spokane, Washington, Jones grew up in Hollywood where he observed the talents of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Jones often recalled a small child who, when told that Jones drew Bugs Bunny, replied: "He doesn't draw Bugs Bunny. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," a television classic, as well as the feature-length film "The Phantom Tollbooth." In addition, Jones was a prolific artist whose work has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. He also produced, directed, and wrote the screenplays for "Dr. Coyote, Marvin Martian, Pepe le Pew, Michigan J. The list of characters he created himself includes Road Runner, Wile E. most famous characters-Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig. Among the many awards and recognitions, one of those most valued was the honorary life membership from the Directors Guild of America.ĭuring the Golden Age of animation Jones helped bring to life many of Warner Bros. In a career spanning over 60 years, Jones made more than 300 animated films, winning three Oscars as director and in 1996 an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.
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