Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (1908 –
1980)
Animator
Cartoonist
Voice actor
Director
Famous for producing animated cartoons
during The Golden Age of Animation.
He was called Tex because he was born
in Texas.
Avery began his animation career at
the Walter Lantz Studio in the early
1930s, working on the majority of the
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from
1931-35.
Avery began his animation career at
the Walter Lantz Studio in the early
1930s.
He worked on the majority of the
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons
from 1931-35.
Avery migrated to the Leon Schlesinger studio in late 1935 and convinced the fast-talking
Schlesinger to let him head his own production unit of animators and create cartoons the
way he wanted them to be made.
白蚁阳台
It was being called “Termite Terrace“
Here is Tex with his Animators, he was told to do whatever he wanted.
(From the left, Virgil Ross, Sid Sutherland, Avery, Chuck Jones, and Bob Clampett)
Tex Avery came into an argument with Leon Schlesinger over a joke. And left the Studio
At MGM Tex Avery wrote history in Animation and he was
a big part of the Golden Age of Animation.
At MGM he was supervised by Cartoon Producer Fred Quimby.
The model sheet for King Size Canary. Went on theaters in 1947.
The model sheet for Slap happy Lion. The story about a lion that became scared of a
mouse. Went on theaters in 1947.
The model sheet for Bad Luck Blackie.
Voices are important for a character. Paul Frees was a famous character actor and he
made the voice for the Mouse in (Slap Happy Lion, 07:23)
In 1994, it was voted #10 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the
animation field. (King Size Canary 07:55)
This movie is also among the top 50 cartoon list of all time. Went on theaters in 1949.
Bad Luck Blackie (07:07 min)
Mel Blanc was the most famous
Voice Actors at the time.
He did the voices Bugs Bunny, Daffy
Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the
Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn
Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E.
Coyote,Woody Woodpecker, Barney
Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed
Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff,
“That’s all Folks” was the ending
line on every Looney Tunes, Warner
Brothers Cartoon.
And also on Mel Blanc’s grave stone.