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Events in 1926 in animation .
Films released
Unknown date:
Coast To Coast (United States)
The Huntsman (United States)
1 January – Alice on the Farm (United States)
10 January –Felix the Cat Spots the Spook (United States)
15 January:
23 January – The Wind Jammers (United States)
24 January – Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate (United States)
February –
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Germany)
1 February – Alice's Little Parade (United States)
7 February – Felix the Cat in Blunderland (United States)
15 February – Alice's Mysterious Mystery (United States)
21 February – Felix the Cat Fans the Flames (United States)
7 March – Felix the Cat Laughs it Off (United States)
21 March – Felix the Cat Weathers the Weather (United States)
4 April – Felix the Cat Uses His Head (United States)
18 April – Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (United States)
2 May – Felix the Cat Braves the Briny (United States)
16 May – A Tale of Two Kitties (United States)
30 May – Felix the Cat Scoots Through Scotland (United States)
13 June – Felix the Cat Rings the Ringer (United States)
27 June – School Daze (United States)
4 July – Jungle Sports (United States)
11 July – Felix the Cat Seeks Solitude (United States)
25 July – Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss (United States)
8 August – Gym Gems (United States)
22 August – Two-Lip Time (United States)
5 September – Scrambled Yeggs (United States)
6 September – Alice Charms the Fish (United States)
15 September –
Dog Gone (United States)
17 September:
A Knight Out (United States)
Why Argue (United States)
19 September – Felix the Cat Shatters the Sheik (United States)
20 September – Alice's Monkey Business (United States)
3 October – Felix the Cat Hunts the Hunter (United States)
4 October – Alice in the Wooly West (United States)
17 October – Land O' Fancy (United States)
18 October – Alice the Fire Fighter (United States)
26 October:
Buck Fever (United States)
Through Thick and Thin (United States)
31 October – Felix the Cat Bursts a Bubble (United States)
1 November – Alice Cuts the Ice (United States)
14 November – Reverse English (United States)
15 November – Alice Helps the Romance (United States)
28 November – Felix the Cat Trumps the Ace (United States)
29 November – Alice's Spanish Guitar (United States)
12 December – Felix the Cat Collars the Button (United States)
13 December – Alice's Brown Derby (United States)
27 December – Alice the Lumberjack (United States)
28 December – Zoo Logic (United States)
31 December – Where Friendship Ceases (United States)
Births
January
February
February 6 :
Walker Edmiston , American actor (voice of Ernie the Keebler Elf from
The Keebler Company ,
Squiddly Diddly and
Yakky Doodle in
Yogi's Ark Lark , various characters in
Down and Dirty Duck , Inferno in
The Transformers , Sir Thornberry in
Adventures of the Gummi Bears ,
Whizzer in
Spider-Man , Fire Lord Azulon in the
Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "Zuko Alone", Marty in the
Ben 10 episode "Permanent Retirement"), (d.
2007 ).
[2]
February 8 :
Allan Rich , American actor (voice of Edward "King" Barlowe in
The New Batman Adventures episode "
Joker's Millions "), (d.
2020 ).
[3]
February 11 :
Leslie Nielsen , Canadian-American producer (
The Secret World of Benjamin Bear ), actor and comedian (voice of the Narrator in
The Railway Dragon and
Katie and Orbie , Boomer in Pumper Pups , the title character in
Zeroman ), (d.
2010 ).
[4]
February 14 :
Al Brodax , American film and television producer (
Paramount ,
King Features ,
The Beatles ,
Yellow Submarine ), (d.
2016 ).
[5]
February 16 :
David Frankham , British actor (voice of Sergeant Tibbs in
One Hundred and One Dalmatians ).
February 22 :
Kenneth Williams , British comedian and actor (the narrator and other voices in
Willo the Wisp ), (d.
1988 ).
March
March 16 :
Jerry Lewis , American comedian, actor, singer, director, producer, writer and humanitarian (voice of the title character in
The Nutty Professor , Stationmaster in
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! , Professor John Frink, Sr. in
The Simpsons episode "
Treehouse of Horror XIV "), (d.
2017 ).
[6]
March 18 :
Peter Graves , American actor (voice of General Warning and the Narrator in
The Angry Beavers episode "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up", Instructor Voice in the
Mickey Mouse Works episode "How To Be A Spy", Sheldon Miller in the
Minoriteam episode "Tax Day", Mr. Pibb in the
American Dad! episode "
A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial "), (d.
2010 ).
[7]
March 25 :
Gene Shalit , American retired journalist, television personality, critic and author (voice of Gene Scallop in the
SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Krusty Sponge", himself in
The Critic episodes "
Pilot ", "Marty's First Date" and "Siskel and Ebert & Jay & Alice").
April
April 1 :
Jack Grimes , American actor (voice of
Jimmy Olsen in
The New Adventures of Superman , Sparky and Chim-Chim in
Speed Racer ), (d.
2009 ).
April 5 :
Roger Corman , American director and producer (
Little Shop ,
Fire and Ice , Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time ) and actor (Hollywood Director in
Looney Tunes: Back in Action ), (d.
2024 ).
[8]
[9]
April 7 :
Miyoko Asō , Japanese actress (voice of Fune Isono in
Sazae-san , Pinako Rockbell in
Fullmetal Alchemist , Cologne in
Ranma ½ ), (d.
2018 ).
[10]
April 8 : David Detiege, American film director (
The Man from Button Willow ,
Shinbone Alley ), animation writer (
Warner Bros. Cartoons ), animator, producer, and director, (d.
1984 ).
April 9 :
Hugh Hefner , American magazine editor (voiced himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Krusty Gets Kancelled ", the
Family Guy episode "
Airport '07 ", and the
Robot Chicken episode "Drippy Pony"), (d.
2017 ).
[11]
April 12 :
Jane Withers , American actress (voice of Laverne in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame and
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II ), (d.
2021 ).
[12]
[13]
April 22 :
Charlotte Rae , American actress, comedian, and singer (voice of Aunt Pristine Figg in
Tom and Jerry: The Movie , Adrienne Van Leydon in
Itsy Bitsy Spider , Nanny in
101 Dalmatians: The Series ), (d.
2018 ).
[14]
April 30 :
Cloris Leachman , American actress and comedian (voice of Hydia in
My Little Pony: The Movie , Gran in
The Croods franchise,
Granny Goodness in
Justice League Action , Old Female Airplane Passenger in
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America , Mrs. Tensedge in
The Iron Giant , Anne Doofenshmirtz in
Phineas and Ferb , Old Marceline in
Adventure Time , Dola in
Castle in the Sky , Mrs. Glick in
The Simpsons episode "
Three Men and a Comic Book "), (d.
2021 ).
[15]
May
May 8 :
Don Rickles , American comedian and actor (voice of
Mr. Potato Head in the
Toy Story franchise, Cornwall in
Quest for Camelot ), (d.
2017 ).
[16]
May 13 :
Norman Maurer , American comics artist, animator, screenwriter, and film producer (
Hanna-Barbera ), (d.
1986 ).
[17]
May 15 :
Regis Cordic , American actor (voice of
Diablo in
Fantastic Four ,
Apache Chief and
Black Manta in
The All-New Super Friends Hour , Bald Doctor in
Puff the Magic Dragon , The Clock in
The Mouse and His Child ,
Quintessons and
Menasor in
The Transformers ), (d.
1999 ).
May 19 :
Eve Brenner , American actress (voice of Queen Mousetoria in
The Great Mouse Detective ).
May 28 :
Bob Ogle , American actor (voice of Kwicky Koala in
The Kwicky Koala Show , Digger the Mole in
Shirt Tales ), animator and writer (
Hanna-Barbera ), (d.
1984 ).
June
June 1 :
Andy Griffith , American actor, comedian, television producer, singer and writer (voice of the Narrator in
Frosty's Winter Wonderland ,
Santa Claus in
Christmas Is Here Again ), (d.
2012 ).
[18]
June 13 :
Paul Lynde , American comedian and actor (voice of Templeton in
Charlotte's Web , Mildew Wolf in
Cattanooga Cats , Claude Pertwee in
Where's Huddles? , Sylvester Sneekly/The Hooded Claw in
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ), (d.
1982 ).
[19]
[20]
June 16 :
June 28 :
Mel Brooks , American actor, comedian and filmmaker (voice of the narrator in
The Critic , Wiley in
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks , Bigweld in
Robots , President Skroob and Yogurt in
Spaceballs: The Animated Series ,
Albert Einstein in
Mr. Peabody and Sherman , Vlad in
Hotel Transylvania 2 and
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation , Rogman in
The Guardian Brothers , Luteau in
Leap! , Melephant Brooks in
Toy Story 4 and
Forky Asks a Question , The Shogun in
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank ,
Mad Hatter in the
Dora the Explorer episode "Dora in Wonderland",
Santa Claus in
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius episode "Holly Jolly Jimmy", Canine in the
Glenn Martin, DDS episode "A Very Martin Christmas", Grandpa Mel in the
Special Agent Oso episode "On Old MacDonald's Special Song", himself in
The Simpsons episode "
Homer vs. Patty and Selma ").
July
August
August 3 :
Tony Bennett , American singer (voiced himself in
The Simpsons , provided Bobgoblin's singing voice in the
Wallykazam! episode "Wally Saves the Trollidays"), (d.
2023 ).
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
August 7 :
Stan Freberg , American comedian and actor (voice of the beaver in
Lady and the Tramp ,
Junior Bear and
Pete Puma in
Looney Tunes , Mo-Ron in
Freakazoid! , Dr. Whipple in
The Garfield Show ), (d.
2015 ).
[26]
[27]
August 14 :
René Goscinny , French comics writer, artist, magazine publisher animation director (
Asterix and Cleopatra ,
Daisy Town ,
The 12 Tasks of Asterix ,
La Ballade des Dalton ), (d.
1977 ).
[28]
August 22 : Sandy Wogatzke, American animation checker (
Jetsons: The Movie ), (d.
2022 ).
September
September 7 :
Don Messick , American actor (voice of
Boo-Boo Bear and
Ranger Smith in
Yogi Bear , Benton Quest in
Jonny Quest ,
Bamm-Bamm Rubble in
The Flintstones ,
Astro in
The Jetsons ,
Muttley in
Wacky Races and
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines , the title character in the
Scooby-Doo franchise, Dr. Vernon Danger in the
Freakazoid! episode "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet"), (d.
1997 ).
[29]
[30]
September 16 :
Tommy Bond , American actor (voice of
Beans in
Looney Tunes , speaking voice of Owl Jolson in
I Love to Singa ), (d.
2005 ).[
citation needed ]
September 19 :
James Lipton , American writer, lyricist and actor (voice of The Director in
Bolt , himself in
The Simpsons episodes "
The Sweetest Apu " and "
Homer the Father "), (d.
2020 ).
[31]
September 23 :
Henry Silva , American actor (voice of
Bane in the
DC Animated Universe ), (d.
2022 ).
[32]
September 28 :
Larry Roberts , American actor (voice of Tramp in
Lady and the Tramp ), (d.
1992 ).
[33]
September 29 :
Russ Heath , American comic book artist and animator (
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ), (d.
2018 ).
[34]
[35]
October
October 1 :
Ben Wicks , English-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author (co-creator of
Katie and Orbie ), (d.
2000 ).
[36]
October 11 :
Earle Hyman , American actor (voice of
Panthro in
ThunderCats ), (d.
2017 ).
[37]
October 12 :
Antonia Rey , Cuban-born American actress (portrayed Assunta Bianchi in
Happy! , voice of Abuela and Wizzles in
Dora the Explorer , additional voices in
Courage the Cowardly Dog ), (d.
2019 ).
[38]
October 18 :
Yoram Gross , Polish-born Australian producer (
Dot and the Kangaroo and its sequels), (d.
2015 ).
[39]
October 23 :
G. Stanley Jones , Canadian actor (voice of
Lex Luthor in
Challenge of the Superfriends , Riff Raff in
Heathcliff ), (d.
1998 ).
November
November 2 :
Howard Post , American animator, cartoonist, and comic strip and comic book writer-artist (
Famous Studios ), (d.
2010 ).
[40]
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[42]
November 7 :
Kay Hawtrey , Canadian actress (voice of Emily's Grandmother in
Little Bear , Grandma in
Max & Ruby , Miss Primrose in
The Raccoons episode "Making the Grade!"), (d.
2021 ).
[43]
November 8 :
Jack Mendelsohn , American writer-artist (
Hanna-Barbera ,
Yellow Submarine ,
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ), (d.
2017 ).
[44]
November 14 :
Tom Hatten , American cartoonist, TV presenter (host of
The Popeye Show ) and actor (voice of Farmer Fitzgibbons in
The Secret of NIMH ), (d.
2019 ).
[45]
November 16 :
Joan Gardner , American actress (voice of Spunky in
The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole , Mrs. Wetworth in
Snorks ), (d.
1992 ).
[46]
December
December 11 :
Dick Tufeld , American actor, announcer, and narrator (announcer and narrator for
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ,
Spider-Woman ,
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show ,
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians ,
Fantastic Four ,
Histeria! , voiced the
Robot from
Lost in Space in
The Simpsons episodes "
Mayored to the Mob " and "
Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore "), (d.
2012 ).
[47]
December 12 :
Roman Kroitor , Canadian filmmaker (
Universe , creator of
SANDDE ), (d.
2012 ).
[48]
December 16 :
Jeffrey Stone , American model (model for
Prince Charming in
Cinderella ), (d.
2012 ).
December 19 :
Eckart Dux , German actor (German dub voice of Man-E-Faces in
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ), (d.
2024 ).
[49]
December 22 : José Luis Moro, Spanish animator and comics artist (La Familia Telérín ), (d.
2015 ).
[50]
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