1923 in animation
Events in 1923 in animation.
Films released
- Unknown date
- Day at the Park (United States)
- Martha (United States)
- On the Air (United States)
- Wedding Bells (United States)
- 1 January – Felix the Ghost Breaker view (United States)
- 14 January – Colonel Heeza Liar And The Ghost (United States)
- 15 January – Felix Win's Out view [sic] (United States)
- 1 February – Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective (United States)
- 8 February – The Einstein Theory of Relativity (United States)
- 17 February – The Traveling Salesman (United States)
- 23 February – Farmer Al Falfa's Bride (United States)
- 11 March – Colonel Heeza Liar's Burglar (United States)
- 22 March – One Hard Pull (United States)
- 8 April – Day by Day in Every Way (United States)
- 15 April – Felix Tries for Treasure view (United States)
- 27 April – Amateur Night on the Ark (United States)
- 1 May – Felix Revolts view (United States)
- 12 May – Springtime (United States)
- 15 May – Felix Calms His Conscience (United States)
- 1 June – Felix the Globe Trotter (United States)
- 3 June – Colonel Heeza Liar In The African Jungles (United States)
- 15 June – Felix Gets Broadcasted view (United States)
- 1 July – Felix Strikes it Rich view (United States)
- 8 July – Colonel Heeza Liar In Uncle Tom's Cabin (United States)
- 15 July – Felix in Hollywood view (United States)
- 19 July – Marathon Dancer (United States)
- 1 August – Felix in Fairyland view (United States)
- 5 August – Colonel Heeza Liar's Vacation (United States)
- 15 August – Felix Laughs Last (United States)
- 30 September – Felix and the Radio (United States)
- 16 October – Alice's Wonderland (United States)
- 1 November – Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit (United States)
- 9 November – Farmer Al Falfa's Pet Cat (United States)
- 15 November – Felix Fills a Shortage (United States)
- 1 December
- Colonel Heeza Liar, Strikebreaker (United States)
- Felix the Goat-Getter (United States)
- 15 December – Felix Goes A-Hunting view (United States)
Births
January
- January 8: Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (voice of Cool Cat, Colonel Rimfire, Merlin the Magic Mouse, and Second Banana in Looney Tunes, the Joker, in The Adventures of Batman, and The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Drac, Hagatha, Ghoulihand, Batso, Ratso, and Icky in Groovie Ghoulies, Koko the Clown in Out of the Inkwell).
- January 19: Bob McFadden, American voice actor (Franken Berry in the Monster Cereals commercials, Snarf in ThunderCats), (d. 2000).
- January 21: Paul Kligman, Romanian-born Canadian actor (voiced J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, and Donner in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), (d. 1985).
- January 22: Fred Peters, American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Company), (d. 2018).
- January 24: Vlado Kristl, Yugoslavian-Croatian animated film director and animator (Don Kihot), (d. 2004).
- January 29: Andrea Bresciani Slovenian-Italian animator and comics artist (worked for Hanna-Barbera), (d. 2006).
February
- February 17: Kathleen Freeman, American actress (voice of Mrs. Crackshell in DuckTales, Mrs. Gordon in As Told By Ginger, Ma Mayhem in Batman Beyond, Old Woman in Shrek), (d. 2001).
- February 18: Allen Melvin, America actor (voice of Magilla Gorilla), (d. 2008).
- February 24: Fred Steiner, American composer and conductor (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, Tiny Toon Adventures), (d. 2011).
March
- March 6: Ed McMahon, American announcer, game show host, comedian and actor (voiced himself in The Simpsons, Family Guy, Pinky and the Brain, Duck Dodgers, Engineer's Henchman in Bruno the Kid, Eugene Oregon in Cow and Chicken, Announcer in The Angry Beavers, Tug Boat Captain Hero in Higglytown Heroes), (d. 2009).
- March 16: Joyce Carlson, American artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), (d. 2008).
April
- April 13: Don Adams, American actor and comedian (voice of Tennessee Tuxedo in Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, the title character in Inspector Gadget, Gadget Boy in Gadget Boy & Heather, Principal Hickey in Pepper Ann, voiced himself in The New Scooby-Doo Movies), (d. 2005).
- April 20: Tito Puente, American musician, songwriter, bandleader and record producer (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Who Shot Mr. Burns?), (d. 2000).
- April 24: Red Coffey, American comedian and voice actor (voice of Quacker in Tom & Jerry), (d. 1988).
- April 25:
- Grant Munro, Canadian animator and film director (Neighbours), (d. 2017).
- Paul Whitsun-Jones, Welsh actor (voice of Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol), (d. 1974).
- April 30: Al Lewis, American actor (voice of the Godfather in Coonskin), (d. 2006).
May
- May 1: Ion Popescu-Gopo, Romanian graphic artist, animator and animated film director (Scurtă Istorie, The White Moor, Gopo's Little Man), (d. 1989).
- May 9: Gino Gavioli, Italian comics artist and animator (Gamma Film, Ulisse e l'Ombra, Caio Gregorio er guardiano der pretorio, Il vigile, Babbut, Mammut e Figliut, Derby, Capitan Trinchetto, Joe Galassia, Serafino spazza antennino, Tacabanda, Cimabue), (d. 2016).
- May 20: Steve Krantz, American film producer and writer (produced Spider-Man, Fritz the Cat, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic), (d. 2007).
- May 27: Alfonso Wong, Chinese comics artist and animator (Old Master Q), (d. 2017).
- May 29: Harry Everett Smith, American experimental filmmaker (Early Abstractions, Heaven and Earth Magic), (d. 1991).
June
- June 14: Władysław Nehrebecki, Polish animator and TV director (Bolek and Lolek), (d. 1978).
- June 30: Carl Ritchie, American actor (voice of Bert the Turtle in Duck and Cover), (d. 2015).
July
- July 5: Eunice Macaulay, British animator and animated film producer (Special Delivery), (d. 2013).
- July 8: Val Bettin, American actor (voice of Dr. David Dawson in The Great Mouse Detective, The Sultan in Aladdin, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar, and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bishop in Shrek), (d. 2021).
- July 13: Norma Zimmer, American actress (voice of White Rose in Alice in Wonderland), (d. 2011).
- July 25: Allan Lurie, American voice actor (voice of Mezmaron in Pac-Man, Uglor the Alien in Space Stars), (d. 2015).
- July 31: Kent Rogers, American voice actor (voice of Beaky Buzzard and Junior Bear in Looney Tunes, continued the voice of Woody Woodpecker in Walter Lantz's cartoons), (d. 1944).
August
- August 9: John Stephenson, American actor (voice of Mr. Slate in The Flintstones, continued voice of Doggie Daddy, voice of Dr, Benton Quest in the first 5 episodes of Jonny Quest, numerous roles in The Scooby-Doo franchise, Fancy Fancy in Top Cat, Huffer, Windcharger, Thundercracker, Alpha Trion, and Kup in The Transformers), (d. 2015).
- August 29:
- Peg Dixon, Canadian actress (voice of Mrs. Claus/Mrs. Donner in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Betty Brant in Spider-Man), (d. 2015).
- Jean Ache, French animator and comics artist (L'Émule de Tartarin, Callisto le petite nymphe, Anatole Fait Du Camping), (d. 1985).
September
- September 8: Gloria Wood, American actress and singer (voice of Nelly in Nelly's Folly, Suzy Sparrow in Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom), (d. 1995).
- September 23: Jimmy Weldon, American voice actor (voice of Yakky Doodle in The Yogi Bear Show).
October
- October 4: Charlton Heston, American actor (narrated Energy: A National Issue, Noel, Hercules, voice of Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur), (d. 2008).
- October 7: Břetislav Pojar, Czech puppeteer, animator and animated film director (To See or Not to See, Balablok), (d. 2012).
- October 21: Walerian Borowczyk, Polish film director and animator (Renaissance, Jeux des Anges, Théâtre de Monsieur & Madame Kabal, co-animated Les Astronautes), (d. 2006).
- October 30: Herschel Bernardi, American actor (voice of Charlie the Tuna, and The Jolly Green Giant), (d. 1986).
November
- November 19: Mike Sekowsky, American comics artist, writer and animator (Hanna-Barbera), (d. 1989).
December
- December 1:
- Dick Shawn, American actor and comedian (voice of Snow Miser in The Year Without a Santa Claus), (d. 1987).
- Morris, Belgian comics artist and animation director (co-director of Daisy Town and The Ballad of the Daltons), (d. 2001).
- December 2: Miroslav Štěpánek, Czech animator, animated film director, sculptor, screenwriter, illustrator and graphic designer (Pojďte pane, budeme si hrát, aka Hey Mister, Let's Play!), (d. 2005).
- December 6: Maury Laws, American composer (Rankin/Bass), (d. 2019).
- December 7: Ted Knight, American actor (voice of Black Manta in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Commissioner Gordon, The Penguin, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, and The Mad Hatter in The Adventures of Batman, narrator and The Flash in Super Friends), (d. 1986).
- December 12:
- Bob Barker, American retired television game show host (voiced himself in the Futurama episode The Lesser of Two Evils, and the Family Guy episodes Screwed the Pooch, Fat Guy Strangler and Tales of a Third Grade Nothing, voice of Bob Barnacle in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sanctuary!).
- Bob Dorough, American jazz musician, songwriter and composer (wrote music for Schoolhouse Rock), (d. 2018).
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