Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
2003
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Arthur Davis (né Davidavitch) (June 14, 1905 – May 9, 2000) was an American animator and director known for his time at Warner Brothers' Termite Terrace cartoon studio.
Arthur Davis (1905-2000) was a prolific and versatile animator and director who worked for Warner Bros., DePatie-Freleng and Hanna-Barbera. He is best known for his work on Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, The Jetsons and Pink Panther cartoons.
- Arthur Davis
- May 9, 2000
- June 14, 1905
- Career
- Later Years
- Death
- Looney Works
Davis' career started at Paramount's cartoon studio under the supervision of Max Fleischer, and is reputed to have been the first in-betweener in the American animation industry. Another of his distinctions was that he tapped out the famous "bouncing ball music" of the "Follow the Bouncing Ball" cartoons of the 1920s. While one of the Fleischer bro...
Fifteen years later, Davis directed a cartoon for Warners again, using Freleng's unit. (There were several shorts released around this time, from not only Freleng's unit but Chuck Jones' as well, with the direction credited to varying subordinates.) This cartoon, "Quackodile Tears", was also his last Warners short. After the studio closed in 1963, ...
Davis died 9 May 2000, aged 94. His ashes were buried at sea courtesy of the Neptune Society of Northern California.
Director
1. Bacall to Arms (1946) (with Bob Clampett(uncredited)) (uncredited) 2. The Big Snooze (1946) (with Bob Clampett(uncredited)) (uncredited) 3. Mouse Menace(1946) 4. The Goofy Gophers (1947) (with Bob Clampett(uncredited)) (uncredited) 5. The Foxy Duckling(1947) 6. Doggone Cats(1947) 7. Mexican Joyride(1947) 8. Catch as Cats Can(1947) 9. Two Gophers from Texas(1948) 10. What Makes Daffy Duck(1948) 11. A Hick a Slick and a Chick(1948) 12. Nothing but the Tooth(1948) 13. Bone Sweet Bone(1948) 14...
Animator
1. 14 Carrot Rabbit 2. Acrobatty Bunny 3. Ain't She Tweet 4. All a Bir-r-r-d 5. Ant Pasted 6. Apes of Wrath 7. Ballot Box Bunny 8. Behind the Meat-Ball 9. Big House Bunny 10. A Bird in a Bonnet 11. A Bird in a Guilty Cage 12. Birds Anonymous 13. A Bone for a Bone 14. Booby Hatched 15. Brother Brat 16. Bugs and Thugs 17. The Bugs Bunny Show Episode 2 18. The Bugs Bunny Show Episode 5 19. Bugsy and Mugsy 20. Bunker Hill Bunny 21. By Word of Mouse 22. Canary Row 23. Canned Feud 24. Captain Hareb...
Arthur Davis was a director and animator for Warner Brothers and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. He worked on classic cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pink Panther and others.
- June 14, 1905
- May 9, 2000
Oct 31, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Arthur Davis, a versatile and influential animator who worked for Mintz, Disney, and Warner Bros. He created the first in-between system, invented the multiplane camera, and directed innovative cartoons with Scrappy and Color Rhapsody.
Arthur Davis (June 14, 1905 – May 9, 2000) was an American animator and director known for his time at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio between 1941 to 1962, and his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts.
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Arthur "Art" Davis (b. June 14, 1905-d. May 9, 2000) was an American animator and director for the Termite Terrace studio. Davis got his start at a young age at the New York studio of Max Fleischer, and is reputed to have been the first in-betweener in the animation industry.
