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Bob Clampett was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer who worked on Looney Tunes and other cartoons. He created characters like Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Beany and Cecil, and was known for his surrealistic and irreverent humor.
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Robert Emerson Clampett was born in San Diego, California, to Joan and Robert Clampett. When he was a toddler, he and his family moved to Hollywood, where they lived next door to actor Charlie Chaplin and his brother Syd. While growing up in Hollywood, Bob was interested in and influenced by actors Douglas Fairbanks, Lon Chaney, Charlie Chaplin, Bu...
Looney Tunes
Bob started working at the Harman-Ising Studio in 1931, and the first cartoon that he animated was the first Merrie Melodies cartoon, "Lady, Play Your Mandolin!" He had also worked on the Merrie Melodies short "I Haven't Got a Hat" which introduced the character Porky Pig, whom Clampett helped develop, and who would eventually become a star. Later when Tex Avery joined in 1935, Clampett joined his unit alongside Chuck Jones, Virgil Ross, Sid Sutherland, Cecil Surry, Elmer Wait, and Robert Can...
After Looney Tunes
After Looney Tunes, Clampett left to work at the Screen Gems cartoon studio for which former Warner Bros. producers Ray Katz and Henry Binder served as producers. He worked as a story editor on several cartoons including "Cockatoos for Two" and "Boston Beanie" which were both written by Warner Bros. storymen Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce. In 1947, he directed one cartoon titled "It's a Grand Old Nag" starring Charlie Horse. Two years later, he also created the show Time for Beany (which was...
In his later years, Bob Clampett toured college campuses and animation festivals as a lecturer on the history of animation. Clampett died of a heart attack in his hotel room in Detroit, Michigan, six days before his 71st birthday, while touring the country to promote the home video release of Beany & Cecilcartoons.
Despite his legacy, Bob has been savaged by his coworkers at Warner Brothers, many of whom called him a "shameless self-promoter who provoked the wrath of [his] former [coworkers in later years] for allegedly claiming credit for ideas which were not [his]." Chuck Jones particularly disliked him, and therefore made no mention of him in his 1979 comp...
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1. Main article: List of cartoons supervised by Bob Clampett
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1. Ain't We Got Fun 2. The Blow Out 3. Buddy of the Legion 4. Buddy Steps Out 5. A Cartoonist's Nightmare 6. Don't Look Now 7. Gold Diggers of '49 8. I Haven't Got a Hat 9. I Love to Singa 10. I Only Have Eyes for You 11. I'd Love to Take Orders from You 12. Lady, Play Your Mandolin! 13. Little Dutch Plate 14. Milk and Money 15. Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name 16. My Green Fedora 17. Page Miss Glory 18. Pettin' in the Park 19. Picador Porky 20. Porky and Gabby 21. Porky's Badtime Story 22. Porky the...
Bob Clampett was an American animator, director, producer, and puppeteer who worked for Warner Bros. on Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. He created characters like Porky Pig, Beany and Cecil, and directed cartoons like Porky's Badtime Story and It's a Grand Old Nag.
Robert Clampett (1913-1984) was a pioneer of wacky and cartoonish animation at Warner Brothers and creator of the Time for Beany puppet show. IMDb provides his biography, awards, credits, photos and trivia.
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Bobby Clampett is a former professional golfer, current golf analyst, and golf course architect. He won one PGA Tour event, the 1982 Southern Open, and had a top-10 finish at the 1982 Open Championship.
Learn about the life and work of Bob Clampett, one of the pioneers of American animation and the creator of Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Beany and Cecil. Discover his contributions to the Warner Bros. style, his classic cartoons, and his Emmy-winning puppet show.
May 10, 2024 · Bob Clampett was an American animator, director, producer, and puppeteer who worked at Warner Bros. for the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts. He created and designed many classic characters, such as Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Tweety, and produced the first creator-driven animated television series, Beany and Cecil.
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Dec 13, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of Bob Clampett, a pioneer of animation and a director of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. See his distinctive style and humor in Porky’s Badtime Story, a 1937 cartoon featuring a haunted house and a scared cat.
