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Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker.
Frank Tashlin was a versatile and influential filmmaker who worked in animation, comedy and musical genres. He directed classics like The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, and created iconic characters like Bugs Bunny and Rock Hunter.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- February 19, 1913
- Frank Tashlin
- May 5, 1972
Frank Tashlin was an American cartoonist, writer, animator, and film director who specialized in broad satirical comedies. Tashlin directed his animated cartoons like live-action films—employing a wide range of cinematic techniques—and transposed the elastic composition, loud colour, boisterous.
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Dec 16, 2004 · Frank Tashlin's cartoons were among the very best of the many wonderful Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies that emerged from the Leon Schlesinger studio in the early forties. Alone among the Warner Bros. cartoons made then, they invite positive comparisons with Bob Clampett's.
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Frank Tashlin, byname of Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, (born February 19, 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 5, 1972, Los Angeles, California), U.S. cartoonist, writer, and film director. He worked for Max Fleischer as an errand boy and assistant in his New York City studios.
Mar 5, 2015 · Learn how Frank Tashlin, a prolific and influential animator, moved from directing Looney Tunes to making comedies with Jerry Lewis and Marilyn Monroe. Explore his style, humor, and legacy in this article by Noel Murray.