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Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons such as Munro, Tom Terrific, and Nudnik, as well as his work on the Popeye and Tom and Jerry series.
Apr 24, 2020 · Gene Deitch, an Oscar-winning animator who created the early television cartoon “Tom Terrific” and went on to make countless cartoons and film versions of popular children’s books for more than a...
Gene Deitch was an American animator, director, and producer who worked on Tom and Jerry, Popeye, and other cartoons. He moved to Prague in 1959 and died there in 2020. See his credits, photos, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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Apr 18, 2020 · Gene Deitch, an Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer, has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told the Associated Press that Deitch died unexpectedly...
Apr 18, 2020 · Deitch, living in Prague with his Czech wife, animator and producer Zdenka Najmanova, has died at the age of 95 years. Deitch directed Czechoslovak-American animated film ‘Munro’ that won an Oscar for the Best Animated Short Film in 1961.
Apr 18, 2020 · Gene Deitch, an Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told the Associated Press that Deitch died unexpectedly...
Apr 18, 2020 · Deitch created the "Tom Terrific" series and directed 13 episodes of "Tom and Jerry" in Prague. He also won the Academy Award for "Munro" and wrote memoirs about life in communist Czechoslovakia.
