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Clampett was born on May 8, 1913 in San Diego, California to Robert Caleb Clampett and Mildred Joan Merrifield. His father was born in Nenagh , County Tipperary , Ireland in 1882, and immigrated to the United States with his parents at age two in 1884.
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Born in San Diego, California, the young Robert Clampett was monumentally moved as a child by the film The Lost World (1925), inspiring him to create a sea-serpent sock-puppet that he used in puppet shows to entertain the neighborhood kids.
- May 8, 1913
- May 2, 1984
Robert Clampett (born May 8, 1913, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died May 5, 1984, Los Angeles) was one of the top directors at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio and the creator of the Beany and Cecil television series.
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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...
Director
1. Main article: List of cartoons supervised by Bob Clampett
Animator
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 one of the pioneers of American Animation. While he wasstill in his teens, Clampett designed the first Mickey Mouse doll for Walt Disney. Shortly thereafter, Clampett went to work at the Harman-Ising studio and animated scenes for the first Merrie Melodie ever made, "Lady Play Your Mandolin."
Clampett started his career working with Walt Disney briefly, then moved on to Harman-Ising Productions and Warner Bros. and began working on the studio's newest short subjects titled Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, even after Harman-Ising left the studio.
Born in San Diego, California, the young Robert Clampett was monumentally moved as a child by the film The Lost World (1925), inspiring him to create a sea-serpent sock-puppet that he used in puppet shows to entertain the neighborhood kids.
