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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. He was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts for Warner Bros. , as well as his work as a director of live-action comedy films .
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- 1929–1972
- Frank Tash, Tish Tash
- Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.
May 1, 2024 · Frank Tashlin (born February 19, 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 5, 1972, Los Angeles, California) 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 ...
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Frank Tashlin was born on 19 February 1913 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958). He was married to Jean Deines, Mary Costa and Dorothy Marguerite Hill. He died on 5 May 1972 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- February 19, 1913
- Frank Tashlin
- May 5, 1972
Feb 19, 2013 · 1. He named his buffoonish newspaper comic character Van Boring as a dig toward his former boss, Amadee J. Van Beuren, who ran Van Beuren Studios. More of the Van Boring strips are posted on...
Dec 16, 2004 · INTERVIEWS. Frank Tashlin. An Interview by Michael Barrier. [Click here to read feedback about this interview.] 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.
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Dec 12, 2013 · Frank Tashlin: The Scribe Who Escaped From Toontown. Writer came from animation to pen classic Hollywood comedies. By Steven Gaydos. In the past few years, thanks primarily to the extraordinary...
Mar 5, 2015 · Like a lot of the animation of the era, those Tom & Jerry cartoons thrive on repetition and visual absurdity, and only occasionally show flashes of Tashlin’s wilder sense of humor. For two separate stretches in the 1930s, Tashlin worked for producer Leon Schlesinger on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series.
