Abe Levitow
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Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction.
Levitow began working as an in-betweener and assistant animator at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1940 at the age of 17. He briefly left Warner Bros. when he was drafted during World War II working on training films. Levitow returned to the studio, working as an assistant animator for Ken Harris under the Chuck Jones unit, and he was later promoted to animator in 1950 and would receive his first animations credit in 1953 for the cartoon Wild Over You. He worked steadily for Jones over the remainder of the 1950s, and directed several cartoons for release in 1959, including the Pepé Le Pew cartoon "Really Scent". While working under Jones, he made characters' joints more angular than most other animators. Those characters with fur (Wile E. Coyote, for example) looked especially shaggy in Levitow's scenes.
Levitow joined UPA in 1958 to work on the Mr. Magoo feature 1001 Arabian Nights, staying behind even after the studio was sold to Henry G. Saperstein. In 1962, he directed the first feature-length animated television special, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. 1962 also saw the release of his theatrical feature Gay Purr-ee. By 1962, he was working with Jones at MGM as an animator and a director in the Tom and Jerry series. He co-directed the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth with Chuck Jones at MGM. In addition, he worked with UPA on more Mr. Magoo cartoons, including The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, and also collaborated with Chuck again on the program Curiosity Shop through Format Films. He animated on the Chuck Jones-produced A Christmas Carol, directed by Richard Williams at Williams' London studio in 1971.
In 1972, he and producer Dave Hanson founded Levitow/Hanson Films. The studio produced several animated pieces for Sesame Street, the most notable being Willie Wimple. His last completed project was B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, which aired in November of 1973.
At the time of his death, Levitow was in line to direct the animated feature film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. The project was taken over by Richard Williams when Levitow died from a bone tumor during pre-production at the age of 52.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Kamera Arkası
Popeye el marino
Animasyon
Bay Magoo Gösterisi
Yardımcı Yapımcı, Yönetmen
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
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The Dick Tracy Show
Müdür
Mewsette en París
Müdür
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Müdür
La caseta fantasma
Yönetmen, Yapımcı
One Froggy Evening
Animasyon
Looney Toones Colección Platino: Volumen Uno
Müdür
What's Opera, Doc?
Animasyon
Catty-Cornered
Müdür
Barbary-Coast Bunny
Animasyon
90 Day Wondering
Animasyon
Bir Noel Şarkısı
Hikaye Sanatçısı
Nelly's Folly
Eş Direktör
Wild Over You
Animasyon
Hare-Way to the Stars
Animasyon
1001 Arabian Nights
Dir. de Arte, Animation Director
Broom-Stick Bunny
Animasyon
A Witch's Tangled Hare
Müdür
Guided Mouse-Ille
Müdür
Robin Hood Daffy
Animasyon
Unnatural History
Müdür
O-Solar-Meow
Müdür
Forward March Hare
Animasyon
Cat Feud
Animasyon
Scaredy Cat
Animasyon
Rock 'n' Rodent
Müdür
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Animasyon
Two Scent's Worth
Animasyon