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1. Pixar Dominates the Annie Awards With Record 25 Nominations

"Inside Out" leads the way with 14 nominations.

The post Pixar Dominates the Annie Awards With Record 25 Nominations appeared first on Cartoon Brew.

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2. It’s Time to Honor Don Lusk and Willis Pyle With A Winsor McCay Award

Don Lusk turns 101 years old today and Willis Pyle turned 100 a few months ago. It's time to honor them with a Winsor McCay Award.

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3. Who Are The Oldest Living Animation Artists?

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the 99th birthday party of animator Willis Pyle. Pyle has had a cartoon career for the ages. On Pinocchio, he cleaned up Milt Kahl’s scene of Jiminy Cricket getting dressed while running to work. He was a key animator during the early days of UPA and animated on the studio’s first theatrical short for Columbia, Robin Hoodlum, as well as the first Mister Magoo short Ragtime Bear. In the classic UPA film Gerald McBoing Boing, Pyle animated the climactic scene of Gerald performing sound effects at the radio station.

I’m incredibly grateful that we still have living links to the Golden Age of animation like Willy, and attending his party made me wonder who else is still around. The list below is every animation industry veteran I can think of who is 85 years or older. I’m sure there are plenty of others too, and I invite you to help fill out the list. The growth and development of our art form owes much to these men and women.

  • Bob Balser – 86 years old
  • Dean Spille – 86 years old

  • Rudy Cataldi – 86 years old
  • Sam Clayberger – 87 years old
  • Stan Freberg – 87 years old
  • Ken Mundie – 87 years old (?)
  • Walt Peregoy – 88 years old (?)
  • Ray Favata – 89 years old
  • Gene Deitch – 89 years old
  • Charles Csuri – 91 years old
  • David Weidman – 92 years old (?)
  • X. Atencio (pictured right) – 94 years old
  • Martha Sigall – 95 years old (?)
  • June Foray – 95 years old
  • Bob Givens – 95 years old
  • Stan Spohn – 98 years old
  • Willis Pyle – 99 years old
  • Don Lusk – 99 years old

  • Tyrus Wong – 102 years old
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    4. Happy Birthday, Marge Champion and Willis Pyle!

    Willis Pyle and Marge Champion

    With all the RIP posts recently, it’s refreshing to have some positive news about people who are alive. Today is the 91st birthday of Marge Champion. Tomorrow is the 96th birthday of Willis Pyle. If you don’t know who these talented individuals are (or even if you do), it’s worth heading over to John Canemaker’s blog for a very nice tribute to both of them.

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