Robert Cannon
Born: 1909-07-16 in Ohio, USA
Died: 1964-06-09
Known For: Directing
Biography
Robert Cannon (July 16, 1909 - June 9, 1964) was an American animator. Robert 'Bobo' Cannon was born in Ohio. Not much is known about his early life, including the city he was born in. He began his animation career at Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1934, assisting ace animators Robert Clampett and Chuck Jones. After a two-year apprenticeship, he graduated to full animator. Cannon became an integral part of that anarchic Warner Brothers in-house cartoon outfit, known as 'Termite Terrace' (due to its cramped and austere quarters). In the process, he labored on such iconic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters as Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Elmer Fudd. He animated for Tex Avery, Clampett and Jones from 1936 to 1944, after which he became co-founder and a leading light in the innovative United Productions of America (UPA). Unlike at Warners, UPA allowed him to direct, including cartoons featuring the famous character of Mr. Magoo. Cannon later taught animation at San Fernando Valley State College and was awarded in 1976 with the International Film Society's Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement. He died at the age of 54 in 1964 due to a heart attack. Looney Tunes Wiki
Filmography
1986
- The Cosmic Eye ... (Animation)
1960
- Children of the Sun ... (Animation)
1959
- Moonbird ... (Animation)
1958
- Scoutmaster Magoo ... (Director)
- The Tender Game ... (Animation)
1957
- Magoo's Moose Hunt ... (Producer)
1956
- The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show ... (Director)
- Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo ... (Director)
- Millionaire Droopy ... (Animation)
- The Jaywalker ... (Director)
1955
- Christopher Crumpet's Playmate ... (Director)
1954
- How Now Boing Boing ... (Director)
- Ballet-Oop ... (Director)
- Fudget's Budget ... (Director)
- Tune in Tomorrow ... (Director)
1953
- The Girl Next Door ... (Animation Director)
- Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony ... (Director)
- Little Boy with a Big Horn ... (Script)
- Christopher Crumpet ... (Director)
1952
- The Oompahs ... (Director)
- Madeline ... (Director)
- Willie the Kid ... (Director)
1951
- The Wonder Gloves ... (Director)
- Peter Cottontail ... (Director)
- Frosty the Snowman ... (Director)
- Georgie and the Dragon ... (Director)
1950
- Gerald McBoing-Boing ... (Director)
- The Miner's Daughter ... (Director)
1949
- Bailing Out ... (Director)
1945
- Brotherhood of Man ... (Director)
- Grampaw Pettibone's Gripes: Join-Up Collisions ... (Director)
1944
- Hell-Bent for Election ... (Animation)
1943
- Wackiki Wabbit ... (Animation)
- The Unbearable Bear ... (Animation)
- To Duck.... Or Not to Duck ... (Animation)
1942
- The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall ... (Animation)
- Hold the Lion, Please ... (Animation)
1941
- Meet John Doughboy ... (Animation)
- Porky's Midnight Matinee ... (Animation)
- Toy Trouble ... (Animation)
1940
- Cross Country Detours ... (Animation)
1939
- Porky's Picnic ... (Animation)
1937
- Porky's Duck Hunt ... (Animation)
- I Only Have Eyes for You ... (Animation)
1936
- Milk and Money ... (Animation)
- Page Miss Glory ... (Animation)