Emery Hawkins

Born: 1912-04-30 in Jerome, Arizona, USA

Died: 1989-06-01

Known For: Visual Effects

Biography

Emery Hawkins was an American animator, best known for his work during the Golden Age of American animation, working in various studios in the industry. Hawkins began his career in the animation industry as a cel inker at the Charles Mintz studio, where he would later be promoted to animator. He would then work at MGM and then move to Walt Disney Productions in the late 30's but would leave in 1941 during the Disney animators' strike because his colleagues said they would never talk to him again if he did strike. Initially going back to Mintz' studio (now renamed Screen Gems), he would later move to Walter Lantz Productions, where he would co-redesign their flagship character Woody Woodpecker with Art Heinemann. Later in mid-1946 he would move to Warner Bros. Cartoons to animator for Arthur Davis, Robert McKimson, Chuck Jones, and Friz Freleng up until 1950. Hawkins later worked in John Sutherland Productions as well as working and directing the 1954 Mexican cartoon Manolin Torero with his former colleague Pat Matthews at Dibujos Animados. He briefly did commercials for different companies in the 1950s, including Playhouse Pictures, Storyboard Inc., Pelican Films, Quartet Films and Bill Melendez Productions.

Filmography

1958

The Tender Game ... (Animation)
A Smattering of Spots ... (Art Direction)

1956

Working Dollars ... (Animation)

1954

Manolin the Bullfighter ... (Director)
It's Everybody's Business ... (Animation)

1953

Dear Uncle ... (Animation)

1952

What Makes Us Tick ... (Animation)

1951

A Bone for a Bone ... (Animation)
Early to Bet ... (Animation)
Leghorn Swoggled ... (Animation)
French Rarebit ... (Animation)
The Prize Pest ... (Animation)
Lovelorn Leghorn ... (Animation)

1950

Dog Gone South ... (Animation)
Rabbit of Seville ... (Animation)
Hillbilly Hare ... (Animation)
Canary Row ... (Animation)
8 Ball Bunny ... (Animation)
All a Bir-r-r-d ... (Animation)

1949

Holiday for Drumsticks ... (Animation)
A Ham in a Role ... (Animation)

1948

Odor of the Day ... (Animation)
Donald's Dream Voice ... (Animation)
Dough Ray Me-ow ... (Animation)
Bone Sweet Bone ... (Animation)
Riff Raffy Daffy ... (Animation)

1947

Wide Open Spaces ... (Animation)
Donald's Dilemma ... (Animation)

1946

The Reckless Driver ... (Animation)
Fair Weather Fiends ... (Animation)

1945

The Loose Nut ... (Animation)
Woody Dines Out ... (Animation)

1944

The Barber of Seville ... (Animation)
The Beach Nut ... (Animation)
Fish Fry ... (Animation)
Ski for Two ... (Animation)

1943

Ration Bored ... (Director)
The Egg Cracker Suite ... (Director)
The Dizzy Acrobat ... (Animation)

1942

How to Swim ... (Animation)
Tito's Guitar ... (Animation)

1941

Lend a Paw ... (Animation)
Timber ... (Animation)
Canine Caddy ... (Animation)
A Gentleman's Gentleman ... (Animation)

1940

Donald's Dog Laundry ... (Animation)
Mr. Duck Steps Out ... (Animation)
Put-Put Troubles ... (Animation)

1939

Petunia Natural Park ... (Animation)
Jitterbug Follies ... (Animation)

1937

The Little Match Girl ... (Animation)

1936

Untrained Seal ... (Animation)