Charles Martin Jones
Sign | Virgo |
Born | Sep 21, 1912 Spokane, WA |
Died | Feb 22, 2002 Corona Del Mar, CA |
Age | Died at 89 |
Chuck Jones | |
Job | Director, Producer, Actor |
Top Roles | Guy Running Out at Super Speed, Porky Pine / Bun Rab / Basil the Butterfly, Mr. Jones |
Top Genres | Animation, Family, Comedy, Short Films, Musical, Romance |
Top Collaborators | Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, June Foray, Stan Freberg |
Shares birthday with | Gail Russell, Tullio Carminati, Lloyd Gough see more.. |
Chuck Jones Overview:
Director, Chuck Jones, was born Charles Martin Jones on Sep 21, 1912 in Spokane, WA. Jones died at the age of 89 on Feb 22, 2002 in Corona Del Mar, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Chuck Jones was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Animated Short Film for The Dot and the Line in 1965. He also won one Honorary Award in 1995 for the creation of classic cartoons which have brought worldwide joy for more than half a century .
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1965 | Best Animated Short Film | The Dot and the Line (1965) | N/A | Won |
Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)
Year | Award | Description |
1995 | Honorary Award | for the creation of classic cartoons which have brought worldwide joy for more than half a century |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966, Ben Washam and )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 25, 2017 From The Stop ButtonHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! has three rather distinct things going on throughout the twenty-six minute television special. It also some some indistinct things going on?the Whoville songs, while charming, are nowhere near as impressive as the big things. First, but not foremost, is Washam and Jon... Read full article
Shorts, A Tiny Blogathon: What’s Opera Doc?
By Annmarie Gatti on May 2, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogKill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit! Okay, anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a huge Looney Tunes fan — so how happy am I to be writing about?“What’s Opera, Doc?”?for this Tiny Blogathon? Well, I’m smiling right now — and I haven’t even begun watching th... Read full article
“What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of ” Exhibit at The Museum of the Moving Image
By Annmarie Gatti on Oct 15, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub BlogCelebrating the Incredible and Inimitable Genius of at NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image… “Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit”… Yes I still have that song in my head! Really! As a matter of fact, I sang the song all weekend long to anyone who would listen as I ... Read full article
Legend Tribute:
By Annmarie Gatti on Sep 21, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn September 21, 1912 Animator and Director !? “Animation isn’t the illusion of life; it is life!”?- I cannot really put into words how I feel about and his artistry… ?All I know is that when I saw some of his sketches at the Smithsonian Mu... Read full article
Baby Buggy Bunny (1954, )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 18, 2014 From The Stop ButtonBaby Buggy Bunny opens with its weakest sequence–a bank robbery. The perpetrator is a baby-sized thug who gets away by throwing on a bonnet and hopping in a carriage. Clearly there are some Baby Herman connections, especially later on when the robber and Bugs Bunny start battling. Bugs gets in... Read full article
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