1920 in animation
Events in 1920 in animation.
Events
February
February 8: J.R. Bray and Goldwyn Pictures release The Debut of Thomas Cat, the first animated cartoon in color.Films released
- 4 January – Farmer Al Falfa Goes A-Hunting
- 16 January – The Great Cheese Robbery
- 25 January – A Frolic with Felix
- 30 January – Love's Labor Lost
- 8 February – The Debut of Thomas Cat
- 22 February – Felix the Big Game Hunter
- 3 March – The Best Mouse Loses
- 7 March – Wrecking a Romeo
- 14 March – The Bone of Contention
- 11 April – Felix the Food Controller
- 18 April – Felix the Pinch Hitter
- 16 May – Foxy Felix
- 4 June – Kats Is Kats
- 6 June – A Hungry Hoodoo
- 12 June – Cheating the Piper
- 13 June – The Great Cheese Robbery
- 3 July – The Chinese Honeymoon
- 18 July – Felix and the Feed Bag
- 22 August – Nifty Nurse
- 26 September – Frolics at the Circus
- 24 October – My Hero
- 25 October – A Family Affair
- 21 November – Felix the Landlord
- 26 December – ''Felix's Fish Story''
Births
January
January 1: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist,.January 6: Henry Corden, American actor,.January 20: DeForest Kelley, American actor,.February
February 14: Albert Barillé, Polish-French animator, screenwriter and film producer,.February 17: Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and writer,.February 22: Pete Alvarado, American comics artist and animator,.March
March 3:- *James Doohan, Canadian actor,.
- * Ronald Searle, English illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist,.March 14: Hank Ketcham, American comics artist and animator,.March 22:
- * Ross Martin, American actor,.
- * Werner Klemperer, German-American actor, stage entertainer and singer,.
April
April 2: Jack Stokes, English animator and film director,.April 14: Sheldon Moldoff, American comics artist and animator,.April 21: Bob Moore, American animator and comics artist,.May
May 8: Saul Bass, American graphic designer, and filmmaker,.May 22: Millie Goldsholl, American film director and producer,.May 26: Peggy Lee, American singer and actress,.June
June 5:- * Harold Whitaker, English animator and comics artist,.
- * Jack Manning, American comics artist and animator,.June 13:
- * Joseph Bau, Polish-Israeli artist, philosopher, comedian, poet and animator,.
- * Rex Everhart, American actor,.June 19: Johnny Douglas, English composer,.June 22: Paul Frees, American actor and screenwriter,.June 29: Ray Harryhausen, American animator and special effects creator,.
July
July 20:- * Dick N. Lucas, American animator,.
- * Keith Andes, American actor,.
August
August 2: Bill Scott, American actor,.August 11: Mike Douglas, American singer, television host and actor,.August 18: Lev Milchin, Russian film director and illustrator,.August 26: Emil Cadkin, American composer SpongeBob SquarePants, Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon, Camp Lazlo, The Mighty B!),.August 30: Leonid Shvartsman, Russian animator and visual artist,.September
September 3: Jackson Weaver, American broadcaster and actor,.September 5: Alex Anderson, American cartoonist,.September 20: Jay Ward, American animator and producer,.September 23: Mickey Rooney, American actor,.September 27:- * Tô Hoài, Vietnamese writer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and animator,.
- * William Conrad, American actor,.
October
October 5: Vincent DeRosa, American hornist,.October 13: Albert Hague, German-American songwriter and composer,.November
November 17: George Dunning, Canadian animator and film director,.November 25: Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor,.December
December 30:- * René Jodoin, Canadian animation director and producer,.
- * Michael Allinson, English-American actor,.December 31: Rex Allen, American actor,.
Specific date unknown
- Balthasar Lippisch, German illustrator, caricaturist, animator and comics artist,.
- Jules Luyckx A.K.A. Julex, Belgian animator and comics artist,.