1951 in animation
Events in 1951 in animation.
Events
January
January 6:- * Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Casanova Cat premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.
- * Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare We Go premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
February
February 3: Friz Freleng's Sylvester cartoon Canned Feud premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.February 10: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon Rabbit Every Monday premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.February 24: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Putty Tat Trouble premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This short marks the debut of Sylvester's friendly rival Sam Cat.March
March 3: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Jerry and the Goldfish premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.March 10: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny cartoon Bunny Hugged premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons in which Bugs participates in a wrestling match.March 24: Chuck Jones' Pepé Le Pew cartoon Scent-imental Romeo premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Penelope Pussycat.March 29: 23rd Academy Awards: John Hubley's Gerald McBoing-Boing, produced by UPA, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.April
April 7: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Jerry's Cousin premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.April 14: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon The Fair-Haired Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.May
May 19: Chuck Jones' short Rabbit Fire premieres; starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, & Elmer Fudd; produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, the first short in his Hunting Season trilogy. It also marks a significant change in Daffy's personality, where the originally silly go-happy character now transforms into a more sane, selfish, unsympathetic loser.May 26: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Sleepy-Time Tom premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.June
June 2: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Room and Bird premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Granny and Hector the Bulldog.June 16:- * Chuck Jones' Chow Hound premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
- * Tex Avery's Symphony in Slang premieres, produced by MGM.
- June 30: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon French Rarebit premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
July
July 7: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon His Mouse Friday premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio. This particular short was deemed controversial for its heavy depictions of African American stereotypes as its availability became limited since the 1990s. July 14: Chuck Jones' Porky Pig cartoon, The Wearing of the Grin, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons is released, It's the final solo cartoon for Porky.July 26: The Walt Disney Company releases Alice in Wonderland, produced by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske.July 28: Robert McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn cartoon Leghorn Swoggled premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Henery Hawk & Barnyard Dawg.August
August 11: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny cartoon His Hare-Raising Tale premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This short marks the debut of Bugs' nephew Clyde Bunny. The short features footage from previous Bugs Bunny cartoons, such as Freleng's own Baseball Bugs & Stage Door Cartoon, Chuck Jones' Rabbit Punch & Haredevil Hare, and Bob Clampett's Falling Hare.August 25: Chuck Jones' short Cheese Chasers premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Starring Hubie and Bertie, Claude Cat, & the debut of Marc Antony the bulldog.September
September 8:- * Robert McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn cartoon Lovelorn Leghorn premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Miss Prissy & Barnyard Dawg.
- * Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Slicked-up Pup premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.
- September 22: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Tweety's S.O.S. premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Granny.
Fall
- The U.S. government educational short Duck and Cover, by Anthony Rizzo, begins airing in U.S. schools. The film teaches children what to do in case of a nuclear attack and features an animated sequence starring Bert the Turtle.
October
October 6:- * Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Nit-Witty Kitty premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.
- * Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon Ballot Box Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
November
November 15: John Hubley's Rooty Toot Toot, produced by UPA, premieres.November 17:- * Chuck Jones' Daffy Duck and Porky Pig cartoon Drip-Along Daffy premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It marks the debut of recurring villain Nasty Canasta.
- * Tex Avery's Droopy cartoon Droopy's Double Trouble premieres, produced by MGM in which confusion arises around Droopy's twin brother.
December
December 1: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny cartoon Big Top Bunny premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.December 8: Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat Napping premieres, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio.December 15: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Tweet Tweet Tweety premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.December 22: Robert McKimson's Porky Pig and Daffy Duck cartoon The Prize Pest premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.December 29: Jack Kinney's Goofy cartoon No Smoking, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. It is controversial and rarely broadcast because the plot revolves around Goofy trying to quit smoking.Specific date unknown
- Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg's The Night Before Christmas premieres.
Films released
- January 13 - Amazon Symphony
- January 26 - Prince Bayaya
- July 26 - Alice in Wonderland
- December 31 - ''The Night Before Christmas''
Births
January
January 3: Paul Christie, American voice actor.January 12: Rush Limbaugh, American conservative political commentator,.January 30: Phil Collins, English drummer and musician, and actor.February
February 5:- * John Callahan, American cartoonist,.
- * Robin Sachs, English actor,.February 13: David Naughton, American actor and singer.February 15:
- * Melissa Manchester, American musician and actress.
- * Paul Kandel, American actor.February 16:
- * Laurie O'Brien, American actress.
- * William Katt, American actor and musician.February 22:
- * Ellen Greene, American actress and singer.
- * Patty Shinagawa, American retired animator, storyboard artist, sheet timer, writer and director.
- February 20: Edward Albert, American actor,.
- February 24: Debra Jo Rupp, American actress and comedian.
March
March 17: Kurt Russell, American actor.March 18: Bruce Baum, American comedian.March 19:- * Kathy Gori, American actress.
- * Bob Gardiner, American animator and inventor,. March 26: John Pomeroy, American animator, producer, writer and director.March 28: Pete Kozachik, American visual effects artist,.
April
April 11: Dennis Snee, American screenwriter,.April 17: Olivia Hussey, British-Argentine actress,.April 21: Tony Danza, American actor.April 24: Steven Lisberger, American film director, producer and writer.April 27: Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter,.May
May 5: Nicholas Guest, English-American actor.May 14: Jim McLean, American animator and storyboard artist,.May 16: Unsho Ishizuka, Japanese voice actor,.May 18:- * James Stephens, American actor.
- * Denny Dillon, American actress and comedian.May 19: Joey Ramone, American musician and member of the Ramones,.May 21: Ben Hurst, American television writer,.May 23: James M. Ward, American game designer and screenwriter,.May 28: Gordon Bressack, American television producer and writer,.May 30: Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor.
June
June 2: Michael E. Uslan, American lawyer and film producer.June 6: Ralph Guggenheim, American video graphics designer and film producer.June 9: James Newton Howard, American composer and music producer.June 13: Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor.June 16: Paul McGuinness, American industry executive and manager of U2.June 20: Tress MacNeille, American voice actress.June 24: Mark Klastorin, American voice actor and television writer,.June 27: Julia Duffy, American actress.July
July 1:- * Fred Schneider, American musician and member of The B-52's.
- * Terrence Mann, American actor.July 4:
- * Vincent Marzello, American actor,.
- * Frank Weiss, American animator, sheet timer, xerographer, production manager and director.July 6:
- * Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor.
- * Allyce Beasley, American actress.July 7: Roz Ryan, American actress and comedian.July 8: Anjelica Huston, American actress.July 9: Chris Cooper, American actor.July 10: Phyllis Smith, American actress and casting associate.July 12: Brian Grazer, American screenwriter and film and television producer.July 13: Didi Conn, American actress.July 18: Margo Martindale, American actress.July 19: Debra Byrd, American singer and vocal coach,.July 21:
- * Robin Williams, American actor and comedian,.
- * Lillias White, American actress and singer.July 24: Fiona Reid, Canadian actress.July 25: Michel Lyman, American animator, storyboard artist, sheet timer, lip sync artist, animatic editor, production manager, producer and director,.July 28: Danny Mann, American actor.
August
August 3: Jay North, American actor,.August 12: Hiroshi Ogawa, Japanese animator and film director,.August 14: Carl Lumbly, American actor.August 17: Wesley Eure, American actor, singer, author, director, educator and producer.August 21: Randy Thom, American sound designer.August 22: Earl Kress, American animation historian, storyboard artist and screenwriter,.August 28:- * Wayne Osmond, American pop musician,.
- * Barbara Hambly, American novelist and screenwriter.
September
September 2: Mark Harmon, American actor.September 3: Lou Richards, American actor.September 4: Scott Shaw, American comic book artist, animator, storyboard artist, character designer, writer and producer.September 5: Michael Keaton, American actor.September 10: Steve Kehela, American actor.September 12: Joe Pantoliano, American actor.September 13:- * Harvey Cohen, American composer and orchestrator,.
- * Jorge Maestro, Argentine screenwriter,.
- * Jean Smart, American actress.September 14: Alan Decker, American re-recording mixer,.September 15: Fred Seibert, American television producer.September 17: Cassandra Peterson, American actress, writer, and singer.September 19: Ralph Farquhar, American producer and writer.September 21:
- * Carl Macek, American actor, writer, and producer,.
- * Otis Day, American actor.September 25: Mark Hamill, American actor.September 27: Phil Tippett, American film director and visual effects designer.
October
October 2: Sting, English musician, composer and actor.October 17: Luis Pérez Pons, Venezuelan actor,.October 18: Pam Dawber, American actress.October 26: Peter S. Seaman, American screenwriter and producer.October 28:- * Renato Cecchetto, Italian actor,.
- * Joe R. Lansdale, American novelist and television writer.
- * Samuel C. Crutcher, American sound editor.
- October 30: Harry Hamlin, American actor.
- October 31: Randy Cartwright, American animator and writer.
November
November 2: Ginny McSwain, American voice director.November 9: Lou Ferrigno, American actor and retired professional bodybuilder.November 15: Beverly D'Angelo, American actress.November 16: Miguel Sandoval, American actor.November 17: Stephen Root, American actor.November 20: Rodger Bumpass, American actor and comedian.November 23: David Rappaport, English actor,.November 29: Carl Finch, American musician and member of Brave Combo.December
December 1:- * Obba Babatundé, American actor, director, producer and singer.
- * Treat Williams, American actor,.December 2: Kevin Hopps, American television producer and writer.December 7: Daniel Branca, Argentine animator and comic artist,.December 14: Pierre DeCelles, Canadian animator.December 16: Deborah Pratt, American actress, television producer and writer.December 24: Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi, French twin artists, painters, illustrators, animators and film directors.December 29: Andy Gaskill, American animator, art director, and storyboard artist.December 31:
- * Tom Hamilton, American musician and member of Aerosmith.
- * Janet-Laine Green, Canadian actress.
Specific date unknown
- Richard Bowman, American animator, director and sheet timer,.
- Jeff Kwitny, American television writer.
- Bruce Faulconer, American composer, musician, and record producer.