1963 in animation
Events in 1963 in animation.
Events
January
January 1: The first episode of Astro Boy airs, based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka.January 25: The Flintstones episode "The Surprise" is first broadcast where Wilma Flintstone announces to Fred that she is pregnant. This is the first time that an animated character is depicted being pregnant.February
February 9: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon Devil's Feud Cake premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.February 22: The Flintstones episode "The Blessed Event" is first broadcast, where Pebbles Flintstone is born.March
March 9: Robert McKimson and Ted Bonnicksen's Daffy Duck cartoon Fast Buck Duck premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Hector the Bulldog '.March 24': Yūgo Serikawa's The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon'' premieres.April
April 6: Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoon The Million Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.April 8: 35th Academy Awards: The Hole by John Hubley and Faith Hubley wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.April 20: Friz Freleng's Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester cartoon Mexican Cat Dance premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.April 27: Chuck Jones' Now Hear This premieres.May
May 11: Phil Monroe and Richard Thompson's Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog cartoon Woolen Under Where premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It's the final appearances of Ralph and Sam in the Golden age of American animation.May 20: Ernest Pintoff's The Critic, with voice-work by Mel Brooks, premieres.June
June 8: Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Hare-Breadth Hurry premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs Bunny actually take the place of the Road Runner in this short.June 29: Robert McKimson's cartoon Banty Raids premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg. This was Barnyard Dawg's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation, but Foghorn later makes a cameo in Bugs Bunny's final cartoon False Hare the following year.July
July 27: Pent-House Mouse, the first Tom and Jerry cartoon by Chuck Jones is first released.August
August 12: The first episode of Bolek and Lolek airs.August 17: Friz Freleng's Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester cartoon Chili Weather premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.September
September 1: The first episode of The Mighty Hercules airs.September 7: Friz Freleng's Bugs Bunny cartoon The Unmentionables premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Rocky and Mugsy.September 19: The Flintstones episode "Ann-Margrock Presents" is first broadcast, guest starring Ann-Margret.September 28:- * Robert McKimson's Daffy Duck cartoon Aqua Duck premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.
- * The first episode of Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales airs.
October
October 3: The Flintstones episode "Little Bamm-Bamm" is first broadcast where Bamm-Bamm Rubble is delivered at Barney and Betty Rubble's doorstep and adopted by them.October 5: The first episode of Le Manège Enchanté airs.October 19: Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble's Bugs Bunny cartoon Mad as a Mars Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This was Marvin the Martian's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation.November
November 9: Robert McKimson's Sylvester cartoon Claws in the Lease premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Sylvester Jr.November 11: The first episode of Wolf Boy Ken airs.November 30: Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble's Bugs Bunny cartoon Transylvania 6-5000 premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.December
December 21: Akira Daikubara's Doggie March is first released.December 25: The Sword in the Stone, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and produced by the Walt Disney Company is first released.December 28: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, & Tom Ray's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon To Beep or Not to Beep premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This was one of the 3 cartoons to be revamped from the cancelled TV pilot Adventures of the Road Runner.December 31: The first episode of Dáithí Lacha airs.- Warner Bros. Cartoons closes down, but will reopen in 1967.
Specific date unknown
- DePatie–Freleng Enterprises is founded by Friz Freleng and David DePatie.
- The first episode of Rod Rocket airs.
- Stan Brakhage's Mothlight is released.
- Arthur Lipsett's 21-87 premieres.
- Lawsuits were filed against Hanna-Barbera Productions by Morey Amsterdam and Pat Carroll for breach of contract. They had been initially cast and signed to the roles of George and Jane Jetson, but they were then replaced.
Films released
- January 1:
- * Comahue
- * The Peacock Princess
- March 24 - The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
- December 21 - Doggie March
- December 25 - ''The Sword in the Stone''
Television series
- January 1 - Astro Boy debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 7:
- * Ginga Shônentai debuts on NHK.
- * Space Patrol debuts on ITV.
- September 1 - The Mighty Hercules debuts on NBC.
- September 4 - Sennin Buraku debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 28 - Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales debuts on CBS.
- October 5:
- * Hector Heathcote Show debuts on NBC.
- * The New Casper Cartoon Show debuts on ABC.
- October 20 - Tetsujin 28-Go debuts on Fuji TV.
- November 7 - Eitoman debuts on TBS.
- November 25 - Ōkami shônen Ken debuts on TV Asahi.
- Specific date unknown:
- * Bleep and Booster debuts on BBC.
- * Daithi Lacha debuts on RTÉ.
- * Le Manège Enchanté debuts on ORTF and BBC.
- * Mr. Piper debuts on CBC.
- * Rod Rocket and The Funny Company debut in syndication.
Births
January
January 4: Dave Foley, Canadian-American actor and comedian.January 10:- * Marc du Pontavice, French animation producer.
- * Kurt Heinecke, American musician, songwriter, photographer, voice actor and composer.January 11:
- * Pres Romanillos, American animator and film producer,.
- * Brad Vandergrift, American animator and storyboard artist.
- January 20: James Denton, American actor.
February
February 2: Kirk Baily, American voice actor,.February 9: Travis Tritt, American country singer.February 12: John Michael Higgins, American actor and comedian.February 14:- * John R. Dilworth, American animator, storyboard artist, writer, director and producer.
- * Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor.February 15: Wallace Wolodarsky, American actor, director, television producer and screenwriter.February 17:
- * Michael Jordan, American businessman and former professional basketball player.
- * Larry the Cable Guy, American actor, comedian, producer, country music artist and former radio personality.February 20: Charles Barkley, American former professional basketball player.February 21: William Baldwin, American actor.
March
March 11: Alex Kingston, English actress.March 14: Vic Kephart, American television producer and production assistant,.March 15: Ashley Lenz, American animator, storyboard artist and director.March 17: Trish Burgio, American background artist and prop designer.March 18:- * Vanessa Williams, American actress.
- * Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer, arranger and music producer.March 19: Mary Scheer, American actress.March 20:
- * Kathy Ireland, American actress.
- * David Thewlis, English actor.March 23: Emmanuel Karsen, French actor,.
April
April 1: John McIntyre, American animator, writer, director, and storyboard artist.April 2: Tim Hodge, American voice actor, animator, storyboard artist, writer, director and producer.April 4:- * Igor Khait, American animator and film producer,.
- * Graham Norton, Irish comedian, actor, author, and television host.April 6: Clark Spencer, American film producer, businessman and studio executive.April 15: Paula Pell, American writer, actress, comedian, and producer.April 18:
- * Conan O'Brien, American television host, comedian, actor, television writer and producer.
- * Eric McCormack, Canadian actor.April 20: Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comic artist, cartoonist, animator and director.April 21: Brian Goldner, American business chief executive and film producer,.
May
May 2: Yoram Yosefsberg, Israeli actor.May 3: Jay Kogen, American actor, director, television writer and producer.May 4: Marc Wilmore, American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian,.May 8: Stephen Furst, American actor,.May 9: Michael Lindsay, American voice actor,.May 10: Rich Moore, American screenwriter, director and actor.May 20:- * Darian Sahanaja, American singer, songwriter and composer.
- * Paul Haddad, Canadian actor,.May 21: Richard Appel, American television writer and producer.May 22: Cosgrove Vincent Norstadt, American talent coordinator and casting associate.May 25: Mike Myers, Canadian actor, comedian, director, producer and screenwriter.
June
June 6: Jason Isaacs, English actor.June 9: Johnny Depp, American actor.June 10: Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress.June 11: Britta Phillips, American musician and actress.June 13: Greg Daniels, American director, television writer and producer.June 15: Helen Hunt, American actress and director.June 17: Greg Kinnear, American actor.June 19: Saverio Indrio, Italian voice actor,.June 20: Hiroshi Ōsaka, Japanese animator, film director and producer, character designer and illustrator,.June 21: Jan Pinkava, Czech-British-American producer, director, writer, and animator.June 22: Rob Edwards, American screenwriter and producer.July
July 8: Rocky Carroll, American actor.July 13: Sandy Fox, American voice actress.July 24: Karl Malone, American former professional basketball player. July 30:- * Marty Isenberg, American television writer.
- * Lisa Kudrow, American actress, comedian, writer and producer.
August
August 1: Coolio, American rapper, record producer and actor,.August 3: James Hetfield, American musician and member of Metallica.- August 5: Mark Strong, English actor.August 7: Harold Perrineau, American actor.August 8:
- * Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress,.
- * Rika Fukami, Japanese actress.August 10: Brian Scully, American television writer and producer.August 16: Christine Cavanaugh, American voice actress,.August 19: John Stamos, American actor and musician.August 24: Kirk Wise, American film director, animator and screenwriter.August 25: Brianne Siddall, American actress.August 30: Michael Chiklis, American actor.
September
September 11: Joey Dedio, American actor.September 17: James Urbaniak, American actor.September 18:- * Dan Povenmire, American animator, storyboard artist, writer, director, producer and voice actor.
- * John Powell, English composer.September 25: Tate Donovan, American actor.September 27: Marc Maron, American actor and comedian.September 28: Greg Weisman, American film and television producer.
October
October 6: Elisabeth Shue, American actress.October 9: Ingrid Oliu, American actress.October 10: Alan Smart, American retired animator, sheet timer and director.October 12: Satoshi Kon, Japanese manga artist and animator,.October 13: Hiro Kanagawa, Japanese-Canadian actor.October 14: Lori Petty, American actress.October 15: Ennio Torresan, Jr., Brazilian-born American animator, storyboard artist, background artist, consultant, writer and director.October 26: Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor.October 28: Lauren Holly, American-Canadian actress.October 31:- * Sanjeev Bhaskar, English actor and comedian.
- * Dermot Mulroney, American actor.
November
November 7: Darin De Paul, American voice actor.November 10:- * Hugh Bonneville, English actor.
- * Sylvain Chomet, French comic writer, animator and film director.November 20: Ming-Na Wen, American actress.November 21: Nicollette Sheridan, English actress.November 26: Kevin Kocvar, Canadian film editor,.November 29: Debi Mae West, American actress.
December
December 14: Cynthia Gibb, American actress.December 15:- * Norman J. Grossfeld, American director, television producer, record producer, screenwriter and media executive.
- * Helen Slater, American actress and singer-songwriter.December 16:
- * Benjamin Bratt, American actor and producer.
- * James Mangold, American filmmaker.December 18: Brad Pitt, American actor and film producer.December 19: Jennifer Beals, American actress.December 20:
- * Iqbal Theba, Pakistani actor.
- * Audu Paden, American animator, character designer, storyboard artist, art director, voice director, writer, director and producer.December 23: Jess Harnell, American actor.December 29: Greg Fideler, American television writer.
Specific date unknown
- Adam I. Lapidus, American television writer and producer.
- Duncan Watson, American former child actor.
- Kevyn Wallace, American animator, background artist and layout artist,.
- Chris Duncan, American background artist, visual effects artist and designer,.
- Circus-Szalewski, American actor.
- Amanda Forbis, Canadian animator.
- Steve Williams, Canadian special effects artist, animator, and film and commercials director.
- Tabitha St. Germain, Canadian actress.
Deaths
January
January 31: Angel Espoy, Spanish-American painter, dies at age 83.April
April 9: Vernon Stallings, American animator, writer and director, dies at age 71.September
September 15: Oliver Wallace, English-American composer, dies at age 76.December
- December 1: Carl Koch, German art historian, film director, and writer, dies at age 71.