1964 in animation
Events in 1964 in animation.
Events
January
January 14: The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's The Magilla Gorilla Show airs.January 18: Gerry Chiniquy's Bugs Bunny cartoon Dumb Patrol is released, it marks the final appearance of Yosemite Sam in the Golden Age of American Animation. Porky Pig makes a cameo appearance in the beginning of the short.February
February 8: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester cartoon A Message to Gracias premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.February 25: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon The Cat Above and the Mouse Below premieres.March
March 24: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? premieres.March 28:- * The Incredible Mr. Limpet premieres.
- * Robert McKimson's Bugs Bunny and Tasmanian Devil cartoon Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This was Taz's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation.
April
April 13: 36th Academy Awards: The Critic by Ernest Pintoff, starring Mel Brooks as narrator, wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.April 14: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Much Ado About Mousing premieres.April 25: Friz Freleng's Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester cartoon Nuts and Volts premieres, this was the final Speedy Gonzales short to be produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.May
May 12: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon Snowbody Loves Me premieres.May 16: Phil Monroe and Maurice Noble's Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoon The Iceman Ducketh premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. This is the last time where Bugs & Daffy appear with each other in the Golden age of American animation.June
June 3: The first animated feature film with Yogi Bear, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! premieres which is also the first animated film based on a TV cartoon program.June 6: Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble's Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon War and Pieces premieres, it was the final Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner short to be produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons & the final one to be directed by Chuck Jones until 1979's Freeze Frame.June 7: Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru is first broadcast on NET.June 27: Gerry Chiniquy's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Hawaiian Aye Aye premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Granny. This was Tweety's final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation.July
July 18: Robert McKimson's False Hare, the final Bugs Bunny theatrical short and the last original production completed by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. Foghorn Leghorn makes a cameo at the end of the short, also marking his final appearance in the Golden Age of Animation.August
August 1: Hawley Pratt's Senorella and the Glass Huarache is released, it's the final cartoon released by the original Warner Bros. Cartoons studios.August 27: Robert Stevenson's Mary Poppins is first released, produced by the Walt Disney Company. It is primarily live-action but features some animated segments.September
September 17: The first episode of Bewitched airs, with an animated intro by Hanna-Barbera.September 18: The first episode of Hanna–Barbera's Jonny Quest airs.October
October 3: The first episode of Underdog airs.October 4: The first episode of Stingray airs.October 24: Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt's Speedy Gonzales cartoon Pancho's Hideaway premieres, this was the first Speedy Gonzales short to be produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. The cartoon features a Yosemite Sam lookalike named Pancho Vanilla.December
December 6: The stop-motion animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, based on the song of the same name by Johnny Marks, premieres on NBC. It becomes a beloved Christmas tradition, still being shown on television decades later.December 8: Chuck Jones' Tom and Jerry cartoon The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse premieres.December 18:- * Karel Zeman's A Jester's Tale premieres.
- * Friz Freleng and David DePatie's The Pink Phink premieres in theaters which marks the beginning of the Pink Panther series of shorts.
- December 26: Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt's Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester cartoon Road to Andalay premieres, produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.
Specific date unknown
- Animafilm is founded.
- Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Vladimir Danilevich's Left-Hander is released.
- Jan Švankmajer's first animated short The Last Trick is released.
Films released
- February - The Heroic Sisters from the Grassland
- March 28 - The Incredible Mr. Limpet
- April 28:
- * Of Stars and Men
- * The Big Wick
- June 3 - Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
- July 21 - Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou
- July 22 - Lefty
- August 27:
- * Attention! The Magician is in the City!
- * Mary Poppins
- Specific date unknown:
- * Havoc in Heaven
- * ''Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?''
Television series
- January 14 - Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long, and Magilla Gorilla debut in syndication.
- April 3 - Gusztáv debuts on Magyar Televízió.
- June 7 - Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru debuts on NET.
- August 3 - Big X debuts on TBS.
- September 12:
- * Hoppity Hooper debuts on ABC.
- * The World of Commander McBragg debuts on CBS.
- September 16 - Breezly and Sneezly, Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon, and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey debut in syndication and on ABC.
- September 18 - Jonny Quest debuts on ABC.
- September 20 - The Porky Pig Show debuts on ABC.
- September 26: Linus the Lionhearted, Sugar Bear, Loveable Truly, Rory Raccoon, and So-Hi debut on CBS and ABC.
- October 3 - Underdog debuts on NBC and CBS.
- Specific date unknown:
- * Doc Potts debuts on Syncro-Vox.
- * The Big World of Little Adam debuts in syndication.
- * The Magic Roundabout debuts on ORTF and BBC.
- * The Enchanted Pencil premieres, starting with ''Na podwórzu''
Births
January
January 7: Nicolas Cage, American actor.January 10: Osamu Kobayashi, Japanese animator, animation director and illustrator,.January 17: Michelle Obama, American attorney, author, producer and first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.January 18: Jane Horrocks, British actress.February
February 12: Raphael Sbarge, American actor.February 13: Dominic Polcino, American animator, storyboard artist, art director, sheet timer, writer and director.February 18: Matt Dillon, American actor. February 20: French Stewart, American actor and comedian.February 23: Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, French producer.March
March 3: Teddy Newton, American animator and voice actor.March 7:- * Wanda Sykes, American actress, comedienne and writer.
- * Andy Ezrin, American composer.March 8: Bob Bergen, American actor.March 13: Keiko Nobumoto, Japanese screenwriter,.March 15: Leah Ryan, American television writer,.March 16:
- * Gore Verbinski, American film director, screenwriter, producer and musician.
- * Victor Wilson, American television writer, producer and actor,.March 18: Michael Camarillo, American animator, background artist and prop designer,.March 20: Melanie Kohn, American former child actress.March 30: Ian Ziering, American actor.
April
April 4:- * David Cross, American actor and comedian.
- * Robbie Rist, American actor.April 8: Biz Markie, American rapper, DJ and record producer,.April 13: Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress and stand-up comedian.April 20:
- * Andy Serkis, English actor, director and producer.
- * Crispin Glover, American actor.April 24:
- * Cedric the Entertainer, American actor and comedian.
- * Djimon Hounsou, American actor.April 25: Hank Azaria, American actor, comedian and producer.April 30:
- * Lauren MacMullan, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, sheet timer, writer and director.
- * Misa Watanabe, Japanese actress.
Specific date unknown
- Thilo Kuther, German film producer,.
May
May 5:- * Don Payne, American television writer and producer,.
- * Minami Takayama, Japanese actress.May 6: Dana Hill, American actress,.May 8: Melissa Gilbert, American actress.May 13: Stephen Colbert, American actor, comedian, and television host.May 19: Takahiro Kimura, Japanese animator and character designer,.May 25: Ray Stevenson, Irish actor,.May 26: Lenny Kravitz, American singer and actor.May 27: Adam Carolla, American radio personality, actor, comedian and podcaster.May 28: Christa Miller, American actress and model.
June
June 10:- * Jimmy Chamberlin, American drummer, record producer and member of The Smashing Pumpkins.
- * Kate Flannery, American actress.June 15: Courteney Cox, American actress, director and producer.June 17: Chuck Klein, American animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer and director.June 23: Joss Whedon, American filmmaker, composer and screenwriter.June 29:
- * Kathleen Wilhoite, American actress and musician.
- * Peter Jessop, American actor.
July
July 2: Jose Canseco, Cuban-American former baseball player.July 3:- * Yeardley Smith, French-born American voice actress.
- * Christophe di Sabatino, French animation producer.July 4: Mark Slaughter, American singer, musician and member of Slaughter.July 11: Lebo M, South African producer and composer.July 20: Dan McGrath, American screenwriter, producer and actor,.July 21: Riina Sildos, Estonian film producer.July 22: David Spade, American actor and comedian.July 23: Matilda Ziegler, English actress.July 26: Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer.July 28: Lori Loughlin, American actress.July 29: Tom Martin, American television producer, writer, and voice actor.July 30:
- * Vivica A. Fox, American actress.
- * Jim Wise, American actor.
August
August 7: Tom McGrath, American animator, director and actor.August 10: Bret Haaland, American animator, storyboard artist, producer and director.August 16: William Salyers, American actor.August 18: Paul Boocock, American actor and writer.August 20: Flaminia Cinque, English actress.August 21: Susan Eisenberg, American actress.August 22: Tom Gibis, American actor.August 24: Dana Gould, American actor, television writer and producer.August 25: Joanne Whalley, English actress.September
September 2:- * Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor.
- * Tom Brady, American television producer and writer.September 3: Spike Feresten, American comedian, television personality and screenwriter.September 6: Rosie Perez, American actress.September 8: Mitchell Whitfield, American actor.September 16: Molly Shannon, American actress and comedian.September 17: Richard Pursel, American animator, storyboard artist and television writer.September 18: Holly Robinson Peete, American actress.September 21: Galyn Susman, American animator, technical director and producer.September 23: Erik Dellums, American actor.September 24: J. Michael Mendel, American television producer,.September 28:
- * Janeane Garofalo, American actress, comedian and host.
- * Dan Greaney, American television writer and producer.
October
October 5: Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese actor,.October 6: Matthew Sweet, American alternative rock musician.October 9: Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film and television producer.October 10:- * Quinton Flynn, American actor.
- * Tim Miller, American filmmaker, animator, visual effects artist.October 11: Michael J. Nelson, American actor, comedian and television writer.October 12:
- * Allen Covert, American comedian, actor, writer and producer.
- * John Achenbach, American animator, storyboard artist and director.October 13:
- * Matthew Nastuk, American animator, color key artist, background artist and director.
- * Adam Shaheen, British-Canadian artist, television producer and screenwriter.October 14:
- * David Kaye, Canadian actor.
- * Steve Markowski, American animator and storyboard artist.October 17: Rob Gibbs, American animator, storyboard artist, writer and director,.October 19: Ty Pennington, American television host, artist, carpenter, author, former model and actor.October 21: Dana Landsberg, American animator, writer and designer,.October 23: David Sobolov, Canadian actor.October 25: Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor.October 31: Antoinette Spolar, American actress.
November
November 1: Daran Norris, American actor.November 10: Magnús Scheving, Icelandic writer, entrepreneur, producer, actor, model and athlete.November 11: Calista Flockhart, American actress.November 14: Patrick Warburton, American actor.November 16: Harry Lennix, American actor.November 17:- * Saori Sugimoto, Japanese actress,.
- * Ralph Garman, American actor.November 20: Luis Alfonso Mendoza, Mexican actor,.November 24: Chris Reccardi, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, background artist, graphic designer, musician, writer, director and producer,.November 29: Don Cheadle, American actor.
December
December 1: Pierre Valette, American television producer.December 4:- * Christopher B. Duncan, American actor.
- * Marisa Tomei, American actress.December 10: Mark Moseley, American voice actor, comedian, radio personality, singer and songwriter.December 11: J. Garett Sheldrew, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, writer and director,.December 14:
- * Dino Stamatopoulos, American writer, producer and actor.
- * Karey Kirkpatrick, American film director and screenwriter.December 15: Pete Michels, American animator, storyboard artist, sheet timer, producer and director.December 17: Steve Marmel, American television producer and writer.December 18: Stone Cold Steve Austin, American media personality, actor and retired professional wrestler.December 20: Ayumu Saito, Japanese actor,.December 24: Mark Valley, American actor.December 30: George Newbern, American actor.December 31: Michael McDonald, American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director.
Specific date unknown
- Bruce Alcock, Canadian filmmaker and creative director.
- Dan McGrath, American educator, stage director, television writer and producer.