1969 in animation
Events in 1969 in animation.
Events
April
April 14: 41st Academy Awards: The Walt Disney Company production Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day by Wolfgang Reitherman wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.May
May 24: Sugar, Sugar, a song from The Archies, is released as a single and becomes a surprise number one-hit in many countries.June
June 1: The Woody Woodpecker cartoon Tumble Weed Greed by Paul J. Smith is first released.June 14: In the Soviet Union, the first episode of "Nu, Pogodi!" has been released. It became the most popular Soviet cartoon series later on.July
July 26: The last Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, Bugged by a Bee by Bob McKimson, is first released.September
September 6: The first episode of The Pink Panther Show is broadcast.September 13:- * The first episodes of Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races spinoffs The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines are broadcast.
- * The first episode of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premieres on CBS. The Scooby-Doo franchise will go on to become a major pop-cultural icon, with numerous spin-offs, direct-to-video films, and two live-action films.September 20: The last Merrie Melodies animated short, Injun Trouble, is released before Warner Bros. Cartoons closes down. This particular cartoon was rarely seen after its theatrical release following the controversy regarding the potentially offensive racist content and became the most obscure cartoon by Warner Bros. to date.September 27: The Peanuts TV special It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS.
October
October 5:- * The first episode of Moomin, an anime adaptation of Tove Jansson's novel series Moomins is broadcast in Japan.
- * The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus is broadcast which features surreal animated intermezzos, created by Terry Gilliam.
- * The first episode of Sazae-San is broadcast. It is the longest-running animated TV series in the world, still being on the air as of 2023.
November
November 10: The first episode of Sesame Street is broadcast on television. It is primarily live-action but also has animated segments.November 12: Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert, an animated special based on the standup routines of Bill Cosby is broadcast on NBC. It would later inspire the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.November 16: Fyodor Khitruk's Winnie-the-Pooh is first released.December
December 4: Bill Melendez's A Boy Named Charlie Brown is first released, the first animated feature based on Peanuts.December 7: The Rankin/Bass Productions Christmas special Frosty the Snowman first airs.December 10: The Walt Disney Company releases It's Tough to Be a Bird, directed by Ward Kimball.December 13: Belvision releases Tintin and the Temple of the Sun by Eddie Lateste, an animated feature based on The Adventures of Tintin comics.Specific date unknown
- David Cherkasskiy releases the animated film Mystery-Bouffe which is banned by the Russian government outside of the Ukrainian SSR.
- In the Soviet Union, the most popular Soviet cartoon, Nu, pogodi! was released with its first episode.
- The first episode of "Porwanie Baltazara Gabki" has been released on Polish Television.
- Marv Newland's Bambi Meets Godzilla is released.
- Whitney Lee Savage's underground animated short Mickey Mouse in Vietnam is released.
- Jan Švankmajer's Don Juan and A Quiet Week in the House are released.
- Valentin Karavaev's Ded Moroz and Summer is released.
- Roman Davydov releases Adventures of Mowgli.
Films released
- January 1 - Treasure Island
- February 2 - Till a City Beneath the Sea is Built
- March 18 - The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
- June 14 - A Thousand and One Nights
- July 20 - Flying Phantom Ship
- July 21 - General Hong Gil-dong
- July 26 - Star of the Giants: The Bloody Finals
- October 29 - Maruhi Gekiga, Ukiyoe Senichiya
- November 20 - A Christmas Carol
- December 4 - A Boy Named Charlie Brown
- December 13 - Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
- December 18 - The Animals' Conference
- December 20 - Star of the Giants: Go Go Hyūma
- December 30 - The Nonexistent Knight
- Specific date unknown:
- * Mort & Phil's First Festival
- * ''Mystery-Bouffe''
Television series debuts
- January 6 - Himitsu no Akko-chan debuts on TV Asahi.
- January 13 - Marine Boy debuts on Fuji TV and NTV.
- March 31 - Sobakasu Pucchî debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 1 - Umeboshi Denka debuts in syndication.
- April 2 - Judo Boy debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 4 - Mōretsu Atarō debuts on NET.
- April 6 - Dororo and Kamui the Ninja debut on Fuji TV.
- April 28 - Roppô Yabure Kun debuts on Nagoya TV.
- June 14 - Well, Just You Wait! debuts on Soviet Central Television, Channel 1 Ostankino, and Channel One Russia.
- September 6:
- * Cattanooga Cats, Hot Wheels, Skyhawks, The Hardy Boys, and The Smokey Bear Show debut on ABC.
- * Here Comes The Grump debuts on NBC.
- * The Pink Panther Show debuts on NBC and ABC.
- September 12 - Sabrina, The Teenage Witch debuts on CBS and in syndication.
- September 13 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and The Perils of Penelope Pitstop debut on CBS.
- September 29 - Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishô and Pinch to Punch debut in syndication.
- October 2 - Tiger Mask debuts on TV Asahi and Yomiuri TV.
- October 5 - Moomin, Sazae-san, and The Genie Family debut on Fuji TV.
- October 6 - Chigley debuts on BBC 1.
- October 7 - Mary, Mungo and Midge debuts on BBC 1.
- October 20 - Zen-chan Tsū-chan debuts in syndication.
- November 10 - Sesame Street debuts on NET.
- November 16 - Clangers debuts on BBC1.
- December 7 - Attack No. 1 debuts on Fuji TV.
- Specific date unknown:
- * Hattytown Tales debuts on ITV.
- * Happy Merry-Go-Round debuts on Soviet Central Television, Russia-1, and Carousel.
- * Taro, Giant Of The Jungle debuts in syndication.
Births
January
January 1: Mr. Lawrence, American animator, writer, producer, director, storyboard artist, designer, layout artist, voice actor and comedian.January 4: Jenn Forgie, Canadian actress and singer.January 5:- * Marilyn Manson, American singer, songwriter, actor, painter and writer.
- * Shea Whigham, American actor.
- January 6: Norman Reedus, American actor.January 8: Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler.January 14:
- * Jason Bateman, American actor, director and producer.
- * Kyōko Hikami, Japanese voice actress.January 22: Olivia d'Abo, British actress.January 27: Patton Oswalt, American comedian, writer, and actor.January 29: Bob Kushell, American television producer and writer.
February
February 4: Jill Anthony Thomas, American casting director.February 5: Derek Stephen Prince, American actor.February 8: Karl Wiedergott, German-born American actor. February 9: Tom Scharpling, American comedian, television writer, producer, actor, and radio host.February 11:- * Lee Tockar, Canadian actor and visual artist.
- * Jennifer Aniston, American actress.February 14: Rosto, Dutch animator and film director,.February 22: Thomas Jane, American actor.February 26: Christine Auten, American voice actress.February 28: Pat Monahan, American singer and band member of Train.
March
March 8: Don Hall, American director, animator and screenwriter.March 10:- * Paget Brewster, American actress and singer.
- * Joel Kuwahara, American animation producer.March 13: Cynthia True, American television producer and writer.March 19: Kevin Shinick, American television writer and producer and voice actor.March 20: Elliot M. Bour, American director, animator and story artist.March 27:
- * Mariah Carey, American singer and songwriter.
- * Pauley Perrette, American actress.
April
April 1: April Stewart, American voice actress.April 3: Ben Mendelsohn, Australian actor.April 6:- * Paul Rudd, American actor, screenwriter and producer.
- * Albert Calleros, American animator, background artist, storyboard artist and director.
- * Cindy Robinson, American voice actress.April 16: Dawn Brancheau, American senior animal trainer,.April 21: Traci Paige Johnson, American animator and producer.April 24: Mark Hentemann, American screenwriter, creator and producer.April 25: Gina Torres, American actress.April 25: Renée Zellweger, American actress.April 28:
- * Blake Neely, American composer, conductor and orchestrator.
- * Eric Trueheart, American television writer.
May
May 1: Wes Anderson, American film director and writer.May 7: Jun Falkenstein, American animation director, writer, and storyboard artist.May 11: Eric Fogel, American animator, voice actor, writer, director and producer.May 12: Melleny Melody, Canadian actress and singer.May 14: Cate Blanchett, Australian actor.May 15:- * Frederik Du Chau, Belgian film director, screenwriter and animator.
- * Kirk DeMicco, American screenwriter, animator, director and producer.May 16: David Boreanaz, American actor.May 19: Dan Lee, Canadian animator and character designer,.May 21: Jenny Nissenson, American television writer and script coordinator.May 25: Anne Heche, American actress,.May 27: Glenn Ficarra, American producer, actor, director and screenwriter.
June
June 4:- * Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born American actor and comedian.
- * Rob Huebel, American actor and comedian.June 8: J. P. Manoux, American actor, comedian, director and writer.June 11:
- * Cristina Pucelli, American voice actress.
- * Peter Dinklage, American actor.June 13: Scott Page-Pagter, American actor, television producer, composer, sound effects artist and voice director,.June 14:
- * Jay Lender, American television writer, storyboard artist and director.
- * Tim Long, American television writer and producer.June 15: Ice Cube, American rapper, actor and filmmaker.June 16: Sam Register, American television producer and businessman.June 17: Amy Keating Rogers, American television writer.June 26: Colin Greenwood, English musician, bassist and member of Radiohead.June 29: Mark Thornton, American animator, screenwriter, director and producer,.June 30: Jordan Reichek, American animator, character designer, storyboard artist, writer, producer and director.
July
July 2: Micah Wright, American screenwriter.July 7: Cree Summer, American-Canadian actress and singer.July 8: Rachael Lillis, American voice actress and screenwriter,.July 9: Chris Kratt, American biologist and television producer.July 13: Ken Jeong, American actor and comedian.July 19: Ash Brannon, American animator, designer, storyboard artist, writer, and director.July 21: Godfrey, American comedian and actor.July 22: James Arnold Taylor, American voice actor, writer, producer, and podcast host.July 23: Bill Chott, American actor and comedian.July 24:- * Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer.
- * Rick Fox, Canadian-Bahamian actor and former basketball player.July 27: Paul Levesque, American pro wrestler.July 28: Todd Frederiksen, American animator, background artist, prop designer, storyboard artist, art director and director.July 29: David Carling, British voice actor,. July 31:
- * Scott Cleverdon, Scottish actor.
- * Larry Whitaker, American animator, director, screenwriter, designer, and voice actor.
August
August 5: Kim Mai Guest, American voice actress.August 6:- * Chris Edgerly, American voice actor, comedian and singer.
- * Jonathan Aibel, American screenwriter and producer.
- * Naomi Ishida, Japanese color designer and member of Kyoto Animation, in the Kyoto Animation arson attack.August 10: Brian Drummond, Canadian actor.August 11:
- * Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress.
- * Julie Benenati, American animation checker,.August 12: Doug Langdale, American television writer and producer.August 14: Meghan Strange, American actress and singer.August 16: Kate Higgins, American actress.August 17: Kelvin Mercer, American musician and member of De La Soul.August 18:
- * Christian Slater, American actor and producer.
- * Edward Norton, American actor and filmmaker.August 19:
- * Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor, comedian and producer,.
- * Paula Jai Parker, American actress.August 20: Ken Bruce, American animator, sheet timer and director.August 24:
- * Pierfrancesco Favino, Italian actor and voice actor.
- * Kexx Singleton, American animator, storyboard artist, character designer, modeler, art director, production designer and director.August 26: Glenn Berger, American screenwriter and producer.August 28:
- * Jack Black, American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter.
- * Jason Priestley, Canadian actor.August 29: Jennifer Crittenden, American television writer and producer.August 30: Kent Osborne, American screenwriter, actor, producer, director, and storyboard artist.
September
September 3: Noah Baumbach, American film director, screenwriter, and producer.September 5: Dweezil Zappa, American rock guitarist and actor.September 13: Tyler Perry, American actor and filmmaker.September 21: Billy Porter, American actor.September 25: Hal Sparks, American actor.September 30: Amy Landecker, American actress.October
October 1: Zach Galifianakis, American actor and comedian.October 2: Stephanie Gillis, American television writer.October 3: Gwen Stefani, American singer, actress, and television host.October 4: Abraham Benrubi, American actor.October 10:- * Loren Bouchard, American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer.
- * Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress.October 13: Artt Butler, American voice actor.October 19:
- * Meg LeFauve, American screenwriter and producer.
- * Trey Parker, American animator, film director, actor, comedian, and television producer.
- * Vanessa Marshall, American actress.October 25:
- * Nika Futterman, American actress.
- * Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian, television host, and actress.October 31:
- * Ash Brannon, American writer, director, visual artist, animator, and producer.
- * David Coburn, American actor.
November
November 3: Jimmy Keegan, American drummer and voice actor.November 4: Matthew McConaughey, American actor.November 10: Jennifer Cody, American actress and dancer.November 12: Rob Schrab, American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer.November 13: Gerard Butler, Scottish actor.November 17: Renaud Mader, French comic book artist and animator,.November 18: Daphne Rubin-Vega, Panamanian actress and singer.November 19: Erika Alexander, American actress.November 21: Ken Griffey Jr., American former professional baseball outfielder.November 22: Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-born French graphic novelist and filmmaker.November 26:- * Janyse Jaud, Canadian actress, musician and author.
- * Otis Van Osten, American sound editor.
- November 28: Colman Domingo, American actor.
December
December 4: J. Stewart Burns, American television writer and producer.December 5: Catherine Tate, English actress, comedian, and writer.December 6: Irene Grandi, Italian singer-songwriter and actress.December 13: Hideo Ishikawa, Japanese voice actor and narrator.December 17: Laurie Holden, American actress.December 27: Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist.Specific date unknown
- Mike Schank, American actor and musician,.
- Rino Romano, Canadian actor.
- Laurence O'Keefe, American composer and lyricist.
- J. Torres, Filipino-born Canadian comic book and television writer.
- Michelle Belly Dilworth, American television writer and sister of John R. Dilworth.
- Darrick Bachman, American television writer.
- Kyle Hebert, American voice actor.