History of Animation By lauralauralaugh Jan 1, 1824 The Persistance of Vision with Regard to Moving Objects By Peter Roget Period: Jan 1, 1824 to Jun 7, 2011 Timeline Jan 1, 1872 Phenakistoscope Invented Created the illusion of movement Jan 1, 1906 First Animated Film The Humorous Phases of Funny Faces by J. Stewart Blackton Jan 1, 1910 First Paper Cutout Animation Jan 1, 1914 Fisst Animated Film Shown in Movie Theaters Gertie the Trained Dinosaur by Winsor May Jan 1, 1920 Felic the Cat - Start of Merchandising of Animated Characters Most popular character of this period Jan 1, 1923 Walt and Roy Disney Found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio Jan 1, 1928 Steamboat Willie - First Successful Sound Animated Film Jan 1, 1930 Warner Bros. Cartoons / Disney's Pluto Character Jan 1, 1934 Donald Duck Voice Debuts on NBC Radio Jan 1, 1935 First Porky Pig Jan 1, 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / Daffy Duck Prototype Introduced Jan 1, 1940 Bugs Bunny is Born / 1st Tom and Jerry Jan 1, 1941 Woody Woodpecker Jan 1, 1942 Walt Disney's Bamby Jan 1, 1945 Warner's Pepe Le Pew Introduced Jan 1, 1946 Warneers Foghorn Leghorn / Xerography Process Invented Jan 1, 1947 Tweetie Pie Jan 1, 1949 The Road Runner Introduced Jan 1, 1950 Walt Disney's Cinderella / Animation for TV Commercials Jan 1, 1953 Disney's Peter Pan Jan 1, 1954 Warner's Tasmanian Devil Jan 1, 1955 Speedy Gonzales / Disneyland Opened Jan 1, 1957 Dr. Seuss Wrote Cat in the Hat Jan 1, 1960 Flinstones Jan 1, 1961 101 Dalmations / First use of Xerox cells Jan 1, 1966 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jan 1, 1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Jan 1, 1969 Scooby Doo Where are You? T.V. Debut Jan 1, 1987 The Simpsons Jan 1, 1989 Disney's Last Animated Film to Use Traditional Cels Jan 1, 1991 1st Animated Feature Nominated for Academy Award Jan 1, 1993 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Jan 1, 1994 Disney's The Lion King Jan 1, 1995 Toy Story Jan 1, 1995 Monsters, Inc. wins academy award for best animation Jan 1, 2003 Finding Nemo - Highest Grossing Animation of all Time Jan 1, 2005 The Simpsons becomes longest running television comedy series ever made Jun 7, 2011 Today
