The Builders of Animation and There Lasting Impacts

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    Winsor Mccay

    On this day Winsor Mccay was born. He set a standard followed by Walt Disney and many other cartoonist and animators. He created Gertie the dinosaur in 1914 which is common thoughtout to be one of the first full length animated shorts.
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    Walter Lantz

    Creator of Woody Woodpecker. Founder of Walter Lantz Productions.
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    Ub Iwerks

    Created Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit along with Walt Disney. Met Walt Disney working at Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio.
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    Walt Disney

    Starting his career at Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Walt Disney was able to aquire a studio of his own. Him and his brother founded Walt Disney Company. Created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit along with Ub Iwerks.
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    William Hanna

    Co-Founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc. along with Joesph Barbera also has created numerous works. (I.E The Flinstone, The Jetsons, topcat, Yogibear and others)
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    Joesph Barbera

    Co-Founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions Inc along with William Hanna. Has Created numerous works. (I.E The Flinstone, The Jetsons, topcat, Yogibear and others)
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    Chuck Jones

    Worked at Leon Schlesinger Productions where he made Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for Warner brothers. Along with Tex Avery created many of the Looney Tunes characters.
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    Charles Schulz

    Creator of The Peanuts.
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    Iwao Takamoto

    Creator of Scooby-Doo, and other Hanna-Barbera characters. Worked for Walt Disney studios and Hanna-Barbera Productions.
  • Animation after Winsor Mccay

    After the work ofWinsor Mccay animation just grew from there. He may have not been the influence to many animaotrs and cartoonist but his production and animating styles have been followed for generations
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    Matt Groening

    Creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and Life in hell. Follow The Flintstones created one of the most popular cartoons among adults. The Simpsons has won numerous awards.
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    Trey Parker

    Co-Creator of South Park
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    Matt Stone

    Co-Creator of South Park
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    Seth Macfalane

    Creator of Family Guy. Co-creator of American Dad, and Cleveland show. Before creating Family Guy, Macfalane worked as a writer and animator for Hanna-Barbera Priductions. Has work has been influenced by fellow animators like William Hanna, Joesph Barbera and Matt Groening.