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* '''September 10''': [[Ryan Koh]], American television producer and writer (''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]''). |
* '''September 10''': [[Ryan Koh]], American television producer and writer (''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]''). |
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* '''September 11''': [[Jackie Buscarino]], American voice actress (voice of Pacifica Northwest in ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', Vidalia in ''[[Steven Universe]]''), writer and producer. |
* '''September 11''': [[Jackie Buscarino]], American voice actress (voice of Pacifica Northwest in ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', Vidalia in ''[[Steven Universe]]''), writer and producer. |
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* '''September 17''': [[Jim Conroy]], American actor (voice of various characters in ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', the title character in ''[[Kenny the Shark]]'', [[Ruff Ruffman]], Grandma Ruffman, Scruff Ruffman, Great Uncle Ruffmantosh, Glen Ruffman and other various characters in ''[[Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman]]'', [[Mr. Magoo]] in ''[[Kung-Fu Magoo]]'', Race Announcer in ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]'', Capoeira Turtle in ''[[Rio 2]]'', [[Huckleberry Hound]], [[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels|Captain Caveman]], [[The Hillbilly Bears|Paw Rugg]], [[Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey|Yahooey]] and [[The Banana Splits|Bingo]] in ''[[Jellystone!]]'', Candy Goblin in ''[[The Casagrandes]]'' episode "Curse of the Candy Goblin", Ollie Bulb, Duke and Jasper in ''[[The Cuphead Show!]]'') and television writer (''[[Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman]]''). |
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Revision as of 00:10, 1 July 2022
Events in 1977 in animation.
Events
February
- February 9: Ralph Bakshi's Wizards is first released which will later become a cult classic.[1]
March
- March 11: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, produced by the Walt Disney Company, is first released.
- March 29: 49th Academy Awards: Leisure by Suzanne Baker wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[2]
April
- April 1: Richard Williams' debut film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure premieres.[3]
- April 20: Woody Allen's live-action comedy film Annie Hall premieres which has an animated segment directed by former Disney animator Chris Ishii.[4]
June
- June 22: The Walt Disney Company releases The Rescuers, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery and Art Stevens.[5]
August
- August 24: The Peanuts film Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown premieres.[6]
- August 26: The first episode of the Hungarian animated TV series A kockásfülű nyúl is broadcast.[7]
September
- September 10:
- Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels[8]
- A celebrity animated TV show I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali, voiced by the boxing legend himself, is first broadcast, produced by Farmhouse Films. However, it will only run one season.[9]
Specific date unknown
- Magic Bus is founded.[10]
- Ruby-Spears is founded.[11]
- Robert Grossman, James Picker and Craig Whitaker's Jimmy The C is first released, a clay animation film starring U.S. President Jimmy Carter singing Georgia On My Mind.[12]
Films released
- February 4 - The Lighthouse Island (East Germany)
- February 9 - Wizards (United States)
- March 1 - Krabat - The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Czechoslovakia and West Germany)
- March 11 - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (United States)
- March 19 - The Wild Swans (Japan)
- April 1 - Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (United States)
- April 6 - The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town (United States)
- April 7:
- Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (United States)
- Mattie the Goose-boy (Hungary)
- May 6 - Gulliver's Travels (United Kingdom and Belgium)
- May 18 - Love in Freedom (Belgium)
- May 27 - Fantastic Animation Festival (United States)
- June 22 - The Rescuers (United States)
- July 20 - Robot Taekwon V: Underwater Rangers (South Korea)
- July 23 - Donald Duck's Summer Magic (United States)
- July 27 - Taekwon dongja Maruchi Arachi (South Korea)
- August 4 - Mr. Rossi's Dreams (Italy)
- August 6 - Space Battleship Yamato (Japan)
- August 24 - Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (United States)
- September 16 - Around the World with Bolek and Lolek (Poland)
- November 3 - Pete's Dragon (United States)
- November 13 - A Journey to the Center of the Earth (United States)
- November 18 - The Mouse and His Child (United States and Japan)
- November 24 - 5 Weeks in a Balloon (United States)
- November 27 - The Hobbit (United States and Japan)
- December 1 - New Star of the Giants (Japan)
- December 7 - A Flintstone Christmas (United States)
- December 9 - Electronic Man 337 (South Korea)
- December 15 - Dot and the Kangaroo (Australia)
Television series
Debuts
- January 1 - Yatterman debuts on Fuji TV.
- January 2 - Araiguma Rascal debuts on Fuji TV.
- February 3 - Jetter Mars debuts on Fuji TV.
- February 12 - The New Adventures of Batman debuts on CBS.
- February 14 - The Flumps debuts on BBC1.
- March 3 - Mechander Robo debuts on Tokyo Channel 12.
- March 6 - Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace debuts on FNS (Fuji TV).
- April 4 - Attack on Tomorrow debuts on Fuji TV.
- April 9 - Ginguiser debuts on ANN (ABC).
- June 4 - Chōdenji Machine Voltes V debuts on TV Asahi.
- June 7 - Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac debuts on ABC.
- July 3 - Chojin Sentai Barattack debuts on ANN (ANB).
- August 26 - A kockásfülű nyúl debuts on Magyar Televízió.
- September 10:
- Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, Laff-A-Lympics, Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics, and The All-New Super Friends Hour debut on ABC.
- What's New, Mr. Magoo?, The Robonic Stooges, The Skatebirds, Wonder Wheels, and The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour debut on CBS.
- Baggy Pants and the Nitwits, CB Bears, Space Sentinels, The New Archie and Sabrina Hour, and I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali debut on NBC.
- September 12 - Ore wa Teppei debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 18 - Ippatsu Kanta-kun debuts on Fuji TV.
- September 22 - Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 1:
- Star of the Giants debuts on Yomiuri Television.
- Temple the Balloonist debuts on Fuji TV.
- October 2:
- Ie Naki Ko debuts on Nippon TV.
- Rittai Anime Ie Naki Ko debuts in syndication.
- October 3:
- Fred Flintstone and Friends debuts in syndication.
- Lupin III Part II debuts on Nippon TV.
- October 5:
- Manga Nippon Emaki debuts on TBS.
- Tobidase! Machine Hiryū debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 8 - Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 debuts on NBN.
- October 17 - Dinosaur War Izenborg debuts on TV Tokyo.
- October 29 - Wakakusa no Charlotte debuts on ABC.
- November 11 - Manga Ijin Monogatari debuts in syndication.
- December 13 - Angie Girl debuts on ABC.
- December 23 - Yakyū-kyō no Uta debuts on Nippon TV.
- Specific date unknown - The Toothbrush Family debuts in syndication.
Births
January
- January 2: Anna Cummer, Canadian actress.
- January 7: Dustin Diamond, American actor and stand-up comedian (voice of Chubby Kid in Yogi's Great Escape, Xainius the Eternal in the Duck Dodgers episode "The Best of Captains, the Worst of Captains", Samuel "Screech" Powers, Gilbert Lowell and Employee in Robot Chicken), (d. 2021).[13]
- January 23: Peter Sohn, American animator, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist (Pixar).
- January 31:
- Bobby Moynihan, American voice actor and comedian (voice of Louie in DuckTales, Panda in We Bare Bears, Fantos in Kid Cosmic).
- Kerry Washington, American actress, producer and director (voice of Princess Shuri in Black Panther, Natalie Certain in Cars 3, Ms. Peyton in The Simpsons).
February
- February 17: Kara Edwards, American voice actress (voice of Goten and Videl in Dragon Ball Z).
March
- March 9: Lydia Mackay, American voice actress (voice of Trisha Elric and Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist).
- March 25: Rob Oliver, American animator and director (The Simpsons).
April
- April 2: Thomas Krajewski, American television writer (The Replacements, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Skunk Fu!, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, YooHoo & Friends, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Action Dad, Packages from Planet X, Monsuno, Max Steel, Buddy Thunderstruck, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese).
- April 9: Tim McKeon, American producer, director and screenwriter (Sitting Ducks, Cartoon Network Studios, Disney Television Animation, Top Cat: The Movie, Hilda, Kid Cosmic, co-creator of Out of Jimmy's Head).
- April 10: Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress, (voice of Mamimi Samejima in FLCL, Hinata Hyuga in Naruto, Eureka in Eureka Seven, Orihime Inoue in Bleach, Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Mitsuha Miyamizu in Your Name, Lotte Yanson in Little Witch Academia), ADR director, writer and producer.
May
- May 3: Jeffrey Garcia, American actor and stand-up comedian (voice of Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and Planet Sheen, Jerry Rivera in the ChalkZone episode "Indecent Exposure", Jesús Cristo in the Clone High episode "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder", Ricardo Amino in Ozzy & Drix, Pip in Barnyard and Back at the Barnyard, Rinaldo in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two, Tipa in Rio, Spoonbill and Peri in Rio 2).
- May 12:
- Michael Jelenic, American television writer, producer, and animator (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, ThunderCats, Teen Titans Go!, untitled Mario film).
- Rachel Wilson, Canadian actress (voice of Heather in Total Drama).
- May 13: Samantha Morton, English actress and director (voice of Ruby in Max & Ruby, Sonia in Free Jimmy).
- May 19: Kelly Sheridan, Canadian voice actress (voice of Melody in My Little Pony Tales, Ukyo Kuoji in Ranma 1/2, Wanda Maxinoff/The Scarlet Witch in X-Men: Evolution, Leena Toros in Zoids: New Century, Sango in Inuyasha, Diana Lombard in Martin Mystery, Mammoth Mutt in Krypto the Superdog, Greenback Jane in Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, Theresa in Class of the Titans, Barbie in the Barbie film series from 2001 to 2010 and 2012 to 2015, Starlight Glimmer in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic).
- May 23: Richard Ayoade, British actor, broadcaster, comedian and filmmaker (voice of Edgar in Full English, Templeton in Strange Hill High, Mr. Pickles in The Boxtrolls, The Snowman in Danger Mouse, various characters in Neo Yokio, Treebor in Early Man, Onion in Apple & Onion, Ice Cream Cone in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The Ghost in Moominvalley, Counselor Jerry B in Soul, Gordy and Alva Gunderson in Disenchantment, Professor Rupert Marmalade IV in The Bad Guys).
June
- June 5: Kristin Gore, American author and screenwriter (Futurama).
- June 13: Matthew A. Wilson, American actor (Harry in the For Real segments of Cyberchase).
July
- July 5: Armen Mirzaian, Iranian-born American animator, storyboard artist (My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Adventure Time, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Prime, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ben 10: Omniverse) and writer (Adventure Time), (d. 2013).[14][15]
- July 10: Gwendoline Yeo, American actress (voice of Lady Shiva in Young Justice, Domino in Wolverine and the X-Men, Nala Se in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Princess Iron Fan in Monkie Kid, Nyancy Chan and Shelane in Ben 10: Omniverse, Lilo in Stitch!).
- July 13: Kari Wahlgren, American voice actress (voice of Haruko Haruha in FLCL, Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Saya Otonashi in Blood +, Anemone in Eureka Seven, Celty Sturluson in Durarara!!, Charmcaster in the Ben 10 franchise, Shannon in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Nova in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Suzy Johnson in Phineas and Ferb, Emma Frost in Wolverine and the X-Men, Honey Buttowski in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Shellsea in Fish Hooks, Kimmy in Sym-Bionic Titan, Tigress in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Shandra Jimenez and Priscilla Northwest in Gravity Falls, Jessica in Rick and Morty, Chloe Carmichael in The Fairly OddParents, Amanda Killman in Bunsen Is a Beast, Zatanna in DC Super Hero Girls, Baby Scrat in Ice Age: Scrat Tales).
- July 26:
- Tony Sampson, Canadian former voice actor (voice of Gemini Man in Mega Man, Eddy in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Brock Wickersham in What About Mimi?, Fred in Transformers: Armada).
- Rebecca St. James, Australian Christian pop rock singer-songwriter and actress (voice of Hope the Music Box Angel in the VeggieTales episode "An Easter Carol").
September
- September 10: Ryan Koh, American television producer and writer (Kappa Mikey, The Simpsons).
- September 11: Jackie Buscarino, American voice actress (voice of Pacifica Northwest in Gravity Falls, Vidalia in Steven Universe), writer and producer.
November
- November 10: Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (voice of Luanne Platter in King of the Hill, Tank in Pepper Ann, Gloria in Happy Feet, Colleen O'Hallahan in the Futurama episode "The Beast with a Billion Backs"), (d. 2009).
December
- December 27: Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress (voice of Rintaro Namishima in Medabots, Matt in Cyberchase, Michel Mabuis in Chilly Beach, Cookie Falcone in Fugget About It).
Deaths
February
- February 9: Zero Mostel, American actor (voice of Kehaar in Watership Down), dies at age 62.
- February 16: Frank Engli, American animator and comics artist, letterer and colorist (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 70.[16]
- February 18: Andy Devine, American actor (voice of Friar Tuck in Robin Hood), dies at age 71.[17]
- February 21: John Hubley, American animator, film director, producer, screenwriter and comics artist (UPA) dies at age 62.
- Specific date unknown: Irving Spector, American animator and comics artist (Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 62.[18]
March
- March 29: Peter Foldes, Hungarian-British animator and director (A Short Vision, Hunger), dies at age 52.
April
- April 25: Vera Tsekhanovskaya, Russian and Soviet animation director, dies at age 74.
- April 27: Scott Bradley, American composer (Walt Disney Company, MGM), dies at age 85.
May
- May 21: Art Landy, American animator (Walter Lantz, Walt Disney Company, Walter Lantz), dies at age 73.
June
- June 4: Svend Methling, Danish actor and film director (The Tinderbox: the first Danish animated feature film), dies at age 85.
- June 14: Alan Reed, American voice actor (voice of Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones, Boris the Russian Wolfhound in Lady and the Tramp), dies from bladder cancer at age 69.[19]
July
- July: Milt Stein, American animator and comics artist (Terrytoons, Fleischer Studios), commits suicide at age 56.[20]
August
- August 22: Sebastian Cabot, British actor (voice of the narrator and Sir Ector in The Sword in the Stone, Bagheera in The Jungle Book, narrator in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 59.
September
- September 5: Tatsuo Yoshida, Japanese manga artist and animator (Speed Racer), dies at age 45 from liver cancer.[21]
- September 13: Leopold Stokowski, British conductor (conductor in Fantasia), dies at age 95 from a heart attack.[22]
- September 29: Bob McKimson, American animator, director and illustrator (Looney Tunes, Foghorn Leghorn, Tasmanian Devil), dies at age 66.[23]
October
- October 14: Bing Crosby, American singer (narrator in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), dies at age 74.[24]
November
- November 5: René Goscinny, French comics writer, artist, magazine publisher and animation director (Asterix and Cleopatra, Daisy Town, The 12 Tasks of Asterix, La Ballade des Dalton), dies at age 51.[25]
December
- December 18: Cyril Ritchard, Australian actor (voice of The Sandman in The Daydreamer, Emperor Klockenlocher in The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes, The Frog in Tubby the Tuba, Father Thomas inThe First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, Elrond in The Hobbit), dies at age 79.
See also
References
- ^ Wizards at IMDb
- ^ "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure at IMDb
- ^ "Chris Ishii". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Official website
- ^ Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown at IMDb
- ^ "A kockásfülü nyúl (TV Series 1977– )". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Captain Caveman". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012.
- ^ I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali at IMDb
- ^ Official website (in Japanese)
- ^ "Ruby-Spears". TV Tropes. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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- ^ Jimmy the C on YouTube "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dustin Diamond, 'Saved by the Bell' Actor, Dies at 44". Variety. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Armen Mirzaian Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Armen Mirzaian at IMDb
- ^ "Frank Engli". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Devine, Dennis. Your Friend and Mine, Andy Devine, BearManor Media, 2013. ISBN 9781593932299
- ^ "Irving Spector". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Nick (September 23, 2015). "Alan Reed Jr. remembers 'The Flintstones' at 55". USA Today. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Milt Stein". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Tatsuo Yoshida". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Allen Hughes, "Leopold Stokowski Is Dead of a Heart Attack at 95", The New York Times, 14 September 1977.
- ^ "Bob McKimson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Jim (October 19, 1977). "Memorial Rites Held for city favorite, Bing Crosby". The Spokesman Review. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "René Goscinny". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
External links
- Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb