Tex Avery

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Tex Avery was a pioneering American animator and director renowned for his wildly inventive, fast-paced, and irreverent cartoons that helped define the golden age of American animation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animator
cartoonist
film director
human
birthDate 1908-02-26
birthPlace Taylor, Texas, United States
linked to: Taylor, Texas
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
createdCharacter Droopy
Screwy Squirrel
linked to: Screwball Squirrel
deathDate 1980-08-26
deathPlace Burbank, California, United States
linked to: Burbank, California
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Walter Lantz Productions
Warner Bros. Cartoons
fullName Frederick Bean Avery
genre animated film
comedy
givenName Frederick
influenced Bob Clampett
Chuck Jones
Michael Maltese
knownFor breaking the fourth wall in animation
exaggerated visual humor
fast-paced gag-driven cartoons
language English
movement Golden Age of American Animation
nickname Tex
notableWork Bad Luck Blackie
Blitz Wolf
Dumb-Hounded
Jerky Turkey
King-Size Canary
Little Rural Riding Hood
Lucky Ducky
Northwest Hounded Police
Red Hot Rangers
Red Hot Riding Hood
Screwball Squirrel
Swing Shift Cinderella
Symphony in Slang
The Car of Tomorrow
The Cat That Hated People
The House of Tomorrow
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
The TV of Tomorrow
Who Killed Who?
occupation animator
film director
storyboard artist
voice actor
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Los Angeles
spouse Patricia Avery

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Looney Tunes notableDirector Tex Avery
Bugs Bunny creator Tex Avery
Daffy Duck creator Tex Avery
Porky Pig creator Tex Avery
Elmer Fudd creator Tex Avery
A Wild Hare director Tex Avery
Porky’s Duck Hunt director Tex Avery
Merrie Melodies notableDirector Tex Avery