American animator
George Nicholas (December 14, 1910-November 23, 1996) was an American animator , known for his work at Disney and Hanna-Barbera .
Biography
Nicholas was born on December 14, 1910, in Vermilion, Ohio , and moved to Los Angeles with his parents when he was 10.[ 1]
His earliest job as a professional animator was working for Walter Lantz in 1932.[ 2] Society for Animation Studies Harvey Deneroff stated that Nicholas's early work for Disney was on Goofy and Pluto short films.[ 2] Lady and the Tramp Cinderella [ 1] One Hundred and One Dalmatians [ 2]
For Hanna-Barbera, he worked on The Flintstones The Man Called Flintstone [ 3] The Jetsons TV series.[ 2]
He worked with Chuck Jones on cartoon adaptations of stories from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling , including Rikki Tikki Tavi The White Seal A Christmas Carol Richard Williams , which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1972.[ 1] Johnny Hart 's comic strip B.C. B.C.: The First Thanksgiving and another TV special based on Hart's The Wizard of Id [ 2]
He died in Edinboro, Pennsylvania , on November 23, 1996, at the age of 85.[ 1]
When Nicholas died, he left an extensive collection of his own animation work, as well as that of other prominent animators such as Ward Kimball , John Lounsbery and Milt Kahl , which he bequeathed to Edinboro University . Working with the Erie Art Museum , his daughter Donna Nicholas organized a traveling exhibition of the best these works, called From Mickey to the Grinch: Art of the Animated Film .[ 4] [ 5]
References
^ a b c d "George 'Nick' Nicholas; Animator Worked on Disney Classics" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .^ a b c d e "A Chat with George Nicholas" . Cartoon Research . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide Chicago Review Press . pp. 160– 161. ISBN 9781569762226 ^ Vanco, John; Smith, Nicole (2001). From Mickey to the Grinch: Art of the Animated Film Erie Art Museum . ISBN 9780970928245 ^ Warren, Nick (September 25, 2019). "Edinboro ART 100 Celebrates a Century of Creativity: Art Department commemorates occasion with year-long schedule of events" . Erie Reader . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .
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