John Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an animator and animation director known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ...

Biography

Hubley was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. Marinette is a city located in Marinette County, Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ...

In 1935, he got a job as a background and layout artist at Disney, where he worked on such classic films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Bambi, as well as "The Rite of Spring" segment from Fantasia. He left the company during the 1941 animator's strike, and found work directing films for Screen Gems and the Army's First Motion Picture Unit until he founded United Productions of America. UPA soon became famous for their highly stylized designs and limited animation. Walt Disney Pictures is an American movie studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first animated feature in the Disney animated features canon; the first animated feature in Technicolor. ... Pinocchio is the second animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Dumbo is the fourth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Bambi is the fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, which was originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942 and produced by Walt Disney. ... Le Sacre du printemps (English: The Rite of Spring; Russian: Весна священная) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. ... Fantasia is a 1940 motion picture, the third in the Disney animated features canon, which was a Walt Disney experiment in animation and music. ... The bitter animators strike of 1941 at Walt Disney Studios was a psychological turning point within the company. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Columbia Pictures Corp. ... The First Motion Picture Unit was the first unit of the United States Military to be made entirely of motion picture personnel. ... The UPA opening title card from How Now Boing Boing (1954) The legacy of the United Productions of America animation studio, better known as UPA, has largely been forgotten in the wake of the animation renaissance of the 1990s; it has been overshadowed by the commercialization of Warner Bros. ...

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He was forced to leave UPA in 1952 when he refused to name names before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He founded Storyboard Studios the next year and worked on commercials (where he would not be credited), but was forced to turn down more exciting projects (such as an adaptation of Finian's Rainbow) because his name was still blacklisted. He moved his studio to New York in 1955, where he switched production over to independent short films. The House Committee on Un-American Activities or HUAC (1945-1975) was an investigating committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... Petula Clark in the 1968 Warner Brothers film version Finians Rainbow, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, opened on Broadway in 1947, with Ella Logan and David Wayne in the lead roles. ...

He married Faith Elliott (September 16, 1924 – December 7, 2001) the same year, and they collaborated on nearly every film he made until his death in 1977 at age 62 during heart surgery. Faith and their 4 children carried on his legacy in the renamed Hubley Studios. John is survived by his daughters Georgia Hubley, plays drums and sings for the critically acclaimed rock band, Yo La Tengo as well as Emily Hubley, a filmmaker and animator, who has made numerous short films, including animated inserts and segments for documentaries such as Blue Vinyl, and the film version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to correct congenital heart disease or the complications of ischaemic heart disease or valve problems caused by endocarditis. ... Georgia Hubley is one of the founding members of the rock group Yo La Tengo. ... Yo La Tengo is an American rock band. ...

Filmography

Screen Gems

• Wolf Chases Pigs (1942)
• Old Blackout Joe (1942)
• The Dumbconscious Mind (1942)
• King Midas, Junior (1942)
• The Vitamin G-Man (1943)
• Professor Small and Mister Tall (1943)
• He Can't Make It Stick (1943)

UPA

• Flat Hatting (1944)
• Robin Hoodlum (1948)
• The Magic Fluke (1949)
• Ragtime Bear (1949)
• Spellbound Hound (1950)
• Punchy de Leon (1950)
• Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
• Rooty Toot Toot (1952)

Storyboard Studios

• Adventures of an * (1956)
• Harlem Wednesday (1957)
• Tender Game (1958)
• Moonbird (1959)
• The Tale of Old Whiff (1959)
• Children of the Sun (1960)
• Of Stars and Men (1961)
• The Hole (1962)
• The Hat (1963)
• Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1965)
• Urbanissimo (1966)
• Windy Day (1967)
• Of Men and Demons (1968)
• Zuckerkandl (1969)
• Eggs (1970)
• Dig (1972)
• Cockaboody (1973)
• Voyage to Next (1974)
• People, People, People (1975)
• Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)
• Second Chance: Sea (1976)

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National Film Board of Canada

• The Cruise (1966)