Chuck Jones

Chuck Jones

1912-09-21

Biography

Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and a slew of other Warner characters. Three of these shorts (Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and What's Opera, Doc?) were later inducted into the National Film Registry. Chief among Jones' other works was the famous "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953). After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.

Also appears in

Gremlins

Gremlins

7.1

Innerspace

Innerspace

6.8

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who!

6.9

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

10.0

You Ought to Be in Pictures

You Ought to Be in Pictures

7.5

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

7.7

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

6.8

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

8.1

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

5.8

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

6.9

Bugs Bunny’s 80th What’s Up, Doc-umentary!

Bugs Bunny’s 80th What’s Up, Doc-umentary!

8.0

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

8.0

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

6.7

Portrait of Tex Avery

Portrait of Tex Avery

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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

6.0

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

7.8

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

6.2

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

8.0

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

6.0

That’s All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

That’s All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

3.5