2019 in animation
Events in 2019 in animation.
Events
February
- February 24:
- 91st Academy Awards:
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. [1]
- Bao by Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short. [2]
- Urbanus, De Vuilnisheld, an animated film based on the Flemish comic strip Urbanus, premiers. [3]
- 91st Academy Awards:
Awards
Film released
Television series debuts
| Date | Title | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Pinky Malinky | Netflix | 2019 |
| January 5 | Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy | Discovery Family | 2019 |
| January 18 | Carmen Sandiego | Netflix | 2019 |
| Gigantosaurus | Disney Junior | 2019 | |
| January 27 | Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty | Nickelodeon | 2019 |
| February 1 | Care Bears: Unlock the Magic | Boomerang | 2019 |
| February 22 | Corn & Peg | Nickelodeon | 2019 |
| March 8 | DC Super Hero Girls | Cartoon Network | 2019 |
| March 15 | YooHoo to the Rescue | Netflix | 2019 |
| March 22 | Charlie's Colorforms City | 2019 | |
| March 30 | Victor and Valentino | Cartoon Network | 2019 |
Television series endings
| Date | Title | Channel | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Avengers Assemble | Disney XD | 2013–18 | Ended |
| May 19 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Disney Channel, Disney XD | 2015–18 | |
| TBA | The Amazing World of Gumball | Cartoon Network | 2011–19 | Ending |
Deaths
January
- January 15: Bradley Bolke, American voice actor (voice of Chumley the Walrus on Underdog), dies at the age of 93. [4]
- January 26: Michel Legrand, French composer (composed the soundtrack for The Smurfs and the Magic Flute), dies at age 86. [5]
February
- February 7: Ted Stearn, American comics, storyboard artist and animator (worked on Beavis and Butt-head, Daria, Drawn Together, King of the Hill, Futurama, Rick and Morty), dies at age 58 from AIDS. [6]
- February 9:
- Ron W. Miller, American businessman, animation film producer, football player and president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (1978-1984), dies at age 85.[7]
- Tomi Ungerer, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist and poster designer (provided the narration to the animated adaptations of his own novels The Three Robbers and The Moon Man), passes away at age 87. [8]
- February 15: Dave Smith, American archivist (founder of the Walt Disney Archives) and author (Disney A to Z), dies at age 78. [9] After retirement, he worked for Disney as a consultant until his death.[10]
March
- March 4: Luke Perry, American actor (voiced himself in The Simpsons episode Krusty Gets Kancelled, an episode of Johnny Bravo and the Family Guy episode The Story on Page One) dies at age 52. [11][12]
- March 16:
- Tom Hatten, American cartoonist, TV presenter (host of The Popeye Show) and actor (voice of Farmer Fitzgibbons in The Secret of NIMH), dies at age 92.[13]
- Larry DiTillio, American film and TV screenwriter (Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Beast Wars), dies at age 79. [14]
April
- April 23: Edward Kelsey, British voice actor (voice of Colonel K. and Baron Silas Greenback in Danger Mouse, Mr. Growbag in Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit), passes away at age 88. [15][16][17]
- April 28: Bruce Bickford, American animator (made the surreal clay-animated sequences in Frank Zappa's concert films The Dub Room Special, Baby Snakes and The Amazing Mr. Bickford), dies at age 72. [18]
See also
References
- ^ https://oscar.go.com/winners
- ^ https://oscar.go.com/winners
- ^ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/02/24/urbanus-de-vuilnisheld-tekenfilm-over-stripfiguur-in-premie/
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bradley-bolke-dead-tennessee-tuxedo-cartoons-star-was-93-1176633
- ^ "Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86". france24.com. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/stearn_t.htm
- ^ Ron Miller, Former Disney CEO, Dies at 85
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/u/ungerer_t.htm
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (June 24, 2010). "Column One: Pack rat in the Mouse House". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Dave Smith Dies". Deadline Hollywood. 15 Feb 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Jami Ganz; Nancy Dillon (February 28, 2019). "Luke Perry, star of "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Riverdale", hospitalized after suffering stroke". New York, NY: New York Daily News. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Luke Perry, '90210' and 'Riverdale' Star, Dies at 52". variety.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Tom Hatten Dies: Former ‘Popeye and Friends’ & ‘Family Film Festival’ Host Was 92
- ^ Beast Wars Writer Larry DiTillio Passes Away At Age 79
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/apr/25/edward-kelsey-obituary
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/04/25/edward-kelsey-instantly-recognisable-voice-roguish-joe-grundy/
- ^ "Archers actor Edward Kelsey dies aged 88". BBC News. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ historylink.org 2016-04-02