Jim Pabian

He studied at the Mechanics Arts Institute in Rochester before moving to Hollywood in 1931. In the 1930s, he worked as an animator for Ub Iwerks, Leon Schlesinger Productions and Harman & Ising. Pabian then worked for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in the 1940s and later branched out as a comic artist for Dell Comics in the 1940s and 1950s. He created the syndicated daily comic strips Hollywood Johnnie, Screen Girl, and Go Go Gruver. He also worked on various Disney comics. In 1955, Pabian was hired by Le Cineastis Associates and moved to Paris with his family. He won an award at the Cannes Film Festival for his work in animation before working with Hanna-Barbera in London. His family moved to Ojai, California, in 1966. In 1968, he established a comic studio called Editor's Workshop Syndicate in Ojai. Pabian was a member of the California Watercolor Society and had his art on display in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In his old age he became legally blind and suffered from Parkinson's disease, causing him to pick up writing rather than animation.

Jim Pabian is recorded with the occupation comics artist. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded as film director, screenwriter and comics artist.