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19th-century animators

31 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Bobby VernonPerson · Film memorabiliaBobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films. He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C.
Burt GillettPerson · Film memorabiliaBurton Fred Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was an American director of animated films.
Charles BowersArtist · Comics and comic artCharles R. Bowers (June 6, 1887 – November 24, 1946) was an American cartoonist and film director during the silent film and early "talkie" era.
Dave FleischerPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Fleischer (disambiguation)David Fleischer
Earl HurdArtist · Comics and comic artEarl Hurd (September 14, 1880 – September 28, 1940) was a pioneering American animator and film director.
Émile CohlArtist · Comics and comic artÉmile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (lang; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the…
Frank LeahArtist · Comics and comic artFrank Leah (1886-1972) was an illustrator, caricaturist and newspaper art editor based in Dublin, Ireland.
Georges MélièsPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Georges-Jean Méliès[1] (8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French filmmaker, actor, magician, and toymaker.[8] He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days…
Gregory La CavaArtist · Comics and comic artGregory La Cava was an American screenwriter, animator, comics artist and director (1892–1952). He was born in Towanda and died in Malibu.
Gustaf TenggrenIllustrator · IllustrationGustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish illustrator and animator.
John Randolph BrayArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Randolph Bray (August 25, 1879 – October 10, 1978) was an American animator, cartoonist, and film producer.
Kenzō MasaokaPerson · Film memorabiliaOctober 5, 1898 – November 23, 1988 was a Japanese animator and voice actor.
Kōuchi Jun'ichiIllustrator · IllustrationJun'ichi Kōuchi (幸内純一, Kōuchi Jun'ichi) was a Japanese animator. He is referred to as one of the "fathers" of anime.
Lotte ReinigerPerson · Film memorabiliaCharlotte "Lotte" Reiniger (2 June 1899 – 19 June 1981) was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation.
Louis WainIllustrator · IllustrationLouis William Wain (5 August 1860 – 4 July 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised cats and kittens.
Max FleischerArtist · Comics and comic artMax Fleischer was born in Kraków, in Austrian Poland, Fleischer immigrated to the United States where he became a
Mikhail TsekhanovskyIllustrator · IllustrationMikhail Mikhailovich Tsekhanovsky (7 June — 22 June 1965) was a Russian and Soviet artist, animation director, book illustrator, screenwriter, sculptor and educator.
Mikheil ChiaureliArtist · SculptureMikheil Chiaureli (Mikhail Edisherovich Chiauerli; 6 February 1894 – 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974.
Milt GrossArtist · Comics and comic artMilt Gross (March 4, 1895 – November 29, 1953) was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue.
Ōten ShimokawaPerson · Film memorabiliaŌten Shimokawa (or Hekoten Shimokawa) was a Japanese artist, considered to be one of the founding artists and pioneers of anime.
Otto MessmerPerson · Film memorabiliaOtto James Messmer (August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983) was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio.
Pat SullivanArtist · Comics and comic artPatrick Peter O'Sullivan (February 22, 1885 – February 15, 1933) was an Australian-American cartoonist, pioneer animator and film producer, best known for producing the first Felix the Cat…
Paul TerryArtist · Comics and comic artPaul Houlton Terry (February 19, 1887 – October 25, 1971) was an American cartoonist, animator, screenwriter, film director and producer.
Raoul BarréArtist · Comics and comic artVital Achille Raoul Barré (January 29, 1874 – May 21, 1932) was a Canadian cartoonist, animator of the silent film era, and painter.
Seitarō KitayamaArtist · PaintingsMarch 3, 1888 – February 13, 1945 was an early Japanese animation director whose work includes the first examples of commercial production of anime.
Svend MethlingPerson · Film memorabiliaSvend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a Danish actor and film director.
Viking EggelingArtist · PaintingsViking Eggeling (21 October 1880 – 19 May 1925) was a Swedish avant-garde artist and filmmaker connected to dadaism, Constructivism, and abstract art and was one of the pioneers in absolute…
W.O.J. NieuwenkampEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Nieuwenkamp by Nico Jungmann (1909)
Winsor McCayArtist · Comics and comic artZenas Winsor McCay (c. September 26, 1869 – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator.

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