John Hubley

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John Hubley (* 21st May 1914 in Marinette , Wisconsin , † 21 February 1977 in New Haven , Connecticut ) was an American character animator , director and artist .

Life

For Walt Disney he worked since 1937 as a draftsman for layout backgrounds in its large feature film productions Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Bambi and Fantasia . In 1941 he left the studio as a full-time employee in the wake of a draftsman's strike and initially worked for Screen Gems , before founding United Productions of America with other former colleagues who were put off by Disney's autocratic style .

In 1952 he was forced into isolation and out of UPA when he refused to name the originators of "un-American activities" before the Committee on Un-American Activities during the McCarthy era . As a result, Hubley mostly worked for advertising or short films, as he was on the so-called black list . There his name did not appear in the credits , so that neither side had to fear repression.

With his own animation studio , Storyboard Studios , founded in 1956 with his wife Faith Hubley , three years later he brought out the film Moonbird , which was praised by the critics for the differentiated representation of the characters and the coloring . For this film he won the coveted award in the cartoon category at the 1960 Academy Awards and was also able to beat the Disney production Noah's Ark , which was also nominated . Seven years later he won the trophy again for his commissioned work for the band leader and composer Herb Alpert ( A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature ).

Hubley not only mastered the classic Disney style of the early decades and his own cultured style, but also the absurd comedy as in Mister Magoo .

Hubley had also been hired as the actual director for Down by the River . But when the work stagnated after a year, the producer Martin Rosen fired him and took over the direction himself. The only thing that remains of Hubley's work is the opening sequence of the film. This is significantly different from the rest of the film and reveals Hubley's style.

Filmography

Screen Gems

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

UPA

Storyboard studios

National Film Board of Canada

  • 1966: The Cruise

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personal data
SURNAME Hubley, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American animated film director, director and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Marinette (Wisconsin)
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1977
Place of death New Haven