Bob Clampett
American animator (1913-1984) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 70
Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated series from Warner Bros. Cartoons as well as the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil.
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Bugs Bunny SuperstarFilm, Himself1974Inkpot AwardAward1962
Beany and CecilSeries, Creator1946
Baby BottleneckFilm, Director
The Great Piggy Bank RobberyFilm, 1946Director1945
A Gruesome TwosomeFilm, Director1944
Birdy and the BeastFilm, Director1943
A Corny ConcertoFilm, Director
Falling HareFilm, 1943Director1942
A Tale of Two KittiesFilm, Director1941
Farm FrolicsFilm, Director1940
You Ought to Be in PicturesFilm, Guy Running Out at Super Speed (archive footage) (uncredited)1938
Porky & DaffyFilm, Director
Porky in EgyptFilm, 1938Director1913Born8 May 1913People around Bob
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Leon Schlesinger Produced Porky in Wackyland and Wabbit Twouble
Warren Foster Also in Porky in Wackyland (1938)- Eddie Selzer Produced Book Revue (1946)
Sara Berner Also in An Itch in Time and The Bashful Buzzard
Arthur Q. Bryan Bob directed Any Bonds Today? (1942)
Bea Benaderet Also in The Hep Cat and Book Revue
Dr. Seuss Also in Horton Hatches the Egg and Booby Traps
Mel Blanc Bob directed Any Bonds Today? (1942)
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You Ought to Be in Pictures 1940
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery 1946
Porky in Wackyland 1938
A Corny Concerto 1943
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid 1942
Filmography 40
150 credits on file
Television 3
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Awards
About this person
He was born and raised not far from Hollywood and, early in life, showed an interest in animation and puppetry. After dropping out of high school in 1931, he joined the team at Harman-Ising Productions and began working on the studio's newest short subjects, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. Clampett was promoted to a directorial position in 1937. During his 15 years at the studio, he directed 84 cartoons later deemed classic, and designed some of the studio's most famous characters, including Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Tweety. Among his most acclaimed films are Porky in Wackyland (1938) and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946). He left Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1946 and turned his attention to television, creating the puppet show Time for Beany in 1949. A later animated version of the series, Beany and Cecil, was initially broadcast on ABC in 1962 and rerun until 1967. It is considered the first fully creator-driven television series and carried the byline "a Bob Clampett Cartoon".
