Earl Hurd
American animator and film director (1880-1940) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 60
Earl Hurd was a pioneering American animator and film director. He is noted for creating and producing the silent Bobby Bumps animated short subject series for early animation producer J.R. Bray's Bray Productions.
Earl Hurd is read about 17 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1940Died28 September 1940
Pantry PirateFilm, 1940Writer1938
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFilm, Writer1936
Elmer ElephantFilm, Writer
Mother PlutoFilm, 1936Writer1923
Chicken DressingFilm, Director1922
Fresh FishFilm, Director, Producer1921
Bobby Bumps in Hunting and FishingFilm, Director, Writer1919
Bobby Bumps and the Hypnotic EyeFilm, Director1918
At the DentistFilm, Director, WriterBobby Bumps and the Speckled DeathFilm, 1918Director1917
Bobby Bumps Adopts a TurtleFilm, Director, WriterBobby Bumps Outwits the DogsnatcherFilm, 1917Director1916Bobby Bumps and His GoatmobileFilm, Director, Writer
Bobby Bumps and His Pointer PupFilm, 1916Director, Writer1880Born14 September 1880
Pantry PirateFilm, 1940Writer1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFilm, Writer1936Elmer ElephantFilm, WriterMother PlutoFilm, 1936Writer1923Chicken DressingFilm, Director1922Fresh FishFilm, Director, Producer1921Bobby Bumps in Hunting and FishingFilm, Director, Writer1919Bobby Bumps and the Hypnotic EyeFilm, Director1918At the DentistFilm, Director, WriterBobby Bumps and the Speckled DeathFilm, 1918Director1917Bobby Bumps Adopts a TurtleFilm, Director, WriterBobby Bumps Outwits the DogsnatcherFilm, 1917Director1916Bobby Bumps and His GoatmobileFilm, Director, WriterBobby Bumps and His Pointer PupFilm, 1916Director, Writer1880Born14 September 1880Known for
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
Mickey's Rival 1936
Elmer Elephant 1936
People around Earl Hurd
Close ties
Wilfred Jackson Directed Elmer Elephant and Mickey's Rival
Walt Disney Produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
Clyde Geronimi Directed Pantry Pirate (1940)
David Hand Directed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
John Randolph Bray Produced Bobby Bumps Starts a Lodge (1916)- Larry Morey Directed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
Ted Sears Also in Elmer Elephant (1936)
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About this person
Hurd and Bray are jointly responsible for developing the processes involved in cel animation, and were granted patents for their processes in 1914.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1940 · aged 60
