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Chuck Jones obituary

Posted by R. Berg on February 23, 2002

In Reply to: A Truly Great Contributor posted by Word Camel on February 23, 2002

: : "Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life," Chuck Jones once said.

: : (AP) - Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, died at his home Friday (Feb. 22, 2002). He was 89. Jones worked on more than 300 animated films in a career that spanned more than 60 years, winning two Oscars as a director and receiving an honorary Oscar in 1996 for lifetime achievement.

: Let's have t-t-teh-teh-uh t-teteedee-he-teh.. Oh heck! Let's raise our glasses for Chuck! We'll not see his like again.

: Camel

For another obituary, see Mark Evanier's site, POV Online: [Dead link - removed]

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