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Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery
1908 - 1980

Tex Avery at work

Avery first began working for Walter Lantz in 1928, drawing backgrounds for the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons. Office horseplay resulted in a paperclip lodging in Avery's left eye, causing him to lose sight in it. The resulting loss in depth perception possibly gave Avery his unique animation style.

Avery soon joined the Warner Bros. animation unit. Working in the "Termite Terrace" alongside Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett, it was Avery who brought life to Porky the Pig, Daffy Duck and a rabbit who became famous for a line Avery himself used in high school, "What's Up Doc?"

Avery quit Warner Bros. in 1942 over how the end scene of a cartoon was to finish, and he quickly joined MGM. His first cartoon for his new employer, an Adolf Hitler parody called The Blitz Wolf, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) in 1942. After ten years at MGM, Avery returned to working for Walter Lantz.

Avery's tenure at Lantz did not last long. He found work animating TV commercials, and ended his career at Hanna-Barbera.

At his peak, Avery was a groundbreaking animator whose influence can be seen to this day. The sites on this page serve as a guide and hommage to the work of this pioneer.


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