John Hubley

John Hubley

John Hubley (May 21, 1914February 21, 1977) was an American animator and animation director known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films.

Biography

Hubley was born in Marinette, Wisconsin.

In 1935, he got a job as a background and layout artist at Disney, where he worked on such classic films as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo," and "Bambi," as well as "The Rite of Spring" segment from "Fantasia." He left the company during the 1941 animator's strike, and found work directing films for Screen Gems and the Army's First Motion Picture Unit until he founded United Productions of America. UPA soon became famous for their highly stylized designs and limited animation.

In 1949 he was the creator of the Mr. Magoo cartoon character, based on an uncle, and directed the first Magoo cartoon. Jim Backus (of "Gilligan's Island" fame) was the ever-popular voice of Magoo.

He was forced to leave UPA in 1952 when he refused to name names before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He founded Storyboard Studios the next year and worked on commercials (where he would not be credited), but was forced to turn down more exciting projects (such as an adaptation of "Finian's Rainbow") because his name was still blacklisted. He moved his studio to New York in 1955, where he switched production over to independent short films.

Hubley was the original director of the movie "Watership Down" (later being replaced by producer Martin Rosen), with some of his work, including the opening sequence, remaining in the final version.

He married Faith Elliott (September 16, 1924December 7, 2001) the same year, and they collaborated on nearly every film he made until his death in 1977 at age 62 during heart surgery; their final production was "A Doonesbury Special" (with creator Gary Trudeau), which aired on NBC in November of that year. Faith and their four children carried on his legacy in the renamed Hubley Studios. John is survived by his daughters Georgia Hubley, who plays drums and sings for the critically acclaimed rock band, Yo La Tengo as well as Emily Hubley, a filmmaker and animator, who has made numerous short films, including animated inserts and segments for documentaries such as "Blue Vinyl", and the film version of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch".

Filmography

Screen Gems

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

UPA

* "Flat Hatting" (1944)
* "Robin Hoodlum" (1948)
* "The Magic Fluke" (1949)
* "Ragtime Bear" (1949)
* "Spellbound Hound" (1950)
* "Punchy de Leon" (1950)
* "Fuddy Duddy Buddy" (1951)
* "Rooty Toot Toot" (1952)

Storyboard Studios

* "Adventures of an *" (1956)
* "Harlem Wednesday" (1957)
* "Tender Game" (1958)
* "Moonbird" (1959)
* "The Tale of Old Whiff" (1959)
* "Children of the Sun" (1960)
* "Of Stars and Men" (1961)
* "The Hole" (1962)
* "The Hat" (1963)
* "Tijuana Brass Double Feature" (1965)
* "Urbanissimo" (1966)
* "Windy Day" (1967)
* "Of Men and Demons" (1968)
* "Zuckerkandl" (1969)
* "Eggs" (1970)
* "Dig" (1972)
* "Cockaboody" (1973)
* "Voyage to Next" (1974)
* "People, People, People" (1975)
* "Everybody Rides the Carousel" (1976)
* "" (1976)

National Film Board of Canada

* "The Cruise" (1966)

External links

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* [http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1997/hubley/hub_essay.html "Moma Exhibition"-The Hubley Studio: A Home for Animation]


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