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Who was Chuck Jones?  Cover Image Book Book

Who was Chuck Jones?

Gigliotti, Jim (author.). Hinderliter, John, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"What's Up, Doc? Find out in this lively biography of the most celebrated director in animation history! Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of many classic animated cartoon shorts. They starred Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner Brothers characters. When he moved on to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, his work includes a series of Tom and Jerry shorts as well as the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Jones was nominated for eight Academy Awards, won three, and received an honorary Oscar for his work in the animation industry. His career spanned almost seventy years, during which he made over 250 animated films, including What's Opera, Doc?, a classic Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd short that is considered to be one of the greatest cartoons of all time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Who was Chuck Jones?
Growing up in California
On to art school
The working world
"
What's up, Doc?"

The Bugs Bunny in me
"
Beep! beep!"

Beyond Warner Bros
From hare to eternity
Timelines.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780606405072
  • ISBN: 9781518250323
  • ISBN: 9781524786571 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 0448488574
  • ISBN: 9780448488578
  • ISBN: 0515159174
  • ISBN: 9780515159172
  • Physical Description: 107 pages ; 20 cm.
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2017]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
Formatted Contents Note:
Who was Chuck Jones?
Growing up in California
On to art school
The working world
"What's up, Doc?"
The Bugs Bunny in me
"Beep! beep!"
Beyond Warner Bros
From hare to eternity
Timelines.
Subject: United States
Motion picture producers and directors
Animators
JUVENILE NONFICTION Humor Comic Strips & Cartoons
JUVENILE NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Art
JUVENILE NONFICTION Art Cartooning
Animators
Producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors United States Biography Juvenile literature
Animators United States Biography Juvenile literature
Jones, Chuck 1912-2002
Jones, Chuck 1912-2002 Juvenile literature
Jones, Chuck 1912-2002
Genre: Juvenile works.
Biography.
Biographies.
Biographies.

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  • 1 out of 2 copies are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Peachtree City Library.

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