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Robert Cannon
Ohio, USA
Robert Cannon (July 16, 1909 - June 9, 1964) was an American animator. Robert 'Bobo' Cannon was born in Ohio. Not much is known about his early life, including the city he was bo…
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Robert Cannon (July 16, 1909 - June 9, 1964) was an American animator. Robert 'Bobo' Cannon was born in Ohio. Not much is known about his early life, including the city he was born in. He began his animation career at Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1934, assisting ace animators Robert Clampett and Chuck Jones. After a two-year apprenticeship, he graduated to full animator. Cannon became an integral part of that anarchic Warner Brothers in-house cartoon outfit, known as 'Termite Terrace' (due to its cramped and austere quarters). In the process, he labored on such iconic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters as Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Elmer Fudd. He animated for Tex Avery, Clampett and Jones from 1936 to 1944, after which he became co-founder and a leading light in the innovative United Productions of America (UPA). Unlike at Warners, UPA allowed him to direct, including cartoons featuring the famous character of Mr. Magoo. Cannon later taught animation at San Fernando Valley State College and was awarded in 1976 with the International Film Society's Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement. He died at the age of 54 in 1964 due to a heart attack. Looney Tunes Wiki
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1986
The Cosmic Eye
Movie Animation
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1960
Children of the Sun
Movie Animation
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1959
Moonbird
Movie Animation
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1958
Scoutmaster Magoo
Movie Director
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1958
The Tender Game
Movie Animation
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1957
Magoo's Moose Hunt
Movie Director
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1956
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
TV show Producer
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1956
Millionaire Droopy
Movie Animation
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1956
The Jaywalker
Movie Director
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1956
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
Movie Director
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1955
Christopher Crumpet's Playmate
Movie Director
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1954
How Now Boing Boing
Movie Director
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1954
Fudget's Budget
Movie Director
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1954
Ballet-Oop
Movie Director
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1954
Tune in Tomorrow
Movie Director
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1953
Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony
Movie Director
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1953
Christopher Crumpet
Movie Director
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1953
The Girl Next Door
Movie Animation Director
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1953
Little Boy with a Big Horn
Movie Script
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1952
Madeline
Movie Director
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1952
Willie the Kid
Movie Director
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1952
The Oompahs
Movie Director
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1951
Frosty the Snowman
Movie Director
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1951
The Wonder Gloves
Movie Director
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1951
Georgie and the Dragon
Movie Director
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1951
Peter Cottontail
Movie Director
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1950
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Movie Director
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1950
The Miner's Daughter
Movie Director
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1949
Bailing Out
Movie Director
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1945
Brotherhood of Man
Movie Director
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1945
Grampaw Pettibone's Gripes: Join-Up Collisions
Movie Director
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1944
Hell-Bent for Election
Movie Animation
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1944
The Weakly Reporter
Movie Animation
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1943
Wackiki Wabbit
Movie Animation
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1943
The Unbearable Bear
Movie Animation
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1943
Super-Rabbit
Movie Animation
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1943
To Duck.... Or Not to Duck
Movie Animation
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1942
Hold the Lion, Please
Movie Animation
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1941
Porky's Midnight Matinee
Movie Animation
