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Paul J. Smith
Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director. Smith began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in 1926, then moved up to an anim…
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Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director. Smith began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in 1926, then moved up to an animator. In 1928, when all the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons for Charles Mintz were completed, Smith left the payroll. Smith worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of his career, first as an animator, and then as a director. He also animated at Warner Bros. Cartoons. By 1955, Smith had taken over as primary director of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. With Smith in the director's chair, the Woody Woodpecker series maintained its trademark frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. By the late 1960s, Smith became the sole director of the Lantz studio's output: the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and The Beary Family. Smith stayed with Lantz until the studio was closed in 1972. Smith died in Van Nuys, California on November 17, 1980. He was the brother of animators Frank Smith and Hank Smith and the uncle of actor and film director Charles Martin Smith. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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1991
The King of Ads
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1972
Bye, Bye, Blackboard
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1972
Show Biz Beagle
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1972
The Genie with the Light Touch
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1972
Chili Con Corny
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1972
Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
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1972
Indian Corn
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1972
Pecking Holes in Poles
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1972
The Rude Intruder
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1972
For the Love of Pizza
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1972
Rain Rain, Go Away
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1972
Unlucky Potluck
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1972
Let Charlie Do It
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1972
A Fish Story
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1971
Kitty from the City
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1971
Shanghai Woody
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1971
Chilly's Hide-a-Way
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1971
The Reluctant Recruit
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1971
How to Trap a Woodpecker
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1971
Airlift a la Carte
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1971
The Snoozin' Bruin'
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1971
The Bungling Builder
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1971
Moochin' Pooch
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1971
Charlie the Rainmaker
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1971
Woody's Magic Touch
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1971
Sleepy Time Chimes
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1971
Flim Flam Fountain
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1970
All Hams on Deck
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1970
Chilly's Cold War
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1970
Buster's Last Stand
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1970
Hi-Rise Wise Guys
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1970
Coo Coo Nuts
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1970
Chilly's Ice Folly
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1970
Wild Bill Hiccup
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1970
Seal on the Loose
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1970
Gooney's Goofy Landings
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1970
Charlie in Hot Water
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1970
Charlie's Golf Classic
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1970
The Unhandy Man
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1970
A Gooney Is Born
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