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Abraham Levitow
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Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction. Levitow began working as an in-betweener and assistant animator at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1940 at the age of 17. He briefly left Warner Bros. when he was drafted during World War II working on training films. Levitow returned to the studio, working as an assistant animator for Ken Harris under the Chuck Jones unit, and he was later promoted to animator in 1950 and would receive his first animations credit in 1953 for the cartoon Wild Over You. He worked steadily for Jones over the remainder of the 1950s, and directed several cartoons for release in 1959, including the Pepé Le Pew cartoon "Really Scent". While working under Jones, he made characters' joints more angular than most other animators. Those characters with fur (Wile E. Coyote, for example) looked especially shaggy in Levitow's scenes. Levitow joined UPA in 1958 to work on the Mr. Magoo feature 1001 Arabian Nights, staying behind even after the studio was sold to Henry G. Saperstein. In 1962, he directed the first feature-length animated television special, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. 1962 also saw the release of his theatrical feature Gay Purr-ee. By 1962, he was working with Jones at MGM as an animator and a director in the Tom and Jerry series. He co-directed the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth with Chuck Jones at MGM. In addition, he worked with UPA on more Mr. Magoo cartoons, including The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, and also collaborated with Chuck again on the program Curiosity Shop through Format Films. He animated on the Chuck Jones-produced A Christmas Carol, directed by Richard Williams at Williams' London studio in 1971. In 1972, he and producer Dave Hanson founded Levitow/Hanson Films. The studio produced several animated pieces for Sesame Street, the most notable being Willie Wimple. His last completed project was B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, which aired in November of 1973. At the time of his death, Levitow was in line to direct the animated feature film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. The project was taken over by Richard Williams when Levitow died from a bone tumor during pre-production at the age of 52. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1922-07-02
- event Death Date 1975-05-08
- school Known for: Visual Effects
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- info Birth Place Los Angeles, California, USA
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Gay Purr-ee
1962-10-24
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1970-11-07
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962-12-18
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One Froggy Evening
1955-12-30
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What's Opera, Doc?
1957-07-06
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90 Day Wondering
1956-12-01
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A Hitch in Time
1955-01-01
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A Witch's Tangled Hare
1959-10-31
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Boyhood Daze
1957-04-20
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Broom-Stick Bunny
1956-02-25
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Feline Frame-Up
1954-02-13
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Hare-Way to the Stars
1958-03-29
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Scaredy Cat
1948-12-18
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Baby Buggy Bunny
1954-12-18
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Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
1956-05-05
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Baton Bunny
1959-01-10
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Cat Feud
1958-12-20
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Stop! Look! and Hasten!
1954-08-13
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Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
1955-04-29
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Guided Muscle
1955-12-10
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There They Go-Go-Go!
1956-11-09
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Scrambled Aches
1957-01-25
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Zoom and Bored
1957-09-13
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Whoa, Be-Gone!
1958-04-11
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Deduce, You Say
1956-09-29
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Really Scent
1959-06-26
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Rocket-bye Baby
1956-08-04
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The Phantom Tollbooth
1970-11-07
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Filet Meow
1966-06-30
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Catty-Cornered
1966-09-08
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Puss 'n' Boats
1966-05-05
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Jerry-Go-Round
1966-03-03
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Martian Through Georgia
1962-12-28
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Guided Mouse-Ille
1967-03-10
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O-Solar-Meow
1967-02-24
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Rock 'n' Rodent
1967-04-07
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Surf-Bored Cat
1967-05-05
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The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.
1967-04-21
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Unnatural History
1959-11-13
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Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
1991-01-01
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Inside Magoo
1960-01-12
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Steal Wool
1957-06-08
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Magoo Meets Frankenstein
1961-03-20
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Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
1959-12-27
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The A-Tom-inable Snowman
1966-08-04
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B.C.: The First Thanksgiving
1973-11-19
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B.C.: The First Thanksgiving
1973-11-19
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Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
2010-05-07
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The Wizard of Id
1971-09-02
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Beanstalk Bunny
1955-02-12
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Claws for Alarm
1954-05-22
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Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One
2011-11-15
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Barbecue for Two
1960-11-01
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Mr. Magoo, Man of Mystery
1964-01-01
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Two Scent's Worth
1955-10-15
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Uncle Sam Magoo
1970-02-15
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Forward March Hare
1953-02-14
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Robin Hood Daffy
1958-03-08
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Nelly's Folly
1961-12-30
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Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
1980-11-20
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It's Everybody's Business
1954-01-01
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1001 Arabian Nights
1959-12-01
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B.C. - The Shadow
1970-01-01
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Lickety-Splat
1961-06-03
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A Christmas Carol
1971-12-21
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Sheep Ahoy
1954-12-10
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Double or Mutton
1955-07-23
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Wild About Hurry
1959-10-09
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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
1964-09-26
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The Dick Tracy Show
1961-01-01
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Popeye the Sailor
1960-06-10