Ralph Bakshi

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Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and live-action films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator. Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972. It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time. Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features. He is well known for his fantasy films, which include Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978) and Fire and Ice (1983). In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years before it was canceled due to complaints from a conservative political group over perceived drug references. After a nine-year hiatus from feature films, he directed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production and received poor reviews. Bakshi returned to television with the live-action film Cool and the Crazy (1994) and the anthology series Spicy City (1997). He founded the Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning in 2003. During the 2000s, he has focused largely on painting. He has received several awards for his work, including the 1980 Golden Gryphon for The Lord of the Rings at the Giffoni Film Festival, the 1988 Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation, and the 2003 Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Bakshi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1938-10-29
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 6.4
  • info Birth Place Haifa, Mandatory Palestine [now Israel]
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The Lord of the Rings

1978-11-15

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Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy

1965-03-10

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Heavy Traffic

1973-08-08

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Heavy Traffic

1973-08-08

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Hey Good Lookin'

1982-10-01

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Hey Good Lookin'

1982-10-01

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Hey Good Lookin'

1982-10-01

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Fritz the Cat

1972-04-12

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Fritz the Cat

1972-04-12

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Coonskin

1975-08-20

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Coonskin

1975-08-20

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American Pop

1981-02-13

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Cool World

1992-07-10

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Fire and Ice

1983-03-25

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Fire and Ice

1983-03-25

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Fire and Ice

1983-03-25

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Wizards

1977-02-09

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Wizards

1977-02-09

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Wizards

1977-02-09

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The Butter Battle Book

1989-11-13

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The Butter Battle Book

1989-11-13

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The Third Musketeer

1965-10-01

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Cool and the Crazy

1994-09-16

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Cool and the Crazy

1994-09-16

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Cannonball Run II

1984-06-29

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Christmas in Tattertown

1988-12-21

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Marvin Digs

1967-12-01

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The Cigarette and the Weed

1981-04-01

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The Cigarette and the Weed

1981-04-01

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The Cigarette and the Weed

1981-04-01

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Mini-Squirts

1967-12-09

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Mini-Squirts

1967-12-09

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Mini-Squirts

1967-12-09

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The Fuz

1967-12-05

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Fancy Plants

1967-11-29

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The Heat's Off

1967-04-26

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The Monster Master

1966-01-01

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The Unsung Hero

1961-05-01

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Frozen Sparklers

1967-12-07

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Midwest

2023-10-12

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Midwest

2023-10-12

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Don't Spill the Beans

1965-05-24

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Dress Reversal

1965-07-08

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Dr. Ha-Ha

1966-03-29

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The Opera Caper

1967-11-01

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Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy

1965-03-10

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Mini-Squirts

1967-12-09

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Scuba Duba Do

1966-06-30

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Mouse Trek

1967-12-31

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Babe, He Calls Me

1997-11-28

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Last Days of Coney Island

2015-10-29

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Coonskin

1975-08-20

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Coonskin

1975-08-20

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Last Days of Coney Island

2015-10-29

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Last Days of Coney Island

2015-10-29

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House of Hashimoto

1960-11-29

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The Mysterious Package

1960-12-14

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Christmas in Tattertown

1988-12-21

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Babe, He Calls Me

1997-11-28

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Malcom and Melvin

1997-11-28

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Malcom and Melvin

1997-11-28

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Babe, He Calls Me

1997-11-28

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This Ain't Bebop

1989-01-01

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This Ain't Bebop

1989-01-01

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Imagining America

1989-11-19

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Trickle Dickle Down

2012-01-01

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Marvin Digs

1967-12-01

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Baron Von Go-Go

1967-12-31

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Trickle Dickle Down

2012-01-01

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Trickle Dickle Down

2012-01-01

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Marvin Digs

1967-12-01

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Hound Town

1989-10-31

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Traffic Trouble

1967-11-24

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Tribe

1989-11-19

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Reflections of A Native Son

1989-11-19

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Get Your Kicks on Route 66

1989-11-19

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The Bigger Digger

1974-08-01

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It's for the Birds

1967-05-26

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American Pop

1981-02-13

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The Plastic Blaster

1975-01-01

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The Return of the Monsterizer

1973-04-01

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Crossing The Delaware

1961-06-01

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The Drifter

1970-08-01

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The Frog

1969-10-01

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The Ghost Monster

1970-04-01

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The Junker

1975-06-01

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Mr. Winlucky

1967-02-01

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Traffic Trouble

1967-11-24

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A Voodoo Spell

1967-01-01

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Bugged By A Bug

1967-06-01

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Give Me Liberty

1967-08-01

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Which Is Witch?

1967-09-01

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Dr. Rhinestone's Theory

1967-10-01

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Lost and Foundation

1970-06-01

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The Ghost Monster

1970-04-01

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The Stretcher

1969-04-01

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The Monsterizer

1975-12-01

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The Paper Monster

1973-08-01

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The Scarecrow

1972-08-01

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The Time Eraser

1972-12-01

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The Timekeeper

1972-04-01

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The Toy Man

1969-12-01

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Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for 'The Lord of the Rings'

2010-04-10

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Spicy City

1997-07-11

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Spicy City

1997-07-11

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Spider-Man

1967-09-09

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Spider-Man

1967-09-09

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Spicy City

1997-07-11

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Spicy City

1997-07-11

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What a Cartoon!

1995-02-20

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What a Cartoon!

1995-02-20

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What a Cartoon!

1995-02-20

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Rebel Highway

1994-07-07

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Spider-Man

1967-09-09

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Spicy City

1997-07-11

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Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

1987-09-19

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The Mighty Heroes

1966-01-17