Cartoon classics
by Jake-22 | created - 16 Nov 2019 | updated - 25 Jun 2022 | Public
1. Jack Mercer
Actor | Popeye
His parents were actors, but Jack decided to pursue his love of art. He got a job as an inbetweener (rookie animator) at the Fleischer studio. Dave Fleischer happened to hear him singing the Popeye theme song in a funny voice, and asked Jack to try voicing one cartoon. He later became a writer at ...
2. Margie Hines
Actress | By the Sea
Margie Hines was born on October 15, 1909 in Glendale, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for By the Sea (1931), Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer (2024) and Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh (1940). She was married to Jesse William Heidtmann and Jack Mercer. She...
3. Pinto Colvig
Actor | Creation
Pinto Colvig was the quintessential clown whose own identity was always hidden but whose innate warmhearted character always came through his many talents. His humor tickled the funny bone and touched the heart. Incredibly gifted in music, art and mime, he spoke to different generations in ...
4. Alan Reed
Actor | The Flintstones
Character player Alan Reed was a strong, gruff, burly presence on '40s and '50s film and TV but he would be best remembered for his equally strong, gruff, distinctive voice on radio and TV. In 1960, he gave vocal life to the bombastic prehistoric cartoon character Fred Flintstone on the prime-time ...
5. Hugh Harman
Producer | The Old Mill Pond
Hugh Harman was one of the pioneers of animation. While not a great animator, (compared to co-worker, Rudolf Ising) he was present during the early days. He began his work with Walt Disney in 1922, working on Disney's early Laugh-o-Gram toons. When that company went bankrupt, Harman and partner ...
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