Myron Waldman

Myron Waldman ( born April 23, 1908 in New York City, New York; † 4 February 2006 in Bethpage, New York) was an American cartoon animator.

Myron Waldman studied at the Pratt Institute. In the 1930s, the Golden Age of Animation, he started as a draftsman at the Fleischer Studios. In 1934 he became chief draftsman and supervised animation series such as Betty Boop (for which he invented the dog Pudgy ), Popeye, Raggedy Ann and Superman. For his invention, the donkeys Hunky and Spunky, 1939 he was nominated for an Oscar. Another Oscar -nominated film in which he participated, Educated Fish was. For several Fleischer films such as Gulliver's Travels, he was also co-director. In the 1940s, he was additionally comic strips (Happy the Humbug ) and was a lecturer at Columbia University. After three years of military service Waldman went to Paramount, where he was responsible for the Casper movies. In over 35 years, Waldman has been involved in well over 100 films.

1997 Waldman won the Winsor McCay Award from the Annie Awards for his life's work. It is the most important price that an animator can win. In 1986, he won the Gold Award at the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Awards.

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