Robert Cannon
Directing
Born 1909-07-16
Died 1964-06-09
Ohio, USA
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Robert Cannon (July 16, 1909 - June 9, 1964) was an American animator.
Robert 'Bobo' Cannon was born in Ohio. Not much is known about his early life, including the city he was born in. He began his animation career at Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1934, assisting ace animators Robert Clampett and Chuck Jones. After a two-year apprenticeship, he graduated to full animator.
Cannon became an integral part of that anarchic Warner Brothers in-house cartoon outfit, known as 'Termite Terrace' (due to its cramped and austere quarters). In the process, he labored on such iconic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters as Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Elmer Fudd. He animated for Tex Avery, Clampett and Jones from 1936 to 1944, after which he became co-founder and a leading light in the innovative United Productions of America (UPA). Unlike at Warners, UPA allowed him to direct, including cartoons featuring the famous character of Mr. Magoo.
Cannon later taught animation at San Fernando Valley State College and was awarded in 1976 with the International Film Society's Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime Achievement. He died at the age of 54 in 1964 due to a heart attack.
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Filmography
Directing
25 credits
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Bailing Out
Madeline
Ballet-Oop
Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
Christopher Crumpet's Playmate
The Wonder Gloves
Christopher Crumpet
How Now Boing Boing
Scoutmaster Magoo
Frosty the Snowman
Brotherhood of Man
The Oompahs
Magoo's Moose Hunt
Little Boy with a Big Horn
Peter Cottontail
Georgie and the Dragon
Fudget's Budget
The Miner's Daughter
The Jaywalker
Willie the Kid
Tune in Tomorrow
Grampaw Pettibone's Gripes: Join-Up Collisions
Acting
24 credits
Moonbird
The Girl Next Door
The Weakly Reporter
I Only Have Eyes for You
Porky's Duck Hunt
Super-Rabbit
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
Millionaire Droopy
The Cosmic Eye
Milk and Money
Porky's Picnic
Page Miss Glory
Wackiki Wabbit
Hold the Lion, Please
Meet John Doughboy
To Duck.... Or Not to Duck
Cross Country Detours
Porky's Midnight Matinee
The Unbearable Bear
Toy Trouble
Hell-Bent for Election
The Tender Game
Children of the Sun
Little Boy with a Big Horn
Writing
3 credits
Producing
2 credits
Other credits
1 credit
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