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Orestes Calpini(1911-1974)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Orestes Calpini was born on 17 March 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Gulliver's Travels (1939), Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) and The Enchanted Square (1947). He was married to Marjorie McCormick. He died on 3 December 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 17, 1911
DiedDecember 3, 1974(63)
BornMarch 17, 1911
DiedDecember 3, 1974(63)
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Known for

Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver's Travels
6.6
  • Animation Department
  • 1939
Stan Freed, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce, and Pauline Loth in Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
6.9
  • Animation Department
  • 1941
The Enchanted Square (1947)
The Enchanted Square
7.7
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1947
Superman: The Bulleteers (1942)
Superman: The Bulleteers
6.9
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1942

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Jack Mercer in Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures (2004)
    Popeye: Greatest Tall Tales & Heroic Adventures
    6.6
    • animation (segments "Me Feelins is Hurt", "A Date to Skate", "I Never Changes My Altitude", "The Paneless Window Washer")
    • 2004
  • Naughty But Mice (2003)
    Naughty But Mice
    Video
    • animation (segment "Scrappily Married")
    • 2003
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye & Friends (2003)
    Popeye & Friends
    Video
    • animation (segment "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves")
    • 2003
  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • animation (segment "The Enchanted Square")
    • 2003
  • Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, and Gus Wicke in Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas (2002)
    Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the Seven Seas
    Video
    • animation (segment "Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves")
    • 2002
  • Out of the Inkwell (1962)
    Out of the Inkwell
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • animator (1961)
    • 1962
  • Little Brown Jug (1948)
    Little Brown Jug
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1948
  • The Enchanted Square (1947)
    The Enchanted Square
    7.7
    Short
    • animation
    • 1947
  • Sudden Fried Chicken (1946)
    Sudden Fried Chicken
    6.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1946
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm (1946)
    Old MacDonald Had a Farm
    5.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1946
  • Snap Happy (1945)
    Snap Happy
    6.3
    Short
    • animator
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Daffidilly Daddy (1945)
    Daffidilly Daddy
    5.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1945
  • Beau Ties (1945)
    Beau Ties
    5.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1945
  • Scrappily Married (1945)
    Scrappily Married
    5.4
    Short
    • animation
    • 1945
  • It's Nifty to Be Thrifty (1944)
    It's Nifty to Be Thrifty
    5.5
    Short
    • animator
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1944

Director

  • Little Brown Jug (1948)
    Little Brown Jug
    6.6
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • The Enchanted Square (1947)
    The Enchanted Square
    7.7
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Sudden Fried Chicken (1946)
    Sudden Fried Chicken
    6.5
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm (1946)
    Old MacDonald Had a Farm
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Snap Happy (1945)
    Snap Happy
    6.3
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Daffidilly Daddy (1945)
    Daffidilly Daddy
    5.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Beau Ties (1945)
    Beau Ties
    5.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Scrappily Married (1945)
    Scrappily Married
    5.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • It's Nifty to Be Thrifty (1944)
    It's Nifty to Be Thrifty
    5.5
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer in The Henpecked Rooster (1944)
    The Henpecked Rooster
    6.0
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Cartoons Ain't Human (1943)
    Cartoons Ain't Human
    7.1
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Superman: Jungle Drums (1943)
    Superman: Jungle Drums
    6.2
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Superman: The Bulleteers (1942)
    Superman: The Bulleteers
    6.9
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • I'll Never Crow Again (1941)
    I'll Never Crow Again
    6.3
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Pinto Colvig, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, and Jack Mercer in It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day (1941)
    It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
    5.4
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1941

Writer

  • Woody Woodpecker & Friends (2003)
    Woody Woodpecker & Friends
    Video
    • story (segment "The Enchanted Square")
    • 2003
  • The Enchanted Square (1947)
    The Enchanted Square
    7.7
    Short
    • story
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 17, 1911
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 1974
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Marjorie McCormick? - December 3, 1974 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Sandy Olsson (née Calpini)
  • Parents
      Maria Calpini (née Sierra)
  • Relatives
      Amita Cuddy (née Calpini)(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of Hemia Calpini.
  • Nicknames
    • Ore
    • Ore Cal

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