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Cal Dalton(1908-1974)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Actor
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Cal Dalton was born on 2 December 1908 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Katnip Kollege (1938), A Jungle Holiday (1931) and Bars and Stripes Forever (1939). He was married to Elizabeth Aileen Gordon and Ethel Leona Pickard. He died on 18 June 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 2, 1908
DiedJune 18, 1974(65)
BornDecember 2, 1908
DiedJune 18, 1974(65)
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Known for

Katnip Kollege (1938)
Katnip Kollege
5.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1938
A Jungle Holiday (1931)
A Jungle Holiday
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1931
Bars and Stripes Forever (1939)
Bars and Stripes Forever
6.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1939
It's an Ill Wind (1939)
It's an Ill Wind
6.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1939

Credits

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Animation Department

  • That's Warner Bros.! (1995)
    That's Warner Bros.!
    6.6
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1995
  • Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends (1990)
    Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1990
  • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973)
    Dr. Seuss on the Loose
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Milton Berle, Paul Lynde, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Risë Stevens, and Danny Thomas in Journey Back to Oz (1972)
    Journey Back to Oz
    5.7
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • graphic blandishment (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Charlie Brown's All Stars! (1966)
    Charlie Brown's All Stars!
    7.5
    TV Short
    • graphic blandishment (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Don Messick, Alan Reed, and Jean Vander Pyl in The Flintstones (1960)
    The Flintstones
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1965
  • Jack Mercer in Popeye the Sailor (1960)
    Popeye the Sailor
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • artist
    • 1960
  • Your Safety First (1956)
    Your Safety First
    5.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1956
  • The Butcher, the Baker, the Ice Cream Maker
    5.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 1955
  • Mexican Joyride (1947)
    Mexican Joyride
    7.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Foxy Duckling (1947)
    The Foxy Duckling
    6.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Easter Yeggs (1947)
    Easter Yeggs
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • The Booze Hangs High (1930)
    Birth of a Notion
    7.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1947
  • Bars and Stripes Forever (1939)
    The Goofy Gophers
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1947

Director

  • ToonHeads (1992)
    ToonHeads
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 1999–2003
  • Leonard Maltin in Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003)
    Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings
    6.2
    Video
    • original material
    • 2003
  • Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World's Most Famous Ham (2003)
    Behind the Tunes: Porky Pig Roast - A Tribute to the World's Most Famous Ham
    6.3
    Video
    • original material (uncredited)
    • 2003
  • Confederate Honey (1940)
    Confederate Honey
    5.6
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Busy Bakers (1940)
    Busy Bakers
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Breakdowns of 1939 (1940)
    Breakdowns of 1939
    7.7
    Short
    • animation sequences (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Fagin's Freshman (1939)
    Fagin's Freshman
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Porky the Giant Killer (1939)
    Porky the Giant Killer
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Screwball Football (1939)
    Sioux Me
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Hare-um Scare-um (1939)
    Hare-um Scare-um
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Benny Baker, Mary Gordon, Dorothea Kent, Oscar O'Shea, Jean Parker, and Phil Regan in She Married a Cop (1939)
    She Married a Cop
    5.1
    • animation sequences (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Hobo Gadget Band (1939)
    Hobo Gadget Band
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • How to Eat (1939)
    How to Eat
    6.6
    Short
    • animation sequences (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Porky and Teabiscuit (1939)
    Porky and Teabiscuit
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Bars and Stripes Forever (1939)
    Bars and Stripes Forever
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939

Actor

  • The March of Time (1939)
    The March of Time
    Short
    • Gentleman celebrating Christmas
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 2, 1908
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 1974
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth Aileen GordonJune 28, 1947 - June 18, 1974 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Calvin Moore Dalton, Jr.
  • Parents
      Myrtle Maud Welty
  • Relatives
    • Margaret Emily Underwood(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Generally credited, along with Ben Hardaway, as being the creator of a proto-Bugs Bunny in the 1939 short "Hare-um Scare-um."

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