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Abner Kneitel(1914-1980)

  • Animation Department
  • Casting Director
  • Director
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Abner Kneitel was born on 31 August 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a casting director and director, known for Gulliver's Travels (1939), Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) and Lost and Foundry (1937). He was married to Virginia Maude Hodge. He died on 11 June 1980 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1914
DiedJune 11, 1980(65)
BornAugust 31, 1914
DiedJune 11, 1980(65)
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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
Lost and Foundry (1937)
Lost and Foundry
7.3
Short
  • Animation Department(as Abner Matthews)
  • 1937
Hullaba-Lulu (1944)
Hullaba-Lulu
7.4
Short
  • Animation Department(uncredited)
  • 1944

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Lucky Lulu (1944)
    Lucky Lulu
    5.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1944
  • W'ere on Our Way to Rio (1944)
    W'ere on Our Way to Rio
    7.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Cilly Goose (1944)
    Cilly Goose
    7.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1944
  • Hullaba-Lulu (1944)
    Hullaba-Lulu
    7.4
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Marry-Go-Round (1943)
    The Marry-Go-Round
    6.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • Happy Birthdaze (1943)
    Happy Birthdaze
    6.8
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • Too Weak to Work (1943)
    Too Weak to Work
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue (1943)
    Seein' Red, White 'n' Blue
    5.8
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Spinach Fer Britain (1943)
    Spinach Fer Britain
    6.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 1943
  • A Hull of a Mess (1942)
    A Hull of a Mess
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Alona on the Sarong Seas (1942)
    Alona on the Sarong Seas
    6.8
    Short
    • animator
    • 1942
  • Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942)
    Baby Wants a Bottleship
    6.7
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix (1942)
    Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1942
  • Fleets of Stren'th (1942)
    Fleets of Stren'th
    6.8
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • 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
    • animator
    • 1941

Casting Director

  • House Tricks? (1946)
    House Tricks?
    6.5
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Mess Production (1945)
    Mess Production
    7.0
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Superman: Terror on the Midway (1942)
    Superman: Terror on the Midway
    6.4
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Superman: Volcano (1942)
    Superman: Volcano
    6.9
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Superman: Electric Earthquake (1942)
    Superman: Electric Earthquake
    6.8
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Superman: The Magnetic Telescope (1942)
    Superman: The Magnetic Telescope
    7.0
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Superman: Billion Dollar Limited (1942)
    Superman: Billion Dollar Limited
    7.0
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Max Fleischer in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
    Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
    7.3
    Short
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1936

Director

  • Pedagogical Institution (College to You) (1940)
    Pedagogical Institution (College to You)
    5.5
    Short
    • animation director (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Abner Matthews
  • Born
    • August 31, 1914
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 11, 1980
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Spouse
    • Virginia Maude Hodge1942 - June 11, 1980 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Betty Kneitel
  • Relatives
    • Seymour Kneitel(Cousin)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Cousin of Seymour Kneitel.
  • Nickname
    • Matthew

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