Charles McKimson(1914-1999)
- Animation Department
- Writer
Charles
'Chuck' McKimson was the youngest of three brothers (the others were Robert and Tom) who worked at Leon Schlesinger's
Looney Tunes cartoon factory (nicknamed 'Termite Terrace') at Warner
Brothers. Charles started out as a printer and lino-type operator for
his father's newspaper, before embarking on his first brief stint as an
animator with Disney. Except for wartime service with the U.S. Army
Signals Corps, he went on to function as an integral part of
Tex Avery's animation unit at Warners
from 1937. As lead animator, he created numerous drawings and celluloid
images (cels), featuring the likes of Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Wile E.
Coyote and Foghorn Leghorn. He left the studio in 1954 to join Dell
Comics (a company which also released Warner Brothers animations under
syndication) as illustrator. In the 1960's, Charles set up a production
company which created animated film titles and special effects.
