Manuel Perez (animator)

Manuel Perez
Manuel Perez at Warner Bros., 1937 [1]
BornJune 17, 1914
Morenci, Arizona, United States
DiedJanuary 18, 1981(1981-01-18) (aged 66)
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)Animator, animation director

Manuel "Manny" Perez (17 June 1914 – 18 January 1981) was an American animator and animation director whose career spanned 40 years, from the 1940s to the 1980s, and best known for his work on the Warner Bros. Cartoons animated shorts, working on such cartoons as Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck.[2][3][4][5] Later in his career he worked on Fritz the Cat[6][7] and The Lord of the Rings.[2]

  1. ^ Jones, Chuck (1996). Chuck Reducks. p. 80.
  2. ^ a b Manny Perez on The New York Times website
  3. ^ Beck, Jerry The Animated Movie Guide A Capella Books (2005) p. 44 Google Books
  4. ^ Reid, John Howard Science-Fiction and Fantasy Cinema: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-Fi and the Supernatural Lulu.com (2007) p. 14 Google Books
  5. ^ Perez on the British Film Institute website
  6. ^ 'Fritz the Cat' on The New York Times website
  7. ^ The Animated Movie Guide p. 88