Gene Deitch

Gene Deitch
Gene Deitch in 2007
Born
Eugene Merril Deitch

(1924-08-08)August 8, 1924
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 16, 2020(2020-04-16) (aged 95)
Prague, Czech Republic
CitizenshipUnited States[1]
Occupation(s)Illustrator, animator, director
Years active1945–2008
Spouses
  • Marie (m. 1943; div. before 1964)
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(m. 1964)​
ChildrenKim, Simon, Seth
AwardsInkpot Award (2013)[2]
WebsiteArchived at archive.org

Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist,[3] and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons such as Munro, Tom Terrific, and Nudnik, as well as his work on the Popeye and Tom and Jerry series.

  1. ^ "Gene Deitch, Part 1: The Oscar-winning US animator who made Tom and Jerry cartoons in communist Prague". Czech Radio. July 11, 2019. Gene Deitch, who turns 95 next month, is by some distance the US citizen longest resident in Prague.
  2. ^ Inkpot Award
  3. ^ "Gene Deitch". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.