The Pink Phink

The Pink Phink
Original theatrical poster
Directed byFriz Freleng
Co-director:
Hawley Pratt
Story byJohn W. Dunn
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng
Edited byLee Gunther
Music byWilliam Lava
Theme song:
Henry Mancini
Animation byDon Williams
Bob Matz
Norman McCabe
Laverne Harding
Layouts byDick Ung (uncredited)
Backgrounds byTom O'Loughlin
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States

The Pink Phink is a 1964 American animated short comedy film directed by Friz Freleng. It is the first animated short starring the Pink Panther, based on the character created for the opening credits of Blake Edwards' film released a year earlier.[1] The short won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short at the 37th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 119. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.