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Chuck Jones

1912 - 2002

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Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, and Porky Pig, among others. Jones started his career in 1933 alongside Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett, and Robert McKimson at the Leon Schlesinger Production's Termite Terrace studio, the studio that made Warner Brothers cartoons, where they created and developed the Looney Tunes characters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Jones is the 71st most popular film director (down from 68th in 2019), the 661st most popular biography from United States (down from 480th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Film Director.

Chuck Jones is most famous for creating the Looney Tunes.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chuck Jones ranks 71 out of 2,041. Before him are Lars von Trier, Sergei Parajanov, Frank Capra, Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, and Claude Chabrol. After him are Luc Besson, David Cronenberg, Elia Kazan, John Waters, F. W. Murnau, and Tony Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Chuck Jones ranks 24. Before him are Millvina Dean, Carlo Ponti, Jorge Amado, Gene Kelly, Konrad Emil Bloch, and Alois Brunner. After him are Ghazi of Iraq, Heinrich Harrer, B. D. Jatti, Hanna Reitsch, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Maria Mandl. Among people deceased in 2002, Chuck Jones ranks 18. Before him are John Rawls, László Kubala, Traudl Junge, Niki de Saint Phalle, George Porter, and Vavá. After him are Camilo José Cela, James Coburn, B. D. Jatti, Fritz Walter, Ivan Illich, and Rod Steiger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Jones ranks 661 out of 20,380. Before him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914), Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Dave Grohl (1969), and Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921). After him are Clyde Tombaugh (1906), Bill Hewlett (1913), George Herbert Mead (1863), Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Tennessee Williams (1911), and Angela Davis (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chuck Jones ranks 19. Before him are Tim Burton (1958), Robert Zemeckis (1952), Oliver Stone (1946), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Brian De Palma (1940), and Sydney Pollack (1934). After him are John Waters (1946), Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), Terry Gilliam (1940), John Carpenter (1948), and Sidney Lumet (1924).

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