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Events in 1978 in animation.

Events

March

March 1: Karel Zeman's Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice premieres.^{[citation needed]}
March 11: Masami Hata's Chirin no Suzu (Ringing Bell) premieres, the first animated feature produced by Sanrio to be aimed more at young adults, and featuring a remarkable tone shift in the second half of the film.^[1]^[2]
March 27: Jannik Hastrup's Danish animated feature The Thralls is first released in theaters.^[3]

April

April 2: The first episode of Starzinger premieres.^[4]
April 3: 50th Academy Awards: The Sand Castle by Co Hoedeman wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.^[5]

May

May 12: Hisayuki Toriumi's Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie premieres.
May 16–30: Jean-François Laguionie's Rowing Across the Atlantic premieres during the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. It will later win a Short Film Palme d'Or.^[6]

June

June 3: The first episode of Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern airs.^[7]
June 16: The film Grease premieres which has an animated opening sequence created by John David Wilson.^{[citation needed]}^[8]
June 23: Lionel Jeffries' The Water Babies which combines animation and live-action, is first released.

July

July 6: The first episode of Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird airs.^[9]
July 14: Leiji Matsumoto's Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato is first released.^[10]

September

The first episode of Quaq Quao airs.^[11]
September 30: The first episode of Il était une fois... l'Homme (Once Upon a Time... Man), the first series in the Once Upon a Time... franchise by Albert Barillé, airs.^{[citation needed]}

October

October 19: Martin Rosen's animated feature film, Watership Down, an adaptation of Richard Adams' novel Watership Down, premieres.^{[citation needed]}
October 22: Nelvana releases its first animated Halloween special, The Devil and Daniel Mouse.^[12]
October 24: René Goscinny and Morris' second animated feature film based on the Lucky Luke series, La Ballade des Dalton, premieres in France.^{[citation needed]}

November

November 2: Takashi Masunaga's anthology film Metamorphoses premieres, a retelling of Metamorphoses by Roman poet Ovid set to music by Joan Baez and Mick Jagger.^[13]
November 6: Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon's Livraison Spéciale (Special Delivery) is first released.^[14]
November 13: To celebrate the character's 50th anniversary, Mickey Mouse receives a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is the first animated character and general fictional character to receive this honor.^[15]
November 15: Ralph Bakshi releases his animated film adaptation of the Ring trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings.^{[citation needed]}

December

December 16:
- Soji Yoshikawa's The Mystery of Mamo is first released, the first animated film in the Lupin III franchise.^[16]
- Don Bluth's The Small One is first released, produced by Walt Disney Productions.^[17]

Specific date unknown

Ishu Patel's animated short Afterlife premieres.^[18]
Robert Awad, André Leduc and Tim Reid's L'Affaire Bronswik (The Bronswik Affair) premieres, an animated mockumentary.^{[citation needed]}
Yefim Gamburg's Ograblenie po... (Robbery Style...) premieres.^[19]
Janet Perlman and Derek Lamb's Why Me? premieres.^[20]

Films released

January 5 - Gold Wing 123 (South Korea)
January 23 - Kongjui & Patchui (South Korea)
March 10 - The Ballad of the Daltons (France)
March 11 - Ringing Bell (Japan)
March 18 - Thumbelina (Japan)
March 27 - The Thralls (Denmark)
April - Proszę słonia (Poland)
May 3 - Metamorphoses (Japan and United States)
May 12 - Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie (Japan)
May 15 - Wilhelm Busch – Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere Streiche (Germany)
June 23 - The Water Babies (United Kingdom)
June 30 - Mickey Mouse Jubilee Show (United States)
July 14 - Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love (Japan)
July 23 - 77 Group's Secret (South Korea)
July 26 - Robot Taekwon V vs. Golden Wings Showdown (South Korea)
July 31 - Run, Wonder Princess! (South Korea)
August 19 - The Phoenix (Japan)
August 27 - One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book (Japan)
September 23 - King Fang (Japan)
October 19 - Watership Down (United Kingdom and United States)
October 28 - Black Beauty (United States)
November 2 - Twelve Days of Christmas (United States)
November 4 - Los Supersabios (Mexico)
November 15 - The Lord of the Rings (United States)
November 25 - Not Everything that Flies is a Bird (Germany and Yugoslavia)
December 7 - Dallyeora Majingga X (South Korea)
December 16 - Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (Japan)
December 23 - The Stingiest Man in Town (United States and Japan)
December 26 - The Talking Parcel (United Kingdom)
December 31 - Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System (Japan)
Specific date unknown:
- Fantasia's Attic (Spain)
- Ferda the Ant. How Ferda Lived in the World and Stories about his Friend Little Back (Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union)
- The Magic Flute (Italy and Australia)
- Xigua pao (China)

Television series

January 1 - Perrine Monogatari debuts on Fuji TV and Sat.1.
March 6 - Majokko Tickle debuts on TV Asahi.
March 14 - Space Pirate Captain Harlock debuts on TV Asahi.
April 1 - Tosho Daimos debuts on TV Asahi.
April 2 - Starzinger debuts on Fuji TV.
April 4 - Future Boy Conan debuts on NHK General TV.
April 10 - Highschool Baseball Ninja debuts on Fuji TV.
June 3:
- Haikara-san ga Tōru debuts on TV Asahi.
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 debuts on Nagoya TV.
July 4 - The Adventures of The Little Prince debuts on TV Asahi.
July 6 - Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird debuts on A2.
September - Quaq Quao debuts in syndication.
September 9:
- Buford and the Galloping Ghost debuts on NBC.
- Challenge of the Super Friends and Fangface debut on ABC.
- Crazylegs Crane, Dinky Dog, Manta and Moray, Superstretch and Microwoman, Tarzan and the Super 7, The All-New Popeye Hour, The Freedom Force, and Web Woman debut on CBS.
- Fabulous Funnies, Galaxy Goof-Ups, The Godzilla Power Hour, Jana of the Jungle, The Buford Files, The Galloping Ghost, The New Fantastic Four, and Yogi's Space Race debut on NBC.
September 12 - Battle of the Planets debuts in syndication.^[21]
September 14 - Galaxy Express 999 debuts on Fuji TV.
September 30 - Once Upon a Time... Man debuts on FR3.
October 1 - Gatchaman II debuts on Fuji TV.
October 8 - Treasure Island debuts on NTV.
October 14 - Space Battleship Yamato 2 debuts on Yomiuri TV.
November 7 - Captain Future debuts on NHK General TV.

Births

January

January 1: Jose Garibaldi, American animator (Good Vibes, Electric City, The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part), illustrator and character designer (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
January 8: Scott Whyte, American actor (voice of Uncle Andrew and Porcupunk in Power Players, Sparrow in the Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir episode "Miraculous World: New York – United Heroez").
January 9: AJ McLean, American musician and member of the Backstreet Boys (voice of Kuchimba in The Lion Guard episode "The Underground Adventure", himself in the Arthur episode "Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll" and the Static Shock episode "Duped").
January 24: Kristen Schaal, American actress and comedian (voice of Mabel Pines in Gravity Falls, Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers, Trixie in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, Sarah Lynn in BoJack Horseman, Barb in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Shannon in Despicable Me 2, herself in the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Horrible Haunted Hospital of Dr. Phineas Phrag!").
January 25: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian politician and former actor (dub voice of Paddington Bear in Paddington and Paddington 2).
January 28: Mark Hildreth, Canadian actor (voice of Milton Dyer in Ninjago, Vert Wheeler in Hot Wheels Battle Force 5, Quicksilver in Wolverine and the X-Men, Pan in Class of the Titans, Thundermutt in Krypto the Superdog, Angel in X-Men: Evolution, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Sir Gallop and Sir Zeke in King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Deathlok in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Deathlok").

February

February 2:
- Eden Espinosa, American actress (voice of Cassandra in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, Queen of Hearts in Alice's Wonderland Bakery).
- Rich Sommer, American actor (voice of Del Hanlon in Regular Show, Daniel Turner in Elena of Avalor, Keith Nash in Close Enough).^[22]
February 3: Eliza Jane Schneider, American actress, singer, playwright, and dialect coach (portrayed Liza in Beakman's World, voice of various characters in Popzilla, Sweet Older Lady in Foodfight!, Chido's Mom in Sanjay and Craig, Lola in the Johnny Bravo episode "Berry the Butler", Charisse in the King of the Hill episode "I'm with Cupid", Jenny in The Zeta Project episode "The Wrong Morph", Moofy in the Invader Zim episode "The Girl Who Cried Gnome", Martha in the Squirrel Boy episode "Diss and Make Up", Ewok Nerd in The Cleveland Show episode "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang", Baroness von Gunther and Georgette Taylor in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Scorn of the Star Sapphire!", continued voice of Liane Cartman, Wendy Testaburger, Sheila Broflovski, Shelly Marsh, Sharon Marsh, Mrs. Crabtree, Principal Victoria, and other various characters in South Park).
February 7: Matt Warburton, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons).
February 20: Jay Hernandez, American actor (voice of Bonnie's Dad in Toy Story 4, himself in the BoJack Horseman episode "A Horse Walks Into a Bar").
February 21: Nicole Parker, American actress (voice of Penelope Pitstop in Wacky Races, Siobhan in Bunnicula).
February 28: Geoffrey Arend, American actor (voice of Riddler in Batman: Hush, Sean Connery and Christopher Walken in Celebrity Deathmatch, Tony Perotti in the American Dad! episode "Garbage Stan").

March

March 1:
- Donovan Patton, American actor and television host (portrayed Joe in Blue's Clues and Blue's Clues & You!, voice of Daniel in Maya & Miguel, Bot in Team Umizoomi, Mr. Reese in Clarence, Chef Zesty in Creative Galaxy, Catrat in Gabby's Dollhouse, Hector Hare in The Tom and Jerry Show episode "The Tortoise Don't Play Fair", Luster Dock in the Sunny Day episode "Blair's Appointment", additional voices in Monsters University and We Bare Bears).
- Jensen Ackles, American actor (voice of Batman in the Tomorrowverse, Jason Todd in Batman: Under the Red Hood).
March 17: Patrick Seitz, American actor (voice of Dio Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Enji Todoroki / Endeavor in My Hero Academia, Kunikida Doppo in Bungo Stray Dogs, Kenpachi Zaraki and Isshin Kurosaki in Bleach, Laxus Dreyar in Fairy Tail, Agil in Sword Art Online, Kunzite in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Thor in Marvel Future Avengers, Etrigan the Demon in Justice League Action, Mumm-Ra and Tygra in ThunderCats Roar).
March 23: Nicholle Tom, American actress (voice of Supergirl in the DC Animated Universe, Ryce Newton in Beethoven).
March 25: Tomohisa Shimoyama, Japanese director (Super Shiro) and animator (Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl).

April

April 20: C. Raggio IV, American animator (Camp Lazlo, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack), character designer (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, The Powerpuff Girls, The Mighty B!, Disney Television Animation) and storyboard artist (The Replacements, Illumination, The Angry Birds Movie 2), (d. 2019).^[23]
April 26: Stana Katic, Canadian actress (voice of Lois Lane in Superman: Unbound, Wonder Woman in the Tomorrowverse).^[24]

May

May 2: Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American actor and comedian (voice of Jay in The Lego Ninjago Movie, Prismo in Adventure Time).
May 4: Daisuke Ono, Japanese voice actor (voice of Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Leon in Pokémon, Japanese dub voice of Nod in Epic, Guy in The Croods, and Prince Gumball in Adventure Time).
May 10: Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (voiced and portrayed the title character in Fat Albert, voice of Greedy Smurf in The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, Riff in Rock Dog, Bricklebaum in The Grinch, Gus in Wonder Park, Bloodbones in Playmobil: The Movie, Tiny Diamond in the Trolls franchise, Rocky Rhodes in The Mighty B!, Sue Sezno in Sit Down, Shut Up, Ronald in Nature Cat, himself in the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Quit Clowning!").
May 15: David Krumholtz, American actor (voice of Kareem Lavash in Sausage Party, Timo in All Hail King Julien, Cobalt Ferrero in the Star vs. the Forces of Evil episode "Marco Jr.").
May 22: Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress (voice of Judy Hopps in the Zootopia franchise and Once Upon a Studio, Fawn in Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Gwen in the Sofia the First episode "Gizmo Gwen", Purple-Haired Mermaid in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle").
May 26: Benji Gregory, American actor (voice of Biff Jr. in Back to the Future, Edgar in Once Upon a Forest, Benjamin "Ben" Letterman in Fantastic Max, Andy in the Pound Puppies episode "Pups on the Loose"), (d. 2024).^[25]
May 28: Jake Johnson, American actor and filmmaker (voice of Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barry in The Lego Movie, Grouchy Smurf in Smurfs: The Lost Village, Joel Zadak in Allen Gregory, Mr. Structor in High School USA!, Oxnard in BoJack Horseman, Ben Hopkins in Hoops, Dave in the We Bare Bears episode "The Island").

June

June 2: Justin Long, American actor (voice of Spyro in Skylanders Academy, Senn in Battle for Terra, Lem Kerlpog in Escape from Planet Earth).
June 5: Nick Kroll, American actor, comedian, writer and producer (voice of Stu in The Life & Times of Tim, Andrew LeGustambos in Sit Down, Shut Up, Reuben Grinder in WordGirl, Andy Dick, Student, Dry Cleaner, Costgo Employee and Henry Watkins Jr. in American Dad!, Douche in Sausage Party, Gunter in Sing and Sing 2, Professor Poopypants in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Mr. Desanto in Bob's Burgers, Sergei in The Secret Life of Pets 2, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and The Addams Family 2, Scary Carnie in The Bob's Burgers Movie, Ricky in the Family Guy episode "Into Harmony's Way", Lem in The Simpsons episode "Halloween of Horror", Cleb in the SuperMansion episode "Babes in the Wood", Jerry in the Animals episode "Pigeons.", co-creator and voice of Nick Birch, Maury the Hormone Monster, Lola Skumpy, Coach Steve Steve and other various characters in Big Mouth, Rick and Todd in Human Resources).
June 6:
- Judith Barsi, American child actress (voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time, Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven), (d. 1988).^[26]
- Dave King, American television producer and writer (The Simpsons, Santa Inc.).
June 7: Bill Hader, American actor and comedian (voice of Fear in Inside Out, Flint Lockwood in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Leonard in The Angry Birds Movie and The Angry Birds Movie 2, Spamley in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Guy Gagne in Turbo).
June 12:
- Jeremy Rowley, American actor (voice of Bunsen in Bunsen Is a Beast, Mayor Webb in Bless the Harts, Gregor in the Mike Tyson Mysteries episode "Kidnapped!").^[27]
- Timothy Simons, American actor and comedian (voice of Drew Pickles in Rugrats, Supersonic Stu in Big Hero 6: The Series, Huginn in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Butcher Boy in Ralph Breaks the Internet).
June 13: Ethan Embry, American actor (voice of Electro in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Melampus in Hercules, Bodhi in The Zeta Project episode "His Maker's Name").
June 18:
- Tara Platt, American actress (voice of Ikuko Tsukino in Sailor Moon, Temari in Naruto, Reina in Rave Master, Kali Belladonna in RWBY, Washimi in Aggretsuko, Jennifer Nocturne, Ester, and Subdora in the Ben 10 franchise, Dream Girl in Legion of Super Heroes).
- Ben Gleib, American actor and comedian (voice of Marshall in Ice Age: Continental Drift, Goya and Dali in The Book of Life, NewsGroup in Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!).
June 19: Zoe Saldaña, American actress (voice of Captain Celaeno in My Little Pony: The Movie, Maya in Maya and the Three, Adelina Fortnight in Missing Link, Maria Posada in The Book of Life).
June 29: Nicole Scherzinger, American signer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality (voice of Sina in the Moana franchise, Mo's Mother in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Miranda Trese in Trese).

July

July 6:
- Tia Mowry, American actress (voice of Sasha in the Bratz franchise, Lemonjella LaBelle in Detention, Sindy Sauernotes in Fresh Beat Band of Spies).
- Tamera Mowry, American actress (voice of Orangejella LaBelle in Detention, Emma Squared in The Adventures of Hyperman, Esther in Family Guy).
July 8: Tony Mines, English animator, writer, director and producer (The Lego Group, co-founder of Spite Your Face Productions), (d. 2022).^[28]
July 19:
- R.J. Williams, American actor (voice of the title character in Kissyfur, Kit Cloudkicker in TaleSpin, Cavin in season 6 of Adventures of the Gummi Bears).
- Chiara Zanni, Canadian actress (voice of Alex in Camp Candy, Jubilee in X-Men: Evolution, the title character in Hamtaro, Molly in Oban Star-Racers, Yura of the Hair, the Infant, and Hakudoshi in Inuyasha, Petunia Pig in Baby Looney Tunes, Fiona Munson in Kid vs. Kat, Daring Do in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Colby in Henry Hugglemonster).

August

August 3: Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, and writer (voice of Stu Pickles in Rugrats).
August 14: Neil Newbon, English actor (voice of Petra Fortis in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Tank Driver in Jackboots on Whitehall).
August 18: Andy Samberg, American actor and comedian (voice of Johnny in the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Brent McHale in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise, Benedict Arnold in America: The Motion Picture, Dale in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Rip Digman in Digman!, Ben Reilly in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse).
August 21:
- Christopher Willis, Australian-born English composer (Disney Television Animation).
- John Disco, Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter (performed the closing theme song from The Powerpuff Girls).
August 22: James Corden, English actor and comedian (voice of Biggie in the Trolls franchise, Hi-5 in The Emoji Movie, Vernkot in Planet 51, Percy in Smallfoot).
August 23:
- Kobe Bryant, American former professional basketball player (wrote and narrated Dear Basketball, voiced himself in The Proud Family episode "One in a Million"), (d. 2020).^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]
- Andrew Rannells, American actor (voice of Archie Andrews in Archie's Weird Mysteries, Connor in Cubix, Monty and Harley in Pokémon, Alexander Hamilton in Liberty's Kids, Mako Tsunami, Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder, and Leon Wilson in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Streex and Shrimp Louie in Street Sharks, young Zoro in the 4Kids dub of One Piece, Skye in Sofia the First, Andrei in Welcome to the Wayne, King Peppy in Vampirina, Matthew MacDell in Big Mouth, William Clockwell in Invincible, Aten in Ridley Jones, himself in The Simpsons episode "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back").
August 25: Kel Mitchell, American actor and comedian (voice of T-Bone in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dutch in Motorcity, Carlos in The Proud Family episode "Forbidden Date").^[44]
August 28: Rachel Kimsey, American actress (voice of Wonder Woman in Justice League Action and the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "The Scooby of a Thousand Faces!", Maria Romanova in Justice League: Warworld).
August 31: Mike Erwin, American actor (voice of Strikemaster Ice in Jackie Chan Adventures, Roy Harper in Teen Titans and the Justice League Unlimited episode "Patriot Act").

September

September 4: Wes Bentley, American actor (voice of Niander Wallace in Blade Runner: Black Lotus).^[45]
September 7: Devon Sawa, Canadian actor (voice of Flash Thompson in the Spider-Man: The New Animated Series episode "Flash Memory", additional voices in Action Man).^[46]
September 18: Billy Eichner, American actor (voice of Chef Pig in The Angry Birds Movie, Mr. Ambrose in Bob's Burgers, Walter Bigman in the Green Eggs and Ham episode "Boat", himself in the Family Guy episode "Pawtucket Pete").

October

October 4:
- Dana Davis, American actress and novelist (voice of Claire in Motorcity, Kelly in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Kit in Craig of the Creek, Lonnie in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Jess in Amphibia).
- Phillip Glasser, American former actor (first voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in the An American Tail franchise).
October 7: Omar Benson Miller, American actor (voice of Raphael in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Randy Carmichael in Rugrats).
October 10: Edan Gross, American businessman and former child actor (voice of Flounder in The Little Mermaid, Tyrone Turtle in Tiny Toon Adventures, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too, Tom Skelton in The Halloween Tree, the title character in Little Dracula).
October 20: Dionne Quan, American actress (voice of Shi Shou in The Wild Thornberrys, Kimi Finster in Rugrats, Trixie Tang in The Fairly OddParents, Kodama Twins in the Shorty McShorts' Shorts episode "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing").

November

November 6: Nicole Dubuc, American actress (voice of Iris West in Young Justice, Nuala in Miles from Tomorrowland, Honey in The Rocketeer), and writer (Transformers, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic).
November 16:
- Vyvan Pham, American actress (voice of Julie Yamamoto in the Ben 10 franchise, Cricket in Generator Rex, Ullu in The Lion Guard, Katana in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Enter the Outsiders!").
- Cal Brunker, Canadian animator (Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Cyberchase, Kronk's New Groove), storyboard artist (Blue Sky Studios, Illumination, 9, Spliced, Ratchet & Clank), screenwriter (Arctic Dogs, Bigfoot Family) and film director (Escape from Planet Earth, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, PAW Patrol: The Movie).
November 19:
- Daniel Chong, American animator and producer (Pixar, creator of We Bare Bears).
- Chad Doreck, American actor (voice of Brad in My Life as a Teenage Robot, Centola in the Rocket Power episode "Reggie's Big (Beach) Break").
November 30: Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor and producer (voice of Héctor in Coco).

December

December 7: Shiri Appleby, American actress (voice of Cynthia in the Batman Beyond episode "Terry's Friend Dates A Robot").
December 10: Rita Rani Ahuja, American actress and producer (voice of Alexandrite in Steven Universe).
December 17: Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (Våbenbrødre), (d. 2018).^[47]
December 27: Colin Heck, American animator (Film Roman, Futurama, Neighbors from Hell), storyboard artist (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Teen Titans, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad!, Drawn Together, The Simpsons Movie, Futurama, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Neighbors from Hell, Chicago Party Aunt), character designer (American Dad!), writer (Harvey Beaks) and director (Allen Gregory, The Legend of Korra, Ben 10, Harley Quinn).
December 28: John Legend, American singer and songwriter (voice of Jim Posey in The Mitchells vs. the Machines, himself in The Simpsons episode "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson").

Specific date unknown

Alessandro Carloni, Italian film director, animator, and art director (Dreamworks Animation).
Dave Creek, American animator (Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown) and character designer (Bob's Burgers, Brickleberry, Central Park, The Great North), (d. 2021).^[48]

Deaths

January

January 18:
- Clark Haas, American comics artist, animator and animation producer (Clutch Cargo, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 58.^[49]
- Junius Matthews, American actor (voice of Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone, Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise), dies at age 87.^[50]^[51]

February

February 9: Woody Gelman, American animator, comics artist, novelist and publisher (worked for Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios), dies of a stroke at age 62.^[52]
February 28: Dorothy Jones, American screenwriter and wife of Chuck Jones (Gay Purr-ee), dies at age 70.

April

April 3: Winston Sharples, American composer (Van Beuren Studios, Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios), dies at age 69.^[53]
April 19: Joe Dougherty, American actor (original voice of Porky Pig), dies at age 79.^[54]
April 21: Thelma Boardman, American actress (voice of Minnie Mouse from 1937 to 1938, and 1941 to 1942), dies at age 68.^[54]

June

June 1: John W. Burton, American film producer (head of Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1958 to 1960) and cinematographer, dies at age 71.

July

July 26: Mary Blair, American artist, animator and designer (The Walt Disney Company), dies at age 66.^[55]^[56]

August

August 22: Steve Gravers, American actor (voice of Blackwolf in Wizards), dies at age 56 from lung cancer.^[57]
August 24: Louis Prima, American jazz musician and actor (voice of King Louie in The Jungle Book), dies at age 67.

September

September 9: Jack L. Warner, American film studio executive, co-founder and president of Warner Bros., (credited with the decision to sell the rights of all of the 400 cartoons which Warner Bros. made before 1948 for $3,000 apiece), dies at age 86.^[58]^[59]
September 30: Edgar Bergen, American actor, comedian and puppeteer (narrator in the Mickey and the Beanstalk segment in Fun and Fancy Free), dies at age 75.^[60]

October

October 8: Karl Swenson, American actor (voice of Merlin in The Sword in the Stone), dies at age 70.^[61]
October 10: J.R. Bray, American animator, cartoonist, and film producer (Colonel Heeza Liar), dies at age 99.^[62]^[63]^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67]^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]

November

November 20: Tom Okamoto, Japanese-American animator and comics artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 62.^[72]

December

December 4: Brian Lewis, British illustrator, comics artist and animator (Yellow Submarine), dies at age 49.^[73]
December 23: Louis de Rochemont, American filmmaker, (producer and artistic director for Animal Farm), dies at age 79.^[74]
December 28: Władysław Nehrebecki, Polish animator and television director (Bolek and Lolek), dies at age 55.

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^ "The Small One (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 20, 2020.^{[dead link]}
^ "Afterlife". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | "THE ROBBERY LIKE…"". www.animator.ru. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "Why Me". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Animated TV Series". IGN. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010.
^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. February 2, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Rich Sommer is 44.
^ Weekly, CV (February 14, 2019). "Former Mayor's Grandson Perishes in Accident". Crescenta Valley Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ "On This Day in History - April 26th - Almanac - UPI.com". United Press International. April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "'Alf' Star Benji Gregory Dead at 46". TMZ. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ "Local News in Brief: Bodies Identified as Child Actress, Mother". Los Angeles Times. 1988-07-29. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
^ Brow, Jason (2016-01-06). "Jeremy Rowley". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
^ Lang, Jamie (July 27, 2022). "Tony Mines, Pioneer Of Modern Lego Animation, Dies At 44". Cartoon Brew.
^ "Federal investigators look for answers in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Winton, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Newburger, Emma; Young, Jabari (January 26, 2020). "NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna killed in LA-area helicopter crash". CNBC. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Alfonso, Fernando; Vera, Amir (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Alfonso, Fernando; Vera, Amir (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant dies at 41". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Martin, Will (January 27, 2020). "This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board". Business Insider. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ "Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game". TMZ. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "Kobe Bryant: Pilot warned 'you're too low' seconds before helicopter crashed in fog". Sky Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ Winton, Richard; Woike, Dan (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant is killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash". ESPN.com. January 26, 2020.
^ "Coroner officials confirm IDs of five more people killed in crash of Kobe Bryant's helicopter". DailyNews.com. January 30, 2020.
^ Gaydos, Ryan (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant among those killed in California helicopter crash". Fox News. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ Bacon, John (January 26, 2020). "Investigation underway to determine cause of helicopter Calabasas, California, crash that killed Kobe Bryant". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "Investigators report Kobe Bryant's pilot got disoriented in clouds". February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Kel Mitchell". prod-www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10". AP News. August 29, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 5-11". AP News. August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "Cav Bøgelund". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (January 8, 2021). "'Bob's Burgers' Lead Character Designer Dave Creek Dies After Skydiving Accident".
^ "Clark Haas". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "Here's What Happened to Disney's Original 'Winnie the Pooh' Voice Cast". August 3, 2020.
^ "Julius Matthews – 2 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
^ "Woody Gelman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Deaths - The New York Times
^ ^a ^b "Join Ancestry". search.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
^ "Mary Blair", The Art of Disney Animation, Canal blog, January 18, 2009, archived from the original on October 22, 2011.
^ "Soquel Artist Mary Blair Finally Gets Her Due - SantaCruz.com". www.santacruz.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
^ "Steve Gravers". TV.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Thomas (1990), p. 212.
^ Arnold, Gary (September 11, 1978). "Jack Warner, Last of First-Generation Movie Tycoons, Dies". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ "Candice Bergen's Dad Cut Her Out of His Will (But She's Got 'Murphy Brown' Money)". Yahoo! Entertainment. April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^ "Actor Karl Swenson Dies". Lakeland Ledger. October 9, 1978. p. 2A. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "J.R. Bray". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Grant, John (2001). Masters of Animation. Batsford Books. p. 48. ISBN 9780713486285. Retrieved 2022-05-16 – via Google Books.
^ Lund, Karen (June 1999). "Innovative Animators". Information Bulletin. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ Clarke, James (2007). Animated Films. Virgin Books. pp. 13. ISBN 978-0753512586.
^ Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780198020790.
^ Kanfer, Stefan (2000). Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story. Da Capo Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0306809187. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ Kroon, Richard W. (2010). A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment, and Other Audiovisual Terms. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 9780786444052.
^ Robertson, Patrick (November 11, 2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 326. ISBN 9781608197385. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ Crafton, Donald (1993). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. University of Chicago Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780226116679.
^ "John R. Bray, 99, film pioneer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Associated Press. 1978-10-12. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-05-16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tom Okamoto". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Brian Lewis". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ Shaw, Tony (2007). Hollywood's Cold War. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 76.

External links

Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

[1] "Chirin no suzu (Ringing Bell) (1978)". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.

[2] ""Ringing Bell" (1978) and "One Stormy Night" (2005) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[3] "Trællene". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[4] "Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[Oscars1978-5] "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[6] "La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame – Fiche Film – La Cinémathèque française". cinema.encyclopedie.films.bifi.fr. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[7] "Smart-san (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[8] "Grease credits animator Wilson dies". BBC News. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[9] "Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird". Planète Jeunesse. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[10] "Farewell Space Battleship Yamato (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[11] "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI – ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Quaq Quao"". AntonioGenna.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[12] "The Devil And Daniel Mouse (Nelvana Limited)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[13] "Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 1, 1978 · Page 25". Newspapers.com. June 1978. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[14] "Livraison spéciale". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[15] "Mickey Mouse". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

[16] "Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (movie)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[17] "The Small One (Walt Disney Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved May 20, 2020.^{[dead link]}

[18] "Afterlife". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[19] "Russian animation in letters and figures | Films | "THE ROBBERY LIKE…"". www.animator.ru. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[20] "Why Me". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[21] "Top 100 Animated TV Series". IGN. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010.

[22] "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. February 2, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Rich Sommer is 44.

[23] Weekly, CV (February 14, 2019). "Former Mayor's Grandson Perishes in Accident". Crescenta Valley Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

[24] "On This Day in History - April 26th - Almanac - UPI.com". United Press International. April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[25] "'Alf' Star Benji Gregory Dead at 46". TMZ. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[26] "Local News in Brief: Bodies Identified as Child Actress, Mother". Los Angeles Times. 1988-07-29. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[27] Brow, Jason (2016-01-06). "Jeremy Rowley". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2023-05-23.

[28] Lang, Jamie (July 27, 2022). "Tony Mines, Pioneer Of Modern Lego Animation, Dies At 44". Cartoon Brew.

[auto-29] "Federal investigators look for answers in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[9_on_board-30] Winton, Richard (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[Death-CNBC-31] Newburger, Emma; Young, Jabari (January 26, 2020). "NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna killed in LA-area helicopter crash". CNBC. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[:1-32] Alfonso, Fernando; Vera, Amir (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[CNNDeath-33] Alfonso, Fernando; Vera, Amir (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant dies at 41". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[34] Martin, Will (January 27, 2020). "This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board". Business Insider. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[:0-35] "Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game". TMZ. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[36] "Kobe Bryant: Pilot warned 'you're too low' seconds before helicopter crashed in fog". Sky Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[LATDeath-37] Winton, Richard; Woike, Dan (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant is killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[38] "Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash". ESPN.com. January 26, 2020.

[39] "Coroner officials confirm IDs of five more people killed in crash of Kobe Bryant's helicopter". DailyNews.com. January 30, 2020.

[40] Gaydos, Ryan (January 26, 2020). "Kobe Bryant among those killed in California helicopter crash". Fox News. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[41] Bacon, John (January 26, 2020). "Investigation underway to determine cause of helicopter Calabasas, California, crash that killed Kobe Bryant". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[BBC51256756-42] "Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash". BBC News. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[43] "Investigators report Kobe Bryant's pilot got disoriented in clouds". February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[44] "Kel Mitchell". prod-www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[45] "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10". AP News. August 29, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[46] "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 5-11". AP News. August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[47] "Cav Bøgelund". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

[48] Ramachandran, Naman (January 8, 2021). "'Bob's Burgers' Lead Character Designer Dave Creek Dies After Skydiving Accident".

[49] "Clark Haas". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[50] "Here's What Happened to Disney's Original 'Winnie the Pooh' Voice Cast". August 3, 2020.

[BTVA-51] "Julius Matthews – 2 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.

[52] "Woody Gelman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[53] Deaths - The New York Times

[ancestry-54] "Join Ancestry". search.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-17.

[canalblog-55] "Mary Blair", The Art of Disney Animation, Canal blog, January 18, 2009, archived from the original on October 22, 2011.

[56] "Soquel Artist Mary Blair Finally Gets Her Due - SantaCruz.com". www.santacruz.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.

[57] "Steve Gravers". TV.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[thomas212-58] Thomas (1990), p. 212.

[59] Arnold, Gary (September 11, 1978). "Jack Warner, Last of First-Generation Movie Tycoons, Dies". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[60] "Candice Bergen's Dad Cut Her Out of His Will (But She's Got 'Murphy Brown' Money)". Yahoo! Entertainment. April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[ll-61] "Actor Karl Swenson Dies". Lakeland Ledger. October 9, 1978. p. 2A. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[62] "J.R. Bray". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[63] Grant, John (2001). Masters of Animation. Batsford Books. p. 48. ISBN 9780713486285. Retrieved 2022-05-16 – via Google Books.

[64] Lund, Karen (June 1999). "Innovative Animators". Information Bulletin. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

[65] Clarke, James (2007). Animated Films. Virgin Books. pp. 13. ISBN 978-0753512586.

[66] Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN 9780198020790.

[67] Kanfer, Stefan (2000). Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story. Da Capo Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0306809187. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[68] Kroon, Richard W. (2010). A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment, and Other Audiovisual Terms. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 9780786444052.

[69] Robertson, Patrick (November 11, 2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 326. ISBN 9781608197385. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[70] Crafton, Donald (1993). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. University of Chicago Press. p. 376. ISBN 9780226116679.

[71] "John R. Bray, 99, film pioneer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Associated Press. 1978-10-12. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-05-16 – via Newspapers.com.

[72] "Tom Okamoto". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[73] "Brian Lewis". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[Shaw-74] Shaw, Tony (2007). Hollywood's Cold War. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 76.

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 Events in '''1978 in animation'''.
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 == Events ==
 === March ===
-* '''March 1''': [[Karel Zeman]]'s ''[[Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' premieres.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q909740|title=The Sorcerer's Apprentice}}</ref>
+* '''March 1''': [[Karel Zeman]]'s ''[[Krabat – The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' premieres.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
-* '''March 11''': Masami Hata's ''Chirin no Suzu'' (''[[Ringing Bell]]'') premieres, the first animated feature produced by [[Sanrio]] to be aimed more at young adults with a remarkable tone shift in the second half of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chirin_no_suzu_ringing_bell |title=Chirin no suzu (Ringing Bell) (1978) |access-date=May 20, 2020 |via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/ringing-bell-1978-and-one-stormy-night-2005/ |title="Ringing Bell" (1978) and "One Stormy Night" (2005) &#124; |website=cartoonresearch.com |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+* '''March 11''': Masami Hata's ''Chirin no Suzu'' (''[[Ringing Bell]]'') premieres, the first animated feature produced by [[Sanrio]] to be aimed more at young adults, and featuring a remarkable tone shift in the second half of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chirin_no_suzu_ringing_bell |title=Chirin no suzu (Ringing Bell) (1978) |access-date=May 20, 2020 |via=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/ringing-bell-1978-and-one-stormy-night-2005/ |title="Ringing Bell" (1978) and "One Stormy Night" (2005) &#124; |website=cartoonresearch.com |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 * '''March 27''': [[Jannik Hastrup]]'s Danish animated feature ''[[The Thralls]]'' is first released in theaters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/traellene |title=Trællene|website=Danish Film Institute|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
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 === June ===
 * '''June 3''': The first episode of ''[[Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern]]'' airs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1429 |title=Smart-san (TV)|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
-* '''June 16''': The film ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' premieres which has an animated opening sequence created by [[John David Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/fullcredits |title=Grease (1978) - Full Credits|website=IMDb |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-23143323/grease-credits-animator-john-david-wilson-dies |title=Grease credits animator Wilson dies |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+* '''June 16''': The film ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' premieres which has an animated opening sequence created by [[John David Wilson]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-23143323/grease-credits-animator-john-david-wilson-dies |title=Grease credits animator Wilson dies |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 * '''June 23''': [[Lionel Jeffries]]' ''[[The Water Babies (film)|The Water Babies]]'' which combines animation and live-action, is first released.
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 === September ===
 * The first episode of ''[[Quaq Quao]]'' airs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/quaqquao.htm |title=IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI – ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Quaq Quao" |website=AntonioGenna.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
-* '''September 30''': The first episode of ''[[Il était une fois... l'Homme]]'' (''[[Once Upon a Time... Man]]''), the first series in the ''[[Once Upon a Time...]]'' franchise by [[Albert Barillé]], airs.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q767850|title=Once Upon a Time... Man}}</ref>
+* '''September 30''': The first episode of ''[[Il était une fois... l'Homme]]'' (''[[Once Upon a Time... Man]]''), the first series in the ''[[Once Upon a Time...]]'' franchise by [[Albert Barillé]], airs.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
 === October ===
-* '''October 19''': [[Martin Rosen (director)|Martin Rosen]]'s animated feature film, ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'', an adaptation of [[Richard Adams]]' novel ''[[Watership Down]]'', premieres.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q2165639|title=Watership Down}}</ref>
+* '''October 19''': [[Martin Rosen (director)|Martin Rosen]]'s animated feature film, ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'', an adaptation of [[Richard Adams]]' novel ''[[Watership Down]]'', premieres.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
-* '''October 22''': [[Nelvana]] releases its first animated Halloween special, ''[[The Devil and Daniel Mouse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=54983 |title=The Devil And Daniel Mouse (Nelvana Limited)|website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+* '''October 22''': [[Nelvana]] releases its first animated Halloween special, ''[[The Devil and Daniel Mouse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=54983 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620194649/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=54983 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |title=The Devil And Daniel Mouse (Nelvana Limited)|website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
-* '''October 24''': [[René Goscinny]] and [[Morris (cartoonist)|Morris]]' second animated feature film based on the ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' series, ''[[La Ballade des Dalton]]'', premieres in France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077204/reference |title=Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978) - Reference|website=IMDb |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+* '''October 24''': [[René Goscinny]] and [[Morris (cartoonist)|Morris]]' second animated feature film based on the ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' series, ''[[La Ballade des Dalton]]'', premieres in France.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
 === November ===
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 * '''November 6''': [[Eunice Macaulay]] and [[John Weldon (animator)|John Weldon]]'s ''Livraison Spéciale'' (''[[Special Delivery (1978 film)|Special Delivery]]'') is first released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfb.ca/film/livraison_speciale/ |title=Livraison spéciale |website=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 * '''November 13''': To celebrate the character's 50th anniversary, [[Mickey Mouse]] receives a star at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. He is the first animated character and general fictional character to receive this honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mickey Mouse |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/mickey-mouse |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |access-date=28 June 2012}}</ref>
-* '''November 15''': [[Ralph Bakshi]] releases his animated film adaptation of the ''Ring'' trilogy by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q378913|title=The Lord of the Rings}}</ref>
+* '''November 15''': [[Ralph Bakshi]] releases his animated film adaptation of the ''Ring'' trilogy by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
 === December ===
 * '''December 16''':
 ** [[Soji Yoshikawa]]'s ''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]'' is first released, the first animated film in the ''[[Lupin III]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1040 |title=Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (movie)|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
-** [[Don Bluth]]'s ''[[The Small One]]'' is first released, produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=4191&cartoon=The+Small+One |title=The Small One (Walt Disney Studios)|website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+** [[Don Bluth]]'s ''[[The Small One]]'' is first released, produced by [[Walt Disney Productions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=4191&cartoon=The+Small+One |title=The Small One (Walt Disney Studios)|website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=May 20, 2020}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
 == Specific date unknown ==
 * [[Ishu Patel]]'s animated short ''[[Afterlife (1978 film)|Afterlife]]'' premieres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/films/afterlife |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006104012/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/films/afterlife |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |title=Afterlife |date=October 6, 2012|website=Canadian Film Encyclopedia|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
-* Robert Awad, André Leduc and Tim Reid's ''L'Affaire Bronswik'' (''[[The Bronswik Affair]]'') premieres, an animated mockumentary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077126/fullcredits |title=L'affaire Bronswik (1978) - Full Credits|website=IMDb}}</ref>
+* Robert Awad, André Leduc and Tim Reid's ''L'Affaire Bronswik'' (''[[The Bronswik Affair]]'') premieres, an animated mockumentary.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
 * [[Yefim Gamburg]]'s ''[[Ograblenie po...]]'' (''Robbery Style...'') premieres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animator.ru/db/?ver=eng&p=show_film&fid=2798 |title=Russian animation in letters and figures &#124; Films &#124; "THE ROBBERY LIKE…" |website=www.animator.ru |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 * [[Janet Perlman]] and [[Derek Lamb]]'s ''[[Why Me? (1978 film)|Why Me?]]'' premieres.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfb.ca/film/why_me/ |title=Why Me |website=National Film Board of Canada |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
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 ** [[Donovan Patton]], American actor and television host (portrayed Joe in ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' and ''[[Blue's Clues & You!]]'', voice of Daniel in ''[[Maya & Miguel]]'', Bot in ''[[Team Umizoomi]]'', Mr. Reese in ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]'', Chef Zesty in ''[[Creative Galaxy]]'', Catrat in ''[[Gabby's Dollhouse]]'', Hector Hare in ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' episode "The Tortoise Don't Play Fair", Luster Dock in the ''[[Sunny Day (TV series)|Sunny Day]]'' episode "Blair's Appointment", additional voices in ''[[Monsters University]]'' and ''[[We Bare Bears]]'').
 ** [[Jensen Ackles]], American actor (voice of [[Batman]] in the [[Tomorrowverse]], [[Jason Todd]] in ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'').
-* '''March 17''': [[Patrick Seitz]], American actor (voice of [[Dio Brando]] in ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Enji Todoroki / Endeavor in ''[[My Hero Academia]]'', Kunikida Doppo in ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs]]'', Kenpachi Zaraki and Isshin Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach (TV series)|Bleach]]'', Laxus Dreyar in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Agil in ''[[Sword Art Online]]'', Kunzite in the [[Viz Media]] dub of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] in ''[[Marvel Future Avengers]]'', [[Etrigan the Demon]] in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', [[Mumm-Ra]] and [[Tygra (ThunderCats)|Tygra]] in ''[[ThunderCats Roar]]'').
+* '''March 17''': [[Patrick Seitz]], American actor (voice of [[Dio Brando]] in ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Enji Todoroki / Endeavor in ''[[My Hero Academia]]'', Kunikida Doppo in ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs]]'', Kenpachi Zaraki and Isshin Kurosaki in ''[[Bleach (TV series)|Bleach]]'', Laxus Dreyar in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Agil in ''[[Sword Art Online]]'', Kunzite in the [[Viz Media]] dub of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] in ''[[Marvel Future Avengers]]'', [[Etrigan the Demon]] in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', [[Mumm-Ra]] and [[Tygra]] in ''[[ThunderCats Roar]]'').
 * '''March 23''': [[Nicholle Tom]], American actress (voice of [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Supergirl]] in the [[DC Animated Universe]], Ryce Newton in ''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]'').
 * '''March 25''': [[Tomohisa Shimoyama]], Japanese director (''[[Crayon Shin-chan|Super Shiro]]'') and animator (''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos]]'', ''[[Night Is Short, Walk On Girl|The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl]]'').
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 ===April===
 * '''April 20''': C. Raggio IV, American animator (''[[Camp Lazlo]]'', ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]''), character designer (''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[The Mighty B!]]'', [[Disney Television Animation]]) and storyboard artist (''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'', [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]], ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]''), (d. [[2019]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weekly |first1=CV |title=Former Mayor's Grandson Perishes in Accident|url=https://www.crescentavalleyweekly.com/news/02/14/2019/former-mayors-grandson-perishes-accident/|access-date=May 19, 2022 |work=Crescenta Valley Weekly|date=February 14, 2019}}</ref>
+* '''April 26''': [[Stana Katic]], Canadian actress (voice of [[Lois Lane]] in ''[[Superman: Unbound]]'', [[Wonder Woman]] in the [[Tomorrowverse]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2019 |title=On This Day in History - April 26th - Almanac - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/04/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-April-26-2019/9911556073527/ |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=United Press International |language=en}}</ref>
 === May ===
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 * '''May 10''': [[Kenan Thompson]], American actor and comedian (voiced and portrayed the title character in ''[[Fat Albert (film)|Fat Albert]]'', voice of Greedy Smurf in ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' and ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'', Riff in ''[[Rock Dog]]'', Bricklebaum in ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]]'', Gus in ''[[Wonder Park]]'', Bloodbones in ''[[Playmobil: The Movie]]'', Tiny Diamond in the ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]'' franchise, Rocky Rhodes in ''[[The Mighty B!]]'', Sue Sezno in ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]'', Ronald in ''[[Nature Cat]]'', himself in the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "Quit Clowning!").
 * '''May 15''': [[David Krumholtz]], American actor (voice of Kareem Lavash in ''[[Sausage Party]]'', Timo in ''[[All Hail King Julien]]'', Cobalt Ferrero in the ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' episode "Marco Jr.").
-* '''May 22''': [[Ginnifer Goodwin]], American actress (voice of Judy Hopps in ''[[Zootopia]]'', Fawn in ''[[Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast]]'', Gwen in the ''[[Sofia the First]]'' episode "Gizmo Gwen").
+* '''May 22''': [[Ginnifer Goodwin]], American actress (voice of Judy Hopps in the ''[[Zootopia (franchise)|Zootopia]]'' franchise and ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'', Fawn in ''[[Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast]]'', Gwen in the ''[[Sofia the First]]'' episode "Gizmo Gwen", Purple-Haired Mermaid in the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle").
+* '''May 26''': [[Benji Gregory]], American actor (voice of Biff Jr. in ''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future]]'', Edgar in ''[[Once Upon a Forest]]'', Benjamin "Ben" Letterman in  ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', Andy in the ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'' episode "Pups on the Loose"), (d. [[2024]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2024 |title='Alf' Star Benji Gregory Dead at 46 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/10/alf-star-benji-gregory-dead-dies/ |access-date=July 11, 2024 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>
 * '''May 28''': [[Jake Johnson]], American actor and filmmaker (voice of [[Peter B. Parker (Spider-Verse)|Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man]] in ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' and ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'', Barry in ''[[The Lego Movie]]'', Grouchy Smurf in ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'', Joel Zadak in ''[[Allen Gregory]]'', Mr. Structor in ''[[High School USA!]]'', Oxnard in ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', Ben Hopkins in ''[[Hoops (TV series)|Hoops]]'', Dave in the ''[[We Bare Bears]]'' episode "The Island").
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 * '''June 5''': [[Nick Kroll]], American actor, comedian, writer and producer (voice of Stu in ''[[The Life & Times of Tim]]'', Andrew LeGustambos in ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]'', Reuben Grinder in ''[[WordGirl]]'', [[Andy Dick]], Student, Dry Cleaner, Costgo Employee and Henry Watkins Jr. in ''[[American Dad!]]'', Douche in ''[[Sausage Party]]'', Gunter in ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' and ''[[Sing 2]]'', Professor Poopypants in ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'', Mr. Desanto in ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', Sergei in ''[[The Secret Life of Pets 2]]'', [[Uncle Fester]] in ''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'' and ''[[The Addams Family 2]]'', Scary Carnie in ''[[The Bob's Burgers Movie]]'', Ricky in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Into Harmony's Way]]", Lem in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Halloween of Horror]]", Cleb in the ''[[SuperMansion]]'' episode "Babes in the Wood", Jerry in the ''[[Animals (American TV series)|Animals]]'' episode "Pigeons.", co-creator and voice of Nick Birch, Maury the Hormone Monster, Lola Skumpy, Coach Steve Steve and other various characters in ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', Rick and Todd in ''[[Human Resources (TV series)|Human Resources]]'').
 * '''June 6''':
-** [[Judith Barsi]], American child actress (voice of Ducky in ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'', Anne-Marie in ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]''), (d. [[1988]]).<ref>{{cite news |date=1988-07-29 |title=Local News in Brief: Bodies Identified as Child Actress, Mother |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-29/local/me-7875_1_child-actress |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205183510/https://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-29/local/me-7875_1_child-actress |archive-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref>
+** [[Judith Barsi]], American child actress (voice of Ducky in ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'', Anne-Marie in ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]]''), (d. [[1988]]).<ref>{{cite news |date=1988-07-29 |title=Local News in Brief: Bodies Identified as Child Actress, Mother |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-29-me-7875-story.html |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205183510/https://articles.latimes.com/1988-07-29/local/me-7875_1_child-actress |archive-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref>
 ** Dave King, American television producer and writer (''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Santa Inc.]]'').
-* '''June 7''': [[Bill Hader]], American actor and comedian (voice of Fear in ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', Flint Lockwood in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2]]'', Leonard in ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' and ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'', Spamley in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', Guy Gagne in ''[[Turbo (film)|Turbo]]'').
+* '''June 7''': [[Bill Hader]], American actor and comedian (voice of Fear in ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', Flint Lockwood in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2]]'', Leonard in ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' and ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'', Spamley in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', Guy Gagne in ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'').
 * '''June 12''':
 ** [[Jeremy Rowley]], American actor (voice of Bunsen in ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'', Mayor Webb in ''[[Bless the Harts]]'', Gregor in the ''[[Mike Tyson Mysteries]]'' episode "Kidnapped!").<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brow |first=Jason |date=2016-01-06 |title=Jeremy Rowley |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/jeremy-rowley/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 ** [[Tara Platt]], American actress (voice of Ikuko Tsukino in ''[[Sailor Moon (TV series)|Sailor Moon]]'', Temari in ''[[Naruto]]'', Reina in ''[[Rave Master]]'', Kali Belladonna in ''[[RWBY]]'', Washimi in ''[[Aggretsuko]]'', Jennifer Nocturne, Ester, and Subdora in the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise, [[Nura Nal|Dream Girl]] in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'').
 ** [[Ben Gleib]], American actor and comedian (voice of Marshall in ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'', Goya and Dali in ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'', NewsGroup in ''[[Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!]]'').
-*'''June 19''': [[Zoe Saldaña]], American actress (voice of Captain Celaeno in ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'', Maya in ''[[Maya and the Three]]'', Adelina Fortnight in ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', Maria Posada in ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'').
+* '''June 19''': [[Zoe Saldaña]], American actress (voice of Captain Celaeno in ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'', Maya in ''[[Maya and the Three]]'', Adelina Fortnight in ''[[Missing Link (2019 film)|Missing Link]]'', Maria Posada in ''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'').
-* '''June 29''': [[Nicole Scherzinger]], American signer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality (voice of Sina in ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', Mo's Mother in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', Miranda Trese in ''[[Trese (TV series)|Trese]]'').
+* '''June 29''': [[Nicole Scherzinger]], American signer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality (voice of Sina in the ''[[Moana (franchise)|Moana]]'' franchise, Mo's Mother in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', Miranda Trese in ''[[Trese (TV series)|Trese]]'').
 ===July===
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 ** [[Tia Mowry]], American actress (voice of Sasha in the ''[[Bratz]]'' franchise, Lemonjella LaBelle in ''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]]'', Sindy Sauernotes in ''[[Fresh Beat Band of Spies]]'').
 ** [[Tamera Mowry]], American actress (voice of Orangejella LaBelle in ''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]]'', Emma Squared in ''[[The Adventures of Hyperman]]'', Esther in ''[[Family Guy]]'').
+* '''July 8''': Tony Mines, English animator, writer, director and producer ([[The Lego Group]], co-founder of [[Spite Your Face Productions]]), (d. [[2022]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/tony-mines-lego-animation-brickfilms-rip-219154.html|title=Tony Mines, Pioneer Of Modern Lego Animation, Dies At 44|first=Jamie|last=Lang|date=July 27, 2022|website=Cartoon Brew}}</ref>
-* '''July 8''':
-** [[Rachael Lillis]], American voice actress and screenwriter (voice of [[Misty (Pokemon)|Misty]], Jessie, and [[Jigglypuff]] in seasons 1-8 of ''[[Pokemon (TV series)|Pokemon]]'').
-** Tony Mines, English animator, writer, director and producer ([[The Lego Group]], co-founder of [[Spite Your Face Productions]]), (d. [[2022]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/tony-mines-lego-animation-brickfilms-rip-219154.html|title=Tony Mines, Pioneer Of Modern Lego Animation, Dies At 44|first=Jamie|last=Lang|date=July 27, 2022|website=Cartoon Brew}}</ref>
 * '''July 19''':
 ** [[R.J. Williams]], American actor (voice of the title character in ''[[Kissyfur]]'', Kit Cloudkicker in ''[[TaleSpin]]'', Cavin in season 6 of ''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'').
-** [[Chiara Zanni]], Canadian actress (voice of Alex in ''[[Camp Candy]]'', [[Jubilee (Marvel Comics)|Jubilee]] in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'', the title character in ''[[Hamtaro]]'', Molly in ''[[Oban Star-Racers]]'', Yura of the Hair, the Infant, and Hakudoshi in ''[[Inuyasha]]'',[[Petunia Pig]] in ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', Fiona Munson in ''[[Kid vs. Kat]]'', Daring Do in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', Colby in ''[[Henry Hugglemonster]]'').
+** [[Chiara Zanni]], Canadian actress (voice of Alex in ''[[Camp Candy]]'', [[Jubilee (Marvel Comics)|Jubilee]] in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'', the title character in ''[[Hamtaro]]'', Molly in ''[[Oban Star-Racers]]'', Yura of the Hair, the Infant, and Hakudoshi in ''[[Inuyasha]]'', [[Petunia Pig]] in ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'', Fiona Munson in ''[[Kid vs. Kat]]'', Daring Do in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', Colby in ''[[Henry Hugglemonster]]'').
 ===August===
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 * '''August 14''': [[Neil Newbon]], English actor (voice of Petra Fortis in ''[[Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV]]'', Tank Driver in ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]'').
 * '''August 18''': [[Andy Samberg]], American actor and comedian (voice of Johnny in the ''[[Hotel Transylvania]]'' franchise, Brent McHale in the ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' franchise, [[Benedict Arnold]] in ''[[America: The Motion Picture]]'', [[Chip 'n' Dale|Dale]] in ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', Rip Digman in ''[[Digman!]]'', [[Ben Reilly]] in ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'').
-* '''August 21''': [[Christopher Willis]], Australian-born English composer ([[Disney Television Animation]]).
+* '''August 21''':
+** [[Christopher Willis]], Australian-born English composer ([[Disney Television Animation]]).
+** [[John Disco]], Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter (performed the closing theme song from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'').
 * '''August 22''': [[James Corden]], English actor and comedian (voice of Biggie in the ''[[Trolls (franchise)|Trolls]]'' franchise, Hi-5 in ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'', Vernkot in ''[[Planet 51]]'', Percy in ''[[Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot]]'').
+* '''August 23''':
-* '''August 23''': [[Kobe Bryant]], American professional basketball player (wrote and narrated ''[[Dear Basketball]]'', voiced himself in ''[[The Proud Family]]'' episode "One in a Million"), (d. [[2020]]).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas|title=Federal investigators look for answers in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="9 on board">{{cite news |last1=Winton |first1=Richard |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |access-date=January 26, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Death-CNBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-reports-say.html|title=NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna killed in LA-area helicopter crash|first1=Emma|last1=Newburger|first2=Jabari|last2=Young|date=January 26, 2020|website=CNBC|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash/index.html|title=Kobe Bryant was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California|last1=Alfonso|first1=Fernando|last2=Vera|first2=Amir|date=January 26, 2020|website=CNN|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=CNNDeath>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash/index.html|title=Kobe Bryant dies at 41|last1=Alfonso|first1=Fernando|last2=Vera|first2=Amir|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-death-map-shows-flight-path-before-fatal-crash-2020-1|title=This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board|first=Will|last=Martin|website=Business Insider|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/|title=Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game|website=TMZ|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/36226/11919276/kobe-bryant-pilot-warned-youre-too-low-seconds-before-helicopter-crashed-in-fog|title=Kobe Bryant: Pilot warned 'you're too low' seconds before helicopter crashed in fog|website=Sky Sports|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="LATDeath">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas|title=Kobe Bryant is killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas|author1=Winton, Richard|first2=Dan|last2=Woike|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 26, 2020|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569438/kobe-bryant-dead-helicopter-crash |work=ESPN.com |date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coroner officials confirm IDs of five more people killed in crash of Kobe Bryant's helicopter |url=https://www.dailynews.com/coroner-officials-confirm-ids-of-five-more-people-killed-in-crash-of-kobe-bryants-helicopter |website=DailyNews.com|date=January 30, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/california-helicopter-crash-calabasas-brush-fire-fatalities-reported|title=Kobe Bryant among those killed in California helicopter crash|first=Ryan|last=Gaydos|date=January 26, 2020|website=Fox News|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/26/helicopter-crash-california-kills-5/4581709002/ |title=Investigation underway to determine cause of helicopter Calabasas, California, crash that killed Kobe Bryant |last=Bacon |first=John |date=January 26, 2020 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC51256756">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51256756|title=Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash|work=BBC News |date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.nba.com/news/investigators-report-bryants-pilot-got-disoriented-in-clouds |title=Investigators report Kobe Bryant's pilot got disoriented in clouds|date=February 9, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
+** [[Kobe Bryant]], American former professional basketball player (wrote and narrated ''[[Dear Basketball]]'', voiced himself in ''[[The Proud Family]]'' episode "One in a Million"), (d. [[2020]]).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas|title=Federal investigators look for answers in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="9 on board">{{cite news |last1=Winton |first1=Richard |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among nine dead in helicopter crash in Calabasas |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas |access-date=January 26, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Death-CNBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-reports-say.html|title=NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna killed in LA-area helicopter crash|first1=Emma|last1=Newburger|first2=Jabari|last2=Young|date=January 26, 2020|website=CNBC|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash/index.html|title=Kobe Bryant was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California|last1=Alfonso|first1=Fernando|last2=Vera|first2=Amir|date=January 26, 2020|website=CNN|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name=CNNDeath>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash/index.html|title=Kobe Bryant dies at 41|last1=Alfonso|first1=Fernando|last2=Vera|first2=Amir|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-death-map-shows-flight-path-before-fatal-crash-2020-1|title=This map shows the exact path of Kobe Bryant's helicopter before it crashed, killing all 9 people on board|first=Will|last=Martin|website=Business Insider|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/|title=Kobe Bryant & Daughter Die in Helicopter Crash, Photos from Her Last Game|website=TMZ|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/nba/news/36226/11919276/kobe-bryant-pilot-warned-youre-too-low-seconds-before-helicopter-crashed-in-fog|title=Kobe Bryant: Pilot warned 'you're too low' seconds before helicopter crashed in fog|website=Sky Sports|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name="LATDeath">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas|title=Kobe Bryant is killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas|author1=Winton, Richard|first2=Dan|last2=Woike|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 26, 2020|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna die in helicopter crash |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569438/kobe-bryant-dead-helicopter-crash |work=ESPN.com |date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coroner officials confirm IDs of five more people killed in crash of Kobe Bryant's helicopter |url=https://www.dailynews.com/coroner-officials-confirm-ids-of-five-more-people-killed-in-crash-of-kobe-bryants-helicopter |website=DailyNews.com|date=January 30, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/california-helicopter-crash-calabasas-brush-fire-fatalities-reported|title=Kobe Bryant among those killed in California helicopter crash|first=Ryan|last=Gaydos|date=January 26, 2020|website=Fox News|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/26/helicopter-crash-california-kills-5/4581709002/ |title=Investigation underway to determine cause of helicopter Calabasas, California, crash that killed Kobe Bryant |last=Bacon |first=John |date=January 26, 2020 |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC51256756">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51256756|title=Kobe Bryant: Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash|work=BBC News |date=January 26, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.nba.com/news/investigators-report-bryants-pilot-got-disoriented-in-clouds |title=Investigators report Kobe Bryant's pilot got disoriented in clouds|date=February 9, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
+** [[Andrew Rannells]], American actor (voice of [[Archie Andrews]] in ''[[Archie's Weird Mysteries]]'', Connor in ''[[Cubix]]'', Monty and Harley in ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', [[Alexander Hamilton]] in ''[[Liberty's Kids]]'', Mako Tsunami, Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder, and Leon Wilson in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]'', Streex and Shrimp Louie in ''[[Street Sharks]]'', young Zoro in the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub of ''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]'', Skye in ''[[Sofia the First]]'', Andrei in ''[[Welcome to the Wayne]]'', King Peppy in ''[[Vampirina]]'', Matthew MacDell in ''[[Big Mouth (American TV series)|Big Mouth]]'', William Clockwell in ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'', Aten in ''[[Ridley Jones]]'', himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[How Lisa Got Her Marge Back]]").
 * '''August 25''': [[Kel Mitchell]], American actor and comedian (voice of T-Bone in ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', Dutch in ''[[Motorcity (TV series)|Motorcity]]'', Carlos in ''[[The Proud Family]]'' episode "Forbidden Date").<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kel Mitchell |url=http://prod-www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/509201%7C0/Kel-Mitchell |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=prod-www.tcm.com |language=en}}</ref>
 * '''August 28''': [[Rachel Kimsey]], American actress (voice of [[Wonder Woman]] in ''[[Justice League Action]]'' and the ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' episode "The Scooby of a Thousand Faces!", Maria Romanova in ''[[Justice League: Warworld]]'').
 * '''August 31''': [[Mike Erwin]], American actor (voice of Strikemaster Ice in ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', [[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]] in ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Patriot Act").
-===October===
+=== September ===
+* '''September 4''': [[Wes Bentley]], American actor (voice of Niander Wallace in ''[[Blade Runner: Black Lotus]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2022 |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 4-10 |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-celebrity-hip-hop-and-rap-music-e3b9005df84c2ca7a8a7ec9e7d444575 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
+* '''September 7''': [[Devon Sawa]], Canadian actor (voice of [[Flash Thompson]] in the ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' episode "Flash Memory", additional voices in ''[[Action Man (1995 TV series)|Action Man]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 5-11 |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-celebrity-hip-hop-and-rap-e92238dd00f9bf3d95c48dd5df185d6b |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
+* '''September 18''': [[Billy Eichner]], American actor (voice of Chef Pig in ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'', Mr. Ambrose in ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', Walter Bigman in the ''[[Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)|Green Eggs and Ham]]'' episode "Boat", himself in the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Pawtucket Pete").
+=== October ===
 * '''October 4''':
 ** [[Dana Davis]], American actress and novelist (voice of Claire in ''[[Motorcity]]'', Kelly in ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'', Kit in ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'', Lonnie in ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'', Jess in ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'').
-** [[Phillip Glasser]], American former actor (voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in ''[[An American Tail]]'' and ''[[An American Tail: Fievel Goes West]]'').
+** [[Phillip Glasser]], American former actor (first voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in the ''[[An American Tail (franchise)|An American Tail]]'' franchise).
 * '''October 7''': [[Omar Benson Miller]], American actor (voice of [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]] in ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' and ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie]]'', Randy Carmichael in ''[[Rugrats (2021 TV series)|Rugrats]]'').
+* '''October 10''': [[Edan Gross]], American businessman and former child actor (voice of Flounder in ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'', Tyrone Turtle in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', Christopher Robin in ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too]]'', Tom Skelton in ''[[The Halloween Tree (film)|The Halloween Tree]]'', the title character in ''[[Little Dracula (TV series)|Little Dracula]]'').
 * '''October 20''': [[Dionne Quan]], American actress (voice of Shi Shou in ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', Kimi Finster in ''[[Rugrats]]'', Trixie Tang in ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Kodama Twins in the ''[[Shorty McShorts' Shorts]]'' episode "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing").
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 * '''December 17''': Cav Bøgelund, Danish animator and comics artist (''Våbenbrødre''), (d. [[2018]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bogelund_cav.htm|title=Cav Bøgelund|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
 * '''December 27''': Colin Heck, American animator ([[Film Roman]], ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Neighbors from Hell]]''), storyboard artist ([[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]], ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'', ''[[Drawn Together]]'', ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'', ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Neighbors from Hell]]'', ''[[Chicago Party Aunt]]''), character designer (''[[American Dad!]]''), writer (''[[Harvey Beaks]]'') and director (''[[Allen Gregory]]'', ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', ''[[Ben 10 (2016 TV series)|Ben 10]]'', ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'').
+* '''December 28''': [[John Legend]], American singer and songwriter (voice of Jim Posey in ''[[The Mitchells vs. the Machines]]'', himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson").
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 * '''April 3''': [[Winston Sharples]], American composer ([[Van Beuren Studios]], [[Fleischer Studios]], [[Famous Studios]]), dies at age 69.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/04/archives/obituary-8-no-title.html Deaths - The New York Times]</ref>
 * '''April 19''': [[Joe Dougherty]], American actor (original voice of [[Porky Pig]]), dies at age 79.<ref name="ancestry"/>
-* '''April 21''':[[Thelma Boardman]], American actress (voice of [[Minnie Mouse]] from 1937 to 1938, and 1941 to 1942), dies at age 68.<ref name="ancestry">{{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5180&h=676991&ssrc=pt&tid=113049455&pid=430172635831&usePUB=true|website=search.ancestry.co.uk|title=Join Ancestry|accessdate=2018-01-17}}</ref>
+* '''April 21''': [[Thelma Boardman]], American actress (voice of [[Minnie Mouse]] from 1937 to 1938, and 1941 to 1942), dies at age 68.<ref name="ancestry">{{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5180&h=676991&ssrc=pt&tid=113049455&pid=430172635831&usePUB=true|website=search.ancestry.co.uk|title=Join Ancestry|accessdate=2018-01-17}}</ref>
 === June ===
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 === September ===
+* '''September 9''': [[Jack L. Warner]], American film studio executive, co-founder and president of [[Warner Bros.]], (credited with the decision to sell the rights of all of the 400 cartoons which Warner Bros. made before 1948 for $3,000 apiece), dies at age 86.<ref name="thomas212">Thomas (1990), p. 212.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Arnold|first=Gary|date=September 11, 1978|title=Jack Warner, Last of First-Generation Movie Tycoons, Dies|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/11/jack-warner-last-of-first-generation-movie-tycoons-dies/d459d4b8-14ab-488d-824b-2ecb2f6093b7/|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102064346/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/11/jack-warner-last-of-first-generation-movie-tycoons-dies/d459d4b8-14ab-488d-824b-2ecb2f6093b7/|archive-date=November 2, 2020|issn=0190-8286|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * '''September 30''': [[Edgar Bergen]], American actor, comedian and puppeteer (narrator in the ''[[Mickey and the Beanstalk]]'' segment in ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/candice-bergen-s-dad-cut-her-out-of-his-will-200446839.html |title=Candice Bergen's Dad Cut Her Out of His Will (But She's Got 'Murphy Brown' Money) |website=[[Yahoo!]] Entertainment |date=April 3, 2015 |access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref>
 === October ===
 * '''October 8''': [[Karl Swenson]], American actor (voice of [[Merlin]] in ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword in the Stone]]''), dies at age 70.<ref name="ll">{{cite news |title=Actor Karl Swenson Dies |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19781009&id=gW1NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3PoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3329,3202231&hl=en |access-date=September 5, 2016 |work=Lakeland Ledger |date=October 9, 1978 |page=2A}}</ref>
+* '''October 10''': [[J.R. Bray]], American animator, cartoonist, and film producer (''[[Colonel Heeza Liar]]''), dies at age 99.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bray_jr.htm |title=J.R. Bray |website=lambiek.net |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7gvlAAAAMAAJ&q=addison |title=Masters of Animation |first=John |last=Grant |publisher=[[Batsford Books]] |isbn=9780713486285 |page=48 |year=2001 |access-date=2022-05-16 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9906/animate.html |title=Innovative Animators |first=Karen |last=Lund |website=Information Bulletin |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |date=June 1999 |access-date=2022-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Animated Films|last=Clarke|first=James|publisher=Virgin Books|year=2007|isbn=978-0753512586|pages=[https://archive.org/details/animatedfilms0000clar_o5p7/page/13 13]|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedfilms0000clar_o5p7/page/13}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Barrier |first1=Michael |title=Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780198020790 |page=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Kanfer |first1=Stefan |title=Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America from Betty Boop to Toy Story |date=2000 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0306809187 |page=48 |url=https://archive.org/details/seriousbusinessa00kanf/page/48/mode/2up/search/colonel+heeza+liar?q=colonel+heeza+liar |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjmNAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 |title=A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment, and Other Audiovisual Terms |last=Kroon |first=Richard W. |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |year=2010 |isbn=9780786444052 |page=46}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC&pg=PT326 |title=Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time |last=Robertson |first=Patrick |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |page=326 |date=November 11, 2011 |isbn=9781608197385 |access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928|last=Crafton|first=Donald|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=1993|isbn=9780226116679|pages=376}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101975709/john-r-bray-99-film-pioneer/ |title=John R. Bray, 99, film pioneer |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |location=Bridgeport, Connecticut |agency=Associated Press |page=42 |date=1978-10-12 |access-date=2022-05-16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
-* '''October 10''': [[J.R. Bray]], American animator, film producer and director (''[[Colonel Heeza Liar]]''), dies at age 99.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bray_jr.htm |title=J.R. Bray |website=lambiek.net |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
 === November ===
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 === December ===
 * '''December 4''': [[Brian Lewis (illustrator)|Brian Lewis]], British illustrator, comics artist and animator (''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]''), dies at age 49.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lewis_brian.htm |title=Brian Lewis |website=lambiek.net |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
+* '''December 23''': [[Louis de Rochemont]], American filmmaker, (producer and artistic director for ''[[Animal Farm (1954 film)|Animal Farm]]''), dies at age 79.<ref name=Shaw>{{cite book|last=Shaw|first=Tony|title=Hollywood's Cold War|year=2007|publisher=University of Massachusetts Press|location=Amherst|page=76}}</ref>
 * '''December 28''': [[Władysław Nehrebecki]], Polish animator and television director (''[[Bolek and Lolek]]''), dies at age 55.
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 == External links ==
-* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1978-01-01,1978-12-31&genres=animation&sort=num_votes,desc Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?genres=animation&release_date=1978-01-01,1978-12-31&sort=num_votes,desc&adult=include Animated works of the year], listed in the [[IMDb]]
 {{Years of animation}}
 [[Category:1978 in animation| ]]
-[[Category:1970s in animation]]

Years in animation:	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

v t e Years in animation
1850s	1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
1860s	1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
1870s	1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
1880s	1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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