A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Thomas Jacob McKimson
Thomas McKinson
Tom McKimson
Birthplace:
Denver, Colorado, USA
Born:
March 5, 1907
Died:
February 14, 1998
Thomas Jacob McKimson (March 5, 1907 – February 14, 1998) was an American animator, best known for his work at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He was the older brother of animators Robert and Charles McKimson. Tom McKimson was born in Denver, Colorado, but relocated to Los Angeles with his family in the 1920s. He attended Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in the 1920s. He began his career in animation in 1929, when he joined the Walt Disney Studio, becoming an assistant to animator Norm Ferguson. He left Disney a year later to work briefly for Romer Grey, then joined Harman-Ising Studios around 1932. After Harman and Ising left Warner Bros. for MGM, McKimson became a member of Bob Clampett's animation unit, where he is credited as a layout artist and the original design for Tweety Bird. McKimson also provided layout designs for Arthur Davis's unit after he took over Clampett's unit by 1945. During his time at Warner Bros., McKimson also worked for Dell Comics, providing illustrations for the Bugs Bunny and Road Runner comic books. McKimson also illustrated the Roy Rogers daily comic strip from 1949 to 1953 in collaboration with his brother Charles and artist Pete Alvarado, using the collective pseudonym "Al McKimson." He left Warners in 1947 when Don Smith replaced him as layout artist for Davis' unit. He would become an art director for Dell's parent company Western Publishing, where he remained until his retirement in 1972. McKimson died in 1998 in West Los Angeles at the age of 90. [biography (edited) from Wikipedia]
Animation:
1930 Hot-Toe Mollie
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 It's Got Me Again!
1933 Bosko in Dutch
1933 The Night Before Christmas
1933 The Organ Grinder
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1938 Merbabies
1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 Falling Hare
1943 Fighting Tools
1943 The Wise Quacking Duck
1944 Birdy and the Beast
1944 Buckaroo Bugs
Background Designer:
1930 Hot-Toe Mollie
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 It's Got Me Again!
1933 Bosko in Dutch
1933 The Night Before Christmas
1933 The Organ Grinder
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1938 Merbabies
1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 Falling Hare
1943 Fighting Tools
1943 The Wise Quacking Duck
1944 Birdy and the Beast
1944 Buckaroo Bugs
1945 A Gruesome Twosome
1946 Baby Bottleneck
1946 The Big Snooze
Director:
1930 Hot-Toe Mollie
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 It's Got Me Again!
1933 Bosko in Dutch
1933 Gay Gaucho
1933 The Night Before Christmas
1933 The Organ Grinder
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1938 Merbabies
1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 Falling Hare
1943 Fighting Tools
1943 The Wise Quacking Duck
1944 Birdy and the Beast
1944 Buckaroo Bugs
1945 A Gruesome Twosome
1946 Baby Bottleneck
1946 The Big Snooze
Layout:
1930 Hot-Toe Mollie
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 It's Got Me Again!
1933 Bosko in Dutch
1933 Gay Gaucho
1933 The Night Before Christmas
1933 The Organ Grinder
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1938 Merbabies
1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 Falling Hare
1943 Fighting Tools
1943 The Wise Quacking Duck
1944 Birdy and the Beast
1944 Buckaroo Bugs
1945 A Gruesome Twosome
1946 Baby Bottleneck
1946 The Big Snooze
Layout Supervisor:
1930 Hot-Toe Mollie
1932 A Great Big Bunch of You
1932 I Love a Parade
1932 It's Got Me Again!
1933 Bosko in Dutch
1933 Gay Gaucho
1933 The Night Before Christmas
1933 The Organ Grinder
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants
1938 Merbabies
1943 Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 Falling Hare
1943 Fighting Tools
1943 The Wise Quacking Duck
1944 Birdy and the Beast
1944 Buckaroo Bugs
1945 A Gruesome Twosome
1946 Baby Bottleneck
1946 The Big Snooze
1946 The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
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