A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Rudolf Larriva
Rudolph Larriva
Birthplace:
El Paso, Texas, USA
Born:
February 12, 1916
Died:
February 19, 2010
Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva (February 12, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s. Larriva worked at a number of studios, including Format Films, Filmation, and Walt Disney Productions, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA. He was an animator in Chuck Jones' unit, starting in 1939 with the short Dog Gone Modern. He later animated for shorts like Elmer's Pet Rabbit and Porky's Cafe. Larriva was considered by Jones to be his top animator in the late 1930s and early 1940s, where he particularly delivered Disney-quality animation. Some of the productions he worked on include the 1965-1967 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Format Films, Song of the South, Mr. Magoo (the first short, "The Ragtime Bear"), Gerald McBoing Boing, Fangface, The Alvin Show and The Lone Ranger. He was also the animation director of The Twilight Zone opening titles for 1959–1960. He died in Irvine, California on February 19, 2010, aged 94. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Animation:
1939 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
1939 Old Glory
1939 Prest-O Change-O
1941 The Brave Little Bat
1941 Toy Trouble
1942 My Favorite Duck
1942 Porky's Cafe
1943 The Aristo-Cat
1946 Song of the South
1950 Gerald McBoing-Boing
1954 When Magoo Flew
1955 Madcap Magoo
1955 Magoo Express
1955 Magoo Makes News
1956 Calling Doctor Magoo
1956 Magoo Beats the Heat
1956 Magoo Goes West
1956 Magoo's Canine Mutiny
1956 Magoo's Puddle Jumper
1956 Trailblazer Magoo
Director:
1939 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
1939 Old Glory
1939 Prest-O Change-O
1941 The Brave Little Bat
1941 Toy Trouble
1942 My Favorite Duck
1942 Porky's Cafe
1943 The Aristo-Cat
1946 Song of the South
1950 Gerald McBoing-Boing
1954 When Magoo Flew
1955 Madcap Magoo
1955 Magoo Express
1955 Magoo Makes News
1956 Calling Doctor Magoo
1956 Magoo Beats the Heat
1956 Magoo Goes West
1956 Magoo's Canine Mutiny
1956 Magoo's Puddle Jumper
1956 Trailblazer Magoo
1957 Magoo's Masquerade
1957 Magoo's Private War
1958 Magoo’s Cruise
1959 Magoo's Lodge Brother
1959 Merry Minstrel Magoo
1965 Boulder Wham!
1965 Chaser on the Rocks
1965 Hairied and Hurried
1965 Highway Runnery
1965 Just Plane Beep
1965 Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
1965 Tired and Feathered
1966 Clippety Clobbered
1966 Out and Out Rout
1966 Shot and Bothered
1966 The Solid Tin Coyote
1967 Quacker Tracker
1967 The Music Mice-Tro
1967 The Spy Swatter
1978 The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
1979 Weep No More, My Lady
1980 The Puppy's Amazing Rescue
1981 The Puppy Saves the Circus
1983 Beauty and the Beast
1984 We Think the World Is Round
Animation:
1956 The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Director:
1956 The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
1977 Weekend Special
1978 Fangface
1981 Goldie Gold and Action Jack
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