A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Grant A. Simmons
Birthplace:
Arizona, USA
Born:
November 11, 1912
Died:
October 31, 1970
Grant Simmons not only was an animator, he also directed and wrote. The list of big name companies he animated for includes Walt Disney Studios (where he worked on Dumbo and Fantasia), Columbia, MGM, and eventually he co-founded his own company Grantray-Lawrence in 1954. Simmons worked on The Marvel Super Heroes and Spiderman series in the 1960s and 1970.
Animation:
1939 Officer Duck
1940 Billposters
1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
1940 Put-Put Troubles
1940 Tugboat Mickey
1941 Pluto's Playmate
1944 The Disillusioned Bluebird
1947 Loco Lobo
1947 Tooth or Consequences
1948 Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Lucky Ducky
1948 Pickled Puss
1949 Bad Luck Blackie
1950 Ventriloquist Cat
1951 Symphony in Slang
1953 Little Johnny Jet
1954 Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1955 The First Bad Man
1956 Millionaire Droopy
1957 Cat's Meow
1962 Gay Purr-ee
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
Director:
1939 Officer Duck
1940 Billposters
1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
1940 Put-Put Troubles
1940 Tugboat Mickey
1941 Pluto's Playmate
1944 The Disillusioned Bluebird
1947 Loco Lobo
1947 Tooth or Consequences
1948 Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Lucky Ducky
1948 Pickled Puss
1949 Bad Luck Blackie
1950 Ventriloquist Cat
1951 Symphony in Slang
1953 Little Johnny Jet
1954 Broadway Bow Wow's
1954 Dig That Dog
1954 Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1955 The First Bad Man
1956 Millionaire Droopy
1957 Cat's Meow
1959 Planet Patrol
1962 Gay Purr-ee
1970 Hop and Chop
1970 The Foul Kin
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
First Assistant Editor:
1939 Officer Duck
1940 Billposters
1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
1940 Put-Put Troubles
1940 Tugboat Mickey
1941 Pluto's Playmate
1944 The Disillusioned Bluebird
1947 Loco Lobo
1947 Tooth or Consequences
1948 Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Lucky Ducky
1948 Pickled Puss
1949 Bad Luck Blackie
1950 Ventriloquist Cat
1951 Symphony in Slang
1953 Little Johnny Jet
1954 Broadway Bow Wow's
1954 Dig That Dog
1954 Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1955 The First Bad Man
1956 Millionaire Droopy
1957 Cat's Meow
1959 Planet Patrol
1962 Gay Purr-ee
1970 Hop and Chop
1970 The Foul Kin
2012 Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
Story:
1939 Officer Duck
1940 Billposters
1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
1940 Put-Put Troubles
1940 Tugboat Mickey
1941 Pluto's Playmate
1944 The Disillusioned Bluebird
1945 River Ribber
1946 Catnipped
1947 Loco Lobo
1947 Tooth or Consequences
1948 Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Lucky Ducky
1948 Pickled Puss
1949 Bad Luck Blackie
1950 Ventriloquist Cat
1951 Symphony in Slang
1953 Little Johnny Jet
1954 Broadway Bow Wow's
1954 Dig That Dog
1954 Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1955 The First Bad Man
1956 Millionaire Droopy
1957 Cat's Meow
1959 Planet Patrol
1962 Gay Purr-ee
1970 Hop and Chop
1970 The Foul Kin
2012 Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
Writer:
1939 Officer Duck
1940 Billposters
1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
1940 Put-Put Troubles
1940 Tugboat Mickey
1941 Pluto's Playmate
1944 The Disillusioned Bluebird
1945 Dog, Cat, and Canary
1945 River Ribber
1946 Catnipped
1947 Loco Lobo
1947 Tooth or Consequences
1948 Half-Pint Pygmy
1948 Lucky Ducky
1948 Pickled Puss
1949 Bad Luck Blackie
1950 Ventriloquist Cat
1951 Symphony in Slang
1953 Little Johnny Jet
1954 Broadway Bow Wow's
1954 Dig That Dog
1954 Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1955 The First Bad Man
1956 Millionaire Droopy
1957 Cat's Meow
1959 Planet Patrol
1962 Gay Purr-ee
1970 Hop and Chop
1970 The Foul Kin
2012 Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and Forgiveness
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021 Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
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