Chuck Jones

Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912–February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew, and the other Warners characters, including the memorable What's Opera, Doc? (1957) and Duck Amuck (1952) (both later inducted into the National Film Registry), establishing himself as an important innovator and storyteller.

Notable Animated Films directed by Chuck Jones

• The Dover Boys (1942)
• Hell-Bent for Election (Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign film, 1944)
• The Rabbit of Seville (1950)
• Duck Amuck (1952)
• Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
• One Froggy Evening (1955)
• What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
• The Dot and the Line (1965)
• The Bear that wasn't (1967)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special, 1966)
• The Phantom Tollbooth (feature film, 1970)