AKA: Charles M Jones, Charles Martin Jones, Chuck M Jones
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/21/1912
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, USA
Death Date: 02/22/2002
biography
With the death of Friz Freleng in 1995, legendary animation producer, director and screenwriter Chuck Jones became the last surviving giant from the golden era of Warner Brothers animation (a period spanning roughly--and arguably--from 1935-59). That such a thoughtful and articulate witness, artist and theoretician has continued to provide information and inspiration as the millennium winds down is an enormous boon to film history and an inspiration to film artists.Chuck Jones' "children" are not just practitioners of animation; successful live-action directors Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante
