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	MastersCanvas.com - Masters Collection
		This article is about the McKimson brothers, Tom, Robert and Charles, their background and place in the history of animation, as seen through the eyes of a son and nephew.
		Tom stayed with Harman-Ising and Robert went with Schlesinger who opened up on the Sunset lot and went on to release through Warner Bros. Thus, from 1931 until the cartoon studio closed in 1963, Robert McKimson was the longest continual employee of the studio.
		In 1984, Robert McKimson, was honored with an "Annie" award for his contribution and achievements in animation.
	www.masterscanvas.com /collection/mastersCollection/mcKimsonArticle.html (1194 words)

	ROBERT MCKIMSON FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But if McKimson's cartoons did not reach the intellectual heights of Jones or enjoy the musical freedom of Freleng, he is seen by animation scholars as being the most artistically talented of the Termite_Terrace cartoon directors.
		In 1942, McKimson drew a single portrait of Bugs_Bunny, leaning against a tree and smiling as he was eating a carrot, that became known as the definitive portrait of the character; this picture has been imitated many times by later artists, including McKimson's peers.
		McKimson was, for many years, the studio's most prominent animator and character designer; he created the definitve Bugs Bunny model sheet in 1943.
	www.gottagetflowers.com /Robert_McKimson (623 words)

	Something Old, Nothing New: Bob McKimson
		Of the directors of Warner Brothers cartoons, Robert McKimson is the forgotten man. Five of WB's directors are rated highly by most cartoon buffs: Tex Avery (though buffs agree that his best work was done after he moved from WB to MGM), Bob Clampett, Frank Tashlin, Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones.
		This upswing in McKimson's career was interrupted, however, when the cartoon studio shut down for several months; convinced that 3-D was the wave of the future, and unimpressed by the one 3-D cartoon the studio had made, Jack Warner decided to suspend the studio's cartoon-making activities and laid everyone off.
		McKimson continued to work with Tedd Pierce, who started to specialize in TV takeoffs; they did two cartoons based on "The Honeymooners" (this was before "The Flintstones") and a whole cartoon with the cast of the Jack Benny show voicing themselves as mice ("The Mouse that Jack Built").
	zvbxrpl.blogspot.com /2004/08/bob-mckimson.html (1793 words)

	Tasmanian Devil : Taz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Robert McKimson designed the character after the Australian animal of the same name; however, the only real resemblance between the marsupial and McKimson's beast is their ravenous appetite.
		McKimson would go on to direct four more Tasmanian Devil cartoons, beginning with "Bedeviled Rabbit[?]" in 1957.
		McKimson would also pair the Devil with Daffy Duck in 1957's "Ducking the Devil[?]" before pitting the character against Bugs once again in 1962's "Bill of Hare[?]" and 1964's "Doctor Devil and Mister Hare[?]".
	www.wordlookup.net /ta/taz.html (745 words)

	Arkcity.net: Community - Ark City soldier wounded in Iraq by sniper 11/12/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stacy McKimson said she received a call about noon Thursday from an Army captain reporting news that her husband, Roger McKimson, had been shot.
		Robert McKimson also lives in the Ark City area and works at Kline Motors, Inc., in Winfield.
		McKimson told the Traveler in August that he was part of a combat infantry unit.
	www.arkcity.net /stories/111204/com_0002.shtml (446 words)

	REMEMBERING ROBERT MCKIMSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Surrounded by sketches of the Tasmanian Devil, Hippety Hopper, and Speedy Gonzales was a photograph of McKimson in his forties, and in the second paragraph of the article, it was revealed that McKimson was dead.
		McKimson pre-dated The Flintstones with an early-1960 cartoon, "Wild Wild World", concerning the "modern" lifestyle of the Stone Age.
		Robert McKimson has been one of the principal contributors to the entertainment of my youth and later life.
	home.hetnet.nl /mr_4/166/qrstuvwx/History/Robert_McKimson.htm (822 words)

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		According to director Robert McKimson, his assent began as a chorus boy and understudy on Broadway and then a stooge in vaudeville.
		Robert Strange _McNamara_ (10) In the 1960's, he headed the group that designed the Mustang and served as president from 1970-78.
		Robert Edwin _Peary_ (10) He scouted a route from McMurdo Sound to the South Pole in preparation of Sir Fuch's transantarctic expedition in 1957-58.
	www.stanford.edu /group/CollegeBowl/archive/oklahoma95/oklahoma-6.txt (2757 words)

	Robert McKimson Biography
		he quiet, contemplative demeanor of Robert McKimson was never mistaken for lack of ability at the Warner Bros. Animation Department.
		While his fellow directors each strove to leave a bold personal stamp on their films, McKimson worked intently with his small unit to produce cartoons and characters of quality and charm.
		When McKimson became a director, he helmed famous Warner Bros. classics such as “Daffy Doodles,” “Acrobatic Bunny,” and “Walky Talky Hawky,” with Henery Hawk and newly born character, Foghorn Leghorn, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
	www.animationusa.com /resources/aboutmckimson.html (306 words)

	Bugs Bunny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But according to Mel Blanc, his voice actor, his accent is an equal blend of someone from the Bronx and someone from Brooklyn.
		The man responsible for this redesign was Robert McKimson at the time working as an animator under Robert Clampett.
		Considered an ideal actor, he was directed by Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones and starred in feature films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit (which featured the first-ever meeting between Bugs and his box-office rival Mickey Mouse), Space Jam (which co-starred Michael Jordan), and the 2003 movie Looney Tunes: Back In Action.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bugs_Bunny (2077 words)

	The Tasmanian Devil Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Robert McKimson based the character on the real-life Tasmanian devil of Australia, though the most noticeable resemblance between the Australian mammal and McKimson's creation is their ravenous appetites.
		McKimson would go on to direct four more Tasmanian Devil cartoons, beginning with Bedevilled Rabbit (relased on April 13, 1957).
		McKimson would also pair the Devil with Daffy Duck in "Ducking the Devil" (August 17, 1957) before pitting him once again against Bugs in Bill of Hare (June 9, 1962) and Doctor Devil and Mister Hare (March 28, 1964).
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/The_Tasmanian_Devil (822 words)

	The Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion: M
		McKimson had an extremely rare combination of talents that made him a formidable animator: his art was stylish, and he worked extremely fast.
		McKimson was the logical successor to Frank Tashlin’s unit when the latter left in 1944 to pursue a career in live action.
		McKimson should be remembered in his vital supporting role as lead animator in the 30s and 40s, without whom the work of men like Clampett would never have reached full fruition.
	www.conmicro.cx /~eocostello/wbcc/eowbcc-m.html (7508 words)

	Volume 13 -- MacArthur, Gen. Douglas to Myrt
		McKimson had two extremely rare talents that made him a formidable animator; he was both stylish and extremely fast.
		McKimson was thus the logical successor to Frank Tashlin when the latter left in 1944 to pursue a career in live action.
		If McKimson should be remembered for anything, it should be for his work in laying the foundations of the greatness of the WB studio in his supporting roles in the 30s and 40s.
	members.aol.com /EOCostello/m.html (6539 words)

	Robert McKimson - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		In 1946, McKimson was promoted to director, a position he shared with Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones until the closing of the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in 1964.
		Even when Warner Bros. acknowledged the influence of UPA and abandoned extreme "realism" in cartoons during the early 1950s, the characters in McKimson's cartoons were the best-looking and most lifelike.
		Most of McKimson's "earthbound" cartoons were released from 1955 on, although he still made some good shorts -- even from the much lower budgets of the post-1964 era.
	www.music.us /education/R/Robert-McKimson.htm (707 words)

	Robert McKimson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1946, McKimson was promoted to film directordirector, a position he shared with Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones until the closing of the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in 1963.
		During this period, McKimson created the character Foghorn Leghorn and directed every cartoon starring the character, every Hippety Hopper/Sylvester the catSylvester pairing, and every The Tasmanian DevilTasmanian Devil/ short.
		At DePatie-Freleng, McKimson directed several ''The Inspector'' shorts and worked on some of the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' contracted out to DePatie-Freleng by Warner Bros..
	www.infothis.com /find/Robert_McKimson (608 words)

	Robert's Journal
		Liston's biographer Nick Tosches did not appear on-camera, but among those interviewed were two of America's greatest sportswriters (indeed, two of the country's best writers, period): Jerry Izenberg and Robert Lipsyte (whose son Sam is a familiar name to you readers of Open City and the late feedmag.com).
		Liston's wife Geraldine was also interviewed, and the priest (now a monsignor) who encouraged him to box during his first stay in the big house in Missouri.
		Sometimes you wonder whether McKimson, always portrayed in interviews with his coworkers like Chuck Jones or Bob Clampett as an unimaginative drone, spent his spare time gathering up imagery from rather far afield.
	www.livejournal.com /~hilligoss (2942 words)

	One Foggy Site - Henery Hawk
		But Henery was stubborn and he goes after chickens behind her back.
		Robert McKimson then decided to use the character for Walky, Talky, Hawky in 1946.
		He kept Henery as a young chickenhawk who is determined to have chicken - but there is one problem: he doesn't know what a chicken looks like.
	one_foggy.tripod.com /hhawkt.html (231 words)

	Hippety Hopper's Filmography!
		A baby kangaroo escapes from the zoo, and he is then discovered by Sylvester, who thinks he is a giant mouse.
		Sylvester is a lighthouse cat, and a little mouse who can't sleep is constantly unplugging the lighthouse light, this caused a ship to nearly crash on shore, knocking Hippety's crate from the ship.
		McKimson's top talent went to other directors, leaving him to do a great deal of animation.
	home.wi.rr.com /tatay/cartoons/hopperdos.html (1398 words)

	Matthew Hunter's Unofficial Speedy Gonzales Page
		The Speedy cartoons were directed exclusively by Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson until 1965 (when Friz Freleng and David H. Depatie began producing Looney Tunes from a new studio, and commissioning several Speedy and Roadrunner shorts from Rudy Larriva at Format Films).
		In "Chili Corn Corny"(1965) Robert McKimson used the character design for one of Freleng's Two Crows and simply called him "Loco Crow", Speedy's corn-starved fair-weather friend, voiced not by Mel Blanc but a voice actor named Gonzales Gonzales.
		In fact, McKimson would redesign the Speedy character himself by 1965, making him cuter-looking and in a way reminescent of what Chuck Jones was doing for Jerry the mouse at MGM during the same period.
	toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com /speedy.htm (1600 words)

	Looney Tunes Collection-All Stars Volumes 1 & 2 (2003)
		The cartoons on disc two are of a lower level of inspiration than disc one, although we do get to see Early to Bet, one of Robert McKimson's better efforts.
		Warners' equivalent of a hack director was Robert McKimson (1910-1977), and we get to see some typical work from him.
		These commentaries are quite good, and there is some interesting material on Robert McKimson on The Foghorn Leghorn, including the unexpected effects of a car accident.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=4523&SID=2&PID=225115 (2240 words)

	Warner Bros. Animation Chronology
		Robert McKimson, under Bob Clampett's direction, redefines Bugs Bunny's "look" in the now-legendary model sheet, evolving the rabbit into the familiar character we know today.
		Robert McKimson's first outing as a director is the raucous Daffy Doodles, story by Warren Foster.
		The twirling, chomping, growling Tasmanian Devil debuts in Devil May Hare (Looney Tunes), directed by Robert McKimson, story by Sid Marcus, animated by Herman Cohen, Rod Scribner, Phil De Lara, and Charles McKimson.
	www.hlla.com /reference/wb.html (4659 words)

	That Wasn't All, Folks!: Warner Bros. Cartoons 1964-1969 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Robert McKimson directed the first and last of these Road Runners, "Rushing Roulette" and "Sugar and Spies".
		Robert McKimson had more luck a year later with "Shamrock and Roll", in which a rascally leprechaun named O'Reilly heckles Merlin and Second Banana.
		Robert McKimson also introduced the new characters Rapid Rabbit and Quick Brown Fox in "Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too".
	looney.goldenagecartoons.com /articles/1960article.html (3616 words)

	ULTW Foghorn Leghorn Bio
		But Robert McKimson -who introduced Foghorn and managed all of his subsequent outings, also cited the sheriff character on an earlier radio show called "Blue Monday Jamboree," as a source.
		Foghorn tells Henery that he is too small to eat, but Barnyard Dawg offers to help for a bone which he can get from the Cat for a fish, Foghorn Leghorn inadvertantly helps Henery get what he needs and so Henery drags off Foghorn in the end with Barnyard Dawg's help (the bonehead technique).
		This leads to a series of gags in which Foghorn and the Barnyard Dawg try to arrange for a bell to ring whenever Banty is near the one or the other.
	tultw.com /bios/foghorn.htm (1825 words)

	Reviews--Big Top Bunny
		When McKimson had good people in his unit he could make good cartoons.
		Bruno is funnhy and the "oh yeah, well I will dive from 500 feet into a block of cement" gag was funny enough to be reused in other classic and modern cartoons.
		Note that when Bruno is introduced by Col. Corny they briefly use the Private Snafu theme.
	looneyviews.100megsfree4.com /reviews/5128.htm (286 words)

	Daffy Duck
		Clampett would bring change to Daffy's appearance, making him taller, skinnier and more thinlimbed, crossing his eyes and his movements would become staccato and erratic and his getaways were proceeded by little leg-swinging hops of no apparent purpose and under these conditions Daffy would execute some of his most outrageous gags.
		By the early 1940's Robert McKimson would again change Daffy, he would become more rounder,weightier, and more solid, drawn with tailored, graceful lines that brightened his smile and made him handsome.
		Porky and his dog go duck hunting, but Daffy is a tough adversary, who empties out their shells and then taunts them, making an easy target of himself knowing the buckshot won't be coming.
	www.sbe-media.com /korner/daffy/filmographie.html (4501 words)

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