J. Conrad "Connie" Rasinski (January 28, 1907 in

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– October 13, 1965 in

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) was an

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who did the 1952 animated short "Hansel and Gretel" among others. Rasinski's "House of Hashimoto" was in competition at the

1961 Cannes Film Festival The 14th Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 18 May 1961. French writer Jean Giono served as jury president for the main competition. The ''Palme d'Or'' was jointly awarded to '' The Long Absence'' by Henri Colpi and '' Viridiana'' by Lu ...

.Festival de Cannes page for 1961
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Biography

Connie Rasinski was born Constantine Rasinski on January 28, 1907, in Torrington, Connecticut. As a young man Rasinski studied with

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at the

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. After a variety of jobs, Rasinski decided to become an animator. In 1930 he became an inker for

Terrytoons Terrytoons, Inc. was an American animation studio headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, which was active from 1929 until its closure in December 1972 (and briefly returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in-name only). Founded by Paul Te ...

. In 1937 he became a director at Terrytoons. His filmography includes

Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is an American animated character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. He is an anthropomorphic superhero mouse, originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short ''The Mouse of Tomorrow''. Th ...

Heckle and Jeckle Heckle and Jeckle are postwar animated cartoon characters created by Paul Terry, originally produced at his own Terrytoons animation studio and released through 20th Century Fox. The characters are a pair of identical anthropomorphic yellow ...

Gandy Goose Gandy Goose is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1938 short ''Gandy the Goose''. He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short ''Hook Line and Sinker''. Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 193 ...

Deputy Dawg Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character, featured on the animated television series of the same name that aired from 1960 to 1964. Background The character of Deputy Dawg originated in 1959 as part of a projected series entitled ''Possible ...

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, Terry Bears, and Little Roquefort. Rasinski died in Larchmont, New York on October 13, 1965.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasinski, Connie 1907 births 1965 deaths Terrytoons people Film directors from Connecticut Animators from Connecticut American animated film directors