Irv Wyner (September 4, 1904 – November 8, 2002) was a

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who was most associated with the theatrical

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animated shorts, in

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (; August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons ...

's unit. His first credited work was on the 1952 animated short Gift Wrapped, a

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and

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cartoon, and he stayed with Freleng's unit until 1957 (where his last credited work was on the one-shot cartoon Three Little Bops), when he was briefly succeeded by Boris Gorelick, and later by Tom O'Loughlin. In the early 1960s, Irv did work for

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Walter Lantz Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animat ...

, and later, in the 1970s, for

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He ...

's Sib Tower 12 for such specials as

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, and

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, among others.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyner, Irv American film score composers American male film score composers Background artists 1904 births 2002 deaths Warner Bros. Cartoons people Walt Disney Animation Studios people Walter Lantz Productions people 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians