Isadore Howard Ellis (January 19, 1910 – April 26, 1994) was an American animator best known for working for

Warner Bros. Cartoons Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. was an American animation studio, serving as the in-house animation division of Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of American animation. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, it was ...

under the

Bob Clampett Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, film director, director, film producer, producer and puppeteer best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' animated series from Warner Bros. as well as the te ...

and

Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' ...

units. He was credited as I. Ellis.

Career

Ellis had a long career in the animation industry, which started at Ub Iwerks Studio in 1935. After two years, Ellis moved to

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, where he worked under

's unit. After Clampett took over

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of America ...

's unit, Ellis continued to animate in his old unit under the supervision of

Norman McCabe Norman Hildreth McCabe (February 10, 1911 – January 17, 2006) was an American animator who enjoyed a long career that lasted into the 1990s. Early life and Warner Bros. McCabe was born in England and raised in the United States. He wor ...

, and

Robert McKimson Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePa ...

.Lenburg, Jeff. Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2006. Ellis reunited with Clampett after McKimson took over Tashlin's unit. However, Ellis relocated to McKimson's unit after

Art Davis Arthur Davis may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur Davis (animator) (1905–2000), American animator and director * Art Davis (actor) (1913–1987), American musician, singer, and actor * Art Davis (bassist) (1934–2007), American jazz bassist * A ...

took over the Clampett unit. In 1948, Ellis left to do commercial work. In the 1960s, Ellis worked for several animation studios for television. He worked for Gerald Ray Studios, which at the time was contracted in co-produce the

Popeye the Sailor Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar.UPA and Krantz Films until finally moving to

Hanna-Barbera Productions Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

in 1968, where he would spend the next twelve years animating. Ellis died on April 26, 1994, at the age of 84.

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