Louie Haskall Lilly (February 26, 1909 – August 9, 1999) was an American animator,

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best known for his work on the ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

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Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...

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Awards

*1985 Golden Award

Filmography

*1947 Doctor Jim *1945 Draftee Daffy *1944 Angel Puss *1942 The Wild and Woozy West *1942 Horton Hatches the Egg *1941 The Merry Mouse Cafe *1941 Dumb Like a Fox *1941 Kitty Gets the Bird *1941 It Happened to Crusoe *1940 Mouse Meets Lion *1940 Farmer Tom Thumb *1940 A Peep in the Deep *1940 The Pooch Parade *1939 Park Your Baby *1939 The Little Lost Sheep *1939 Golf Chumps *1938 The Lone Mountie *1938 Hot Dogs on Ice

Writer

*1951

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*1947 Doctor Jim *1946 Speaking of Animals No. Y6-1: Stork Crazy *1946 The Lonesome Stranger *1945 Draftee Daffy *1944

Buckaroo Bugs ''Buckaroo Bugs'' is a 1944 American Western ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon film directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on August 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny in his official Looney Tunes debut. Plot The film is set in a small tow ...

*1944 Hare Ribbin' *1944

Angel Puss ''Angel Puss'' is a 1944 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on June 3, 1944. The protagonist is a " Li'l Sambo" type blackface character who exhibited common racial stereotypes in speech, intelli ...

(One of the

Censored Eleven The Censored Eleven is a group of ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons originally produced and released by Warner Bros. that were withheld from syndication in the United States by United Artists (UA) since 1968. UA owned the di ...

) *1944 Russian Rhapsody

Director

*1946 Speaking of Animals No. Y6-1: Stork Crazy *1946 The Lonesome Stranger *1944

Who's Who in Animal Land ''Who's Who in Animal Land'' is a 1944 American short comedy film directed by Lou Lilly. In 1945, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 17th Academy Awards The 17th Academy Awards were held on March 15, 1945 at Grauma ...

*1942

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*1941 Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm *1941

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References

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* 1909 births 1999 deaths American animators American animated film directors Warner Bros. Cartoons people {{US-animator-stub