January
War in Turkey (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(drawn animation)
(first of a number of topical cartoons that appeared in the Eclair Journal)



February
Jim Backus (James G. Backus) (February 25, 1913-July 3, 1989) (voice actor, writer) born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Frank Tashlin (February 19, 1913-May 5, 1972) (director, producer, writer, animator) born in Weekhaven, New Jersey.



March
A Study in Crayon (ss), Hy Mayer /Universal.
(drawn animation)
first Travelaughs series, appeared in the Universal Weekly (later the Universal Screen Magazine), a newsreel program (1913-1918, 1922-1923).

When He Wants A Dog, He Wants A Dog (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(drawn animation)
first Newlyweds cartoon (1913-1914)
(first cartoon series based on continuing characters)

Marc Davis (Marc Fraser Davis) (March 30, 1913–January 12, 2000) (animator, character designer) born in Bakersfield, California.



May
Bob Clampett (Robert Clampett) (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) (director, animator, producer) born in San Diego, California.



June
The Dachshund and the Sausage (ss), John R. Bray /Bray.
(drawn animation)



July
Old Doc Yak (ss), Sidney Smith /Selig Polyscope.
(drawn animation)
first Doc Yak series (1913-1915)



September
A Vegetarian's Dream (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(puppet animation)

Alex Lovy (September 2, 1913-February 14, 1992) (director, producer, animator, storyboard artist, writer) born.



November
Colonel Heeza Liar in Africa (ss), John R. Bray /Bray.
(drawn animation)
first Colonel Heeza Liar series (1913-1917)
November
Pathe Cartoons No. 1 (ss), Max J. Martin /Pathe. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some live action)
series 1913-1914

no date
Otto Messmer creates several short experimental cartoons while working as a scene painter's assistant at Universal.
(drawn animation)
no date
Wie Plimps und Plumps den Detektiv Uberlisten ("How Plimps and Plumps Fooled the Detective") (ss), Otto Hermann. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

 no date
First experiments in animation by Oten Shimokawa, Junichi Terauchi, and Seitaro Kitayama.

Note: Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of animated films and television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Animation on the World Wide Web pages for links to animation studios and other Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this Chronology and would be happy to find sources for many of them.

Because of these circumstances I will not respond to requests for help to find these types of materials.
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