Chronology of Animation 1951

January
Gerald McBoing Boing (ss), Robert Cannon /UPA.
(drawn animation)
first Gerald McBoing Boing cartoon
Academy Award: Best Short Subjects, Cartoons

January
Bajaja ("Prince Bayaya") (f), Jiri Trnka /Studio Loutkového Filmu. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic])
(puppet animation)

April
Jerry's Cousin (ss), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera /MGM.
(drawn animation)

June
Tall Timber Tale (ss), Connie Rasinski /Terrytoons.
(drawn animation)
first Terry Bears series

Tress MacNeille (voice actress) born in California.

July
Alice in Wonderland (f), Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wilfred Jackson /Disney.
(drawn animation)

Pilgrim Popeye (ss), Izzy Sarber /Famous.
(drawn animation)

August
Mamoru Oshii (Oshii Mamoru 押井守) (August 8, 1951- ) (director, writer, storyboard artist) born in Tokyo.

September
Harvey R. Cohen (September 13, 1951-January 14, 2007) (composer) born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mark Hamill (Mark Richard Hamill) (September 25, 1951- ) (voice actor, voice director) born in Oakland, California.

November
Vegetable Vaudeville (ss), Isadore Sparber /Famous.
(drawn animation)
first Kartune series (1951-1953)

no date
Duck and Cover (edu)/(ss), Archer Productions.
(live action, some drawn animation)

Fred Seibert (producer) born.

no date
Folksong Fantasy (ss), Alma Duncan /NFB. (Canada)
(puppet animation)

Now Is the Time (ss), Norman McLaren /NFB. (Canada)
(drawn animation)
early experimental 3-D cartoon

no date
A Kiskakas gyémánt félkrajcárja ("The Young Cockerel's Diamond") (ss), Gyula Macskássy /Magyar Film. (Hungary)
(drawn animation)

Enterprise (adv)/(ss), Peter Sachs /Larkins. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation)

Kako se rodio Kico ("How Kico Was Born") (ss), Dusan Vukotic /Duga Film. (Yugoslavia [Croatia])
(drawn animation)

Mary's Birthday (edu)/(ss), Lotte Reiniger /Primrose. (Great Britain)
(silhouette animation)

"Master Manol" (ss), Dimo Lingurski /Sofia Animation. (Bulgaria)
(puppet animation)
first color Bulgarian animation

Noch pered rozhdestvom [Ночь Перед Рождеством] ("The Night Before Christmas"; "Christmas Eve") (sf), Valentina Brumberg and Zinaida Brumberg /Soyuzmultifilm. (Soviet Union [Russia])
(drawn animation)

Ratoiul neascultator ("The Naughty Duckling") (ss), Ion Popesco-Gopo. (Romania)
(drawn animation)

Los sueñios de Tay-Pi ("The Visions of Tay-Pi") (f), José María Blay and Franz Winterstein /Balet y Blay. (Spain)
(drawn animation)

Veselı cirkus ("Merry Circus") (ss), Jiri Trnka /Studio Loutkového Filmu. (Czechoslovakia).
(cut-out animation)

Duga Film founded in Zagreb with government funding. Director is Fadil Hadzic. (Yugoslavia [Croatia])

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.

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