Last Saturday the town of Taylor, Texas held their first-ever Tex Avery Day in honor of their hometown animation hero. They hope to turn it into an annual event. Cartoon Brew reader Matthew Kordelski ...

Cartoons have captivated and delighted children — and the young at heart — for generations. As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee. As television later ...

Tex Avery's cartoons were funny 70 years ago, and they're still funny today. Avery created the wisecracking Bugs Bunny and awarded him the signature, "Eh, what's up, doc?" He first heard the line at ...

Frederick "Tex" Avery directed some of the funniest cartoons ever made, but he relied primarily on situations and moving graphics, rather than on the personalities of familiar characters. Droopy, the ...

Longtime readers will know we hold a special place in our hearts for animation from Hollywood’s golden age. . . and earlier. While Blu-ray has spoiled us for Disney classics, Looney Tunes, and a ...

Cartoons have captivated and delighted children ― and the young at heart ― for generations. As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee. As television later ...

One of the greatest pioneers of animation’s Golden Age of the ’30s through the ’50s was the one and only Tex Avery. Where Disney cartoons were safe wholesome fun for the whole family, and Looney Tunes ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator and director, known for producing and directing animated cartoons during ...

Tex Avery's cartoons were funny 70 years ago, and they're still funny today. VERNON BRYANT/DMN Teacher Julie Yun's art students at North Dallas High are painting murals of characters created and ...

"His characters had a certain cockiness get out of my way because I'm always right. Bugs was the epitome of that character."And it all started in Dallas.The student artists are competing in a contest ...

Chuck Jones is the soulful genius of Hollywood studio animation, but when people think about "cartoon gags," they're most often thinking about Tex Avery. Avery's rowdy shorts for Warner Brothers and ...