History of Animation

J. Stuart Blackton's Humorus Phases of funny faces

Apr 7, 1906

this is one of the first animations made, some people think it began around 1937 but animation began earlier then that.
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Humpty Dumpty Circus

Jan 1, 1908

Humpty dumpty circus was the first stop-animation film

Earl Hurd invents process of cel animation

Jan 1, 1914

this revolutionizes the animation industry for the 20th century

Quirino cristiani el apostol

Nov 9, 1917

first featuer length animated, all known copies were destroyed in a fire

The Debut Of Thomas Cat

Feb 8, 1920

the first color cartoon

Little Red Riding Hood

Jul 29, 1922

Walt Disney animates his first short story

first full color animation

Jul 1, 1932

The first full-color, three-strip Technicolor animated short, Flowers and Trees, is released. The film wins Disney an Oscar for Best Short Subject.
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snow white and the seven dwarfs

Nov 1, 1937

Walt Disney's initial foray into the world of full-length animation and the first such production to emerge out of the United States, is released.

Tom and Jerry

Apr 1, 1940

Tom launches his pursuit of Jerry in the Oscar-nominated short Puss Gets the Boot.

mr. bug goes to town

Sep 1, 1941

The first full-length animated musical, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, is released.

fritz the cat

Jun 1, 1972

Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat is released as the first X-rated animated feature in cinematic history.

westworld

Dec 1, 1973

Computer-generated images are used for the very first time in a brief shot within Westworld.