knightni Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index...itn_flintstones 'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 10, 10:49 PM LOS ANGELES - Ed Benedict, a legendary animator who put life, love and laughter in TV cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and Yogi Bear, has died at the age of 94. Benedict died in his sleep on Aug. 28 in Auburn in Northern California, his longtime friend and fellow animator David K. Sheldon confirmed Tuesday. "He was quite an interesting fellow, that's for sure," Sheldon said. "He was the main character designer for all the early Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw." more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I saw that too. He was one of the pioneers and a big reason those core Hanna-Barbera franchises succeeded. Like Hanna and Barbera, he did his woodshedding with Tex Avery. Some of the best classic Droopy shorts were directed and supervised by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 He's the reason we have adult swim, Ren and Stimpy, Anime, Cartoon Network and the Simpsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 11, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) He's the reason we have adult swim, Ren and Stimpy, Anime, Cartoon Network and the Simpsons. One of them, anyway. Tex Avery and Bob Clampett were the real racy animatoes, with Walt Lance, Robert McKimson, and Fred Quimby also pushing the envelpope with some of their stuff. I quite admire the stylized work of Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng too, but I don't thing they ever went the extreme/absurdist route like Avery or Clampett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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