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11 Oct 2006 11:05:33 AM |
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'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies |
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=237288>1=7704
'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies
Oct 10, 9:49 PM EST
The Associated Press
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."
Benedict, who worked at MGM, Universal and other studios on short,
theatrical cartoons, joined Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera soon after the
pair launched their groundbreaking Hanna-Barbera TV animation studio in
the late 1950s. Among his many designs for them were the characters for
their first series, 1957's "The Ruff & Reddy Show."
For "The Flintstones," the story of a "modern Stone Age family,"
Benedict not only designed the hapless cavemen Fred and Barney, but also
their long-suffering wives, Wilma and Betty, and the show's clever array
of Stone Age houses and gadgets, including the characters' foot-powered
cars.
"The Flintstones," one of the first cartoon series created for adults as
well as children, debuted in 1960 and was an immediate hit. Forty-six
years later, Fred and Barney remain squarely in the public consciousness
as pitchmen for various products, including Flintstones' vitamins.
"It would not be an exaggeration to say that a large part of H-B's
success in TV animation is owed to Benedict's incredibly appealing and
fun character designs," cartoon historian Jerry Beck wrote in a tribute
posted on the Web site cartoonbrew.com
Without the time and budget that were lavished on classic theatrical
cartoons, TV animated comedies had to leave out beautiful backgrounds
and lifelike movement in favor of witty dialogue and stories with vivid
characters.
"Benedict's designs are both simple — they needed to be to accommodate
the strenuous demands of limited TV animation — and highly
sophisticated, containing that indefinable drawing quality that gives a
drawing charm and personality," Amid Amidi wrote in his book "Cartoon
Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation."
Before joining Hanna-Barbera, Benedict worked for another cartoon
legend, Tex Avery, at both Universal and MGM studios.
At MGM, where Hanna and Barbera also worked, he was the lead layout
artist and designer on "Deputy Droopy" and other popular theatrical
shorts.
He also worked with "Woody Woodpecker" creator Walter Lantz on several
shorts, including "The Dizzy Dwarf" and "Unpopular Mechanic."
Benedict, who was preceded in death by his wife, Alice, had requested
that his ashes be scattered over California's Carmel Bay.
Information on survivors was not immediately available.
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Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: 'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies |
13 Oct 2006 10:29:44 AM |
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stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote in news:kv4qi2dhqld2v4ulfbrs7q3lclb404bgd1@
4ax.com:
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=237288>1=7704
'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies
Oct 10, 9:49 PM EST
The Associated Press
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.
"The Flintstones" and other H-B toons had some of the coolest sound
effects in the business--and the H-B cats did some really good stuff in
the real world:
http://www.snopes.com/disney/wdco/daycare.asp
When I read about Disney suing a day-care for infringement back in '89
and H-B coming in, repainting the place and putting their own toons up
for free, that pretty much did it for the rat, for me.
--
Doc Smartass
The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of
words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the
people who must use the words. - Philip K. *****
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: 'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies |
14 Oct 2006 04:54:45 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:29:44 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in alt.atheism
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote in news:kv4qi2dhqld2v4ulfbrs7q3lclb404bgd1@
4ax.com:
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=237288>1=7704
'Flintstones' Artist Ed Benedict Dies
Oct 10, 9:49 PM EST
The Associated Press
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.
"The Flintstones" and other H-B toons had some of the coolest sound
effects in the business--and the H-B cats did some really good stuff in
the real world:
http://www.snopes.com/disney/wdco/daycare.asp
When I read about Disney suing a day-care for infringement back in '89
and H-B coming in, repainting the place and putting their own toons up
for free, that pretty much did it for the rat, for me.
Interesting.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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