1970 in animation

Years in animation:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

The year 1970 in animation involved some events.

Events

April

• April 7:
  • 42nd Academy Awards: It's Tough to Be a Bird by Ward Kimball wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.[1][2]
  • The first episode of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee is broadcast.[3]

September

• September 12:
  • The first episode of Harlem Globetrotters is broadcast.[4]
  • The first episode of Josie and the Pussycats is broadcast.[5]

October

• October 9: Karel Zeman's On the Comet premiers.[6]

November

• November 7: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan's The Phantom Tollbooth is released.[7]
• November 9: The first episode of Colargol is broadcast, produced by Albert Barillé.[8]

December

• December 24: The Walt Disney Company releases The Aristocats, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.[9]

Specific date unknown

• Prescott Wright produces the first International Tournée of Animation.[10]
• Ngô Mạnh Lân releases Tale of Gióng the Saint.[11]

Films released

Main article: List of animated feature films of 1970

• Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (France)
• December 24 – The Aristocats (United States)

Television series

Main article: List of animated television series of 1970

Debuts

• September 12 –
  • Groovie Goolies debuts on CBS (1970–1971)
  • Josie and the Pussycats debuts on CBS (United States, 1970–1971)

Births

• January 17: Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian animator (The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack).

Deaths

February

• February 22: Edward Selzer, American animated film producer (head of Warner Brothers Animation (1944–1958)), dies at age 77.[12]

April

• April 9: Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American children's book illustrator and concept artist (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 73.[13]
• April 30: Hall Johnson, American composer and choirmaster (voice of the Deacon Crow in Dumbo and choirmaster of the singing voices during When I See an Elephant Fly), dies at age 82 in an apartment fire.[14]

July

• July 26: Claud Allister, British actor (voice of Sir Giles in The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Rat in The Wind in the Willows segment in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad), dies at age 81.[15]

August

• August 13: Dan Gordon, American comics artist, animator, animation director and animation writer (Van Beuren Studios, Fleischer Studios, Famous Studios, Hanna-Barbera), passes away in a house fire at age 68.[16]

October

• October 31: Grant Simmons, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Animation, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, UPA) and director (Mr. Magoo), dies at age 57.[17]

Specific date unknown

• Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Japanese animator, animated film director and producer (Namakura Gatana), dies at age 84.[18][19]

See also

• 1970 in anime

Sources

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2. "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
3. "Honeybee Hutch". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
4. "Harlem Globe Trotters". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
5. "Josie and the Pussycats". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
6. "Na komete". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
7. "The Phantom Tollbooth". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
8. "Colargol marynarzem/Colargol moussaillon". Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
9. 1970 in animation on IMDb
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14. "AFROCENTRIC VOICES: Hall Johnson Biography". www.afrovoices.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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18. Frederick S. Litten. "Some remarks on the first Japanese animation films in 1917" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
19. Reporting by Linda Sieg (27 March 2008). "Japan finds films by early "anime" pioneers". reuters.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.