Emmanuel Gould(May 30, 1904 – July 19, 1975) was an American animated cartoonist from the 1920s to the 1970s, best known for his contributions as a director, writer and animator forScreen Gems,and solely an animator forWarner Bros. CartoonsandDePatie–Freleng Enterprises.[1]
Manny Gould | |
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 Manny Gould in 1945 | |
| Born | Emmanuel Gould May 30, 1904 New York City,U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 1975(aged 71) |
| Other names | M. Gould |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, writer, director |
| Years active | 1925–1974 |
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| Relatives | 4 |
Career
editManny Gould began his career as a teenager working for several New York-based animation studios, one of them beingInkwell Studios.[2]After being accused by the Fleischer's for infringement, he would leave and later partner with Ben Harrison to form the short lived Harrison-Gould studios. Both later moved toWinkler Picturesto work on theKrazy Katcartoon series as animators, writers and directors. AfterCharles Mintztook over Winkler Pictures, the studio was moved to Los Angeles in 1929 to develop The Charles Mintz Studio (later renamedScreen Gems) after establishing a partnership withColumbia Pictures.[3]Also going with him were his sister Martha Barbara Gould and brothers Louis R., Allen, andWill Gould,a sports cartoonist for theBronx Home Newswho drew the syndicated stripRed Barryin the 1930s and became a television and movie screenwriter.[4][5]Gould and Harrison were subsequently assigned a unit (mainly producing theKrazy Katseries), which they helmed as co-directors, animators and storymen for the following decade.
While Harrison's departure in 1940 dissolved their longtime partnership, Gould would continue to work for Mintz/Screen Gems until 1941, when Columbia decided to "clean house" by laying off their in-house staff. He, along with fellow Screen Gems alumniArthur Davis,Lou LillyandFrank Tashlin,arrived at theWarner Brotherscartoon studio in 1942 where he worked as an animator forBob Clampett.He would be credited in Clampett's latter shorts in the mid 40's, such asBuckaroo Bugs(1944),Baby Bottleneck(1946),The Great Piggy Bank Robbery(1946) andThe Big Snooze(1946). Clampett however, leftWarner Bros.in 1946, and his unit was given to Arthur Davis. Gould would animate Davis' first three shorts until he moved toRobert McKimson's unit months later; his first on-screen credit under McKimson appears on 1947'sCrowing Pains.
Gould was hired in 1947 byJerry FairbanksProductions as a director for its animation department,[6]where Lilly had gone to head the story department. His last credited cartoon at Warner Bros. (the Bugs Bunny shortThe Windblown Hare) was released in 1949, with his final contribution beingHippety Hopperthe same year, where he was left uncredited. Lilly formed his own commercial animation company in 1952 and by the late 1950s hired Gould to be his animation director.
Style
editGould's animation is easily recognizable as his scenes can be identified by its looserubber hose-styled animation.He tends to have his characters express themselves by "over-acting" with there hands or have them move in a graceful, yet bouncy manner. Sometimes he would also use deep perspective techniques, giving his animation a more three-dimension feeling to them. Devon Baxter notes Gould's style for its "broad distortion and foreshortening", while Micheal Barrier akin's his animation to "gaudy mini-carnivals".[7]
Later career and death
editIn 1964, Gould returned to his career in animation, beginning with the Warner Bros. commercial department. He would also animate theLinus the Lionheartedtelevision cartoons for Ed Graham Productions. Gould's biggest contribution during this time period was his role as an animator forDePatie-Freleng Enterprises,where he would work onThe Pink Panther,The Ant and the Aardvark,Tijuana Toadsand theDr. Seussanimated adaptions. He also worked on the cartoon featuresHeavy TrafficforRalph BakshiandThe Nine Lives of Fritz the CatforSteve Krantz.
Gould died of cancer on July 19, 1975, the same week where he was supposed to be interviewed by Milton Gray.
References
edit- ^van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz (1916),"The Judgment of Solomon",Original Drawings,Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 96–96,ISBN978-94-015-1562-7,retrievedMay 21,2021
- ^"Robert McKimson's" Gorilla My Dreams "|".cartoonresearch.com.RetrievedNovember 9,2023.
- ^Whitton, Donald C. (July 1986)."ARTISTS IN CALIFORNIA 1786–1940. Edan Milton Hughes".Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America.5(2): 91–91.doi:10.1086/adx.5.2.27947590.ISSN0730-7187.
- ^"Will Gould".lambiek.net.RetrievedMay 21,2021.
- ^"Gould, Thomas William, (28 Dec. 1914–6 Dec. 2001), Lieutenant RNR retired",Who Was Who,Oxford University Press, December 1, 2007,retrievedMay 21,2021
- ^"Dark, Sidney, (1874–11 Oct. 1947)",Who Was Who,Oxford University Press, December 1, 2007,retrievedMay 21,2021
- ^"MichaelBarrier.com -- What's New Archives: January 2006".www.michaelbarrier.com.RetrievedMarch 27,2022.