| LC control no. | n 85378980 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ross, Virgil |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1907-08-08 |
| Death date | 1996-05-15 |
| Place of birth | Watertown (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Animation (Cinematography) Animated films |
| Profession or occupation | Animators |
| Found in | Bunker Hill bunny [MP] 1949: credits (animation, Virgil Ross) Cat in the Hat production model drawing & cel overlay for The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, 1982: summary (A hand-drawn animators model sheet of the Cat in the Hat in six poses, with painted animation cel overlay of the Cat, done for The "Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", a 1982 Emmy Award-winning TV special written by Dr. Seuss.) notes ("Most likely the work of Virgil Ross, animator on the production..."--2018 auction website description) Wikipedia, viewed October 20, 2021: Virgil Ross (Virgil Walter Ross (August 8, 1907 - May 15, 1996) was an American artist, cartoonist, and animator best known for his work on the Warner Bros. animated shorts including the shorts of legendary animator Friz Freleng. Ross received the highest awards available in his profession: the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Golden Award (1984), and the Winsor McCay Award (1988). Four of the cartoons he had animated won Oscars: Tweety Pie (1947), Speedy Gonzales (1955), Birds Anonymous (1957), and Knighty Knight Bugs (1958). Ross died at the age of 88 on May 15, 1996 in Los Angeles, California.) Cartoonresearch.com, viewed October 20, 2021: animation profiles: Virgil Ross (Virgil Walter Ross was born in Watertown, New York on August 8th, 1907.) |
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