FILM DIRECTOR

Tex Avery

1908 - 1980

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Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tex Avery has received more than 1,809,133 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Tex Avery is the 284th most popular film director (down from 260th in 2019), the 1,825th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,763rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tex Avery ranks 284 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerzy Stuhr, Zack Snyder, John Schlesinger, Adrian Lyne, Ub Iwerks, and Cecil B. DeMille. After him are Sam Raimi, Spike Lee, Just Jaeckin, Roger Corman, Michael Bay, and Barbet Schroeder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Tex Avery ranks 72. Before him are Henri, Count of Paris, Don Ameche, Maria Prymachenko, Edward Dmytryk, André Martinet, and Alain Cuny. After him are Pablo Dorado, Saizo Saito, Bernard Lee, Rómulo Betancourt, Koča Popović, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. Among people deceased in 1980, Tex Avery ranks 70. Before him are Filipp Golikov, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Seretse Khama, Winifred Wagner, and Hugh Griffith. After him are Ernő Gerő, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Friedrich Hossbach, Ernst Busch, and Ida Kamińska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tex Avery ranks 1,825 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Rivers (1933), Susan Atkins (1948), Eric Carr (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), Ub Iwerks (1901), and Cecil B. DeMille (1881). After him are Dean Cain (1966), Cab Calloway (1907), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Sam Raimi (1959), Axl Rose (1962), and Jack Swigert (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Tex Avery ranks 74. Before him are John Frankenheimer (1930), Joseph Losey (1909), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Zack Snyder (1966), Ub Iwerks (1901), and Cecil B. DeMille (1881). After him are Sam Raimi (1959), Spike Lee (1957), Roger Corman (1926), Michael Bay (1965), Stanley Kramer (1913), and Jim Henson (1936).

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Filmography

Red Hot Riding Hood
Director
Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemperary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.
May 8o 19437.175 / 10
I Love to Singa
Director
I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. The plot is a lighthearted tribute to Al Jolson's film The Jazz Singer.
Jul 18o 19366.7 / 10
King-Size Canary
Director
A hungry cat has the idea of giving "Jumbo Gro" fertilizer to a scrawny canary to make him a bigger meal, which leads to a race between the cat, the canary, a dog, and a mouse to see who can grow the biggest.
Dec 6o 19476.952 / 10