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Alan Zaslove | |
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| Born | Alan Louis Zaslove (1927-12-09)December 9, 1927 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 91) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, producer, director |
| Years active | 1943–2005 |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mark Zaslove (son) |
Alan Louis Zaslove (December 9, 1927 – October 2, 2019)[1] was an American animator, producer and director of animated series.
Zaslove began his career in 1943 as an "office boy" forLeon Schlesinger Productions with no previous involvement in animation. He went on to work forUnited Productions of America, starting as an assistant animator toBill Melendez before progressing to an official animator. He contributed to the animation ofGerald McBoing-Boing andMr. Magoo.[2]
Zaslove worked on several cartoons in film and television includingThe Alvin Show,Roger Ramjet,Popeye the Sailor,The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo,A Charlie Brown Christmas,The Phantom Tollbooth,Fractured Fairy Tales,George of the Jungle,Carnival of the Animals,The Hoober-Bloob Highway,Tom Thumb,The Night Before Christmas, andStanley, the Ugly Duckling.
At Hanna-Barbera, Zaslove worked on several of their works such asSpace Stars,Yogi's Treasure Hunt,Paw Paws,The Smurfs,The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo,The Challenge of the GoBots,Snorks, the 1985 revival ofThe Jetsons, the 1985 animated film ofPound Puppies, andGaltar and the Golden Lance.
During Zaslove's time at Disney, he produced and directed several animated television shows anddirect-to-video films includingDuckTales,Aladdin,Adventures of the Gummi Bears,Darkwing Duck,Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (which he co-created withTad Stones),The Return of Jafar,Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess andPocahontas II: Journey to a New World, earning twoDaytime Emmy Award nominations.[citation needed] He later served as a supervising producer and director onThe New Woody Woodpecker Show.
Zaslove died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 91.[3]
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