American animator
William "Hicks" Lokey (April 5, 1904 – November 4, 1990) was an Americananimator . He is best known for his work atFleischer Studios .
Lokey was born inAlabama . He spent his early years in the animation industry atVan Beuren Studios ,[ 1] Aesop's Film Fables [ 2] Betty Boop There's Something About a Soldier [ 3]
He was one of the senior animators who took part in the1937 Fleischer Studios strike , hoping to negotiate wages and working hours withMax andDave Fleischer .[ 4] [ 5] [ 2] Walter Lantz Studio , where he worked until 1939.[ 6]
Lokey was hired byWalt Disney Productions the following year, where he provided character animation for the "Pink Elephants on Parade " segment inDumbo [ 7] [ 2] Fantasia [ 8] [ 9] Disney animators' strike .[ 10] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio for some uncredited work on their cartoons. The notable shorts he animated on wereTex Avery 'sSlap Happy Lion The Cat That Hated People Tom and Jerry short,The Zoot Cat
After a stint at Paul Fennell, he found employment atHanna-Barbera in 1959, where he would remain for nearly thirty years. Lokey continued to animate, working on the television seriesGoober and the Ghost Chasers [ 11] The New Shmoo [ 12] The Man Called Flintstone [ 13]
In 1990 Lokey received theWinsor McCay Award for his lifetime of work in the field of animation.[ 14] Los Angeles on November 4, 1990.
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