Sid Marcus
Sidney Marcus (13 July 1904 - 9 September 1985)[1] was an American director, writer, and animator for animated cartoons. He was also known for working at Screen Gems around the 30s and 40s, as well as the Walter Lantz studio around the 60s and 70s.
Career[]
Sid withArthur Davis (left) and their wives
Sid Marcus joinedWarner Bros. Cartoons after Screen Gems shut down in 1946, and whenLloyd Turner left the animation studio, making him Arthur Davis' main writer. Marcus would leave shortly after Davis' unit dissolved.
Marcus returned to Warner Bros. Cartoons as a writer inRobert McKimson's unit and would be the co-creator ofTasmanian Devil. He left Warner Bros. again after the shutdown occurred.
Marcus' last works in theLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies shorts would be two written shorts around the 60s that were also directed byRobert McKimson.
Looney Works[]
- Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949)
- A Ham in a Role (1949)
- No Parking Hare (1954)
- Devil May Hare (1954)
- The Oily American (1954)
- Gone Batty (1954) (withBen Washam)
- All Fowled Up (1955) (withCharles McKimson)
- Lighthouse Mouse (1955)
- The Hole Idea (1955)
- Dime to Retire (1955)
- A Squeak in the Deep (1966)
- Swing Ding Amigo (1966)
