Top 10 Deceased Animators

The Top Ten
1 Chuck Jones
2 Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned ...read more.
3 C. Martin Croker
4 Stephen Hillenburg Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American cartoonist, animator, director, producer, writer, voice actor, and marine biologist who was best known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He also contributed to Rocko's Modern Life as a director and producer. ...read more.
5 Joesph Barbera
6 William Hanna
7 Tex Avery

At least Tex Avery wasn't around to see that crap that was The Wacky World of Tex Avery cartoon series.

8 Joe Ruby
9 Ub Iwerks
10 Ken Spears
The Contenders
11 Mounty Oum
12 Fred Moore
13 Joe Ranft
14 Winsor McCay

This guy was the FATHER OF ANIMATION. Over a DECADE before Disney.

15 Satoshi Kon
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