Alex Anderson (1920-2010) http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2027264,00.html http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/alex-anderson-1920-2010.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/22/2344376/alexander-anderson-jr-creator.html
Anderson's work included "Crusader Rabbit," a cartoon series sold to NBC > with a 195 episodes. It was the first created specifically for television. > > Another cartoon of his was "Dudley-Do-Right," a Canadian Mountie inspired > by Nelson Eddy's performance in the film "Rose Marie." > > Most notably, Anderson is credited with creating Rocky the Flying Squirrel > and his pal Bullwinkle, a moose. > > In 1996, Anderson reached an out-of-court settlement with Jay Ward > Productions over rights to Bullwinkle, Rocky and Dudley-Do-Right. > > The terms recognized Anderson as the creator of the characters. He filed > the lawsuit after discovering Ward was the sole holder of the copyrights. > > Anderson's wife said the idea for Bullwinkle came to the cartoonist after > he had a dream about a moose sitting in on a game of poker with him and > friends. > > > -- > Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
