Tex Avery: Hollywood's Master of Screwball Cartoons

by Jeff Lenburg

Tex Avery, considered the father of screwball animation, was one of the most influential animators of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Creator of such classic characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Droopy, he directed many cartoons for Warner Bros., MGM, and Walter Lantz Productions and was nominated for six Academy Awards. Avery did much of his groundbreaking work in Hollywood, running the famous ""Termite Terrace"" animation studio. There, with a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604138351
• ISBN13: 9781604138351
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12