Earl Hurd
American animator and director (1880–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earl Hurd (September 14, 1880 – September 28, 1940) was a pioneering American animator and film director. He is noted for creating and producing the silent Bobby Bumps animated short subject series for early animation producer J.R. Bray's Bray Productions. Hurd and Bray are jointly responsible for developing the processes involved in cel animation, and were granted patents for their processes in 1914.[2]
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Earl Hurd | |
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Born | (1880-09-14)September 14, 1880 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
Died | September 28, 1940(1940-09-28) (aged 60) Burbank, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Animator, film director, comic strip cartoonist |
Years active | 1911–1940 |
Relatives | Andy Luckey (cousin twice removed) |
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Animator Andy Luckey is a maternal cousin, twice removed, of Hurd's.