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Gene Deitch | |
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 Gene Deitch in 2007 | |
| Born | Eugene Merril Deitch August 8, 1924 |
| Died | April 16, 2020 (aged 95) |
| Citizenship | United States[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, animator, director |
| Years active | 1945–2008 |
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| Children | Kim, Simon, Seth |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2013)[2] |
| Website | Archived at archive.org |
Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist,[3] and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons such as Munro, Tom Terrific, and Nudnik, as well as his work on the Popeye and Tom and Jerry series.
- ^ "Gene Deitch, Part 1: The Oscar-winning US animator who made Tom and Jerry cartoons in communist Prague". Czech Radio. July 11, 2019.
Gene Deitch, who turns 95 next month, is by some distance the US citizen longest resident in Prague.
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ "Gene Deitch". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.