About

Known credits:
225
Birthday:
1906-03-15
Place of birth:
Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
Website:
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Paul J. Smith

Overview

Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director.

Smith began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in 1926, then moved up to an animator. In 1928, when all the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons for Charles Mintz were completed, Smith left the payroll.

Smith worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of his career, first as an animator, and then as a director. He also animated at Warner Bros. Cartoons.

By 1955, Smith had taken over as primary director of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. With Smith in the director's chair, the Woody Woodpecker series maintained its trademark frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. By the late 1960s, Smith became the sole director of the Lantz studio's output: the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and The Beary Family. Smith stayed with Lantz until the studio was closed in 1972.

Smith died in Van Nuys, California on November 17, 1980. He was the brother of animators Frank Smith and Hank Smith and the uncle of actor and film director Charles Martin Smith.

[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known for

Directing
1991 The King of Ads Directing Director 59
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1972 Bye, Bye, Blackboard Directing Director 59
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1972 Chili Con Corny Directing Director 59
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1972 The Genie with the Light Touch Directing Director 59
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1972 The Rude Intruder Directing Director 59
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1972 Indian Corn Directing Director 59
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1972 For the Love of Pizza Directing Director 59
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1972 Pecking Holes in Poles Directing Director 59
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1972 Show Biz Beagle Directing Director 59
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1972 Gold Diggin' Woodpecker Directing Director 59
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1972 Rain Rain, Go Away Directing Director N/A
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1972 Unlucky Potluck Directing Director N/A
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1972 A Fish Story Directing Director N/A
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1972 Let Charlie Do It Directing Director N/A
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1971 Kitty from the City Directing Director 59
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1971 Charlie the Rainmaker Directing Director N/A
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1971 Chilly's Hide-a-Way Directing Director 58
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1971 Shanghai Woody Directing Director 59
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1971 How to Trap a Woodpecker Directing Director 59
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1971 The Bungling Builder Directing Director N/A
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1971 Moochin' Pooch Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Snoozin' Bruin' Directing Director 59
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1971 Airlift a la Carte Directing Director N/A
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1971 The Reluctant Recruit Directing Director 59
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1971 Woody's Magic Touch Directing Director 59
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1971 Sleepy Time Chimes Directing Director 59
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1971 Flim Flam Fountain Directing Director 59
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1970 All Hams on Deck Directing Director 59
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1970 Chilly's Cold War Directing Director N/A
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1970 Buster's Last Stand Directing Director 59
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1970 Hi-Rise Wise Guys Directing Director 59
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1970 Coo Coo Nuts Directing Director 59
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1970 Chilly's Ice Folly Directing Director N/A
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1970 Wild Bill Hiccup Directing Director 59
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1970 Seal on the Loose Directing Director 59
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1970 Gooney's Goofy Landings Directing Director N/A
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1970 Charlie's Golf Classic Directing Director 59
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1970 The Unhandy Man Directing Director N/A
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1970 Charlie in Hot Water Directing Director N/A
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1970 A Gooney Is Born Directing Director N/A
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1969 Sleepy Time Bear Directing Director N/A
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1969 Phoney Pony Directing Director 59
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1969 Prehistoric Super Salesman Directing Director 59
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1969 Ship a-Hoy Woody Directing Director 59
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1969 Chilly and the Looney Gooney Directing Director 59
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1969 Cool It, Charlie Directing Director N/A
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1969 Charlie's Campout Directing Director N/A
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1969 Little Skeeter Directing Director 59
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1969 Tumble Weed Greed Directing Director 59
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1969 Project Reject Directing Director N/A
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1969 Woody's Knight Mare Directing Director 59
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1969 Gopher Broke Directing Director 59
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1968 One Horse Town Directing Director 59
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1968 Highway Hecklers Directing Director N/A
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1968 A Lad in Bagdad Directing Director 59
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1968 A Peck of Trouble Directing Director 59
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1968 Lotsa Luck Directing Director 59
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1968 Under Sea Dogs Directing Director N/A
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1968 Paste Makes Waste Directing Director N/A
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1968 Jerky Turkey Directing Director N/A
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1968 Fat in the Saddle Directing Director 59
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1968 Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin Directing Director 59
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1968 Woody the Freeloader Directing Director 59
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1968 Hook, Line, and Stinker Directing Director 59
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1968 Bugged in a Rug Directing Director N/A
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1967 Chiller Dillers Directing Director N/A
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1967 Chilly Chums Directing Director 59
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1967 Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker Directing Director 59
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1967 Chilly and the Woodchopper Directing Director 59
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1967 Horse Play Directing Director 59
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1967 Hot Diggity Dog Directing Director 59
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1967 The Nautical Nut Directing Director 59
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1967 Hot Time on Ice Directing Director 59
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1967 Have Gun Can't Travel Directing Director 59
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1967 Vicious Viking Directing Director 59
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1967 Mouse in the House Directing Director N/A
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1967 Window Pains Directing Director 59
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1967 Sissy Sheriff Directing Director 59
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1966 Polar Fright Directing Director N/A
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1966 Monster of Ceremonies Directing Director 59
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1966 South Pole Pals Directing Director N/A
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1966 Practical Yolk Directing Director 59
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1966 Astronut Woody Directing Director 59
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1966 The Big Bite Directing Director 59
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1966 Hassle in a Castle Directing Director 59
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1966 Woody and the Beanstalk Directing Director 59
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1966 Snow Place Like Home Directing Director N/A
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1966 Lonesome Ranger Directing Director 59
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1966 Foot Brawl Directing Director N/A
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1965 Canned Dog Feud Directing Director 59
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1965 What's Peckin' Directing Director 59
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1965 Davey Cricket Directing Director N/A
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1965 Janie Get Your Gun Directing Director 59
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1965 Guest Who? Directing Director N/A
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1965 Woodpecker Wanted Directing Director 59
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1965 Case of the Elephant's Trunk Directing Director N/A
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1964 Roamin' Roman Directing Director 59
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1964 Spook-a-Nanny Directing Director 59
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1964 Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle Directing Director N/A
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1964 Freeway Fracas Directing Director 59
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1964 Rah Rah Ruckus Directing Director N/A
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1964 Saddle-Sore Woody Directing Director 59
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1964 The Case of the Maltese Chicken Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Goose Is Wild Directing Director 58
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1963 Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker Directing Director 59
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1963 Goose in the Rough Directing Director 59
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1963 Case of the Cold Storage Yegg Directing Director 59
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1963 Shutter Bug Directing Director 59
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1963 Charlie's Mother-in-Law Directing Director N/A
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1963 Coming Out Party Directing Director 59
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1963 The Secret Weapon Directing Director N/A
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1962 Calling Dr. Woodpecker Directing Director 58
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1962 Crowin' Pains Directing Director 59
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1962 Short in the Saddle Directing Director 58
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1962 Little Woody Riding Hood Directing Director 59
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1962 Hyde and Sneak Directing Director N/A
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1962 Tragic Magic Directing Director 59
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1962 Careless Caretaker Directing Director 59
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1962 Phoney Express Directing Director N/A
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1962 The Beary Family Directing Director 69
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1962 Room and Bored Directing Director 59
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1962 Robin Hoody Woody Directing Director 58
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1962 Home Sweet Homewrecker Directing Director 59
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1961 Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby Directing Director 59
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1961 Phantom of the Horse Opera Directing Director 59
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1961 Mississippi Slow Boat Directing Director N/A
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1961 Busman's Holiday Directing Director 59
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1961 Sufferin' Cats Directing Director 59
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1961 St. Moritz Blitz Directing Director 59
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1961 Papoose on the Loose Directing Director 58
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1961 The Bird Who Came to Dinner Directing Director 58
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1961 Rough and Tumbleweed Directing Director 59
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1960 Fowled Up Falcon Directing Director 59
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1960 Ozark Lark Directing Director 59
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1960 Fish Hooked Directing Director 59
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1960 Bats in the Belfry Directing Director 59
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1960 How to Stuff a Woodpecker Directing Director 58
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1960 Pistol Packin' Woodpecker Directing Director 58
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1960 Heap Big Hepcat Directing Director 59
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1959 Kiddie League Directing Director 59
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1959 Romp in a Swamp Directing Director 59
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1959 The Tee Bird Directing Director 58
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1959 Bee Bopped Directing Director N/A
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1959 Log Jammed Directing Director 59
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1959 Truant Student Directing Director N/A
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1959 Tomcat Combat Directing Director 59
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1958 Jittery Jester Directing Director 59
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1958 Three-Ring Fling Directing Director N/A
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1958 Tree's a Crowd Directing Director 59
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1958 Everglade Raid Directing Director 59
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1958 Half Empty Saddles Directing Director 59
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1958 Salmon Yeggs Directing Director 59
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1958 Misguided Missile Directing Director 59
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1958 His Better Elf Directing Director 59
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1957 Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale Directing Director 59
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1957 Fodder and Son Directing Director 59
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1957 Round Trip to Mars Directing Director 59
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1957 International Woodpecker Directing Director 59
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1957 The Unbearable Salesman Directing Director 59
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1957 Box Car Bandit Directing Director 59
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1957 Red Riding Hoodlum Directing Director 59
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1956 Arts and Flowers Directing Director 59
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1956 Niagara Fools Directing Director 59
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1956 Calling All Cuckoos Directing Director 59
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1956 Woodpecker from Mars Directing Director 59
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1956 Chief Charlie Horse Directing Director 59
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1956 Get Lost Directing Director 59
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1956 After the Ball Directing Director 59
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1955 Bunco Busters Directing Director 59
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1955 Square Shootin' Square Directing Director 59
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1955 Bedtime Bedlam Directing Director 59
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1955 Private Eye Pooch Directing Director 59
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1955 Witch Crafty Directing Director 59
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1955 Helter Shelter Directing Director 59
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1954 Real Gone Woody Directing Director 59
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1954 Pig in a Pickle Directing Director 59
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1954 Paw's Night Out Directing Director 59
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1954 Hot Rod Huckster Directing Director 59
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1954 Hay Rube Directing Director N/A
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1954 A Horse's Tale Directing Director 59
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1953 Chilly Willy Directing Director 59
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1953 Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure Directing Director 59
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1953 Plywood Panic Directing Director N/A
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1953 Maw and Paw Directing Director 59
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1953 The Flying Turtle Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Mouse and the Lion Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Dog That Cried Wolf Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Grasshopper and the Ants Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Lion and the Mouse Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Tortoise and the Hare Directing Director N/A
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1940 The Woody Woodpecker Show Directing Director 72
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Writing
1953 Ali Baba and the Thieves Writing Writer N/A
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1953 Little Red Riding Hood Writing Writer N/A
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Visual Effects
1952 Termites from Mars Visual Effects Animation 59
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1952 Born to Peck Visual Effects Animation 59
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1951 The Woody Woodpecker Polka Visual Effects Animation 59
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1951 Wicket Wacky Visual Effects Animation 59
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1947 It's a Grand Old Nag Visual Effects Animation 58
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1946 Bathing Buddies Visual Effects Animation 59
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1946 Mousie Come Home Visual Effects Animation 59
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1945 Chew-Chew Baby Visual Effects Animation 59
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1944 The Beach Nut Visual Effects Animation 59
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1944 The Barber of Seville Visual Effects Animation 59
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1941 Hold That Ghost Visual Effects Animation 59
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1939 Dangerous Dan McFoo Visual Effects Animation 59
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1938 Have You Got Any Castles? Visual Effects Animation 59
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1937 Egghead Rides Again Visual Effects Animation 59
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1937 Pigs Is Pigs Visual Effects Animation 59
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1935 Flowers for Madame Visual Effects Animation 58
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1935 Little Dutch Plate Visual Effects Animation 59
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1935 A Cartoonist's Nightmare Visual Effects Animation 59
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1935 Country Boy Visual Effects Animation 59
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1932 Bosko's Woodland Daze Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 I Wish I Had Wings Visual Effects Animation 59
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1932 The Queen Was in the Parlor Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Bosko and Bruno Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Freddy the Freshman Visual Effects Animation 58
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1932 Battling Bosko Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 One More Time Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Bosko's Holiday Visual Effects Animation 58
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1931 Ups 'n Downs Visual Effects Animation 58
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1930 The Booze Hangs High Visual Effects Animation 58
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1930 Congo Jazz Visual Effects Animation 58
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1930 Sinkin' in the Bathtub Visual Effects Animation 58
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