Gene Deitch
Directing · Director · Story · Writer
Born Aug 8, 1924 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1947–2020 · Awards: Inkpot Award, Winsor McCay Award
Eugene Merril Deitch was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020.
Filmography
Popeye the Sailor (1960) — DirectorAdela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978) — Larry Matejka (voice)Foofle's Train Ride (1959) — DirectorSylvester and the Magic Pebble (1993) — Director · AdaptationI Remember Nudnik (1967) — Narrator · Creator · Writer · DirectorThe Three Robbers (1972) — Narrator · DirectorTerr'ble Tessie (1966) — Terr'ble Tessie · DirectorNudnik On The Roof (1966) — Creator · DirectorWelcome Nudnik (1966) — Creator · DirectorClint Clobber's Cat (1957) — DirectorAnatole (1962) — DirectorOld Mother Clobber (1958) — DirectorThe Tale of a Dog (1959) — DirectorA Picture For Harold's Room (1971) — DirectorHarold's Fairy Tale (1974) — DirectorThe Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956) — AnimationJ. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1967) — Writer · DirectorMunro (1961) — DirectorThe Bluffers (1985) — Author · Lyricist · CreatorSick, Sick Sidney (1958) — DirectorNudnik On The Beach (1967) — Creator · DirectorHome Sweet Nudnik (1965) — Director · CreatorNudnik On A Shoestring (1967) — DirectorDustcap Doormat (1958) — Director