Ralph Bakshi
Pioneer of adult-oriented independent animation.
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The American animator and filmmaker Ralph Bakshi, whose birth date is October 29, 1938, is recognized for his fantastical animated films.[1]
Life and work
He was hired as a cel polisher at Terrytoons and later promoted to director at age 25.[2][3] When young, he liked comic books and would search through garbage cans to locate them.[4] After finding a cartooning guide at the public library when he was fifteen, Bakshi began drawing cartoons to record what he saw.[5] He studied at Manhattan's School of Industrial Art, where African-American cartoonist Charles Allen was one of his instructors.[6]
Bakshi finished school in June 1956 and received an award for cartooning.[6]
What the cited sources add
A 2017 Vice article states that Bakshi left Paramount's animation department in 1968 to found Bakshi Productions.[7] The same source notes that Bakshi used ugliness in his films to satirize racism and Nazism.[7] According to a Cartoon Research article, Bakshi described The Mighty Heroes as his springboard to getting the job at Paramount.[8] The Cartoon Research piece also recounts that Bakshi shouted his pitch for The Mighty Heroes from the back of the room after Terrytoons failed to sell any shows.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mufson, "8-Minute Video Boils Down the Essence of Animation Legend Ralph Bakshi", Vice, 2017-03-20 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lenburg, "Who's who in Animated Cartoons", Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006, p. 14–16; Gibson, "Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi", Universe, 2008, p. 32–33 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, "Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi", Universe, 2008, p. 43 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, "Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi", Universe, 2008, p. 22–24 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, "Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi", Universe, 2008, p. 28–9; Barrier, "The Filming of Fritz the Cat: Up from Brownsville", Funnyworld, Spring 1972 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Ralph Bakshi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gibson, "Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi", Universe, 2008, p. 28–9; "Ralph Bakshi Shoot Interview!", YouTube, July 5, 2020}}{{cbignore; Culhane, John. "Ralph Bakshi - Iconoclast of Animation", The New York Times, March 22, 1981. Accessed January 22, 2017. "From being a poor student at Thomas Jef (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Mufson, "8-Minute Video Boils Down the Essence of Animation Legend Ralph Bakshi", Vice, 2017-03-20. facts only, no text reused. vice.com
- Collier, "The Mighty Heroes: Ralph Bakshi's Professional Springboard", Cartoon Research, 2017-11-18. facts only, no text reused. cartoonresearch.com
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- Wikipedia: Ralph Bakshi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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