Ben Washam
Chuck Jones's animator for nearly 30 years.
Benjamin Alfred Washam (March 17, 1915 - March 28, 1984) was an American animator best known for working under director Chuck Jones for nearly 30 years.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Benjamin Alfred Washam
- Born
- 17 March 1915
- Birthplace
- Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
- Died
- 28 March 1984
- Occupation
- Animator
- Years active
- 1936–1979
- Spouse
- Jean Washam (1954)
- Children
- 1
Lore & Background
Washam worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons from at least 1936 until 1963, mainly under Jones. He started as an inbetweener and quickly rose to animator. From 1944 to 1945 he worked at UPA on the films Hell-Bent for Election and Brotherhood of Man.
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