Ken Harris
Animator for Chuck Jones at Warner Bros. Cartoons.
Karyl Ross "Ken" Harris (July 31, 1898 - March 24, 1982) was an American animator best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of director Chuck Jones.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Karyl Ross Harris
- Born
- 31 July 1898
- Birthplace
- Tulare County, California, U.S.
- Died
- 24 March 1982
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Alta (1927–1963; her death); Kathryn (1966–1982; his death)
- Occupation
- Animator
- race car driver
- director
- writer
- storyboard artist
- Years active
- 1926–1982
Lore & Background
Born in Tulare County, California, Harris first sold cartoons to Sid Ziff and worked for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner from 1927 to around 1930, when he joined the Romer Grey studio, owned by the son of the Western author Zane Grey.
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