Person
John Foster
Directing · 1886–1959 · New Jersey, USA
Biography
John Foster (November 27, 1886 – February 16, 1959) was a cartoonist and film director. He is remembered for his direction in over a hundred films, including the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry series and the early (1928) sound-on-film cartoon "Dinner Time". Later in the 1930s, he created Gandy Goose for Terrytoons.
Known for
The Jungle Fool
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Magic Art
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Old Hokum Bucket
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Midnight
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Trouble
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Plane Dumb
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In Dutch
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Chinese Jinks
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Fly Frolic
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Patriotic Pooches
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Filmography
- 2007Bizarre Cartoons Of The PastDirector
- 1950Better Late Than NeverStory
- 1949The Perils of Pearl PureheartStory
- 1948Goony GolfersStory
- 1948Seeing GhostsStory
- 1948Taming the CatStory
- 1947The Wolf's PardonStory
- 1947Flying SouthStory
- 1947Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye DickStory
- 1947Aladdin's LampStory
- 1947The Dead End CatsStory
- 1947Crying WolfStory
- 1946The Hep CatStory
- 1946The Crackpot KingStory
- 1946The Snow ManStory
- 1946The Jail BreakStory
- 1946The Electronic Mouse TrapStory
- 1946The Tortoise Wins AgainStory
- 1946Winning the WestStory
- 1946Mighty Mouse in the Trojan HorseStory
- 1946The Johnstown FloodStory
- 1946Throwing the BullStory
- 1946My Old Kentucky HomeStory
- 1946The Wicked WolfStory
- 1946Svengali's CatStory
- 1945Mighty Mouse in KrakatoaScreenplay
- 1945Bad Bill BunionStory
- 1945Mighty Mouse and the WolfStory
- 1945The Silver StreakStory
- 1945Aesop's Fable: The MosquitoStory
- 1945Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny CatsStory
- 1945Raiding the RaidersStory
- 1945Ants in Your PantryStory
- 1945The Port of Missing MiceStory
- 1945Mighty Mouse and the PiratesStory
- 1944The Sultan's BirthdayStory
- 1944The Two BarbersStory
- 1944The Cat Came BackStory
- 1944The Green LineStory
- 1944Wolf! Wolf!Story
- 1944Eliza on the IceScreenplay
- 1944Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde CatStory
- 1944The Champion of JusticeWriter
- 1943Yokel Duck Makes GoodStory
- 1943The Lion and the MouseStory
- 1943Down with CatsScreenplay
- 1943CamouflageStory
- 1943Super Mouse Rides AgainStory
- 1943Pandora's BoxStory
- 1943Patriotic PoochesStory
- 1943He Dood It AgainStory
- 1942Somewhere in the PacificWriter
- 1942Frankenstein's CatStory
- 1942The Mouse of TomorrowScreenplay
- 1942The Big Build-UpStory
- 1942The OutpostStory
- 1942Funny Bunny BusinessStory
- 1941A Yarn About YarnStory
- 1941The Bird TowerStory
- 1941Slap Happy HuntersStory
- 1941Good Old Irish TunesStory
- 1941The Magic ShellStory
- 1941The Baby SealWriter
- 1941Mississippi SwingStory
- 1940The Temperamental LionStory
- 1940The Snow ManStory
- 1940Plane GoofyStory
- 1940Landing of the PilgrimsStory
- 1940Happy Haunting GroundsStory
- 1940How Wet Was My OceanStory
- 1940Professor OffkeyskiStory
- 1940Just a Little BullStory
- 1939The Orphan DuckStory
- 1939The Three BearsWriter
- 1938Village BlacksmithStory
- 1938The Stranger Rides AgainStory
- 1938The Goose Flies HighDirector
- 1938String Bean JackDirector
- 1938The Last IndianStory
- 1938Devil of the DeepDirector
- 1938Maid in ChinaWriter
- 1938Robinson Crusoe's BroadcastDirector
- 1938Gandy the GooseDirector
- 1938Bugs Beetle and His OrchestraDirector
- 1937The Billy Goat's WhiskersDirector
- 1933Love's Labor WonDirector
- 1933Panicky PupDirector
- 1933Magic MummyDirector
- 1933Tumble Down TownDirector
- 1933Silvery MoonDirector
- 1933Tight Rope TricksDirector
- 1933Three Little KittensDirector
- 1932Bugs and BooksDirector
- 1932A Yarn of WoolDirector
- 1932Pencil ManiaDirector
- 1932Pickaninny BluesDirector
- 1932The Golden GooseDirector
- 1932Frisky FrolicsDirector
- 1932Hokum HotelDirector
- 1932Piano ToonersDirector
- 1932Venice VampDirector
- 1932A Spanish TwistDirector
- 1932A Cat-Fish RomanceDirector
- 1932Barnyard BunkDirector
- 1932Bring 'Em Back Half ShotDirector
- 1932Nursery ScandalDirector
- 1932Jolly FishDirector
- 1932Down in DixieDirector
- 1932The Wild Goose ChaseDirector
- 1932The Ball GameDirector
- 1932Redskin BluesDirector
- 1932Chinese JinksDirector
- 1932Stone Age ErrorDirector
- 1932Circus RomanceDirector
- 1932Plane DumbDirector
- 1932The FarmeretteDirector
- 1932The Tuba TooterDirector
- 1932Pots and PansDirector
- 1932Magic ArtDirector
- 1932Joint WipersDirector
- 1932Uncle Tom and Little EvaDirector
- 1932Spring AnticsDirector
- 1932The Cat's CanaryDirector
- 1932In the BagDirector
- 1932Fly FrolicDirector
- 1932Rabid HuntersDirector
- 1932A Romeo MonkDirector
- 1932RocketeersDirector
- 1932Toy TimeDirector
- 1931A Swiss TrickDirector
- 1931Jungle JamDirector
- 1931In DutchDirector
- 1931Cowboy CabaretDirector
- 1931Horse CopsDirector
- 1931TroubleDirector
- 1931Fairyland FolliesDirector
- 1931The Family ShoeDirector
- 1931Polar PalsDirector
- 1931Fly HiDirector
- 1931Love in a PondDirector
- 1931The Big GameDirector
- 1931Wot a NightDirector
- 1931Fun on IceDirector
- 1931Makin' 'Em MoveDirector
- 1931Pale Face PupDirector
- 1931Play BallDirector
- 1931The Fly GuyDirector
- 1931Mad MelodyDirector
- 1931Cinderella BluesDirector
- 1931Old Hokum BucketDirector
- 1931College CapersDirector
- 1931Radio RacketDirector
- 1931Cowboy BluesDirector
- 1931The Animal FairDirector
- 1931Red Riding HoodDirector
- 1931A Toytown TaleDirector
- 1931Tom & Jerry and FriendsDirector
- 1930The King of BugsDirector
- 1930Stone Age StuntsDirector
- 1930The Office BoyDirector
- 1930Gypped in EgyptDirector
- 1930The Big CheeseDirector
- 1930MidnightDirector
- 1930Circus CapersDirector
- 1930Farm FooleryDirector
- 1930Frozen FrolicsDirector
- 1930Laundry BluesDirector
- 1930Hot TamaleDirector
- 1930Snow TimeDirector
- 1930Jungle JazzDirector
- 1930A Romeo RobinDirector
- 1930A Bugville RomanceDirector
- 1930Noah Knew His ArkDirector
- 1930Oom Pah PahDirector
- 1930The Haunted ShipDirector
- 1930The Iron ManDirector
- 1930Western WhoopeeDirector
- 1930Dixie DaysDirector
- 1930Foolish FolliesDirector
- 1930Good Old SchooldaysDirector
- 1930Sky SkippersDirector
- 1930Singing SapsDirector
- 1930Ship AhoyDirector
- 1929A Close CallDirector
- 1929Night ClubDirector
- 1929Barnyard MelodyDirector
- 1929Mill PondDirector
- 1929SummertimeDirector
- 1929The Fly's BrideDirector
- 1929The Jungle FoolDirector
- 1929Enchanted FluteDirector
- 1929Farmer's GoatDirector
- 1929By Land and AirDirector
- 1929The Cold SteelDirector
- 1929Snow BirdsDirector
- 1929Little Game HunterDirector
- 1929Fight GameDirector
- 1929Wooden MoneyDirector
- 1928A Day OffDirector
- 1928Sunday on the FarmDirector
- 1928The Early BirdDirector
- 1928The Flying AgeDirector
- 1928Everybody's FlyingDirector
- 1927Christmas CheerDirector
- 1927Carnival WeekDirector
- 1927When Snow FliesDirector
- 1922The Fortune HuntersDirector
- 1922The Fable of Henpecked HenryDirector
- 1922The Hated RivalsDirector
- 1922The Enchanted FiddleDirector
- 1922The Elephant's TrunkDirector
- 1922The Fearless FidoDirector
- 1922The Farmer And The MiceDirector
- 1922The Farmer And The OstrichDirector
- 1922The Dog And The ThiefDirector
- 1922The Miller And His DonkeyDirector
- —Fruitful FarmDirector
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