Person
Maurice Noble
Visual Effects · 1910–2001 · Minnesota, USA
Biography
Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1910 – May 19, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. including Disney, MGM, Walter Lantz and Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s. His work contributed to such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, What's Opera, Doc? and the Road Runner series. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia; indicated birth/death dates reflect adjustments to match Mr. Noble's grave marker dates]
Known for
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Background Designer
Tiny Toon Adventures
Writer
Dumbo
Character Designer
Timber Wolf
Production Design
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Production Design
Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Video
Production Design
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Production Design
The Lorax
Production Design
Hare-Breadth Hurry
Co-Director
Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
Co-Director
Filmography
- 2011Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume OneDirector
- 2010Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlDirector
- 2007Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5Director
- 2004The Pumpkin of NyefarStory
- 2002Dr. Seuss The Cat in the HatProduction Design
- 2002Dr. Seuss Beginner Book VideoProduction Design
- 2001Timber WolfProduction Design
- 2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf
- 1999Al Tudi TuhakNarrator (voice)
- 1998Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on EarthDirector
- 1998Marvin The Martian: Space TunesCo-Director
- 1997Father Of The BirdColor Designer
- 1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf
- 1991Bugs Bunny's Lunar TunesCo-Director
- 1990Tiny Toon AdventuresWriter
- 1980Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving SpecialLayout Supervisor
- 1979The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieProduction Design
- 1977Bugs Bunny in SpaceDirector
- 1973Dr. Seuss on the LooseProduction Design
- 1972The LoraxProduction Design
- 1971The Cat in the HatProduction Design
- 1970The Phantom TollboothProduction Design
- 1970Horton Hears a Who!Production Design
- 1967The Bear That Wasn'tCo-Director
- 1967Cannery RodentCo-Director
- 1967Cat and Dupli-catCo-Director
- 1966How the Grinch Stole Christmas!Production Design
- 1966Jerry, Jerry, Quite ContraryCo-Director
- 1966Duel PersonalityCo-Director
- 1965The Cat's Me-OuchCo-Director
- 1965The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower MathematicsProduction Design
- 1965Zip Zip Hooray!Layout Supervisor
- 1965The Brothers Carry-Mouse-OffCo-Director
- 1965The Year of the MouseCo-Director
- 1965Of Feline BondageCo-Director
- 1965I'm Just Wild About JerryCo-Director
- 1965Haunted MouseCo-Director
- 1965Bad Day at Cat RockCo-Director
- 1965Tom-ic EnergyCo-Director
- 1965Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of LifeCo-Director
- 1964The Unshrinkable Jerry MouseCo-Director
- 1964War and PiecesCo-Director
- 1964The Iceman DuckethCo-Director
- 1964Snowbody Loves MeCo-Director
- 1964Much Ado About MousingCo-Director
- 1964Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?Co-Director
- 1964The Cat Above and the Mouse BelowCo-Director
- 1963To Beep or Not to BeepCo-Director
- 1963Transylvania 6-5000Co-Director
- 1963Mad as a Mars HareCo-Director
- 1963Pent-House MouseCo-Director
- 1963Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones CollectionCo-Director
- 1963Hare-Breadth HurryCo-Director
- 1963Now Hear ThisCo-Director
- 1963I Was a Teenage ThumbCo-Director
- 1962Martian Through GeorgiaCo-Director
- 1962Louvre Come Back to Me!Co-Director
- 1962Zoom at the TopCo-Director
- 1962A Sheep in the DeepCo-Director
- 1962About TimeLayout Supervisor
- 1961Nelly's FollyCo-Director
- 1961Beep PreparedCo-Director
- 1961Compressed HareCo-Director
- 1961A Scent of the MatterhornLayout Supervisor
- 1961The Abominable Snow RabbitCo-Director
- 1960High NoteLayout Supervisor
- 1960Who Scent You?Layout Supervisor
- 1959Rhapsody of SteelArt Designer
- 1959Baton BunnyLayout Supervisor
- 1958Cat FeudLayout Supervisor
- 1958Whoa, Be-Gone!Layout Supervisor
- 1958Hare-Way to the StarsLayout Supervisor
- 1957Touché and GoLayout Supervisor
- 1957Zoom and BoredLayout Supervisor
- 1957Steal WoolLayout Supervisor
- 1957Scrambled AchesLayout Supervisor
- 1956Deduce, You SayLayout Supervisor
- 1955Ready.. Set.. Zoom!Layout Supervisor
- 1954Sheep AhoyLayout Supervisor
- 1954Stop! Look! and Hasten!Layout Supervisor
- 1954Claws for AlarmLayout Supervisor
- 1954The Cats BahLayout Supervisor
- 1954No BarkingLayout Supervisor
- 1954It's Everybody's BusinessArt Direction
- 1954Horizons of HopeArt Direction
- 1953Zipping AlongLayout Supervisor
- 1953Bully for BugsLayout Supervisor
- 1953Wild Over YouLayout Supervisor
- 1953Much Ado About NuttingLayout Supervisor
- 1953Duck AmuckLayout Supervisor
- 1953Forward March HareLayout Supervisor
- 1952Rabbit SeasoningLayout Supervisor
- 1941DumboCharacter Designer
- 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsBackground Designer
- 1936Elmer ElephantBackground Designer
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