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Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts for Warner Bros. , as well as his work as a director of live-action comedy films .
Frank Tashlin (born February 19, 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 5, 1972, Los Angeles, California) was an American cartoonist, writer, animator, and film director who specialized in broad satirical comedies. Tashlin directed his animated cartoons like live-action films—employing a wide range of cinematic techniques—and transposed the elastic composition, loud colour ...
Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick Von Taschlein, 19 February 1913 - 5 May 1972) was an American animator, screenwriter, director and author.. Frank Tashlin started his career in the early 1930s while looking for a job after dropping out of high school. He was hired by Schlesinger, who welcomed his talents, where he would take over Jack King's unit.
Frank Tashlin was born on 19 February 1913 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958). He was married to Jean Deines, Mary Costa and Dorothy Marguerite Hill.
Feb 19, 2013 · Today marks the centennial of Frank Tashlin (February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), one of the most important figures in the history of American animation.
Frank Tashlin, byname of Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, (born February 19, 1913, Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.—died May 5, 1972, Los Angeles, California), U.S. cartoonist, writer, and film director.He worked for Max Fleischer as an errand boy and assistant in his New York City studios. In 1933 he moved to Warner Brothers, where he animated some of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.
Dec 16, 2004 · Frank Tashlin's cartoons were among the very best of the many wonderful Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies that emerged from the Leon Schlesinger studio in the early forties. Alone among the Warner Bros. cartoons made then, they invite positive comparisons with Bob Clampett's.
Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known by his nicknames as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker known for his work on the the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical cartoons, and his later career as a director of live-action comedy films.
Frank Tashlin was born on 19 February 1913 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958). He was married to Jean Deines, Mary Costa and Dorothy Marguerite Hill.
Aug 1, 2010 · Frank Tashlin is without doubt a crucial figure in any study of the histories of animation and live-action comedy in the studio era, but it is necessary to acknowledge that these histories are essentially intertwined, and not to use Tashlin’s career to reinforce a restrictive binary between the forms.
