John W. Dunn

John W. Dunn was a Scottish screenwriter and animator for animated cartoons of Disney, Warner Bros., and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, from 1955 until his death in 1983. Dunn began his career at the Walt Disney cartoon studio, where his first story credit was Man in Space from the Disneyland anthology show, which received an Oscar nomination. He was also an animator for Toby Tortoise Returns.
Outside of Disney, Dunn is known for animating and later writing many cartoons for Warner Bros. Cartoons. He began with The Pied Piper of Guadalupe, which was also nominated for an Oscar. He usually worked under Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones' units. After the Warner's cartoon studio closed in 1963, Dunn joined DePatie–Freleng Enterprises; in 1964, he crafted the story for The Pink Phink, which earned the Oscar as Best Animated Short. He continued to work on more Pink Panther shorts the next two decades, as well as other shows, like the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon series, various Looney Toons cartoons, Hanna-Barbera specials, and The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show. His also worked on films such as The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Inspector Clouseau, Revenge of the Pink Panther, and Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure.
Dunn died in San Fernando, California of heart failure on January 17, 1983.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Role
1936	Toby Tortoise Returns 	Animator (uncredited)
1955	"Man and the Moon" 	Writer
1955	"Man in Space" 	Animator
1957	"Mars and Beyond" 	AnimatorStory,
1958	"Magic Highway, U.S.A."	AnimatorCartoon Story
1959	Eyes in Outer Space 	Cartoon story
1963	"Inside Outer Space" 	Writer
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