Tex Avery

Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist and director. He is famous for creating animated cartoons during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He did his most major work for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. He created the characters of Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and Droopy. He had an effect on almost all of the animated cartoon series by various studios in the 1940s and 1950s.

Further reading
 Adamson, Joe  (1975). Tex Avery: King of Cartoons. New York: Da Capo Press. .
 Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford: Oxford University Press. .
 Benayoun, Robert (1988). Le mystère Tex Avery. Paris: Editions du Seuil. .
 Canemaker, John (1996). Tex Avery: The MGM Years, 1942–1955. Atlanta: Turner Press. .
 Morris, Gary (September 1998). What's Up, Tex? A Look at the Life and Career of Tex Avery . Bright Lights Film Journal.

 Other websites 

 Tex Avery Tribute website

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