Chronology of Animation 1913
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United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
January
War in Turkey (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(drawn animation)
(first of a number of topical cartoons that appeared in the Eclair Journal)

Jack Hannah (January 15, 1913-June 11, 1994) (director, writer, animator, instructor) born in Nogales, Arizona.





February
Jim Backus (James G. Backus) (February 25, 1913-July 3, 1989) (voice actor, writer) born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Frank Tashlin (February 19, 1913-May 5, 1972) (director, producer, writer, animator) born in Weekhaven, New Jersey.





March
A Study in Crayon (ss), Hy Mayer /Universal.
(drawn animation)
first Travelaughs series, appeared in the Universal Weekly (later the Universal Screen Magazine), a newsreel program (1913-1918, 1922-1923).

When He Wants A Dog, He Wants A Dog (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(drawn animation)
first Newlyweds cartoon (1913-1914)
(first cartoon series based on continuing characters)

Marc Davis (Marc Fraser Davis) (March 30, 1913–January 12, 2000) (animator, character designer) born in Bakersfield, California.





United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
May
Bob Clampett (Robert Clampett) (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) (director, animator, producer) born in San Diego, California.





June
The Dachshund and the Sausage (ss), John R. Bray /Bray.
(drawn animation)

The Dachshund and the Sausage image
The Dachshund and the Sausage



July
Old Doc Yak (ss), Sidney Smith /Selig Polyscope.
(drawn animation)
first Doc Yak series (1913-1915)





United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
September
A Vegetarian's Dream (ss), Emile Cohl /Eclair.
(model animation)

Alex Lovy (September 2, 1913-February 14, 1992) (director, producer, animator, storyboard artist, writer) born.





October
Don Lusk (Donald R. Lusk) (October 28, 1913- ) (animator, director) born in Los Angles, California.





November
Colonel Heeza Liar in Africa (ss), John R. Bray /Bray.
(drawn animation)
first Colonel Heeza Liar series (1913-1917)


November
Pathe Cartoons No. 1 (ss), Max J. Martin /Pathe. (Great Britain)
(drawn animation, some live action)
series 1913-1914



United States The Americas (excluding U.S.) Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Japan
 
Australasia (excluding Japan)
no date
Otto Messmer creates several short experimental cartoons while working as a scene painter's assistant at Universal.
(drawn animation)

Raoul Barré: opens an animation studio in New York. This was the first true animation studio.

Bray Studios formed by John R. Bray.


no date
Wie Plimps und Plumps den Detektiv Uberlisten ("How Plimps and Plumps Fooled the Detective") (ss), Otto Hermann. (Germany)
(drawn animation)

no date
First experiments in animation by Oten Shimokawa, Junichi Terauchi, and Seitaro Kitayama.



Note: Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of animated films and television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Animation on the World Wide Web pages for links to animation studios and other Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this Chronology and would be happy to find sources for many of them.

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