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March Gerald Potterton (March 8, 1931- ) (director, animator, producer) born in London. (Great Britain) |
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April Lady, Play Your Mandolin (ss), Rudolph Ising /Harman-Ising. (drawn animation) first Merrie Melodies series (1931-present), later episodes made by Schlesinger, Warner Bros., DePatie-Freleng, and Chuck Jones Enterprises |
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June Yugo Serikawa (Serikawa Yugo) [芹川有吾] (June 26, 1931-October 4, 2000) (director) born in Tokyo. |
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July Yelp Wanted (ss), Dick Huemer /Mintz. (drawn animation) first Scrappy series (1931-1940) |
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July Yasuo Otsuka (Otsuka Yasuo 大塚康生) (July 11, 1931- ) (animator, character designer, writer) born in Kanoashi-gun, Shimane. |
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September Peludópolis (f), Quirino Cristiani /Cristiani. (Argentina) (drawn animation) |
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September Wang Shuchen (September 4, 1931-1991) (director, animator, writer, producer) born in Liaoning Andong. (China) |
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October Sora no Momataro [空の桃太郎] ("Momotaro in the Sky") (ss), Chuzo Aoji (Yasuji Murata (animator)) /Yokohama Cinema Kyokai. (drawn animation) |
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December Mickey's Orphans (ss), Burt Gillett /Disney. (drawn animation) Ernest Pintoff (December 15, 1931-January 12, 2002) (producer, animator) born in Watertown, Connecticut. |
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no date Blek end uait [БЛЭК ЭНД УАЙТ] ("Black and White") (ss), Leonid Amalrik and Ivan Ivanov-Vano /Mezhrabpom-Rus. (Soviet Union [Russia]) (drawn animation) |
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no date Ram Mohan (director) is born. (India) |
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