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January DIC (Diffusion, Information and Communication) Audiovisuel founded in Paris by Jean Chalopin. It was a subsidiary of Radio Television Luxembourg. (France/Luxembourg) |
January Andersen Monogatari ("Hans Christian Andersen Stories") (tv), Masami Hata /Mushi. (drawn animation) Kaba Totto [カバトット] (tvss), Hiroshi Sasagawa /Tatsunoko. |
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February The Point (tvsp), Fred Wolf /Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. (drawn animation) Scott Menville (February 12, 1971- ) (voice actor) born in Malibu, California. |
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February Chingo Muchabei [珍豪ムチャ兵衛] ("The Extravagant Muchabei") (tv), Tadao Nagahama /TMS. (drawn animation) |
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March Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (tvsp), Hawley Pratt /DePatie-Freleng. (drawn animation) Play It Again, Charlie Brown (tvsp), Phil Roman /Melendez. |
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March Attack No. 1 Namida no Phoenix ("Attack No. 1: The Tearful Phoenix") (f), TMS. (drawn animation) Doubutsu Takarajima ("Animal Treasure Island") (f), Hiroshi Ikeda /Toei. Ninpu Kamui Gaiden ("Ninja Kamui, Stories Other Than the Legend") (f), Eiken. |
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April Here Comes Peter Cottontail (tvsp), Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass /Rankin-Bass. (model animation) |
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April Kate Harbour (April 15, 1971- ) (voice actress) born in London. (Great Britain) |
April Animentari Ketsudan [アニメンタリー・決断] ("Animation documentary: Decision") (tv)/(edu), Ippei Kuri /Tatsunoko. (drawn animation) Sasurai no Taiyo [さすらいの太陽] ("Wandering Sun") (tv), Chikao Katsui /Mushi. |
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May Craig McCracken (May 29, 1971- ) (director, writer, art director, storyboard artist, producer, voice actor) born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. |
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June shinbone alley (f), John D. Wilson /Fine Arts Films. (drawn animation) |
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July Ub Iwerks (Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) (March 24, 1901-July 7, 1971) (animator, director, producer) dies in Burbank, California.
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July Ali Baba to Yonjuppiki no Tozoku ("Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves"; "Alibaba's Revenge") (sf), Hiroshi Shidara /Toei. (drawn animation) |
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August Davey and Goliath: School ... Who Needs It (tvsp), Art Clokey /Clokey. (model animation) |
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August Hiroshi Okawa (Okawa Hiroshi 博 大川) (1896-August 17, 1971) (producer) dies. |
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September Babar Comes to America (tvsp), Bill Melendez and Ed Levitt /Mendelsohn-Melendez. (drawn animation) The Deputy Dawg Show (tv), Terrytoons. Funky Phantom (tv), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera /Hanna-Barbera (Air Programs International (Australia)). The Groovie Goolies (tv), Filmation. The Jackson Five (tv), Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. /Rankin-Bass. Pebbles and Bamm Bamm (tv), William Hanna and Joseph Barbera /Hanna-Barbera. Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (tv), Filmation. Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey) (September 15, 1971- ) (voice actress) born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
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September Au Clair de Lune (tv), Image. (drawn animation) |
September Manga Eiga Tanjo Nihon Manga Eiga Hattatsushi ("The Story and Development of Japanese Animated Cartoons") (ss)/(edu), Taiji Yabushita /Nihon Doga. (drawn animation) Shin Obake no Q-Taro [新オバケのQ太郎] ("New Q-Taro the Ghost") (tv), Tadao Nagahama /TMS. Tensai Bakabon [天才バカボン] ("Bakabon the Genius") (tv), TMS. |
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October Aesop's Fables (tvsp), Hal Sutherland and Bob Chenault /Filmation. (drawn animation, part live action) Paul Terry (Paul Houlton Terry) (February 19, 1887-October 25, 1971) (producer, director, animator) dies in New York.
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October Sam Vincent (Samuel Vincent Khouth) (October 5, 1971 - ) (voice actor) born in North Vancouver, British Columbia. (Canada) |
October Gyula Macskássy (February 4, 1912-October 29, 1971) (director, animator) dies in Budapest. (Hungary) |
October Apache Yakyugun [アパッチ野球軍] ("Apache Baseball Team") (tv), Toei. (drawn animation) Fushigi na Melmo [ふしぎなメルモ] ("Wonderful Melmo") (tv), Tezuka. Gegege no Kitarou [ゲゲゲの鬼太郎] ("Cackling Kitarou") (tv), Shirane Tokushige /Toei Doga. Genshi Shonen Ryu [原始少年リュウ] ("Ryu, the Primitive Boy") (tv), Akehi Masayuki /Toei. Kunimatsu-sama no Otori Dai [国松さまのお通りだい] ("Make Way for Mr. Kunimatsu") (tv), Masami Hata /Mushi. Lupin III [ルパン三世] (tv), TMS (A Production). Sarutobi Ecchan [さるとびエッちゃん] ("Monkey-Style Jumper Ecchan", "Ecchan the Ninja") (tv)/(tvss), Yugo Serakawa et al. /Toei. Sekai Monoshiri Ryoko [世界ものしり旅行] ("The Instructive Trip Around the World") (tvss)/(edu), Office Uni. Shin Skyers 5 [新スカイヤーズ5] (tv), Haruji Sasaki /Tele-Cartoon Japan. |
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Novemnter Oum le dauphin blanc ("Oum the White Dolphin", "Zoom: The White Dolphin") (tvss)/(tv), René Borg /Telcia (Eiken (Japan)). (France) (drawn animation) |
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December Burt Gillett (Burton F. Gillett) (October 15, 1891-December 28, 1971) (director) dies in Los Angeles, California. Warren Foster (October 24, 1904-December 13, 1971) (writer) dies in San Clemente, California. |
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no date Androkus und der Löwe ("Androcles and the Lion") (ss), Werner Hammer /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany]) (model animation) Der Arme Mullerbursch und das Katzchen ("The Poor Miller's Boy and the Little Cat") (sf), Helmut Barkowsky and Lothar Burke /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany]) Bei der Feuerwehr wird der Kaffe Kalt ("Near the Fire Brigade the Coffee Will Be Cold") (ss), Rudolf Schraps /DEFA Animation. (People's Republic of Germany [Germany]) Cheburashka [Чебурашка] (ss), Roman Kachanov /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia]) Don Pichote ("Don Quixote") (ss), REPA-Film. (Federal Republic of Germany [Germany]) Dobrodruství námorník a Sindinbáda (ss), Karel Zeman /Filmové Studio Gottwaldov. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic]) Dorotka a drak ("Dorothy and the Kite") (ss), Bozena Mozisova /Studio Bratri v triku. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic]) Iurii Secha pri Kerzhentse [Сеча при Керженце] ("The Battle of Kerzhenets") (ss), Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuri Norstein /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia]) Lucky Luke Daisy Town (f), Rene Goscinny /Belvision. (Belgium/France) Pro polosatiy slonionok [Про Полосатого Слонёнка] ("The Little Striped Elephant") (ss), Irina Gurvich /Kievnauchfilm. (Soviet Union [Ukraine]) Macor Maxicat ("MaxiCat and Friends") (tv)/(tvss), Zagreb Film. (Yugoslavia [Croatia]) Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov [По следам бременских музыкантов] (sf), Vasili Livanov /Soyuzmultfilm. (Soviet Union [Russia]) Mark Cosgrove founds Stop Frame Productions in Manchester. (Great Britain) Rein Raamat organizes an animation department in the Tallinfilm Studio at Tallin. (Soviet Union [Estonia]) |
no date Satoshi Ishino (Ishino Satoshi 石野聡) (1971) (animator, character designer, mecha designer, props designer) born in Kanagawa Prefecture. |
no date Australian History (ss), Bruce Petty /Petty Film Productions. (Australia) (drawn animation) Climb Films founded by Bhimsain. (India)
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