Bob Clampett
Animator, TV Program Creator
1913 – 1984
Who was Bob Clampett?
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil. Clampett was born and raised not far from Hollywood, and early on expressed an interest in animation and puppetry. After leaving high school a few months shy of graduating in 1931, Clampett joined the team at Harman-Ising Productions and began working on the studio's newest short subjects, titled Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
Clampett was promoted to a directorial position in 1937 and during his fifteen years at the studio, directed 84 cartoons later deemed classic and designed some of the studio's most famous characters, including Porky Pig and Tweety. Among Clampett's most acclaimed films are Porky in Wackyland, Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery. Clampett left Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1946 and turned his attention to television, creating the famous puppet show Time for Beany in 1949. A later animated version of the series, titled Beany and Cecil, ran on ABC for five years beginning in 1962 and ending in 1967, which was well loved by millions, and credited "a Bob Clampett Cartoon".
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- May 8, 1913
San Diego - Also known as
- Robert Emerson Clampett
- Robert Clampett
- Bob
- Wobert Cwampett
- R. Clampett
- Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett
- Kilroy
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sody Clampett
(1955/06/25 - 1984/05/02)
- Sody Clampett
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Employment
- Warner Bros. Animation
- Died
- May 2, 1984
Detroit - Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Bob Clampett." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/bob_clampett>.
Discuss this Bob Clampett biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In