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Shamus Culhane Biography (1908-)

Born November 12, 1908, in Ware, MA; son of James Henry (a telegrapher) and Alma (a homemaker; maiden name, Lapierre) Culhane; married Maxine Marx, June,1947 (divorced, 1959); married Juana Hegarty (a psychotherapist), June 30, 1959; children: Brian, Kevin. Addresses: Office: 325 West End Ave., NewYork, NY 10023.; Agent: Perry Knowlton, Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

animator, author

Birth Details

November 12, 1908

Ware, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Animator
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney Studios, 1938.
• Pinnochio, Walt Disney Studios, 1939.
• Gulliver's Travels, Fleischer Studios, 1940.
• Mr. Bug Goes to Town, Fleischer Studios, 1941.
• (Animator of title sequence) Around the World in Eighty Days, United Artists, 1956.
• Hemo the Magnificent, Shamus Culhane Productions, 1958.
• Credits; Film Work; Director, Animated Shorts
• Pass the Biscuits Mirandy, Walter Lantz Studio, 1943.
• Boogie Woogie Man, Walter Lantz Studio, 1943.
• Meatless Tuesday (Andy Panda), Walter Lantz Studio, 1943.
• The Greatest Man in Siam, Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• Barber of Seville (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• Jungle Jive, Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• Fish Fry (Andy Panda), Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• Abou Ben Boogie, Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• The Beach Nut (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• Ski for Two (also known as Woody Plays Santa; Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• The Painter and the Pointer (Andy Panda), Walter Lantz Studio, 1944.
• The Pied Piper of Basin Street, Walter Lantz Studio, 1945.
• Chew-Chew Baby (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1945.
• Woody Dines Out (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1945.
• Dippy Diplomat (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1945.
• Loose Nut (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1945.
• Mousie Come Home (Andy Panda), Walter Lantz Studio, 1946.
• The Reckless Driver (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1946.
• Fair Weather Friends (Woody Woodpecker), Walter Lantz Studio, 1946.
• A Balmy Knight, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1966.
• Potions and Notions (Honey Halfwitch), Paramount/Famous Studios, 1966.
• My Daddy, the Astronaut (also see below) Paramount/Famous Studios,1967.
• The Space Squid, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Think or Sink, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• The Trip, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Alter Egotist (Honey Halfwitch), Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• The Squaw Path, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• The Plumber, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Halt, Who Grows There?, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Robin Hoodwinked, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• From Orbit to Obit, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• High but Not Dry (Honey Halfwitch), Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Brother Bat (Honey Halfwitch), Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Forget-Me-Nuts, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• The Stuck-up Wolf, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• The Stubborn Cowboy, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• (Finished by Ralph Bakshi) The Opera Caper, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Credits; Television Work; Specials
• Producer, with Frank Capra, of three Bell Telephone science specials, 1954-57; director of The Night the Animals Talked, 1969; director and producer of Noah's Animals (also see below), 1974.
• Credits; Screenplays For Animated Films
• (Coauthor) My Daddy,the Astronaut, Paramount/Famous Studios, 1967.
• Author of numerous screenplays for Noah's Animals, Professor Kitzel, Spirit of '76, and Spirit of Independence. Also coauthor of screenplays The Maine Stein Song, The Herring Murder Case, and Last of theRed-Hot Dragons.
• Credits; Books
• Talking Animals and Other People (autobiography), St. Martin's, 1986.
• Animation from Script to Screen, St. Martin's, 1988.
• Contributor of articles to Cartoonist Profiles and Animafilms.

Further Reference

Books

• Maltin, Leonard, Of Mice and Magic, McGraw, 1980.
• Solomon, Charles, The History of Animation: Enchanted Drawings, Knopf, 1989.