Maurice Noble
Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1910 – May 19, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. including Disney, MGM, Walter Lantz and Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s. His work contributed to such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, What's Opera, Doc? and the Road Runner series. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia; indicated birth/death dates reflect adjustments to match Mr. Noble's grave marker dates]
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 1910-05-01 · Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 2001-05-19
Known for
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) — Background Designer
- Dumbo (1941) — Character Designer
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) — Production Design
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) — Writer
- Duck Amuck (1953) — Layout Supervisor
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) — Production Design
- Rabbit Seasoning (1952) — Layout Supervisor
- The Lorax (1972) — Production Design
- Bully for Bugs (1953) — Layout Supervisor
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) — Production Design
- Elmer Elephant (1936) — Background Designer
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1963) — Co-Director
- Hare-Way to the Stars (1958) — Layout Supervisor
- Zipping Along (1953) — Layout Supervisor
- The Cat in the Hat (1971) — Production Design
- Horton Hears a Who! (1970) — Production Design