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Early life and work

Maurice James Noble was born in Spooner, Minnesota, but spent much of his childhood in New Mexico and Southern California. In the early 1930s he attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, and while there the Institute displayed his works in its first one-man show of watercolors. The Chouinard Art Institute was a professional Art school founded in 1921 in Los Angeles California, by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard (1879-1969 Having to leave Chouinard for financial reasons, he ended up doing design work for a department store.

A Disney scout recruited him about 1934, and he decided to accept the job since it paid $10 per month more than the department store did. Noble was put to work on backgrounds for the Silly Symphonies cartoon series. Silly Symphonies is a series of Animated Short subjects 75 in total produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 At that time the Disney backgrounds were required to be done in transparent watercolor wash, which was technically difficult because correcting a mistake was usually impossible, requiring a full new attempt. Watercolor ( US) or Watercolour ( UK) (and "aquarelle" in French is a Painting method

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first feature length film Noble worked on. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American film based on the eponymous German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. This was followed by background work on other Disney features, notably the Rite of Spring sequence in Fantasia. This article is about the ballet music For the emo/hardcore band see Rites of Spring The Rite of Spring, commonly referred Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Noble also did story development for the Dance of the Hours in that film. For Dumbo, he did color coordination and character design, including work on the pink elephant sequence. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures.

Noble joined the Disney animators' strike in 1941; it lasted five weeks and became bitter. The bitter animators' strike of 1941 at Walt Disney Studios was a psychological turning point within the company When he returned after the strike was settled, his office was moved to an ex-broomcloset and he was left without assignments. Soon he was laid off and his career at Disney was at an end.

The outbreak of World War II lead Noble to enlist in the Army Signal Corps. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was eventually assigned to a small unit headed by Ted Geisel (later to become well known as Dr. Seuss). Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name The unit was based at the Fox studios and under Col. Frank Capra. Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film It worked on posters and booklets, and on a cartoon series called Private Snafu. Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during The unit did the writing, storyboards, and background designs; the cartoon production was contracted out. See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of Warner Bros. won the contract for Private Snafu, and the WB animation director Chuck Jones worked on the series. Following the war Noble did freelance work in the industry and then took a position doing art for a filmstrip production company in St. Louis.

The Warner Bros. years

Noble remained in St. Louis until 1952, when he was invited to come to Warner Bros. to do cartoon layout for Chuck Jones' group. This was the first time he had done layout, which consists of designing the background environment and, for each shot, the particular viewpoint. The layout drawings and colorations are then used by the background artist (often Philip DeGuard) to paint the final backgrounds (see Chuck Amuck, p. 148 for an example).

At Warner Bros. , Noble worked with Jones for a decade, over which time the team did over 60 cartoons. Turning away from the fussy realism of Disney backgrounds, Noble grew into styles using shape and color to define the space. The graphic look of his backgrounds could vary widely from film to film; he tried to make the backdrop fit the mood of the film. Noble says:

"I call it stepping into the picture. You look around and say, 'Gee, what's this all about, and does it feel right for this given picture?' And then you go ahead and design from that standpoint. " [1]

The Jones unit worked with much of the large stable of Warners characters: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner & Coyote. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Noble's wide-open desert landscapes gave the Road Runner cartoons their characteristic spaciousness. The memorable cartoons Noble designed at Warners include What's Opera, Doc? (1957), a Bugs Bunny sendup of Wagner's Ring Cycle that has been inducted into the National Film Registry. What's Opera Doc? is a 1957 Animated cartoon short in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones for Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Noble's futuristic settings enhance Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953). Duck Dodgers in the 24½th (twenty-fourth and a half Century is a Merrie Melodies cartoon created in 1952 and released on July 25, 1953, starring Other cartoons included the Academy Award nominees From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954), High Note (1960), Beep Prepared (1961), Nelly's Folly (1961), and Now Hear This (1962). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. From A to Z-Z-Z-Z is a 1953 Animated cartoon short by Chuck Jones in the Looney Tunes series HighNote Records is an American Record label based in New York City, specializing in Jazz music Beep Prepared is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1961. Now Hear This is a 1963 animated short film in the Looney Tunes series produced by Warner Bros

In the early 1960s, Noble started receiving co-director credit on a number of the Jones-unit productions. This reflected his increased involvement in many phases of the creation process beyond just the layouts, pulling things together and ironing out rough spots.

MGM and Dr. Seuss

In 1963 Noble left Warner Bros. and joined Jones at Tower 12 Productions (also called Sib-Tower 12). This new company had a contract with MGM, and eventually became the animation unit of MGM.

The bread-and-butter work for the first couple of years was producing cartoons starring MGM's Tom & Jerry characters, but there were an assortment of other projects. Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer One was The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), a combined live action & animation feature. Noble co-directed The Dot and the Line (1965) which won the Oscar for short subject (cartoon). The Dot and the Line A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1-58717-066-3 is a book written and illustrated by Norton Juster, first published by Random House "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He also designed the 1969 feature The Phantom Tollbooth. The Phantom Tollbooth is a Live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 Children's book The Phantom Tollbooth

Noble started working again with Ted Geisel for the first time since the war, doing the design for the TV feature How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known children's books by Dr He later did design and layout work on a number of other Dr. Seuss features, first at MGM (Horton Hears a Who! (1970)), and then at the DePatie-Freleng studios (e. Horton Hears a Who! is a 1954 book by Dr Seuss. It is the second Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being Horton Hatches DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE was a Hollywood-based American animated production company active from 1963 to 1981 g. The Cat in the Hat (1971), The Lorax (1972), Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973)). The Cat in the Hat is a Children's book by Dr Seuss, featuring a tall anthropomorphic, mischievous cat wearing a tall red and white The Lorax is a children's book, written by Dr Seuss and first published in 1971 Dr Seuss on the Loose is an animated special for television first airing on CBS in October 15, 1973, and hosted by The Cat in the Hat

Later years

In the late 1970s and most of the 1980s, Noble largely withdrew from work in the animation industry to pursue other interests. These included producing fine art, particularly hand-pulled silkscreen prints. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil In 1987 he received a lifetime achievement Annie Award (from the International Animation Society) for his contributions over the previous 50 years.

About 1989 Noble did development work on Steven Spielberg's Tiny Toon Adventures, and did writing and design for the "Duck Dodgers Jr. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American " episode.

In the mid-1990s Noble rejoined Jones at Chuck Jones Film Productions, serving as art director on Chariots of Fur (1994) and color consultant on several other productions, including Pullet Surprise. Chuck Jones Film Productions is a Looney Tunes shorts animation company founded in 1994 run by Chuck Jones. Chariots of Fur is a seven-minute Looney Tunes short released in 1994. Pullet Surprise is a 1997 6-minute Looney Tunes short released in theaters with Cats Don't Dance.

While at the Jones studio, Noble began supervising, training, and mentoring young artists just out of (or still in) school. These artists came to be known as the 'Noble boys and girls'. Many of them became involved in "Noble Tales," a planned series of animated shorts based on folk tales. One such film was Al Tudi Tuhak (1999). Al Tudi Tuhak, meaning "a long time ago" in the Lushootseed language was a short animated film made in 1999 based on the folk culture of the people of the Northwestern

Noble continued to be active in a variety of animation projects, including consultation with Disney artists for their first watercolor backgrounds in half a century (for Lilo and Stitch). For the television series see Lilo & Stitch The Series Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American Animated feature Noble died in 2001 at his home in La Crescenta, California. La Crescenta-Montrose is a Census-designated place (CDP and an Unincorporated area in Los Angeles County California, encompassing those parts of the

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Although some press releases give his birth year as 1910, it was actually 1911. Ali Baba Bunny is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies short featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, directed by Chuck Jones Hare-Way to the Stars is a Warner Bros Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on March 29th 1958 Robin Hood Daffy is a 1958 Warner Brothers theatrical Cartoon short part of the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones Hopalong Casualty is a 1960 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical animated short featuring the Road Runner and Wile E HighNote Records is an American Record label based in New York City, specializing in Jazz music Beep Prepared is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1961. Now Hear This is a 1963 animated short film in the Looney Tunes series produced by Warner Bros Martian Through Georgia is a 1962 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow, and produced by Warner A Sheep in the Deep is a 1962 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble and released by Warner Bros For the 1985 film of the same name see Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film. The Incredible Mr Limpet is a 1964 Live-action/animated film from Warner Brothers about a human named Henry Limpet who turns into The Dot and the Line A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1-58717-066-3 is a book written and illustrated by Norton Juster, first published by Random House How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known children's books by Dr The Bear that Wasn't is a 1946 Children's book by Film director and Looney Tunes alumnus Frank Tashlin. The Phantom Tollbooth is a Live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 Children's book The Phantom Tollbooth Horton Hears a Who! is a 1954 book by Dr Seuss. It is the second Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being Horton Hatches The Cat in the Hat is a Children's book by Dr Seuss, featuring a tall anthropomorphic, mischievous cat wearing a tall red and white The Lorax is a children's book, written by Dr Seuss and first published in 1971 Dr Seuss on the Loose is an animated special for television first airing on CBS in October 15, 1973, and hosted by The Cat in the Hat Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American Chariots of Fur is a seven-minute Looney Tunes short released in 1994. Pullet Surprise is a 1997 6-minute Looney Tunes short released in theaters with Cats Don't Dance. Al Tudi Tuhak, meaning "a long time ago" in the Lushootseed language was a short animated film made in 1999 based on the folk culture of the people of the Northwestern This can be verified through the Social Security Death Index (available here, for instance).

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