Rudy Larriva
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 Rudy Larriva, American animator. | |
| Born | Rudolph Larriva February 12, 1916 |
| Died | February 19, 2010 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Animator/Film director |
| Years active | 1939–1986 |
| Children | 1 |
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Rudolph Larriva (February 12, 1916 – February 19, 2010) was an American animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Early life
[edit]Born in El Paso, Texas, which his parents moved out at the age of two, he attended several grammar schools, and graduated from John C. Fremont High School with a major in commercial art, but never went to college.[1] He was of Mexican descent.[2]
Career
[edit]Larriva worked at a number of studios, including Format Films, Filmation, and Walt Disney Productions, but is best known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA. He was an animator in Chuck Jones' unit, starting in 1939 with the short Dog Gone Modern. He later animated for shorts like Elmer's Pet Rabbit and Porky's Cafe. Larriva was considered by Jones to be his top animator in the late 1930s and early 1940s, where he particularly delivered Disney-quality animation.[2][3]
Some of the productions he worked on include Song of the South, Mr. Magoo, The Unicorn in the Garden, Gerald McBoing Boing, The Alvin Show, The Lone Ranger, the 1965–1967 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Format Films, and Fangface. He was also the animation director of The Twilight Zone opening titles for 1959–1960.[2][3][4]
He died in Irvine, California on February 19, 2010, aged 94. Larriva was buried in Eternal Hills Cemetery in Oceanside, California in March of that year. He is survived by his son and his three grandchildren.[3]
| Title | Date | Main characters |
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| Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner | August 21, 1965 | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner |
| Tired and Feathered | September 18, 1965 | |
| Boulder Wham! | October 9, 1965 | |
| Just Plane Beep | October 30, 1965 | |
| Hairied and Hurried | November 13, 1965 | |
| Highway Runnery | December 11, 1965 | |
| Chaser on the Rocks | December 25, 1965 | |
| Shot and Bothered | January 8, 1966 | |
| Out and Out Rout | January 29, 1966 | |
| The Solid Tin Coyote | February 19, 1966 | |
| Clippety Clobbered | March 12, 1966 | |
| Quacker Tracker | April 29, 1967 | Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales |
| The Music Mice-Tro | May 27, 1967 | |
| The Spy Swatter | June 24, 1967 |
Note: The Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner cartoons in the above list are sometimes called the "Larriva Eleven."
References
[edit]- ^ "The Exposure Sheet #17 & #18". 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ a b c Amidi, Amid (2021-10-20). "A Celebration Of The Mexican Artists Who Helped Create The American Animation Industry". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ a b c "Animator Rudy Larriva dies at 94 Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2021
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (2010-02-27). "Veteran Animator Rudy Larriva Passes Away". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
External links
[edit]- Rudy Larriva at IMDb
- Opening Title, Season One of The Twilight Zone
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