[Obit] Chuck Amuck No More

[khaosworks]

Animator Chuck Jones Dies at 89

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, died at his home Friday. He was 89.

God rest you, Mr Jones. Friz and Mel will have saved a seat at the bar for you.

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about this.

I'm sad he's gone, of course. But, from what I've read, he lived a long and full life and had a quiet not-uncomfortable death. He didn't die leaving us wondering what wonders he could have produced if he'd lived, and the wonders he *did* produce have made countless people love him. (Another person's comment was that his was the first directorial style she could recognize; mine too.)

So, you know, I raise my glass to Mr. Jones, marking his death, celebrating his life. Thank you, Chuck. :)

I'm with Ny on this one

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I was talking with Tom Smith about Consonance, and if you ever want to talk about someone who is totally depressed and wiped out over something, this was it for Tom.

Now we get to pick ourselves up and try to set an upbeat tone despite what's going on in the world.

Re: I'm with Ny on this one

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

I myself had a quiet little cry when I first heard. I knew this would happen sooner or later - the passing of Mel Blanc and Friz Freling had prepared me for it, but I honestly thought somewhere inside me that Chuck, like his works, would live forever.

But still, as probably he would have said, reaching up from his deathbed after closing his eyes... "What, in real life you expect a happy ending?"

We wear the armband. We cherish what he left us. We move on.