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Chuck Jones

Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and a slew of other Warner characters. Three of these shorts (Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and What's Opera, Doc?) were later inducted into the National Film Registry. Chief among Jones' other works was the famous "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953).

After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.

As director

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection

A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving

A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving

Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection

Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One

Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Looney Tunes Super Stars Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire

The Essential Bugs Bunny

The Essential Bugs Bunny

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5

Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1

Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 1

Looney Tunes All Stars

Looney Tunes All Stars

Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes

Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth

From Hare to Eternity

From Hare to Eternity

Superior Duck

Superior Duck

Another Froggy Evening

Another Froggy Evening

Chariots of Fur

Chariots of Fur

Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes

Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television 

Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television 

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century

Spaced Out Bunny

Spaced Out Bunny

Soup or Sonic

Soup or Sonic

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny

The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special

The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special

Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over

Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special

As actor

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade

A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Ducktators

Ducktators

Cartoons Go To War

Cartoons Go To War

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Chuck Amuck: The Movie

Chuck Amuck: The Movie

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

Portrait of Tex Avery

Portrait of Tex Avery

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Innerspace

Innerspace

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Gremlins

Gremlins

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who!

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

You Ought to Be in Pictures

You Ought to Be in Pictures