Harry Love (animator)
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Harry Love was an American animator who began his career at the Charles Mintz studio in 1931. By 1950 he was receiving credit in Warner Bros. Cartoons
, usually as an effects animator. The naturalistic flash-and-smoke explosions in Warner's cartoons and many of the later DePatie-Freleng releases are his creations. In the 1970s, he worked mostly in film production up to his retirement after The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
. He was widely respected in the animation industry for his friendly personality plus his drafting, management and writing skills.
Warner Bros. Cartoons
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. was the in-house division of Warner Bros. Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation. One of the most successful animation studios in American media history, Warner Bros. Cartoons was primarily responsible for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical...
, usually as an effects animator. The naturalistic flash-and-smoke explosions in Warner's cartoons and many of the later DePatie-Freleng releases are his creations. In the 1970s, he worked mostly in film production up to his retirement after The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 animated film directed by Robert Taylor. It is an adult animation featuring a series of drug-induced vignettes both related and unrelated to life in the 1970s. Starring Skip Hinnant as the voice of the titular feline protagonist, the film is a sequel to...
. He was widely respected in the animation industry for his friendly personality plus his drafting, management and writing skills.