Emery Hawkins
Emery Hawkins (April 30, 1912 – June 1989) was an American animator who worked at various studios such as Disney, Screen Gems, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros., and UPA during the golden age of animation. His most prominent work is the Woody Woodpecker cartoons from the 1940s. Along with Art Heinemann, Hawkins helped redesign Woody and made him more streamlined. He also worked with Art Babbitt and Ken Harris on Richard Williams's unfinished animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler. Hawkins was known for the speed in which he animated, completing scenes quickly, but with perfection. Hawkins (along with Babbitt, Harris and Grim Natwick) is frequently mentioned in Richard Williams' book The Animator's Survival Kit.
Hawkins developed Alzheimer's Disease in his later years and was forced to retire. He died in 1989 at the age of 77.
List of animated works
- Looney Tunes (1946-1951) (animator)
- Merrie Melodies (1946-1951) (animator)
- The Bugs Bunny Show (1960) (animator)
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (1968) (animator)
- Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971) (graphic blandishment)
- Snoopy Come Home (1972) (graphic blandishment)
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) (graphic blandishment)
- There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973) (graphic blandishment)
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) (graphic blandishment)
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974) (graphic blandishment)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) (lead animator) - The Greedy
- The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980) (animator)
- Gnomes (film) (1980) (animator)
- The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) (animator)
- Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) (animator)
- The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986) (animator)
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) (animator)
- The Princess and the Cobbler (1993) (lead animator)