Bob Givens: Grand Old Man of Animation

The character designer for the first true Bugs Bunny cartoon ("A Wild Hare") discusses his work as a layout and story artist for Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones and Robert McKimson. Wonderful stories from the golden age of Warner Bros animation. (Joining Bob for this interview are Stephen Worth, Mike Fontanelli and Will Finn.)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Animation
• Documentary
• Interview
• Warner
• Bros
• Bugs
• Bunny

[StephenWorth]

There's a clip on Bob's TV career at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive blog. I plan to make the entire interview available to the members of ASIFA-Hollywood over the next couple of weeks.

[chicagoSUGANO]

ZOUNDS.............What a Classic. Thanks Steve Worth for doing this GEM

of information on one of the Master's of Animation.

This is SO EXCITING.

[jferkfjkj]

this is the individual who made the more modern looking bugs bunny. and he's here in the 21st century to speak of it. just simply amazing

[ptetben246]

He did a very good job at designing Bugs Bunny for this picture. You both did a great interview! Thanks for sharing this!

[CartoonFan56]

Thanks for putting this up. This makes this animation fan very happy.

[siskavard]

This is great stuff, Steve! Thanks for taking the time to make it available.

[gdsza]

Thank You, Steve, for sharing this.

[NerdyDonaldFan]

Great interview, Steve. I'm just glad there are still some Golden Age greats left to share their wisdom.

And I never knew he did the first Bugs model sheets. I thought McKimson did all of them.

[BoltMitch]

Steve! this was great! Are you going to post the rest of it??