Abe Levitow

About

Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction. Levitow began working as an in-betweener and assistant animator at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1940 at the age of 17. He briefly left Warner Bros. when he was drafted during World War II working on training films. Levitow returned to the studio, working as an assistant animator for Ken Harris under the Chuck Jones unit, and he was later promoted to animator in 1950 and would receive his first animations credit in 1953 for the cartoon Wild Over You. He worked steadily for Jones over the remainder of the 1950s, and directed several cartoons for release in 1959, including the Pepé Le Pew cartoon "Really Scent". While working under Jones, he made characters' joints more angular than most other...

Known for

Popeye the SailorSeries • 1960The Mr. Magoo ShowSeries • 1960The Dick Tracy ShowSeries • 1961Gay Purr-eeMovie • 1962Broom-Stick BunnyMovie • 1956Scaredy CatMovie • 1948The Phantom TollboothMovie • 1970Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-zMovie • 1956What's Opera, Doc?Movie • 1957A Witch's Tangled HareMovie • 1959Baby Buggy BunnyMovie • 1954Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMovie • 1962Surf-Bored CatMovie • 1967A Christmas CarolMovie • 197190 Day WonderingMovie • 1956Rocket-bye BabyMovie • 1956Deduce, You SayMovie • 1956Guided Mouse-IlleMovie • 1967Robin Hood DaffyMovie • 1958Wild Over YouMovie • 1953Hare-Way to the StarsMovie • 1958The A-Tom-inable SnowmanMovie • 1966Zoom and BoredMovie • 1957Catty-CorneredMovie • 1966