"Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner, and Wile E. Coyote owe a debt of thanks to Charles M. Jones—better known as Chuck. He was one of the unsung heroes who brought these characters to life—and put his special stamp on each cartoon. (Bugs Bunny may have been the same basic character in every short—but only Jones could get a laugh just سے طرف کی having him wriggle his eyebrow!)

Here are eight animated gems, wonderful entertainment from a master of the cartoon medium. Jones and his ace writer Michael Maltese put such old پسندیدہ as Bugs Bunny and Daffy بتھ, مرغابی into ingenious new settings—from...

Chuck was born on Septermber 21st, 1912, in Spokane. He graduated from the Chouinard School (now known as CalArts) in the early 30’s and started working bottom of the barrel اندازی حرکت jobs, such as washing cels. Eventually he made his way to Warner Brothers and started working in the Termite Terrace studio on Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies shorts. He worked as an assistant animator for Tex Avery and Bob Clampett until he directed his first short, The Night Watchman.

Jones started out doing مزید cutesy material, stuff that was closer in content to Disney rather than what we traditionally...