DAVIS, Arthur

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Birth/Death

Birth: June 14th, 1905 at Yonkers, New York
Death: May 9th, 2000


Occupation/Title

Animator, Storyboard artist, Story director, Director, Writer, Producer


Bio Summary

Arthur Davis was born on June 14th, 1905 in Yonkers, New York. He started his animation career in early 30s and moved around many studios and worked on over 200 animations as a director and animator. He worked some time at Screen Gems, and moved onto WB and became a director. He also worked in Hanna-Barbera and Walter Lantz in late 1960s. He made many cartoons that became famous such as "Bowery Bugs" (1949) and classic Pink Panther cartoons while he stayed in DePatie-Freleng Production Company. When Freleng Production dissolved into WB, he stayed until his retirement in the late 1980s. He passed away on May 9th, 2000.


Early Life/Family

He is a brother of Mannie Davis, who was born in Yonkers, New York in January 23rd, 1894. Mannie, also known as Emanuel, worked on about 8 animation titles in 1950s and 1960s as an animator, and also was a director for about 226 animation movies and shorts from 1920s to 1960s.


Education/Training

Career Outline

Arthur Davis started his career as an animator at Charls Mintz studio. He took a part in creating Toby the pup and Scrappy. In 1940, he became a director at Columbia Screen Gems, which was Charls Mintz studio. In 1942 he moved on to Warner Brothers with Frank Tashlin and worked under him until 1944. After Tashlin left the studio he worked as an animator under Bob Clampett until 1945. When Clampett left the place Davis already worked on many animations that earned him a title, such as "The Goofy Gophers" (1947), or "What Makes Daffy Duck?" (1948). He also made a sole Bugs Bunny cartoon, "Bowery Bugs" (1949). After that, he became the victim of the cost cutting studios, and went into the Freleng’s unit. He spent all the time being an animator until 1962, when he directed his final WB cartoon "Quackodile Tears". He then went onto animate for Walter Lantz and storyboarding for Hanna-Barbera. While he was at the Freleng's company, he created the classic Pink Panther cartoons, "Pinkcome Tax" and "In the Pink of the Night". (1968). Around the 1970s, the Freleng's company did not do so well, and it eventually dissolved into the WB studio. In the WB, he worked as a sequence director for the TV series, and moved to Hanna-Barbera. He stayed at Hanna-Barbera until his retirement in the 1980s.


Comments On Style

"Davis’ cartoons can be recognized by their laid-back attitude, and their characters' predilection for wearing bowties."


Influences

He got his influence from probably Chuck Jones cartoons, especially shown a lot in the "What Makes Daffy Duck?" (1948) where he uses the gag of changing the hunting season signs.


Personality

Anecdotes

Miscellaneous

He also goes by Art or Artie Davis.


Filmography

1. "That's Warner Bros.!" (1995) TV Series (animator)
2. "Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends" (1990) TV Series (animator)

3. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) (animator)
4. "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" (1986) TV Series (animator)
5. "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour" (1985) TV Series (animator)
6. Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983) (animator: classic cartoons)
... aka Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (USA: short title)
7. Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982) (animator)
... aka Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales (USA: short title)
8. The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981) (animator)
... aka Friz Freleng's Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
9. Daffy Duck's Easter Show (1980) (TV) (sequence director) (as Art Davis)
10. Pink Panther in the Olym-pinks (1980) (TV) (sequence director) (as Art Davis)

11. A Pink Christmas (1978) (TV) (animator) (as Art Davis)
... aka Pink Panther in 'A Pink Christmas' (USA: long title)
12. "The Sylvester & Tweety Show" (1976) TV Series (animator)
13. "Josie and the Pussy Cats in Outer Space" (1972) TV Series (story director)
14. "The Roman Holidays" (1972) TV Series (story director) (as Artie Davis)

15. "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour" (1968) TV Series (animator)
16. "Wacky Races" (1968) TV Series (story director)
17. "Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles" (1966) TV Series (story director) (as Art Davis)
18. "The Road Runner Show" (1966) TV Series (animator)
19. Rough Riding Hood (1966) (animator)
20. Pesty Guest (1965) (animator)
21. Half Baked Alaska (1965) (animator)
22. Birds of a Feather (1965) (animator) (as Art Davis)
23. Fractured Friendship (1965) (animator)
24. "The Hillbilly Bears" (1965) TV Series (story director) (as Art Davis)
25. Three Little Woodpeckers (1965) (animator) (as Art Davis)
26. Get Lost! Little Doggy (1964) (animator)
27. Dumb Like a Fox (1964) (animator)
28. Lighthouse-keeping Blues (1964) (animator)
29. Ski-napper (1964) (animator) (as Art Davis)
30. Tepee for Two (1963) (animator)
31. Pesky Pelican (1963) (animator) (as Art Davis)
32. The Tenant's Racket (1963) (animator)
33. Charlie's Mother-in-Law (1963) (animator)
34. Coming Out Party (1963) (animator)
35. Corny Concerto (1962) (animator)
36. Fish and Chips (1962) (animator) (as Art Davis)
37. Prince Violent (1961) (animator) (as Art Davis)
... aka Prince Varmint (TV title)
38. The Rebel Without Claws (1961) (animator) (as Art Davis)
39. D' Fightin' Ones (1961) (animator) (as Art Davis)
40. "The Yogi Bear Show" (1961) TV Series (animator) (as Art Davis) (story director) (as Art Davis)
41. Lighter Than Hare (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
42. "The Bugs Bunny Show" (1960) TV Series (animator)
43. From Hare to Heir (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
44. Mouse and Garden (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
45. Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
46. Person to Bunny (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
47. Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960) (animator) (as Art Davis)
48. Horse Hare (1960) (animator)

49. Tweet Dreams (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
50. Here Today, Gone Tamale (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
51. Wild and Woolly Hare (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
52. Tweet and Lovely (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
53. Mexicali Shmoes (1959) (animator)
54. Apes of Wrath (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
55. Trick or Tweet (1959) (animator) (as Art Davis)
56. A Bird in a Bonnet (1958) (animator) (as Art Davis)
57. Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) (animator) (as Art Davis)
58. A Waggily Tale (1958) (animator) (as Art Davis)
59. A Pizza Tweety-Pie (1958) (animator) (as Art Davis)
60. Hare-Less Wolf (1958) (animator) (as Art Davis)
61. Gonzales' Tamales (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
62. Show Biz Bugs (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
63. Greedy for Tweety (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
64. Bugsy and Mugsy (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
65. Birds Anonymous (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
66. Piker's Peak (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
67. Tweety and the Beanstalk (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
68. Tweet Zoo (1957) (animator) (as Art Davis)
69. Two Crows from Tacos (1956) (animator)
70. Yankee Dood It (1956) (animator)
71. A Star Is Bored (1956) (animator)
72. Tugboat Granny (1956) (animator)
73. Napoleon Bunny-Part (1956) (animator)
74. Tree Cornered Tweety (1956) (animator)
75. Rabbitson Crusoe (1956) (animator)
76. Tweet and Sour (1956) (animator)
77. Heir-Conditioned (1955) (animator)
78. Roman Legion-Hare (1955) (animator)
79. Red Riding Hoodwinked (1955) (animator)
80. Speedy Gonzales (1955) (animator)
81. Hyde and Hare (1955) (animator)
82. A Kiddies Kitty (1955) (animator)
83. This Is a Life? (1955) (animator)
84. Lumber Jerks (1955) (animator)
85. Tweety's Circus (1955) (animator)
86. Hare Brush (1955) (animator)
87. Sahara Hare (1955) (animator)
88. Stork Naked (1955) (animator)
89. Pests for Guests (1955) (animator)
90. By Word of Mouse (1954) (animator)
91. Goo Goo Goliath (1954) (animator)
92. Yankee Doodle Bugs (1954) (animator)
93. Satan's Waitin' (1954) (animator)
94. Muzzle Tough (1954) (animator)
95. Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) (animator)
96. Bugs and Thugs (1954) (animator)
97. Captain Hareblower (1954) (animator)
98. I Gopher You (1954) (animator)
99. Dog Pounded (1954) (animator)
100. Sandy Claws (1954) (animator)
101. Robot Rabbit (1953) (animator)
102. Catty Cornered (1953) (animator)
103. A Street Cat Named Sylvester (1953) (animator)
104. Tom Tom Tomcat (1953) (animator)
105. Hare Trimmed (1953) (animator)
106. Ant Pasted (1953) (animator)
107. Southern Fried Rabbit (1953) (animator)
108. Fowl Weather (1953) (animator)
109. A Mouse Divided (1953) (animator)
110. Snow Business (1953) (animator)
111. Hare Lift (1952) (animator)
112. Tree for Two (1952) (animator)
113. A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952) (animator)
114. Cracked Quack (1952) (animator)
115. Ain't She Tweet (1952) (animator)
116. Little Red Rodent Hood (1952) (animator)
117. Foxy by Proxy (1952) (animator)
118. 14 Carrot Rabbit (1952) (animator)
119. Gift Wrapped (1952) (animator)
120. Tweet Tweet Tweety (1951) (animator)
121. Ballot Box Bunny (1951) (animator)
122. Tweety's S.O.S. (1951) (animator)
123. His Hare Raising Tale (1951) (animator)
124. Room and Bird (1951) (animator)
125. A Bone for a Bone (1951) (animator)
126. The Fair Haired Hare (1951) (animator)
127. Putty Tat Trouble (1951) (animator)
128. Rabbit Every Monday (1951) (animator)
129. Canned Feud (1951) (animator)
130. Stooge for a Mouse (1950) (animator)
131. Canary Row (1950) (animator)
132. Bunker Hill Bunny (1950) (animator)
133. Golden Yeggs (1950) (animator)
134. All a Bir-r-r-rd (1950) (animator)
135. His Bitter Half (1950) (animator)
136. Big House Bunny (1950) (animator)
137. The Lion's Busy (1950) (animator)
138. Mutiny on the Bunny (1950) (animator)
139. Home, Tweet Home (1950) (animator)
140. Which Is Witch? (1949) (animator)
141. The Mouse-Merized Cat (1946) (animator)
142. Acrobatty Bunny (1946) (animator)
143. Hare Remover (1946) (animator) (as Art Davis)
... aka Elmer's Hare Remover (USA)
144. Nasty Quacks (1945) (animator) (as Art Davis)
145. A Tale of Two Mice (1945) (animator)
146. The Stupid Cupid (1944) (animator) (uncredited)
147. Brother Brat (1944) (animator) (as Art Davis)
148. Scrap Happy Daffy (1943) (animator) (as Art Davis)
149. The Cute Recruit (1941) (animator)
150. Flop House (1932) (animator)
151. Battle of the Barn (1932) (animator) (as Art Davis)
152. Showing Off (1931) (animator) (as Art Davis)
153. Yelp Wanted (1931) (animator) (as Art Davis)
Director - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1940s) (1930s)
1. "The Bugs n' Daffy Show" (1996) TV Series (original material)
2. "That's Warner Bros.!" (1995) TV Series (original material)
3. "Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends" (1990) TV Series (original material)
4. "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (1988) TV Series
5. "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" (1986) TV Series
6. Pepe Le Pew's Skunk Tales (1986) (V)
7. "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo" (1985) TV Series
8. "Snorks" (1984) TV Series (seasons 3 and 4)
9. "Challenge of the GoBots" (1984) TV Series
10. The Yolks on You (1980) (TV) (as Art Davis)
11. Daffy Flies North (1980) (TV) (as Art Davis)
12. Pink Suds (1979)
13. The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special (1979) (TV) (original material)
14. Star Pink (1978)
15. Pink Bananas (1978)
16. Pinktails for Two (1978) (as Art Davis)
17. Pink Press (1978)
18. The Pink of Bagdad (1978) (as Art Davis)
19. Pink Trumpet (1978)
20. "The All New Pink Panther Show" (1978) TV Series (as Art Davis)
21. "The Pink Panther Laugh and the Half Hour and Half Show" (1976) TV Series (original material) (as Art Davis)
22. Wham and Eggs (1973) (as Art Davis)
23. Blue Racer Blues (1972) (as Art Davis)
24. Camera Bug (1972) (as Art Davis)
25. Punch and Judo (1972) (as Art Davis)
26. Support Your Local Serpent (1972) (as Art Davis)
27. Flight to the Finish (1972)
28. Croakus Pocus (1971)
29. Pink-In (1971) (as Art Davis)
30. Psst Pink (1971)
31. Pink Tuba-Dore (1971) (as Art Davis)
32. Cattle Battle (1971)
33. A Fink in the Rink (1971)
34. The Great Continental Overland Cross-Country Race (1971)
35. From Bed to Worse (1971) (as Art Davis)
36. Mud Squad (1971)
37. Trick or Retreat (1971)
38. "Doctor Dolittle"
- The Bird from O.O.P.S (1971) TV Episode (as Art Davis)
- The Barnyard Rumble (1970) TV Episode (as Art Davis)
39. Rough Brunch (1971) (as Art Davis)
40. Don't Hustle an Ant with Muscle (1970) (as Art Davis)
41. Mumbo Jumbo (1970) (as Art Davis)
42. War and Pieces (1970)
43. Bridgework (1970)
44. A Taste of Money (1970)
45. Say Cheese, Please (1970)
46. A Pair of Greenbacks (1969) (as Art Davis)
47. Dune Bug (1969) (as Art Davis)
48. A Pair of Sneakers (1969) (as Art Davis)
49. "The Pink Panther Show" (1969) TV Series
... aka The New Pink Panther Show (USA: third season title)
... aka The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark (USA: second season title)
50. "Here Comes the Grump" (1969) TV Series (as Art Davis)
51. Sweet and Sourdough (1969) (as Art Davis)
52. In the Pink of the Night (1969)
53. Pinkcome Tax (1968)
54. The Pink Package Plot (1968)
55. "The Porky Pig Show" (1964) TV Series (theatrical cartoons)
... aka Porky Pig and His Friends (USA: syndication title)
56. Quackodile Tears (1962) (as Art Davis)
57. Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949)
58. Bowery Bugs (1949)
59. Porky Chops (1949)
60. Holiday for Drumsticks (1949)
61. A Hick a Slick and a Chick (1948)
62. Two Gophers from Texas (1948)
63. Riff Raffy Daffy (1948)
64. The Stupor Salesman (1948)
65. Odor of the Day (1948)
66. The Pest That Came to Dinner (1948)
67. Dough Ray Me-ow (1948)
68. The Rattled Rooster (1948)
69. Bone Sweet Bone (1948)
70. Nothing But the Tooth (1948)
71. What Makes Daffy Duck (1948)
72. Catch as Cats Can (1947)
73. Mexican Joyride (1947)
74. Doggone Cats (1947)
75. The Foxy Duckling (1947)
76. The Goofy Gophers (1947)
77. Mouse Menace (1946)
78. Carmen's Veranda (1944)
79. The Great Cheese Mystery (1941)
80. The Cute Recruit (1941)
81. The Way of All Pests (1941)
82. Mr. Elephant Goes to Town (1940)

83. Hollywood Graduation (1938)
84. The Foolish Bunny (1938)
85. The Little Match Girl (1937)
86. The Health Farm (1936)
... aka Farmer Al Falfa in the Health Farm
87. Neighbors (1935)
88. The Museum (1930)

Art Department - filmography

1. "Birdman and the Galaxy Trio" (1967) TV Series (storyboard artist) (as Art Davis)
2. "The Atom Ant Show" (1967) TV Series (story director) (as Art Davis)
3. "The Secret Squirrel Show" (1965) TV Series (storyboard artist)
4. "The Flintstones" (storyboard artist) (as Art Davis)
- The Flintstone Flyer (1960) TV Episode (storyboard artist)


Honors

Annie Award: Winsor McCay Award 1994


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Bibliographic References

http://members.aol.com/EOCostello/t.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Davis
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205074/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204190/


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