Which Warner Bros. animator did NOT work for Walt Disney?

Which Warner Bros. animator did NOT work for Walt Disney?

• A. Friz Freleng
• B. Tex Avery
• C. Hugh Harman
• D. Rudolf Ising

Answer: (B)

Animators in the Golden Age often moved between studios, and knowing where they worked helps identify who did or didn’t work for Disney. Tex Avery is the figure most closely tied to Warner Bros. (and later MGM) for developing the fast, gag-driven cartoon style, and he did not have a lasting stint at Walt Disney's studio. The others had direct connections to Disney early on: Friz Freleng began his career at Disney before becoming a key director at Warner Bros., and Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were early Disney animators who left to form Harman-Ising and produce Bosko shorts for Warner Bros. Thus, Tex Avery is the Warner Bros. animator who did not work for Walt Disney.

Animators in the Golden Age often moved between studios, and knowing where they worked helps identify who did or didn’t work for Disney. Tex Avery is the figure most closely tied to Warner Bros. (and later MGM) for developing the fast, gag-driven cartoon style, and he did not have a lasting stint at Walt Disney's studio. The others had direct connections to Disney early on: Friz Freleng began his career at Disney before becoming a key director at Warner Bros., and Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were early Disney animators who left to form Harman-Ising and produce Bosko shorts for Warner Bros. Thus, Tex Avery is the Warner Bros. animator who did not work for Walt Disney.