Calvin Henry Howard was an American cartoon story artist, animator and director mostly remembered for his work at Walter Lantz Productions and Warner Bros. Cartoons.
Career[]
In the late 1920s, Howard became a story man and animator for Walter Lantz Productions, then Walt Disney Animation in 1929. During his career, he worked for several pioneer animators besides Lantz and Disney, including Max Fleischer and Ub Iwerks. From 1930 to 1933, Howard serves as a story man for Iwerks and then Lantz. In 1938, Howard left Warner Bros. Cartoons with his friend Tedd Pierce to work for Fleischer Studios in Miami. In the 1940s, Howard moved to a different studio. He left Fleischer for Screen Gems. In 1949, he returned to Warner Bros. At 1974, Howard returned to Disney as a story artist. In 1949, Cal Howard moved from California to New York City, to work on NBC's Broadway Open House and Your Show of Shows. When Broadway Open House ended he was hired by Pat Weaver to be an associate producer and writer for the development of NBC's Today Show. He left NBC early in 1952 to return to California and work with Ralph Edwards. In the 1960s he returned to cartoon work, until his retirement. Cal Howard worked over seven animation studios in his lifetime and finally received the Annie Award in 1980 for lifetime achievement. He also served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute.
Filmography[]
Writer[]
- Gold Diggers of '49 (1935) (uncredited)
- Plane Dippy (1936) (uncredited)
- Page Miss Glory (1936) (uncredited)
- The Blow Out (1936) (uncredited)
- I'd Love to Take Orders From You (1936) (uncredited)
- I Love to Singa (1936) (uncredited)
- The Village Smithy (1936) (uncredited)
- Porky the Wrestler (1937) (uncredited)
- The Fella with the Fiddle (1937) (uncredited)
- Streamlined Greta Green (1937) (uncredited)
- Egghead Rides Again (1937) (uncredited)
- Porky's Garden (1937) (uncredited)
- Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
- The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
- Canned Feud (1951)
- The Music Mice-Tro (1967)
- The Spy Swatter (1967)
- Speedy Ghost to Town (1967)
- Rodent to Stardom (1967)
- Go Away Stowaway (1967)
- Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)
- Fiesta Fiasco (1967)
- Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
- Big Game Haunt (1968)
- Skyscraper Caper (1968)
- Feud with a Dude (1968)
- See Ya Later Gladiator (1968)
- 3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)
- Flying Circus (1968)
- Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)
- The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)
- Fistic Mystic (1969)
- Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)
- Shamrock and Roll (1969)
- Bugged by a Bee (1969)
- Injun Trouble (1969)
Director[]
- Porky's Phoney Express (1938)
- Katnip Kollege (1938)
- A-Lad-In Bagdad (1938)
Actor[]
- She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937) - Duckling, Father Goose
- Get Rich Quick Porky (1937) - Gabby Goat
- Rover's Rival (1937) - Puppy (role shared with Mel Blanc)
External Links[]
Cal Howard at the Internet Movie Database
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