Search+HomeETPrimeMarketsMarket DataMasterclassIPONewsIndustrySMEPoliticsWealthMFTechAICareersOpinionNRIPanacheMore MenuLuxuryPanacheTech and GadgetsWorklifePeopleHealthIdeal Weight CalculatorChild Height CalculatorCalorie CalculatorBMI CalculatorBMR CalculatorDiabetes Risk CalculatorEntertainmentPanache People 101Cars & BikesLifestyleBooksCity LifeSpecialsET MagazineBusiness News›Magazines›Panache›'Tom and Jerry' animator Gene Deitch passes away at 95; Vicky Kaushal thanks him for 'making our childhood amazing'
The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now.
Read Today's Paper 'Tom and Jerry' animator Gene Deitch passes away at 95; Vicky Kaushal thanks him for 'making our childhood amazing'SECTIONS'Tom and Jerry' animator Gene Deitch passes away at 95; Vicky Kaushal thanks him for 'making our childhood amazing'APLast Updated: Apr 21, 2020, 05:57:00 PM ISTRate StoryFollow usShareFont SizeAbcSmallAbcMediumAbcLargeSavePrintCommentSynopsis
Deitch's 'Munro' won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 1960.
APBorn Aug. 8, 1924, in Chicago, Deitch arrived in Prague in 1959 intending to stay for 10 days, but fell in love with his future wife, Zdenka, and stayed in the Czechoslovakian capital.PRAGUE: Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95.His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told The Associated Press Deitch died unexpectedly during the night from Thursday to Friday in his apartment in Prague's Little Quarter neighborhood. No further details were given.Deitch's movie 'Munro' won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1960. He was also nominated for the same award twice in 1964 for 'Here's Nudnik' and 'How to Avoid Friendship'.Earlier, he had created the ``Tom Terrific'' series, while the ``Sidney's Family Tree,`` which he co-produced was nominated for an Academy Award in 1958.Born Aug. 8, 1924, in Chicago, Deitch arrived in Prague in 1959 intending to stay for 10 days, but fell in love with his future wife, Zdenka, and stayed in the Czechoslovakian capital.Working from behind the Iron Curtain, he directed 13 episodes of 'Tom and Jerry' and also some of the 'Popeye the Sailor' series.He captured life in communist Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic after the 1989 anti-communist Velvet Revolution in his memoirs 'For the Love of Prague'.In 2004, he received the Winsor McCay Award for his lifelong contribution to animation.Deitch is survived by his wife and by three sons from his first marriage, all of whom are cartoonists and illustrators.Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal posted an Instagram story remembering the legend, "Thank you for making our childhood amazing." AgenciesKaushal posted an Instagram Story to pay tribute to the legend.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! Read More News ongene deitch deathPopeye the Sailorgene deitchTom and JerryVicky Kaushalanimator
(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)
Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online.
...morelessRead More News ongene deitch deathPopeye the Sailorgene deitchTom and JerryVicky Kaushalanimator
(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)
Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online.
AI is reshaping lending, and why it’s bad news for traditional banks
AI puts India’s USD190-billion services trade surplus at a crossroads
Prashant Jain’s contrarian masterstroke: From IT exit to SBI super bet
Why new law to avoid a Go First repeat fails to calm global aircraft lessors
Stock Radar: Natco Pharma stock shows rounding bottom formation; should you buy the stock for long term?
Buy, Sell or Hold: Morgan Stanley maintains underweight on Dixon; Citi cuts target price on IndiGo
1
2
3
View all Stories
Popular in Panache
Quote of the day by Epicurus: 'You don't develop courage by being happy in relationships. You develop it by surviving...' - How to survive difficult times explained by the founder of Epicureanism philosophy
Waiters at Bengaluru restaurant take orders without speaking a word. Gestures do the talking
Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: 'I am not perfect. I don’t believe in lots of self-criticism or being unrealistic about either what you are or what you have accomplished or what you would like to do'
Friday OTT releases of the week: 10 new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video and ZEE5
Quote of the day by Seneca: 'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity' - How planning for the unknown brings success explained by the Stoic philosopher
LuxuryPanacheTech and GadgetsWorklifePeopleHealthIdeal Weight CalculatorChild Height CalculatorCalorie CalculatorBMI CalculatorBMR CalculatorDiabetes Risk CalculatorEntertainmentPanache People 101Cars & BikesLifestyleBooksCity LifeSpecialsET MagazineBusiness News›Magazines›Panache›'Tom and Jerry' animator Gene Deitch passes away at 95; Vicky Kaushal thanks him for 'making our childhood amazing' 
Follow usShareFont SizeAbcSmallAbcMediumAbcLargeSavePrintCommentSynopsis
AP
Agencies
as a Reliable and Trusted News Source
Add Now! Read More News ongene deitch deathPopeye the Sailorgene deitchTom and JerryVicky Kaushalanimator
Enter search text:
Agencies
Quote of the day by Epicurus: 'You don't develop courage by being happy in relationships. You develop it by surviving...' - How to survive difficult times explained by the founder of Epicureanism philosophy
Waiters at Bengaluru restaurant take orders without speaking a word. Gestures do the talking
Quote of the day by Warren Buffett: 'I am not perfect. I don’t believe in lots of self-criticism or being unrealistic about either what you are or what you have accomplished or what you would like to do'
Friday OTT releases of the week: 10 new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video and ZEE5
Quote of the day by Seneca: 'Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity' - How planning for the unknown brings success explained by the Stoic philosopher