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Disney Renaissance Animator Mike Toth Has Died

Mike Toth, a character and effects animator whose career spanned many iconic television and film productions including classics of the Disney Renaissance, died December...

Britt Allcroft, Producer Who Brought ‘Thomas & Friends’ to Screens, Dies Age 81

"Children, they're multidimensional, and they still like that time where they can be with their stories, be with their characters, and feel that they're...

Linda Lavin, Tony-Winning Broadway Actress and Star of TV Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 87

 Tony-winning and two-time Emmy-nominated stage, TV and screen actress Linda Lavin passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles from complications from lung cancer. She...

In Memoriam: Remembering the Many Animation & VFX Greats We Lost This Year

We said goodbye this year to many brilliant women and men who devoted their lives and talents to advancing the art of animation and...

Avant-Garde Anime & Manga Creator Yōji Kuri Dies Age 96

Anime director, artist and manga-ka Yōji Kuri died November 24 at the age of 96. The news was shared Sunday by his official Facebook page...

Disney Animation Producer Daniel Ridgers Dies at 52

We are saddened by the recent passing of beloved artist and animation producer Daniel Ridgers who died suddenly on Dec. 2 at age 52....

British Animator-Illustrator Emma Calder Dies Age 65

Emma Calder, an award-winning independent British filmmaker and children's book illustrator known for her mixed-media and collage animated works, has died at age 65...

‘Pokémon’ Voice Actress Rachael Lillis Dies Age 55

Rachael Lillis, who provided the English-language voices of beloved Pokémon animated series characters Misty and Jessie, as well as Jigglypuff, has died at age...

Japanese Actress Noriko Ohara, Longtime ‘Doraemon’ Voice, Dies Age 88

Noriko Ohara (Noriko Tobe), a multifaceted Japanese performer known in anime circles for providing the voice of Nobita in Doraemon, died July 12 from...

Japanese V.O. Actor Taiki Matsuno, Dub Voice of SpongeBob, Dies Age 56

Taiki Matsuno, a Japanese actor known primarily for his many anime and video game voice-overs as well as being the local dub voice of...

Renowned Animator, Historian and Educator Howard Beckerman Dies at 93

The animation community is mourning the passing of much-loved New York-based animator, cartoonist, historian and teacher (Parsons School of Design and School of Visual...

Nancy MacKenzie, LatAm Spanish Voice of Marge Simpson, Dies Age 81

Nancy MacKenzie, the prolific actress and voice-over artist who has been the Spanish dub voice of Marge in FOX's record-breaking animated sitcom The Simpsons in...
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