A somewhat unsung legend in the animation biz, Paul Terry--born in San
Mateo, CA, and raised in San Francisco--attended Polytechnic High and
began as a cartoonist in newspapers (The San Francisco Bulletin, The
San Francisco Call-Examiner) between 1904 and 1914. After having drawn
comics for King Features in 1913, Terry moved on to producing many,
many cartoons between 1915 and 1955--some 1300 in all: Aesop's Fables
(not the
Jay Ward shorts of the early
1960s), Terrytoons characters Farmer Al Falfa (aka Farmer Grey), Mighty
Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, Gandy Goose, Slippery Sam, Dinky Duck, Rudy
Rooster and many more. In the early '60s, Mr. Terry sold Terrytoons to
CBS in order to pursue painting and a life of semi-retirement.
The Saw Mill Mystery(1937)
Pink Elephants(1937)
The Mechanical Cow(1937)
Kiko the Kangaroo(1936)
Toontown Big Shots(2006)
African Jungle Hunt(1957)
A Hare-Breadth Finish(1957)
Bluebeard's Brother(1932)as The Black Spider
The Lorelei(1931)as Various
The Black Spider(1931)as Spider
Gag Buster(1957)
A Bum Steer(1957)
The Bone Ranger(1957)
Club Sandwich(1931)
Popcorn(1931)
Salt Water Taffy(1930)
Scotch Highball(1930)
Dutch Treat(1930)
The Brave Little Brave(1956)
Atop the Fourth Wall(2008)
Cartoon Carnival(2021)as Self
Christmas Toyshop(1945)