Abe Levitow

Visual Effects

Abe Levitow

Born July 2, 1922 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died May 8, 1975 · aged 52

Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction. Levitow began working as an in-betweener and assistant animator at Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1940 at the age of 17. He briefly left Warner Bros. when he was drafted during World War II working on tr…

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Gay Purr-eeGay Purr-ee · 1962
Gay Purr-ee
6.61962
MovieAnimationMusic
Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and his furry cohort, Robespierre, chase after Mewsette, but she's already fallen under the spell of a feline modeling-school racket run by Madame Rubens-Chatte and her slimy assistant, Meowrice.
Scaredy CatScaredy Cat · 1948
Scaredy Cat
7.61948
MovieAnimationComedy
Porky Pig and Sylvester the Cat spend the night in an old dark house, whose horrors only Sylvester sees.
Mister Magoo's Christmas CarolMister Magoo's Christmas Carol · 1962
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
6.31962
MovieAnimationFamily
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth · 1970
The Phantom Tollbooth
6.91970
MovieAnimationAdventure
A young boy named Milo unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth and, out of boredom, drives through it and enters a fantastical, animated kingdom in turmoil following the loss of its princesses, Rhyme and Reason.
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-zGee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z · 1956
Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
6.71956
MovieAnimationComedy
Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully chases the Road Runner using such contrivances as a rifle, a steel plate, a dynamite stick on an extending metal pulley, a painting of a collapsed bridge (which the Coyote falls into while Road Runner passes right through), and a jet motor.
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol · 1971
A Christmas Carol
7.21971
MovieAnimationDrama
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Claws for AlarmClaws for Alarm · 1954
Claws for Alarm
7.31954
MovieAnimationComedy
Porky and Sylvester stay overnight in what Sylvester realizes is a terrifying hotel filled with endless imminent danger.
Wild Over YouWild Over You · 1953
Wild Over You
6.41953
MovieAnimationComedy
A wildcat escapes from the zoo, disguises herself as a skunk to fool her pursuers, but that only attracts lovestruck Pepe le Pew.

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The Famous Adventures of Mr. MagooThe Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo · 1964
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
6.91964
SeriesFamilyAnimation
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season. The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of the role he did on TV: while doing this show, he continued with the prime time show Gilligan's Island. Unlike the theatrical cartoons, which focused on the extremely nearsighted Quincy Magoo's bumbling, the show featured the Magoo character as an actor in adaptations of such literary classics as Don Quixote and Gunga Din. Each of these roles was played seriously, with few if any references to Magoo's nearsightedness; however, introductory segments in each program featured Magoo backstage stumbling into scenery and talking to props, thus connecting the older cartoons to this series. Some stories were contained in a single half-hour episode, but others ran to two and even four episodes. As UPA did not have its own studio facility the production was farmed out to the Grantray-Lawrence and Format Films studios. Among the most ambitious adaptations mounted in this format were the four-part Robin Hood, in which he took the role of Friar Tuck; Treasure Island, in which he played the villainous Long John Silver; and a version of Snow White in which he portrayed all seven dwarves.

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