| Vivie Risto (November 1, 1902, Terry, South Dakota - April 23, 1981, Studio City, California) | Birth name / full name | Oscar Wilho Risto | | Also known as | Veve Risto; | | Nationality | USA | | Education/training | Chouinard Art School, Los Angeles. - Portland Academy of Fine Arts. - University of California, Los Angeles. | | Animated films | Max Fleischer: Animator early 1930s (Betty Boop). - TerryToons: Animator 1935-1938. - Warner Bros.: Animator 1938-1942 (Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Merrie Melodies). - Hanna-Barbera: Animator 1964-1979 (The Flintstones, Wacky Races, Dastardly and Muttley, Scooby-Doo, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Hong Kong Phooey, Tom & Jerry, Dynomutt Dog Wonder, Superfriends, Godzilla). | | Comic-book, comic strips, illustrations | Associated Press Syndicate: Staff cartoonist and illustrator (1920s?). - Western Publishing: Comic-book artwork 1942-1964. Mainly characters from Walter Lantz (Homer Pigeon, Chilly Willy), Warner Bros. (Henery Hawk, Senator Claghorn, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd), MGM (Wuff the Prairie Dog) and Hanna-Barbera (Flintstones, Snooper & Blabber). Only a few Disney stories (Bucky Bug, Li'l Bad Wolf). | | Other information, comments | Son of Finnish immigrants. |
| Source: Jerry Risto |
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