| Willy Ito (1934) | Birth name /
full name | Willie Ito Jr. | | Nationality | USA | | Education/training | Chouinard Art School, Los Angeles. | | Animated films | Disney Studios: Inbetweener 1953-1954 (Lady and the Tramp). - Warner Bros.: Layout artist 1954-1961 (Bugs Bunny). - Bob Clampett: Layout artist 1961-1962 (Beany & Cecil). - Hanna-Barbera: Layout artist 1962-1977 (Looopy de Loop, Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Frankenstein Jr., Moby Dick, The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Wacky Races, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The Cattanooga Cats, Penelope Pitstop, Motormouse and Autocat, Josie and the Pussy Cats, Hong Kong Phooey, C.B. Bears). Character designer 1981 (The Kwicky Koala Show). - Disney Television Animation: Layout artist mid 1980s (Wuzzles, Gummi Bears). | | Comic-book, comic strips, illustrations | Western Publishing: Comic book artwork with Hanna-Barbera characters 1960s. - Assistant for Selby Kelly on Pogo 1974-1975. - Disney Studios: Staff artist at the comic strip and consumer products departments 1976-1997. Pencils for Christmas specials 1977 and 1983-1985 (inked by Larry Mayer, Bill Langley and Mike Royer). Assistant for Richard Moore on the newspaper version of Winnie the Pooh 1980s. | | Other information, comments | Retired in 1999. | | External link | Lambiek Comiclopedia |
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Source: The Animation Guild |
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Willy Ito