
Biography
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, director and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood and George and Junior.He gained influence for his technical innovation, directorial style and brand of humor. Avery's attitude toward animation was opposite that of Walt Disney and other conventional family cartoons at the time. Avery's cartoons were known for their sarcastic, ironic, absurdist, irreverent, and sometimes sexual tone in nature. Avery's cartoon focused on sight gags, surrealist humor, rapid pacing, racial stereotypes and violent humor, with wacky characters that broke the fourth wall.
Personal Life
Two days after being fired from Universal in Spring 1935, Avery married his girlfriend, Patricia. She was also employed at Universal Studios, as an inker. The newlyweds spent a long honeymoon in Oregon, but had to return to Los Angeles when they ran out of money.On Tuesday, August 26, 1980, Avery died of lung cancer at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California at age 72. At the time of his death, he was developing a character named "Cave Mouse" for a new Flintstones series. He is buried in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
Early Life
Avery was born to Mary Augusta "Jessie" (nėe Bean; 1886-1931) and George Walton Avery (1867–1935) in Taylor, Texas. His father was born in Alabama and his mother was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.Avery, nicknamed "Tex", "Fred", and "Texas", was born and raised in Taylor, Texas, a small town in the vicinity of Austin. Avery graduated in 1926 from North Dallas High School. A popular catchphrase at his school was "What's up, doc?", which he later used for Bugs Bunny in the 1940s. Interested in becoming a newspaper cartoonist, he took a three-month summer course at the Chicago Art Institute but left after a month.
Filmography
All 221
Movies 218
Director 103
Writter 14
Self 6
TV shows 3
Producer 1
Director

Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 (2020)
Movie
Self

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection (2020)
TV show
Director

Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 (2020)
Movie
Director

Cartoon Classics - Vol. 1: 25 Favorite Cartoons - 3 Hours (2017)
Movie
Director

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Two (2012)
Movie
Self

King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
Movie
Director

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One (2011)
Movie
Papa Bear (archive footage) / Director

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (2007)
Movie
Director

Behind the Tunes: Drawn to Life - The Art of Robert McKimson (2007)
Movie
Director

Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)
Movie
Self

Droopy & Friends: A Laugh Back (2007)
Movie
Director

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)
Movie
Director

Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol:2 (2004)
Movie
Director / Producer

Tex Avery - Prestige Collection (2004)
Movie
Self - Looney Tunes Director

Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (2004)
Movie
Director

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
Movie
Lui-même

Tex Avery: A Crazy World (2003)
Movie
Director

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens – A Life in Animation (2000)
Movie
Writer

Thanks a Latte (1999)
Movie
Writer

George and Junior - Look Out Below (1995)
Movie
Writer

George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular (1995)
Movie
Characters

What a Cartoon! (1995)
TV show
Director

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
Movie
Director

Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes (1989)
Movie

Portrait of Tex Avery (1988)
Movie
Director

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons (1988)
Movie
Director

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary (1986)
Movie
Director

Woody Woodpecker and Friends (1982)
Movie
Writer

The Kwicky Koala Show (1981)
TV show
Self

Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)
Movie
Spike / Cat

Cat's Meow (1957)
Movie
Director

Hold That Rock (1956)
Movie
Director

Room and Wrath (1956)
Movie
Director

The Ostrich Egg and I (1956)
Movie
Spike's Barks / Spike's Snickering

Millionaire Droopy (1956)
Movie
Actor

Cellbound (1955)
Movie
Droopy / The Ouches from the Bottle

Deputy Droopy (1955)
Movie
6
Director

Hot and Cold Penguin (1955)
Movie
Cavemen

The First Bad Man (1955)
Movie
Director

The Tree Medic (1955)
Movie
Director

Sh-h-h-h-h-h (1955)
Movie
Ed

Field and Scream (1955)
Movie
Director

The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955)
Movie
Director

Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955)
Movie
6
Director

I'm Cold (1954)
Movie
6
Flea Bandleader

Dixieland Droopy (1954)
Movie
Director

The Flea Circus (1954)
Movie
Small Baby Chicken

The Farm of Tomorrow (1954)
Movie
Dishonest Dan

Homesteader Droopy (1954)
Movie
Director

Billy Boy (1954)
Movie
Director

Drag-A-Long Droopy (1954)
Movie
4
Director

The Three Little Pups (1953)
Movie
Director

Wee-Willie Wildcat (1953)
Movie
Director

T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
Movie
Director

Little Johnny Jet (1953)
Movie
Hungry Bear

Barney's Hungry Cousin (1953)
Movie
Director

Caballero Droopy (1952)
Movie
1
Spike

Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Movie
Doctor #2

One Cab's Family (1952)
Movie
6
Director

Magical Maestro (1952)
Movie
Director

Droopy's Double Trouble (1951)
Movie
Hiccups

Car of Tomorrow (1951)
Movie
6
Director

Symphony in Slang (1951)
Movie
Director

Droopy's Good Deed (1951)
Movie
Spike

Daredevil Droopy (1951)
Movie
6
Spike

Cock-a-Doodle Dog (1951)
Movie
6
Director

The Peachy Cobbler (1950)
Movie
Director

The Chump Champ (1950)
Movie
Spike

Garden Gopher (1950)
Movie
Director

The Cuckoo Clock (1950)
Movie
Spike / Cat

Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
Movie
6
Spike

The Counterfeit Cat (1949)
Movie
Dogs / Singing Fox

Out-Foxed (1949)
Movie
7
Director

Little Rural Riding Hood (1949)
Movie
Spike

Wags to Riches (1949)
Movie
Speedy

Doggone Tired (1949)
Movie
Burps

The House of Tomorrow (1949)
Movie
Bull

Señor Droopy (1949)
Movie
6
Large Dog

Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
Movie
Director

The Cat That Hated People (1948)
Movie
Director

Lucky Ducky (1948)
Movie
Junior

Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)
Movie
6
Director

Little 'Tinker (1948)
Movie
1
Homer's Dog

What Price Fleadom (1948)
Movie
Cat

King-Size Canary (1947)
Movie
Director

Slap Happy Lion (1947)
Movie
Director

Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947)
Movie
7
Junior

Red Hot Rangers (1947)
Movie
6
Junior

Hound Hunters (1947)
Movie
6
Junior

Henpecked Hoboes (1946)
Movie
Director

The Big Snooze (1946)
Movie
Animation

A Feather in His Collar (1946)
Movie
Droopy

Northwest Hounded Police (1946)
Movie
Director

The Hick Chick (1946)
Movie
Lenny

Lonesome Lenny (1946)
Movie
Droopy / Joe Wolf's Woah / Horse

Wild and Woolfy (1945)
Movie
Director

Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)
Movie
Droopy

The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
Movie
Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call

Jerky Turkey (1945)
Movie
Director

The Screwy Truant (1945)
Movie
Director

Big Heel-Watha (1944)
Movie
Meathead

Happy-Go-Nutty (1944)
Movie
Director

Slightly Daffy (1944)
Movie
Ol' Doc Donkey

The Tree Surgeon (1944)
Movie
Director

Batty Baseball (1944)
Movie
1
Director

Screwball Squirrel (1944)
Movie
Director

What's Buzzin' Buzzard? (1943)
Movie
Director

One Ham's Family (1943)
Movie
6
Santa Claus

Who Killed Who? (1943)
Movie
Director

Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
Movie
Director

Dumb-Hounded (1943)
Movie
Director

Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
Movie
Cat

The Early Bird Dood It! (1942)
Movie
Director

Blitz Wolf (1942)
Movie
Hippo

Hold the Lion, Please (1942)
Movie
Director

Crazy Cruise (1942)
Movie
Director

Aloha Hooey (1942)
Movie
Director

The Cagey Canary (1941)
Movie
6
Director

The Bug Parade (1941)
Movie
Director

All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)
Movie
Director

Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm (1941)
Movie
Director

Aviation Vacation (1941)
Movie
Willoughby

The Heckling Hare (1941)
Movie
Director

Hollywood Steps Out (1941)
Movie
Director

Porky's Preview (1941)
Movie
Director

Tortoise Beats Hare (1941)
Movie
Director

The Haunted Mouse (1941)
Movie
Willoughby

The Crackpot Quail (1941)
Movie
Willoughby

Of Fox and Hounds (1940)
Movie
Director

Wacky Wildlife (1940)
Movie
College Professor

Holiday Highlights (1940)
Movie
Director

Ceiling Hero (1940)
Movie
Laughing Ghost

Ghost Wanted (1940)
Movie
Director

A Wild Hare (1940)
Movie
Circus Bandmaster

Circus Today (1940)
Movie
Director

A Gander at Mother Goose (1940)
Movie
Poppa Bear

The Bear's Tale (1940)
Movie
Director

Cross Country Detours (1940)
Movie
Director

Africa Squeaks (1940)
Movie
Director

The Early Worm Gets the Bird (1940)
Movie
Director

Screwball Football (1939)
Movie
Prof. Mackerel Fishsticks

Fresh Fish (1939)
Movie
Alaskan Timber Wolf

Land of the Midnight Fun (1939)
Movie
Director

Detouring America (1939)
Movie
7.6
Fight Commentator

Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939)
Movie
Old Man in Jail

Believe It or Else (1939)
Movie
Ed. G. Robemsome as Killer Diller

Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
Movie
Other Elk Named Bill

A Day at the Zoo (1939)
Movie
Writer

Jitterbug Follies (1939)
Movie
Hippo

Hamateur Night (1939)
Movie
Director

The Mice Will Play (1938)
Movie
Fight Referee

Count Me Out (1938)
Movie
Director

Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
Movie
The Chief

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (1938)
Movie
Weaver Dude / Weaver Guy with Gun

A Feud There Was (1938)
Movie
Director

Cinderella Meets Fella (1938)
Movie
Native Calling Football Signals

The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938)
Movie
Walrus

The Penguin Parade (1938)
Movie
Porky's Boss' Laugh

Porky's Phoney Express (1938)
Movie
Weasel

The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
Movie
Director

Daffy Duck & Egghead (1938)
Movie
Director

Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
Movie
Director

I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937)
Movie
5.33
Director

Porky's Garden (1937)
Movie
6
Bob Boins

Speaking of the Weather (1937)
Movie
Mouse

A Sunbonnet Blue (1937)
Movie
Red

Egghead Rides Again (1937)
Movie
Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937)
Movie
Director

Ain't We Got Fun (1937)
Movie
Director

Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
Movie
Director

I Only Have Eyes for You (1937)
Movie
Director

Picador Porky (1937)
Movie
Director

Porky the Wrestler (1937)
Movie
Blacksmith

The Village Smithy (1936)
Movie
Egbert

Don't Look Now (1936)
Movie
Director

Milk and Money (1936)
Movie
6
Director

Porky the Rain-Maker (1936)
Movie
Director

I Love to Singa (1936)
Movie
Director

I'd Love to Take Orders from You (1936)
Movie
Director

The Blow Out (1936)
Movie
Customer

Page Miss Glory (1936)
Movie
Director

Plane Dippy (1936)
Movie
Director

Gold Diggers of '49 (1935)
Movie
Mouse King

Three Lazy Mice (1935)
Movie
Director

Do a Good Deed (1935)
Movie
Director

The Hillbilly (1935)
Movie
Director

Robinson Crusoe Isle (1935)
Movie
Santa Claus

Toyland Premiere (1934)
Movie
Dopey Dick / Giant

Sky Larks (1934)
Movie
Peg Leg Pirate

Chris Columbus, Jr. (1934)
Movie
Car / Stork

Annie Moved Away (1934)
Movie
Father Bear

Goldielocks and the Three Bears (1934)
Movie
Writer

Wolf! Wolf! (1934)
Movie
Bandit / Bird

Kings Up (1934)
Movie
Tickets Man

The County Fair (1934)
Movie
King Cole / Jimmy Durante

The Merry Old Soul (1933)
Movie
10
Writer

The Zoo (1933)
Movie
Wolf / Dog Singing / Cat

She Done Him Right (1933)
Movie
Stork

Five and Dime (1933)
Movie
King Klunk Saying Ow They got me

King Klunk (1933)
Movie
Rooster / Oswald saying There There

Confidence (1933)
Movie
Fire / Female Firefighter / Boy Dog's Uh Oh

Going to Blazes (1933)
Movie
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit / Kitty / Pete

The Shriek (1933)
Movie
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit / Boy Dog

The Plumber (1933)
Movie
Pete / Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (some lines) / Pete's Henchman

Wild and Woolly (1932)
Movie
Pete / Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (some lines) / Kitty

Carnival Capers (1932)
Movie
Tiger / Dog / Mouse

The Busy Barber (1932)
Movie
Baby

Day Nurse (1932)
Movie
Mice Yelling HEY

Cat Nipped (1932)
Movie
Dog / Polar Bear / Seal

Let's Eat (1932)
Movie
Writer

Beau and Arrows (1932)
Movie
Parrot

Mechanical Man (1932)
Movie
Writer

Grandma's Pet (1932)
Movie
Pete

Wonderland (1931)
Movie
Writer

Kentucky Belles (1931)
Movie
Pete / Baby Hippo Laugh

The Bandmaster (1931)
Movie
Writer

China (1931)
Movie
Writer

Alaska (1930)
Movie
Writer

Africa (1930)
Movie
Writer

The Fowl Ball (1930)
Movie
Self

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Movie
Information
Known for Directing
Gender Male
Birthday 1908-02-26
Deathday 1980-08-26 (72 years old)
Place of birth Taylor, United States of America
Citizenships United States of America
Also known as Frederick Bean Avery, Fred Avery
Awards Winsor McCay Award

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