Tex Avery

Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (1908 to 1980) was an American animator, film director and voice actor who made his name directing and producing animated cartoons in the golden age of American animation. Born in Taylor, Texas, he worked at Winkler Pictures, Walter Lantz Productions, Leon Schlesinger Productions at Warner Bros., Paramount and then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, later at Cascade Studios and Hanna-Barbera. His most significant work was for Schlesinger and MGM, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd at Warner Bros., and of Droopy, Screwy Squirrel and the Wolf at MGM. Cartoons such as A Wild Hare (1940) and Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) are among the works associated with him. His approach favored breakneck pacing, fourth wall breaking and physically impossible gags.