Who Was Chuck Jones?

Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer and director of many classic animated cartoon shorts. They starred Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew, Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner Brothers characters. When he moved on to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, his work included a series of Tom and Jerry shorts as well as the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Jones was nominated for eight Academy Awards, won three, and received an honorary Oscar for his work in the animation industry. His career spanned almost seventy years, during which he made over 250 animated films, including "What's Opera, Doc?", a classic Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short that is considered to be one of the greatest cartoons of all time. Paperback, 112 pages. For ages 8-12.