Eugene Merril "Gene" Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator and film director. His movie Munro won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1961. It was the first short made outside of the United States to receive an Oscar.

Deitch was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has three sons: Kim, Simon, and Seth. They are artists and writers for comics. Deitch was married to Zdenka Deitch.

Gene Deitch

Deitch died in Prague on April 16, 2020 of bowel obstruction, at the age of 95.

Gene Deitch

References

Other websites

Gene Deitch official site

The 65 Greats in my 65-year animation career

Howdy Doody lost work

"How to succeed in animation" - a long teaching online book by Gene Deitch

Biography of Gene Deitch from the Cartoon Hall of Fame of ASIFA-Hollywood

1924 births

2020 deaths

Deaths from bowel obstruction

American animators

American illustrators

Artists from Chicago

Movie directors from Chicago

Movie producers from Chicago

Gene Deitch