Maurice Noble
Maurice Noble | |
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| Born | Maurice James Noble May 1, 1911 |
| Died | May 18, 2001 (aged 90) La Crescenta, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Chouinard Art Institute |
| Occupations | Animated filmmaker and cartoonist |
| Years active | 1934–2001 |
| Employer(s) | Walt Disney Productions (1934-1941) Warner Bros. Cartoons (1943-1945, 1950-1963) MGM Animation/Visual Arts (1963-1970) |
Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1911 – May 18, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. Cartoons in the 1950s and early 1960s, during which he served as Jones' layout artist and eventual co-director. His work contributed to such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, What's Opera, Doc? and the Road Runner series.