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UD ARTS SERIES FEATURES CARTOONIST

DAYTON, Ohio, February 4, 1981 , creator of , Daffy

Duck, and the Roadrunner, will speak and show selections from his work, Wednesday,

February 11, at 8:15 in the University of Dayton Kennedy Union Ballroom.

Known for his technical innovations and his development of the cartoon as

nn instrument for wit and satire, Jones has won numerous awards. These include

Academy Awards for "The Dot and the Line," "For Scenti-mental Reasons" (with Pepe

Le Pew), and "." The last of these won the documentary award,

the first and last time an animated short has won in that category.

Winning the Peabody Award for television excellence were "How the Grinch

Stole Christmas" and "Horton Hears a Who" which were the results of a collaboration

between Jones and Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss).

In response to a request for biographical information, Jones released a short

essay which indicates that he "received a sketchy but catholic education in California

and attended Chouinard Art Institute, now California Institute of the Arts, graduating

without distinction or the ability to draw. After nearly ten years of night school

with the help of the great teacher Donald Graham, Mr. Jones still could .not draw but

he could now fake it quite well. "

He describes the trauma of being fired twice from the same studio, the second

time by a sociologist, who later became his wife. He then survived shipwreck and other

perils to spend many years at v]arner Brothers where he directed over 200 shorts.

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DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469 (513) 229-3241 CARTOONIST - CHUCK JONES PAGE 2

Having nO-:"1 established his own production company, Chuck Jones Enterprises, he has produced, written, and directed a number of television specials including "The

Cricket in Times Square," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, " and "A Connecticut Rabbit in King

Arthur's Court."

Scheduled to be released this year is "Portrait of the Artist as a Young

Rabbit."

Chuck Jones' visit to the University is sponsored by the University of

Dayton Arts Series. For ticket information, call 229-2347.

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