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January Nihon Doga formed by Kenzo Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto after leaving Shin Nihon Doga. |
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February What Makes Daffy Duck (ss), Arthur Davis /Warner Bros. (drawn animation) |
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February Michael Hirsh (February 8, 1948- ) (producer, writer) born in Brussels. (Belgium) |
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April Sukehiro Tomita (Tomita Sukehiro, 富田 祐弘) (April 14, 1948- ) (writer) born in Saitama Prefecture. |
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May Melody Time (f), Ben Sharpsteen /Disney. (drawn animation, some live action) contains: Once Upon a Wintertime (ss) Hamilton Luske, Bumble Boogie (ss) Jack Kinney, Johnny Appleseed (ss) Wilfred Jackson, Little Toot (ss) Clyde Geronimi, Trees (ss) Hamilton Luske, Blame It on the Samba (ss) Clyde Geronimi, and Pecos Bill (ss) Clyde Geonimi |
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May Sofia Animation Studio founded by Dimitar Todorov-Jarava. (Bulgaria) |
May Tessho Genda (Genda Tessho, Yokoi Mitsuo) (May 20, 1948- ) (voice actor) born in Okayama. |
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June Butterscotch and Soda (ss), Seymour Kneitel /Famous. (drawn animation) first Little Audrey series (1948-1958) |
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July Jay Ward and Alexander Anderson, Jr. found Television Arts Productions in Hollywood, California to make cartoons for television. |
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July The Thames (ss), Henry Stringer /GB Animation. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) first Musical Paintbox series (1948-1950) |
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August Toshio Suzuki (Suzuki Toshio 鈴木敏夫) (August 19, 1948- ) (producer) born in Nagoya, Aichi. |
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October The Lion (ss), Bert Felsted /GB Animation. (Great Britain) (drawn animation) first Animaland series (1948-1950) Alegres Vacaciones ("Happy Vacations") (f), José Marķa Blay and Arturo Moreno /Diarmo. (Spain) |
October Poppaya-san Nonki Ekicho [ポッポやさんののんき駅長] ("Poppaya-san, The Good-natured Station Master") (ss), Masao Kumagawa /Nihon Doga. (drawn animation) |
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December Mickey and the Seal (ss), Charles Nichols /Disney. (drawn animation) Tea for Two Hundred (ss), Jack Hannah /Disney. Robin Hoodlum (ss), John Hubley /UPA. Symphony in Spinach (ss), Seymour Kneitel /Famous Studios. United Artists decides to stop distributing Lantz cartoons. Lantz studio closes. |
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no date UPA hired to make Columbia's cartoons. |
no date John Phillips and Harry Gutkin form the Phillips-Gutkin and Associates studio (advertising) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Canada) |
no date L'Asino e la pelle del leone ("The Donkey and the Lion's Hair") (f), Paola Campani. (Italy) (drawn animation) Ballade Atomique ("Atomic Ballad") (ss), Jean Image. (France) Fedia Zaitsev [Федя Зайцев] (ss), Valentina Brumberg and Zinaida Brumberg /Soyuzmultifilm. (Soviet Union [Russia]) Kakhardakan Gorg [ВОЛШЕБНЫЙ КОВЕР] ("The Magic Carpet") (sf), Lev Atamanov /Yerevan Film. (Soviet Union [Armenia]) Magic Canvas (ss), John Halas /Halas & Batchelor. (Great Britain) O milionari ktery ukradl slunce ("About a Millionaire Who Stole the Sun") (ss), Zdenek Miler /Studio Bratri v triku. (Czechoslovakia [Czech Republic]) E.O.S. Filmproducktion founded by Gerhard Fieber. (Federal Republic of Germany [Germany]) |
no date Baghdad Hime [バグダッド姫] ("Baghdad Princess") (sf), Iwao Ashida /Sanko Eiga-sha. (drawn animation) |
no date "Turtle Caught in the Jar" (ss), Fang Ming (Tadahito Mochinaga) /Tong Pei. (China) (drawn animation) |
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