Events in 1957 in animation.

Events

January January 5: Friz Freleng's Three Little Bops, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. January 12: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Tweet Zoo premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 152. . Retrieved June 6, 2020. January 26: Chuck Jones' Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Scrambled Aches, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 129. . Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via Archive.org.

February February 9: Chuck Jones' Ali Baba Bunny, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, is first released. February 22: William Hanna & Joseph Barbara's Tom and Jerry cartoon Tops with Pops, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres. It is a CinemaScope remake of the 1949 Tom and Jerry short Love That Pup.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The encyclopedia of animated cartoons. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. p. 150. .

March March 16: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Tweety and the Beanstalk premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Hector the Bulldog. March 20: Frank Capra's television film Hemo the Magnificent, a combination of live-action with animated sequences, premieres on CBS. March 27: 29th Academy Awards: The Mr. Magoo cartoon Magoo's Puddle Jumper wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

April

April 13: Robert McKimson's short Bedevilled Rabbit premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Bugs Bunny and the Tasmanian Devil. April 19: William Hanna & Joseph Barbara's Tom and Jerry cartoon Timid Tabby, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres.

May May 2–17: 1957 Cannes Film Festival: The documentary film City of Gold by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig which also features animated segments, wins the Palme d'or for Best Documentary Short. May 4: Robert McKimson's Cheese It, the Cat! is first released, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. It is a parody of the TV show The Honeymooners. May 11: Robert McKimson's short Fox-Terror premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. . Retrieved 6 June 2020. May 15: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio closes down.Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987) Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, New York: Plume Books. May 25: Friz Freleng's short Piker's Peak premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.

June

June 7: William Hanna & Joseph Barbara's Tom and Jerry cartoon Feedin' the Kiddie, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres. It is a CinemaScope remake of the 1949 Academy-Award winning Tom and Jerry short The Little Orphan. June 22: Robert McKimson's short Boston Quackie premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 71-72. . Retrieved June 6, 2020.

July July 6: Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny short What's Opera, Doc? premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Though not remarkably popular at first, it will eventually become one of the most acclaimed cartoons of all time.Beck, Jerry (ed.). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected By 1,000 Animation Professionals. Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Publishing, 1994, p. 35; hereinafter cited "Beck". Retrieved via Internet Archive, September 6, 2023. July 7: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and George Sidney establish their own TV animation studio: Hanna-Barbera. July 20: Robert McKimson's Speedy Gonzales short Tabasco Road premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Speedy Gonzales.Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 300. .

August August 10: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Birds Anonymous premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Sam Cat. This short later won an Academy Award."Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1957 -". cartoonresearch.com. August 17: Robert McKimson's short Ducking the Devil premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Daffy Duck and the Tasmanian Devil. August 28: Wolfgang Reitherman's The Truth About Mother Goose, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, premieres. August 31: Friz Freleng's short Bugsy and Mugsy, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and starring Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Mugsy, is first released.

September September 6: William Hanna & Joseph Barbara's Tom and Jerry cartoon Mucho Mouse, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres. September 14: Chuck Jones' Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon Zoom and Bored, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, is first released. September 21: Colonel Bleep, the first animated TV series in colour debuts. The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club. September 28: Friz Freleng's Tweety and Sylvester cartoon Greedy for Tweety premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Granny and Hector the Bulldog.

October October 3: The first episode of The Woody Woodpecker Show is broadcast. October 12: Chuck Jones' Pepé Le Pew cartoon Touché and Go premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Penelope Pussycat.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 117. . Retrieved June 6, 2020.

November November 1: Lev Atamanov and Nikolay Fyodorov's The Snow Queen is first released. William Hanna & Joseph Barbara's Tom and Jerry cartoon Tom's Photo Finish, produced by MGM's Cartoon Studio, premieres. November 2: Friz Freleng's Show Biz Bugs, starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, premieres. November 16: Robert McKimson's Sylvester and Hippety Hopper cartoon Mouse-Taken Identity premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Also starring Sylvester Jr.Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pg. 141 . Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via Archive.org. November 28: The first episode of Hergé's Adventures of Tintin by Ray Goossens and animation studio Belvision, airs on television. This is the first hand-drawn animated television adaptation of the comics series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. November 30: Friz Freleng's Speedy Gonzales cartoon Gonzales' Tamales premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Speedy Gonzales & Sylvester the Cat.Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 303. .

December December 14: Robert McKimson's Rabbit Romeo premieres, produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons, starring Bugs Bunny. and Elmer Fudd. The first Hanna-Barbera animated television series airs on American television: The Ruff and Reddy Show.

Specific date unknown Zdeněk Miler launches his animated television series The Little Mole. The animated musical advertisement Let's All Go to the Lobby, directed by Dave Fleischer, is first played in theaters. It plays before intermissions in theaters.

Films released

January 20 - The Big Fun Carnival (United States) March 20 - Hemo the Magnificent (United States) December 31 - The Snow Queen (Soviet Union)

Television series

June 10 - Tom Terrific debuts in syndication. August 22 - Captain Pugwash debuts on BBC. October 3 - The Woody Woodpecker Show debuts on ABC. December 14 - The Ruff and Reddy Show debuts on NBC. Specific date unknown - Colonel Bleep debuts in syndication.

Births

January January 5: Charlie Brissette, American singer (voice of various characters in The Ren & Stimpy Show, Singer in the Time Squad episode "Recruitment Ad", choir performer in The Angry Beavers), composer (Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Sitting Ducks, composed and performed the theme for Pet Alien), songwriter (The Ren & Stimpy Show) and arranger (Sesame Street). January 8: Ron Cephas Jones, American actor (voice of Captain Aldo in the Amphibia episode "Barrel's Warhammer"), (d. 2023). January 11: Andrey Ignatenko, Russian animator (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin, Varga Studio), (d. 2021). January 12: John Lasseter, American animator, screenwriter, producer, and director (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Skydance Animation). January 15: David Pruiksma, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios), storyboard artist, writer and director (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi). January 16: Joey Camen, American voice actor (voice of Natural Smurf in The Smurfs, Stegmutt in Darkwing Duck, Greg Egan in Eureka Seven, Chris Carter in Creepy Crawlers). January 25: Jenifer Lewis, American actress (voice of Mama Odie in The Princess and the Frog, Flo in the Cars franchise, Bebe Ho in The PJs, Professor Granville in Big Hero 6: The Series, Patty in The Ghost and Molly McGee). January 29: Diane Delano, American actress (voice of Ma Vreedle in the Ben 10 franchise, Tuba in Infinity Train, Stompa in Superman: The Animated Series, Pantha in Teen Titans, Big Barda in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "The Last Bat on Earth!", Captain Nekton in the Niko and the Sword of Light episode "Sky Whale City"), (d. 2024).

February February 1: Renae Jacobs, American voice actress (voice of April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). February 4: Don Davis, American composer, conductor, and orchestrator (Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, The Animatrix, We're back! A Dinosaur's Story, Thumbelina, The Pagemaster, Balto, A Goofy Movie, Pixar, James and the Giant Peach, Capitol Critters, Taz-Mania). February 6: Kathy Najimy, American actress (voice of Peggy Hill in King of the Hill, Madame Blanche in Hey Arnold!, Taqqiq in Brother Bear 2, Coach Doogan and Margot LeSandre in Pepper Ann, continued voice of Mrs. Shapiro in Little Bill). February 10: Sally Dryer, American voice actress (voice of Violet, Lucy Van Pelt, and Patty in the Peanuts franchise). February 16: LeVar Burton, American actor (voice of Kwame in Captain Planet and the Planeteers and the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "The Power Is Yours", Anansi in Gargoyles, Dr. Consilium in Miles from Tomorrowland, Doc Greene in Transformers: Rescue Bots, Black Lightning in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Rhodey Rhodes / War Machine in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Tales of Suspense!", himself in the Family Guy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven"). February 19: Ray Winstone, English actor (voice of Papa Bear in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Bad Bill in Rango, Tyson in The Queen's Corgi). February 20: Lia Sargent, American voice actress (voice of Milly Thompson in Trigun, R. Dorothy Waynewright in The Big O, Chun Li in the Street Fighter franchise, Judy in Cowboy Bebop, Lisa Sakakino in éX-Driver). February 25: Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Polish actor (Polish dub voice of Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants, Mr. Freeze and Hal Jordan in The Batman, John Stewart in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Einstein in Oliver & Company). February 27: Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer (creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy, The Brothers Grunt, and Lupo the Butcher). Kevin Curran, American television writer and producer (The Simpsons), (d. 2016). Timothy Spall, English actor (voice of Nick in Chicken Run, Nathaniel in Enchanted, Chief Bognar in Early Man).

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