Al Eugster
Al Eugster | |
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Born | Alfred Julius Eugster February 11, 1909 Walt Disney Productions (1935–1939) (1958-60)Famous Studios (1942–1943, 1945–1957, 1964-1967) Pelican Films/Animation Central (1950's-1960's) Felix The Cat Productions/Joe Oriolo Kim and Gifford (1967-1987) |
Spouse |
Hazel Scott
(m. 1934; died 1995) |
Alfred Julius Eugster (February 11, 1909 – January 1, 1997) was an American
Personal
Al Eugster was born on February 11, 1909, in New York City. His parents were musician Julius Eugster and Hedwig Fiegel, both were from German descent. Between 1915 and 1919, his dad died when he was just a child. At the age of 16, he got paid $10 a week for doing jobs and the American Radiator Company.[2] Al Eugster was married to his wife Hazel, also known as Chick, for 61 years. The two had no children, and Hazel died in 1995.[3]
Career
Eugster began his career in animation in April 1925 where he worked at the Pat Sullivan studio. He would blacken in the drawing of Felix the Cat. During his time working for the Pat Sullivan studio, he worked under Otto Messmer. Eugster attended Cooper Union at nighttime to study art while also working. Al Eugster then left Sullivan's Studio in April 1929 and moved to Fleischer Studios. Eugster would return to Fleischer in 1939. In 1932, Eugster went to work for Mintz. He worked with Preston Blair on many films, most notably, Krazy Kat cartoons. Just a year later, he went on to work for Ub lwerks where he co-animated several ComiColor shorts with Shamus Culhane.[3]
Eugster worked at
References
- ^ Baxter, Devon. "An Al Eugster Scrapbook." www.cartoonresearch.com, August 3, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Baxter, Devon. "Animation Profiles: AL EUGSTER." www.cartoonresearch.com, April 10, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Mayerson, Mark. "Remembering Al." www.awn.com, February 11, 1997. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
External links
- "Al Eugster – Cartoon Animator." Contains a partial list of scenes animated by Eugster and photos from his personal files.
- Al Eugster entry from "Popeye Cartoons." Contains notes from Eugster's ledger and the only known clip of his Popeye animation.
- Al Eugster filmography from the British Film Institute
- Al Eugster at IMDb