Richard Bickenbach (August 9, 1907 - June 28, 1994) was an American animator who primarily worked as a layout artist for each Tom and Jerry cartoon from 1946 to 1957.
Biography[]
Bickenbach began his career as an animator for Ub Iwerks Studios, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio and Walter Lantz Productions until finally settling at Warner Bros. cartoon division Leon Schlesinger Productions. He would animate the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series for directors Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin, and Robert McKimson in a span of roughly 8 years.
Bickenbach moved back to MGM in 1946 to provide layouts for roughly eighty Tom and Jerry shorts during the decade he was there. When he moved to Hanna-Barbera, he was one of their first employees and he was there for two decades as an animator and layout artist.
Works[]
As an Animator[]
- A Mouse in the House (1947)
- The Invisible Mouse (1947)
- Mutts About Racing (1958)
- Droopy Leprechaun (1958)