Willard Bowsky

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-09-26 (37 years old)

Deathday

1944-11-27

Place of Birth

Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Willard Bowsky

Biography

Willard Gustav Bowsky (September 26, 1907 – November 27, 1944) was an American animator best known for his work at Fleischer Studios where he worked on cartoons featuring Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor, and Superman, in addition to two feature-length animated films. He was skilled at animating complicated perspective shots and directing many of the jazz-influenced cartoons produced by the studio. Bowsky was killed in World War II in eastern France while serving combat duty in the United States Army and was awarded posthumously the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Production

1932

Minnie the Moocher

as Animation Director

1939

Gulliver's Travels

as Animation Director

1936

We Did It

as Animation

1942

Eleventh Hour

as Animation Director

1940

Onion Pacific

as Animation

1939

Wotta Nitemare

as Animation

1941

Swing Cleaning

as Animation

1941

Swing Cleaning

as Animation Director

1938

A Date to Skate

as Animation

1942

Eleventh Hour

as Animation

1942

Volcano

as Animation

1935

Time for Love

as Animation

1934

The Dance Contest

as Animation Director

1933

Song Shopping

as Animation

1930

Swing You Sinners!

as Animation

1935

1935

Dizzy Divers

as Animation Director

1935

Pleased to Meet Cha!

as Animation Director

1935

1935

Be Kind to 'Aminals'

as Animation Director

1934

Shiver Me Timbers!

as Animation Director

1934

Shoein' Hosses

as Animation Director

1933

Wild Elephinks

as Animation Director

1934

We Aim to Please

as Animation

1934

Shoein' Hosses

as Animation

1935

1934

Let's You and Him Fight

as Animation Director

1934

The Two-Alarm Fire

as Animation Director

1934

We Aim to Please

as Animation Director

1934

The Two-Alarm Fire

as Animation

1934

The Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Animation Director

1935

Beware of Barnacle Bill

as Animation Director

1934

Shiver Me Timbers!

as Animation

1934

1933

Wild Elephinks

as Animation

1934

The Dance Contest

as Animation

1936

1936

I'm in the Army Now

as Animation Director

1936

1936

Hold the Wire

as Animation Director

1936

The Spinach Roadster

as Animation Director

1937

The Paneless Window Washer

as Animation Director

1937

Morning, Noon and Night Club

as Animation Director

1936

Let's Get Movin'

as Animation

1936

Let's Get Movin'

as Assistant Director

1936

Hold the Wire

as Animation

1937

I Never Changes My Altitude

as Animation Director

1940

1934

Red Hot Mamma

as Animation Director

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