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Herman Cohen

Herman Cohen (1913-1970) was an animator who was born during the Silent Age of Animation (1900-1920. "This era is when large amounts of people actually started taking notice of the medium and what it could do. This is owed in part to the rise of the motion picture to begin with during this time period." the rise in popularity of this particular medium can be credited to Winsor McCays' Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) Winsor McCay Gertie the Dinosaur Fleischer studios' Out of the Inkwell (1918-1929)Fleischer studios Out of the Inkwell. Herman Cohen was not apart of the Silent Age of Animation, but it is important to understand what happened before him to fully understand his impact in the industry.

Fleischer studios

Herman Cohen became an Animator in one of if not the most important era of the industry The Golden Age "The Golden Age Of Animation is a period in animation history that is generally agreed to have begun on November 18th, 1928, with the release of Steamboat Willie, and cemented with with Fleischer's, Warner's and MGM's rise to prominence in the years following." "Herman Started out working with Fleischer Studios, and animated the Betty Boop Series his first cartoon being "No! No! A Thousand Times No!!" (1935)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS4_qDTd-WY Betty Boop No! No! A Thousand Times No!!.Herman Cohens last cartoon with Fleischer was "A Car Tune Portrait" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-UlO38NjXw Fleischer's A Car Tune Portrait. He then resigned from them after because the company was slowly going bankrupt, and eventually did in 1940.

Warner Bros.

Herman Cohen started working for Warner Bros. in 1938 with his first cartoon being "Porky's Phoney Express". He worked for them for 8 years (1938-1955) animating 40 plus cartoons. Many of them being apart of the the Merrie Melodies series.Being the lead animator for several cartoons with Warner Bros. Herman slowly made himself a name in the industry. During his main Employment at Warner Bros. Herman Cohen had a few side jobs animating on the Woody the Woodpecker series with Walter Lantz Productions

1938       Porky's Phoney Express (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Love and Curses (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Count Me Out (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1939	Sioux Me      (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1940	You Ought to Be In Pictures (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Calling Dr. Porky (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) 1941	The Cat's Tale (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1947	Mexican Joyride (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Catch as Cats Can (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1952	The Turn-Tale Wolf (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Oily Hare (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Hoppy Go Lucky (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) The Egg-Cited Rooster (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) The Super Snooper (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Rabbit's Kin (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Fool Coverage (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) 1953	Upswept Hare (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) A Peck O' Trouble (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Muscle Tussle (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) There Auto Be a Law (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Plop Goes the Weasel (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Cat-Tails for Two (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1954	              Wild Wife (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Design for Leaving (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Bell Hoppy (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) No Parking Hare (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Little Boy Boo (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Devil May Hare (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) The Oily American (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Gone Batty (Warner Brothers - Looney Tunes - Animator ) Quack Shot (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) 1955	             Feather Dusted (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator ) Lighthouse Mouse (Warner Brothers - Merrie Melodies - Animator )

Wlater Lantz Productions During his time on Merrie Melodies Walter Lantz approached Herman Cohen to see if they could attain his skills for their cartoon series, "Woody the Woodpecker" the first cartoon he worked on with them was a "Hypnotic Hick" (1953). Founded in 1929 Walter Lantz Productions employed Herman Cohen for three years (1953-1956). He was fast tracked to lead animator for the last two years and was recognized for his excellence in 1955. Herman Cohen left in 1956 a year before the cartoon left the big screen and became a made for television cartoon in 1957.

1953	       Hypnotic Hick (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Artist ) 1954	       Under the Counter Spy (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Socko in Morocco (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Convict Concerto (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) 1955	       Helter Shelter (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Witch Crafty (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Private Eye Pooch (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Bedtime Bedlam (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Flea for Two (Walter Lantz - Cartune - Animator ) Square Shootin' Square (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Bunco Busters (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) 1956       Get Lost (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator ) Arts and Flowers (Walter Lantz - Woody Woodpecker - Animator )

MGM

In 1957 Herman Cohen transferred studios and went to work for MGM on Tom and Jerry and the Droopy series. His first cartoon for the Tom and Jerry series was Give and Tyke (1957) a cartoon that focused on the Dog Spike and his son. Give and Tyke. The first cartoon he worked on in the Droopy series was "Grin and Share it" (1957)Grin and Share It. He worked for MGM studios for two years and animated on nine separate cartoons. Five Droopy cartoons and four Tom and Jerry cartoons. In 1958 Herman Cohen retired from MGM cartoons too move on.

1957	Give and Tyke (MGM - Spike and Tyke - Animator ) Grin and Share It      (MGM - Droopy - Animator ) Mucho Mouse (MGM - Tom and Jerry (II) - Animator ) Blackboard Jumble (MGM - Droopy - Animator ) Tom's Photo Finish (MGM - Tom and Jerry (II) - Animator ) One Droopy Knight (MGM - Droopy - Animator ) 1958	Happy Go Ducky (MGM - Tom and Jerry (II) - Animator ) Sheep Wrecked (MGM - Droopy - Animator ) Mutts About Racing (MGM - Droopy - Animator )

UPA (United Productions America) In 1959 Herman Cohen did a cartoon for UPA to work on a Mr. Magoo cartoon, "1001 Arabian Nights" (1959). He then went on to take a five year hiatus from prime time animation to work on T.V. commercials. Returning back to UPA in 1964, he continued to work on The Mr. Magoo cartoon series. He worked with them from 1964-1965.

1964	William Tell (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) Moby Dick (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) Don Quixote de la Mancha (Part 1) (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) 1965	Snow White (Part 1) (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) Snow White (Part 2) (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) Rip Van Winkle (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) Don Quixote de la Mancha (Part 2) (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator ) King Arthur (UPA - Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, The - Animator )

Bill Melendez Productions

One of the most famous cartoons Herman Cohen worked on was a "Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965). He also worked "It was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown"(1969), and "A boy named Charlie Brown" (1969). The last cartoon Herman Cohen worked on was "Babar Comes to America" (1971).

Commercials

IN 1957 Herman Cohen animated a handful of commercials, some of which were for Falstaff Liquorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xVMdzM_MeQ#action=share, Fordhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqU_XG1pgp0#action=share, and Kaiser Quilted Foilhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK_X7zGTL0I#action=share