08/08/1907
Endicott, New York, USA:
Virgil Ross' introduction to cartooning was in high school, where he took a class in that art form. His early work was done for Charles B. Mintz (later Screen Gems), Ub Iwerks studio, and then on to Walter Lantz, where he began animation work. In 1935, he moved on to work for Leon Schlesinger at Warner Bros. where he spent about 30 years, first under Tex Avery's supervision, until 1942, then for Bob Clampett, and finally with Friz Freleng. His résumé also includes time spent with such firms as Filmation (where he worked on the early '70s Star Trek: The Animated Series), Hanna-Barbera, and Marvel Comics. In 1979 he animated Woody Woodpecker for a special scene at the 51st Academy Awards. Of the very many characters Ross animated, he is most closely associated with Bugs Bunny, but he also did a great deal of work involving Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety, and many others, including Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.
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Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983) Animation |
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The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) Animation |
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Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980) Animation |
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Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979) Animation |
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Pink in the Woods (1979) Animation |
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Pinktails for Two (1978) Animation |
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Pink Press (1978) Animation |
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The Pink of Bagdad (1978) Animation |
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Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) Animation |
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Pink Daddy (1978) Animation |
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Cat and the Pinkstalk (1978) Animation |
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Pink Lightning (1978) Animation |
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Pink Pictures (1978) Animation |
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Pink Piper (1976) Animation |
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Bobolink Pink (1975) Animation |
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Pink Elephant (1975) Animation |
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Pink Plasma (1975) Animation |
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Pink DaVinci (1975) Animation |
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Journey Back to Oz (1972) Animation |
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Fritz the Cat (1972) Animation |
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Moochin' Pooch (1971) Animation |
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The Bungling Builder (1971) Animation |
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Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964) Animation |
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Dumb Patrol (1964) Animation |
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The Unmentionables (1963) Animation |
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Devil's Feud Cake (1963) Animation |
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Honey's Money (1962) Animation |
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Quackodile Tears (1962) Animation |
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The Last Hungry Cat (1961) Animation |
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D' Fightin' Ones (1961) Animation |
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Lighter Than Hare (1960) Animation |
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Trip for Tat (1960) Animation |
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From Hare to Heir (1960) Animation |
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Mouse and Garden (1960) Animation |
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Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) Animation |
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Person to Bunny (1960) Animation |
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Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960) Animation |
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Horse Hare (1960) Animation |
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Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) Animation |
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Hare-Less Wolf (1958) Animation |
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Birds Anonymous (1957) Animation |
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Tugboat Granny (1956) Animation |
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Roman Legion-Hare (1955) Animation |
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Lumber Jerks (1955) Animation |
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Sandy Claws (1955) Animation |
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Stork Naked (1955) Animation |
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Pizzicato Pussycat (1955) Animation |
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Goo Goo Goliath (1954) Animation |
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Satan's Waitin' (1954) Animation |
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Muzzle Tough (1954) Animation |
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Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) Animation |
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Bugs and Thugs (1954) Animation |
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I Gopher You (1954) Animation |
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Captain Hareblower (1954) Animation |
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Dog Pounded (1954) Animation |
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Ant Pasted (1953) Animation |
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Fowl Weather (1953) Animation |
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Snow Business (1953) Animation |
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Tree for Two (1952) Animation |
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A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952) Animation |
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Ain't She Tweet (1952) Animation |
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Gift Wrapped (1952) Animation |
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Tweet Tweet Tweety (1951) Animation |
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Ballot Box Bunny (1951) Animation |
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Tweety's S.O.S. (1951) Animation |
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His Hare Raising Tale (1951) Animation |
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Room and Bird (1951) Animation |
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A Bone for a Bone (1951) Animation |
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Putty Tat Trouble (1951) Animation |
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Rabbit Every Monday (1951) Animation |
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Canary Row (1950) Animation |
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Bunker Hill Bunny (1950) Animation |
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All a Bir-r-r-d (1950) Animation |
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His Bitter Half (1950) Animation |
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Big House Bunny (1950) Animation |
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Mutiny on the Bunny (1950) Animation |
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Home, Tweet Home (1950) Animation |
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Bad Ol' Putty Tat (1949) Animation |
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Curtain Razor (1949) Animation |
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High Diving Hare (1949) Animation |
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Wise Quackers (1949) Animation |
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Kit for Cat (1948) Animation |
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I Taw a Putty Tat (1948) Animation |
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Slick Hare (1947) Animation |
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Along Came Daffy (1947) Animation |
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Rabbit Transit (1947) Animation |
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Tweetie Pie (1947) Animation |
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A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947) Animation |
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Rhapsody Rabbit (1946) Animation |
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Hollywood Daffy (1946) Animation |
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Baseball Bugs (1946) Animation |
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Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944) Animation |
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Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944) Animation |
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Falling Hare (1943) Animation |
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Fighting Tools (1943) Animation |
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A Corny Concerto (1943) Animation |
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Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) Animation |
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A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) Animation |
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The Hep Cat (1942) Animation |
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Wabbit Twouble (1941) Animation |
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Aviation Vacation (1941) Animation |
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Hollywood Steps Out (1941) Animation |
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Tortoise Beats Hare (1941) Animation |
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A Wild Hare (1940) Animation |
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Cross Country Detours (1940) Animation |
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Screwball Football (1939) Animation |
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Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939) Animation |
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Believe It or Else (1939) Animation |
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The Mice Will Play (1938) Animation |
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Cinderella Meets Fella (1938) Animation |
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A Sunbonnet Blue (1937) Animation |
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Egghead Rides Again (1937) Animation |
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Porky's Duck Hunt (1937) Animation |
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I Only Have Eyes for You (1937) Animation |
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Milk and Money (1936) Animation |
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I Love to Singa (1936) Animation |
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Africa Squeaks (1931) Animation |
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Jail Birds (1931) Animation |
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The Village Specialist (1931) Animation |