Charles Thorson

Charles Gustav Thorson (29 August 1890 – 7 August 1966), born Karl Gustaf Stefanson, was a political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator of icelandic decent.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Thorson is best known as the man who designed and named Bugs Bunny^[1], but in a 10-year career (1935-45) in America's great animation studios he created hundreds of cartoon characters, including Snow White, Elmer Fudd, Little Hiawatha, Sniffles the Mouse, 'Inki and the Mynah', The Lady Known as Lou, and Twinkletoes.

He died in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1966.

Politician Joseph Thorson was his older brother.

References

Notes

1. ^ Barrier, Michael (2003-11-06). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. United States: Oxford University Press. p. 672. ISBN 978-0195167290. http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Cartoons-American-Animation-Golden/dp/0195167295. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 

Bibliography

• Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson, by Prof. Gene Walz (with the assistance of Dr. Stephen Thorson, Son (Dr Stephen Charles Thorson 1925-2005) ). Winnipeg, Canada: Great Plains Publications, 1998. 222 pages. ISBN 0-9697-8049-4.
• Charlie Thorson fonds

External links

• The Canadian Encyclopedia

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Name	Thorson, Charles
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Date of birth	29 August 1890
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Date of death	7 August 1966
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