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'''Bernard "Berny" Wolf''' (July 18, 1911 – September 7, 2006) was an [[United States|American]] [[animator]] and [[television producer]].
'''Bernard''' "'''Berny'''" '''Wolf''' (July 18, 1911 - September 7, 2006) was an American [[animator]] and [[television producer]].


==Biography==
Wolf was born in [[New York City]]. His career in animation started in 1924, when he began work as an inker on [[Paramount Studios]]' [[Krazy Kat]] silent shorts as an Inker along with [[Dave Tendlar]]. He moved to [[Fleischer Studios]] shortly afterwards, where he was hired by [[Max Fleischer]] as an Inbetweener on [[Koko the Clown]] in the silent [[Out of the Inkwell]] series. In 1931 he was promoted to the position of Animator and worked with Seymour Kneitel on the [[Betty Boop]] cartoons. While much credit has been given to Grim Natwick for her creation, her transformation into the cute cartoon girl was due to the work of [[Berny Wolf]], [[Seymour Kneitel]], [[Roland Crandall]], and Willard Bowsky, who continued working with her after Natwick left in early February 1931 to direct for Ub Iwerks on the west coast.<ref>Pointer, Ray(2016). "The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer", McFarland & Co. Publischers. Pg 116</ref> It was at Fleischer Studios that he met [[Shamus Culhane]] and [[Al Eugster]], with whom he would maintain a long personal and professional relationship. The three would leave Fleischer to work briefly for [[Ub Iwerks]], where they worked alongside [[Grim Natwick]].
Wolf was born in New York City. His career in animation started either in 1924, or 1927. He began work as an inker on [[Charles Mintz]]' [[Krazy Kat]] silent shorts as an Inker along with [[Dave Tendlar]]. The shorts were being distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]] at the time. He moved to Inkwell Studios shortly afterwards a predecessor to [[Fleischer Studios]], where he was hired by [[Max Fleischer]] as an Inbetweener on [[Koko the Clown]] in the silent [[Out of the Inkwell|The Inkwell Imps]] series. In 1931 he was promoted to the position of Animator and worked with [[Seymour Kneitel]] on the [[Betty Boop]] cartoons. While much credit has been given to Grim Natwick for her creation, her transformation into the cute cartoon girl was due to the work of Berny Wolf, Seymour Kneitel, [[Roland Crandall]], and Willard Bowsky, who continued working with her after Natwick left in early February 1931 to direct for Ub Iwerks on the west coast.<ref>Pointer, Ray(2016). "The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer", McFarland & Co. Publischers. Pg 116</ref> It was at Fleischer Studios that he met [[Shamus Culhane]] and [[Al Eugster]], with whom he would maintain a long personal and professional relationship. The three would leave Fleischer to work briefly for [[Ub Iwerks]], where they worked alongside [[Grim Natwick]].


In 1935 Wolf, Eugster, and Culhane, moved to [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]]. After working briefly in the Shorts Department, Wolf moved on to features. He was one of the animators of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia''. His final work at Disney was on ''Dumbo''.
In 1938, Wolf, Eugster and Culhane moved to [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Studios]]. After working briefly in the shorts department, Wolf moved on to features. He was one of the animators of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia'' (''The Pastoral Symphony'' Segment). His final work at Disney was on ''Dumbo''.


Wolf left Disney after the 1941 strike. He briefly provided uncredited work for [[Tex Avery]] at [[MGM]] before being drafted during [[World War II]]. Wolf was assigned to the [[First Motion Picture Unit]], a group of former Hollywood personnel who created short educational films for the American military. After the war, Wolf worked briefly for animator [[Rudolph Ising]] before forming his own company, Animedia Inc. Animedia produced animation for advertising and commercial films. The company also designed some of the costumes used at [[Walt Disney World]], as well as animating segments for ''[[Sesame Street]].''
Wolf left Disney after the 1941 strike. He briefly provided uncredited work for [[Tex Avery]] at [[MGM]] before being drafted during [[World War II]]. Wolf was assigned to the [[First Motion Picture Unit]], a group of former Hollywood personnel who created short educational films for the American military. After the war, Wolf worked briefly for animator [[Rudolph Ising]] and worked on commercials for companies like [[FilmFair]] before forming his own company, Animedia Inc. Animedia produced animation for advertising and commercial films. The company also designed some of the costumes used at [[Walt Disney World]], as well as animating segments for ''[[Sesame Street]].''


Wolf folded Animedia in the 1970s in order to return to animation full-time. He produced several animated features for [[Hanna Barbera]], including 1987's ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones''. He was Producer of ''Bobby's World'' for Film Roman, and was an uncredited Animator on ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''. He retired from animation in the 1990s, but continued to provide freelance animation pre-production for Fred Wolf Films, commercial design, including developing mascots for the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] Hotel in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. Wolf died in 2006 at the age of 95.
Wolf folded Animedia in the 1970s in order to return to animation full-time. He produced several animated features for [[Hanna Barbera]], including 1987's ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]''. He was Producer of ''[[Bobby's World]]'' for [[Film Roman]], and was an uncredited Animator on ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''. He retired from animation in the 1990s, but continued to provide freelance animation pre-production for Fred Wolf Films, commercial design, and additionally developed mascots for the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]] Hotel in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. Wolf died in 2006 at the age of 95.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Notes
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|rowspan="2"| 1940 || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || Animator || || Credited as Berny Wolf
|rowspan="2"| 1940 || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || Animator || || Credited and known as Berny Wolf
|-
|-
|''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' || Animator - Segment "''[[Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)|The Pastoral Symphony]]''" || || Credited as Berny Wolf
|''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' || Animator - Segment "''[[Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)|The Pastoral Symphony]]''" || || Credited and known as Berny Wolf
|-
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Dumbo]]'' || Animator || || Credited as Berny Wolf
| 1941 || ''[[Dumbo]]'' || Animator || || Credited and known as Berny Wolf
|-
|-
| 1980 || ''Mickey Mouse Disco'' (Short) || Animator || || Credited as Bernie Wolf
| 1980 || ''Mickey Mouse Disco'' (Short) || Animator || || Credited and known as Bernie Wolf
|-
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Galtar and the Golden Lance]] (TV Series) || Producer || ||
| 1985 || ''[[Galtar and the Golden Lance]]'' (TV Series) || Producer || ||
|-
|-
| 1985 - 1986 || ''[[Paw Paws]]'' (TV Series) || Producer - ''21 Episodes'' || ||
| 1985–1986 || ''[[Paw Paws]]'' (TV Series) || Producer – ''21 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986 || ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer - ''13 Episodes || ||
|rowspan="2"| 1986 || ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer – ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Foofur]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer - ''13 Episodes || ||
|''[[Foofur]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer – ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986 - 1987 || ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (TV Series) || Producer - ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|rowspan="2"| 1986–1987 || ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' (TV Series) || Producer – ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer - ''[[List of The Flintstone Kids episodes|26 Episodes]]'' || ||
|''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' (TV Series) || Associate Producer – ''[[List of The Flintstone Kids episodes|26 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1987 || ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (TV Series) || Producer - ''[[List of The Jetsons episodes|10 Episodes]]'' || ||
|rowspan="4"| 1987 || ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (TV Series) || Producer – ''[[List of The Jetsons episodes|10 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
|''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
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|''[[The Little Troll Prince]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer / Story Editor || ||
|''[[The Little Troll Prince]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer / Story Editor || ||
|-
|-
| 1985 - 1987 || ''[[Snorks]]'' (TV Series) || Producer - ''[[List of Snorks episodes|23 Episodes]]'' || ||
| 1985–1987 || ''[[Snorks]]'' (TV Series) || Producer – ''[[List of Snorks episodes|23 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1988 || ''[[Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
|rowspan="4"| 1988 || ''[[Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
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|''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
|''[[Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears]]'' (TV Movie) || Producer || ||
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[The Smurfs (TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' (TV Movie) || Animation Director - ''[[List of The Smurfs episodes|24 Episodes]]'' || ||
| 1989 || ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' (TV Series) || Animation Director – ''[[List of The Smurfs episodes|24 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1989 - 1990 || ''[[Paddington Bear (TV series)|Paddington Bear]]'' (TV Series) || Animation Director - ''13 Episodes'' || ||
| 1989–1990 || ''[[Paddington Bear (TV series)|Paddington Bear]]'' (TV Series) || Animation Director – ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990 || ''[[Garfield's Feline Fantasies]]'' (TV Short) || Key Animator || ||
|rowspan="2"| 1990 || ''[[Garfield's Feline Fantasies]]'' (TV Short) || Key Animator || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'' || Animator || || Credited as Berny Wolf
|''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'' || Animator || || Credited and known as Berny Wolf
|-
|-
| 1989 - 1990 || ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' (TV Series) || Animation Director - ''[[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes|11 Episodes]]'' || ||
| 1989–1990 || ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' (TV Series) || Animation Director – ''[[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes|11 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1990 - 1991 || ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' (TV Series) || Director - ''[[List of Garfield and Friends episodes|13 Episodes]]'' || ||
| 1990–1991 || ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' (TV Series) || Director – ''[[List of Garfield and Friends episodes|13 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1990 - 1994 || ''[[Bobby's World]]'' (TV Series Short) || Director - ''[[List of Bobby's World episodes|17 Episodes]]'' || ||
| 1990–1994 || ''[[Bobby's World]]'' (TV Series Short) || Director – ''[[List of Bobby's World episodes|17 Episodes]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|Rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''Garfield and Friends'' || Animator - ''1 Episode'' || ||
|Rowspan="2"| 1994 || ''Garfield and Friends'' || Animator – ''1 Episode'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (TV Series Short) || Animation Timer - ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (TV Series Short) || Animation Timer – ''13 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (TV Series) || Sheet Timer - ''1 Episode'' || ||
| 1996 || ''[[The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (TV Series) || Sheet Timer – ''1 Episode'' || ||
|-
|-
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references/>
*[http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=19314763 Obituary from the LA Times]
*[http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=19314763 Obituary from the LA Times]


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0937678|name=Bernard Wolf}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0937678|name=Bernard Wolf}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061019061314/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_09.html#002286 Obituary at Cartoon Brew]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061019061314/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_09.html#002286 Obituary at Cartoon Brew]
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[[Category:Hanna-Barbera people]]
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[[Category:Fleischer Studios people]]
[[Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people]]
[[Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios people]]
[[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio people]]
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[[Category:First Motion Picture Unit personnel]]

Latest revision as of 14:02, 23 March 2024

Bernard Wolf
Born(1911-07-18)July 18, 1911
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 2006(2006-09-07) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationAnimator

Bernard "Berny" Wolf (July 18, 1911 - September 7, 2006) was an American animator and television producer.

Biography

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Wolf was born in New York City. His career in animation started either in 1924, or 1927. He began work as an inker on Charles Mintz' Krazy Kat silent shorts as an Inker along with Dave Tendlar. The shorts were being distributed by Paramount Pictures at the time. He moved to Inkwell Studios shortly afterwards a predecessor to Fleischer Studios, where he was hired by Max Fleischer as an Inbetweener on Koko the Clown in the silent The Inkwell Imps series. In 1931 he was promoted to the position of Animator and worked with Seymour Kneitel on the Betty Boop cartoons. While much credit has been given to Grim Natwick for her creation, her transformation into the cute cartoon girl was due to the work of Berny Wolf, Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, and Willard Bowsky, who continued working with her after Natwick left in early February 1931 to direct for Ub Iwerks on the west coast.[1] It was at Fleischer Studios that he met Shamus Culhane and Al Eugster, with whom he would maintain a long personal and professional relationship. The three would leave Fleischer to work briefly for Ub Iwerks, where they worked alongside Grim Natwick.

In 1938, Wolf, Eugster and Culhane moved to Walt Disney Studios. After working briefly in the shorts department, Wolf moved on to features. He was one of the animators of Pinocchio and Fantasia (The Pastoral Symphony Segment). His final work at Disney was on Dumbo.

Wolf left Disney after the 1941 strike. He briefly provided uncredited work for Tex Avery at MGM before being drafted during World War II. Wolf was assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit, a group of former Hollywood personnel who created short educational films for the American military. After the war, Wolf worked briefly for animator Rudolph Ising and worked on commercials for companies like FilmFair before forming his own company, Animedia Inc. Animedia produced animation for advertising and commercial films. The company also designed some of the costumes used at Walt Disney World, as well as animating segments for Sesame Street.

Wolf folded Animedia in the 1970s in order to return to animation full-time. He produced several animated features for Hanna Barbera, including 1987's The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. He was Producer of Bobby's World for Film Roman, and was an uncredited Animator on Tom and Jerry: The Movie. He retired from animation in the 1990s, but continued to provide freelance animation pre-production for Fred Wolf Films, commercial design, and additionally developed mascots for the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Wolf died in 2006 at the age of 95.

Filmography

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Year Title Credits Characters Notes
1940 Pinocchio Animator Credited and known as Berny Wolf
Fantasia Animator - Segment "The Pastoral Symphony" Credited and known as Berny Wolf
1941 Dumbo Animator Credited and known as Berny Wolf
1980 Mickey Mouse Disco (Short) Animator Credited and known as Bernie Wolf
1985 Galtar and the Golden Lance (TV Series) Producer
1985–1986 Paw Paws (TV Series) Producer – 21 Episodes
1986 Pound Puppies (TV Series) Associate Producer – 13 Episodes
Foofur (TV Series) Associate Producer – 13 Episodes
1986–1987 The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) Producer – 13 Episodes
The Flintstone Kids (TV Series) Associate Producer – 26 Episodes
1987 The Jetsons (TV Series) Producer – 10 Episodes
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (TV Movie) Producer
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (TV Movie) Producer
The Little Troll Prince (TV Movie) Producer / Story Editor
1985–1987 Snorks (TV Series) Producer – 23 Episodes
1988 Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats (TV Movie) Producer
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (TV Movie) Producer
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf Producer
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears (TV Movie) Producer
1989 The Smurfs (TV Series) Animation Director – 24 Episodes
1989–1990 Paddington Bear (TV Series) Animation Director – 13 Episodes
1990 Garfield's Feline Fantasies (TV Short) Key Animator
Jetsons: The Movie Animator Credited and known as Berny Wolf
1989–1990 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (TV Series) Animation Director – 11 Episodes
1990–1991 Garfield and Friends (TV Series) Director – 13 Episodes
1990–1994 Bobby's World (TV Series Short) Director – 17 Episodes
1994 Garfield and Friends Animator – 1 Episode
Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series Short) Animation Timer – 13 Episodes
1996 The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor (TV Series) Sheet Timer – 1 Episode

References

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  1. ^ Pointer, Ray(2016). "The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer: American Animation Pioneer", McFarland & Co. Publischers. Pg 116
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