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'''Charles "Charlie" Gustav Thorson''' (29 August 1890 &ndash; 7 August 1966) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator. Thorson is best known as the man who designed an early version of the then yet unnamed [[Bugs Bunny]]. <ref>Leonard Maltin, ''Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons'' (NAL and McGraw Hill, 1980; revised edition, November 1987), p. 242</ref>
'''Charles "Charlie" Gustav Thorson''' (29 August 1890 &ndash; 7 August 1966) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator. Thorson is best known as the man who designed an early version of the then yet unnamed [[Bugs Bunny]]. <ref>Leonard Maltin, ''Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons'' (NAL and McGraw Hill, 1980; revised edition, November 1987), p. 242</ref>

[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] and [[Warner Bros.]] two original companies founded in 1923 by [[Walt Disney]], [[Roy O. Disney]] and [[Warner Bros.|four Warner brothers]] from [[Burbank, California]], the Disney and Warner Bros. trademark original copyright companies is called "[[princess]]" and "[[rabbit]]", were essential in introducing the two well known Disney and Warner Bros. original animated cartoon characters including [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] and [[Bugs Bunny]].


==Early life and family==
==Early life and family==
Thorson was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada and given the name Karl Gústaf Stefánsson.{{fact|date=August 2022}} He was of [[Iceland]]ic descent, as his parents were part of the [[Icelandic Canadians|Icelandic immigration to Canada]] in the 19th century. His parents were part of the 1,700 Icelanders who registered with the Winnipeg Immigration Office in 1887.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson|last=Walz|first=Eugene|publisher=Great Plains Publications|year=1998|isbn=0-9697804-9-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cartooncharlieli0000walz/page/26 26]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cartooncharlieli0000walz/page/26}}</ref> Politician [[Joseph Thorarinn Thorson|Joseph Thorson]] was his older brother.
Thorson was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada. He was of [[Iceland]]ic descent, as his parents were part of the [[Icelandic Canadians|Icelandic immigration to Canada]] in the 19th century. His parents were part of the 1,700 Icelanders who registered with the Winnipeg Immigration Office in 1887.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson|last=Walz|first=Eugene|publisher=Great Plains Publications|year=1998|isbn=0-9697804-9-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cartooncharlieli0000walz/page/26 26]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cartooncharlieli0000walz/page/26}}</ref> Politician [[Joseph Thorarinn Thorson|Joseph Thorson]] was his older brother.


==Career==
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Charles Thorson
Thorson, c. 1964
BornCharles Gustav Thorson
(1890-08-29)August 29, 1890
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died7 August 1966(1966-08-07) (aged 75)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Snow White, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd

Charles "Charlie" Gustav Thorson (29 August 1890 – 7 August 1966) was a Canadian political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator. Thorson is best known as the man who designed an early version of the then yet unnamed Bugs Bunny. [1]

Disney and Warner Bros. two original companies founded in 1923 by Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney and four Warner brothers from Burbank, California, the Disney and Warner Bros. trademark original copyright companies is called "princess" and "rabbit", were essential in introducing the two well known Disney and Warner Bros. original animated cartoon characters including Snow White and Bugs Bunny.

Early life and family

Thorson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was of Icelandic descent, as his parents were part of the Icelandic immigration to Canada in the 19th century. His parents were part of the 1,700 Icelanders who registered with the Winnipeg Immigration Office in 1887.[2] Politician Joseph Thorson was his older brother.

Career

Thorson's self-portrait drawing in 1931 portrayed him as a Viking based on his Icelandic descent.

From 1935 to 1945, Thorson worked in American animation studios, including The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros.[3] He contributed sketches of hundreds of cartoon characters, including Snow White, Elmer Fudd, Little Hiawatha, Sniffles the Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Inki.

Thorson wrote two children's books, Keeko in 1947 and Chee-chee and Keeko in 1952, about the adventures of a little Native American boy. He also created the character Punkinhead, which appeared in several children's books and in Eaton's catalogues for many years.[4]

Thorson lived his life without public credit for his creations. His name was never mentioned in associated movie credits, and "rarely mentioned in studio records or in other animation books." These creations can be found in Thorson's personal albums that includes sketches and model drawings shared with his family.[2]

Thorson died in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1966.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Leonard Maltin, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (NAL and McGraw Hill, 1980; revised edition, November 1987), p. 242
  2. ^ a b Walz, Eugene (1998). Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson. Great Plains Publications. pp. 26. ISBN 0-9697804-9-4.
  3. ^ Neal Gabler (2007). Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination. Vintage Books. pp. 431–. ISBN 978-0-679-75747-4.
  4. ^ Audrey Greer (2006). The Santa Claus Parade Story: 100 Years of Great Parades in Toronto. J.B. Greer. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-9781978-0-3.

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