Died Czech animator American gene Deitch. He was 95 years old.
On the death of the artist was told by his publisher Peter Himmel, reports the Associated Press.
He participated in work on many projects, including “Tom and Jerry”, “Popeye”, “Alice in Paris” and “Sylvester and the magic crystal”.
Deitch thrice been nominated for the award “Oscar”, and in 1960 he became the winner in the category “Best animated short film” for his work under the name “Munro”. In addition, he received awards for contribution to the development of animation in 2004.
Wrote NEWS.ru Japanese broadcaster NHK was published in the open access documentary series about the life and work of animator Hayao Miyazaki. It consists of four episodes lasting approximately 50 minutes.
