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Flintstone’s Animator Ed Benedict Dies - Obituary & Biography

Thursday, October 12

Ed Benedict, the legendary animator of Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear and many other cartoon characters has passed away in his sleep at the age of 94 in his hometown of Auburn, California.  Benedict designed the characters for the cartoon series The Flintstones in the 1960 and the world in which they lived in.  He was the backbone to the success of Hanna Barbera. His ashes will be scattered over Carmel Bay. {Reported by Ian Ripley}

Celebrity News Resources:

• Ed Benedict, 94, Deigned “Flintstones” (AP: NYSun.com: Oct. 12, 2006)

• Ed Benedict, Animator of The Flintstones Dies at 94 (John Rogers, AP: Chron.com: Oct. 12, 2006)

• “Flintstones” Artist Ed Benedict Dies (AP: KVOA.com: 2006)

For more information about Ed Benedict visit IMDb.com

Biography of Ed Benedict

Ed Benedict (August 23, 1912 – October 11, 2006) was an American animator and layout artist. He is best known for his work with Hanna-Barbera Studios, where he helped design Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, and Ruff and Ready.

Benedict began his animation career in 1930 at Walt Disney Studios. He left in 1933 to work at Universal Studios as an animator on Walter Lantz's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts. He briefly returned to Disney in the 1940's, receiving his only Disney credit on the animated film Make Mine Music. He then spent several years creating animation for television commercials.

In 1952, Benedict was contacted by Tex Avery, who'd worked with him at Universal Studios. Avery invited Benedict to work on Avery's animation unit at MGM. Benedict performed lead animation and layout duties for Avery, and later for Michael Lah after Avery's departure from the studio. Benedict's work can be seen in Dixieland Droopy, The First Bad Man, and Deputy Droopy.

In the late 1950's, Benedict was recruited by former MGM animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera to provide character designs for their new animated television series, The Ruff & Ready Show. Benedict eventually became the primary character designer at Hanna-Barbera, designing Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, the various characters on The Flintstones, and many others.

Benedict left Hanna-Barbera in the late 1960's, but continued providing freelance work until his retirement in the early 1970's. He is cited as a major inspiration by animator John Kricfalusi, among others.

Benedict died in his sleep at his home. He was 94.

Awards

Winsor McCay Award, 1994

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