Thomas McKimson
Thomas Jacob McKimson (March 5, 1907 – February 14, 1998) was an American animator, best known for his work at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He was the older brother of animators Robert and Charles McKimson. Tom McKimson was born in Denver, Colorado, but relocated to Los Angeles with his family in the 1920s. He attended Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in the 1920s. He began his career in animation in 1929, when he joined the Walt Disney Studio, becoming an assistant to animator Norm Ferguson. He left Disney a year later to work briefly for Romer Grey, then joined Harman-Ising Studios around 1932. After Harman and Ising left Warner Bros. for MGM, McKimson became a member of Bob Clampett's animation unit, where he is credited as a layout artist and the original design for Tweety Bird. McKimson also provided layout designs for Arthur Davis's unit after he took over Clampett's unit by 1945. During his time at Warner Bros., McKimson also worked for Dell Comics, providing illustrations for the Bugs Bunny and Road Runner comic books. McKimson also illustrated the Roy Rogers daily comic strip from 1949 to 1953 in collaboration with his brother Charles and artist Pete Alvarado, using the collective pseudonym "Al McKimson." He left Warners in 1947 when Don Smith replaced him as layout artist for Davis' unit. He would become an art director for Dell's parent company Western Publishing, where he remained until his retirement in 1972. McKimson died in 1998 in West Los Angeles at the age of 90. [biography (edited) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Visual EffectsBirthday
March 5, 1907Deathday
February 14, 1998Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
20Place of birth
Denver, Colorado, USAAlso known as
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Crew credits
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The Night Before Christmas
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/79qmzCSGksYG0hciEC9ENsPbF10.jpg)
A Gruesome Twosome
Layout, Background Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/imC533cWflo35WFu79PChluEdnu.jpg)
Gay Gaucho
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kpLoEBj6rAZ8H9wHo0717CcvpbI.jpg)
Birdy and the Beast
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aBku54rCpEX4VzHB0uTRDGJzuBE.jpg)
The Wise Quacking Duck
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bvwSKvfo3zgSXynZRJVAmQYbPGA.jpg)
The Big Snooze
Layout, Background Designer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rTRYC5loiIL5EuQgZv7NXEiH0Pd.jpg)
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3wvkoFPB7Lv8UmfRYmwjALI8ayV.jpg)
Merbabies
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rrPcGYSUSakaj10cOeobWBmBlQM.jpg)
I Love a Parade
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eQcTX9kgvmzbKVH8cZiEWU2KsTF.jpg)
A Great Big Bunch of You
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3tt90MN2pZxnTzoboLciEWOswuV.jpg)
It's Got Me Again!
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kTH9WxOPKAjUHNFQHsOyAeY9AVb.jpg)
Falling Hare
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/esdG9vEV06NFXdu339Hgt5bOVg6.jpg)
Bosko in Dutch
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e6C2I5gl4zlmbdk9PeuLfe1CUU9.jpg)
Fighting Tools
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mQr5DH7TwRy5UljXVfWsXylvNpx.jpg)
The Organ Grinder
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hcTtNDm2ljLGSMvLmUuwddwyjES.jpg)
Buckaroo Bugs
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gouOiyae9Sv6e2nBcx9jpYWvS8G.jpg)
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Layout Supervisor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iNIz9cifajt4d1F3otSRGUASfSL.jpg)
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e1beCZvC7YAfGO9uwDhddWdf1Rc.jpg)
Hot-Toe Mollie
Animation![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cQA6hToekWXrHiN5qGU3vRahzgf.jpg)
Baby Bottleneck
Layout Supervisor, Background Designer