Gene Deitch

'Gene Deitch' (qv) was an animator at UPA. He later joined Terrytoons in 1955. He created characters like "John Doormat", "Clint Clobber", "Gaston Le Crayon", "Sidney", and "Foofle". In early 1958, his theatrical cartoon _Sidney's Family Tree (1958)_ (qv) was nominated for Academy Award. In August, 1958, he was fired from Terrytoons, and in 1960, he moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia to work with William L. Snyder, and directed approximately a dozen Tom and Jerry cartoons for MGM, and also "Krazy Kat" and "Popeye" for King Features, and also a Oscar Winning _Munro (1961)_ (qv). He later created "Nudnik", a character based on "Foofle", which he created, while at Terrytoons. He still lives in Prague, with his wife, Zdenka.::Charles Brubaker