Tag "Earl Kress"

Matt Groening to Receive WGA’s Writing Award

November 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Matt Groening, animation icon and the creator of The Simpsons and co-creator of Futurama (with David X. Cohen), will receive the Writers Guild of America, West Animation Writers Caucus’ (AWC) 15th Annual Animation Writing Award on Wednesday (Nov. 28). The animation icon is behind honred for his outstanding contributions to [...]

Date Set for Animation’s Afternoon of Remembrance

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Animation Guild has announced the date and schedule for this year’s Afternoon of Remembrance. The event will take place on Saturday, March 4th at 1 p.m. at the Hollywood Heritage Museum (The Lasky-DeMille Barn), 2100 N. Highland Ave. (Across from the Hollywood Bowl) in Hollywood, Calif. The animation community [...]

WGAW Honors Animation Writers McDuffie and Kress

November 17, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Dwayne McDuffie and Earl Kress will be the recipients of the Writers Guild of America’s 14th Annual Animation Writing Award posthumously at the Animation Writers Caucus Awards tonight (Thursday, Nov. 17) at the Writers Guild West headquarters in Hollywood. The award recognizes their animation writing work and their efforts to [...]

Animation Writer and Historian Earl Kress Dies at 60

September 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We were saddened to learn of the recent death of beloved animation writer and historian and Animation Guild VP Earl Kress passed away recently at age 60 due to complications from liver cancer. Kress’s numerous animation credits include The Fox and the Hound, DuckTales, Ewoks, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Transformers, Pound Puppies, Taz-Mania, [...]