User: Blondie-Wan

Perhaps the most highly regarded animator

On: That's All Folks: Chuck Jones RIP

I have a book called The 50 Greatest Cartoons; it lists, well, the purported 50 greatest cartoon shorts, as selected by a poll of over 1,000 animators, film critics and historians, cartoon buffs, etc. Nine of the films on the list, or almost a fifth, were directed by Jones - including four of the top five (What's Opera, Doc? was the #1). Obviously, people in the industry and devotees of the medium cherished him highly, and rightfully so.

I've long thought he might be the greatest American humorist since Mark Twain. He certainly made some terrific cartoons.

So long, Chuck.

Like you need my congratulations after all these

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Congratulations and best wishes from this long-time lurker, first-time poster. I'm really happy for you. :-)