Tex Avery
Making People Laugh
'That's All Folks'
1908 - 1980

Frederick Bean Avery, better known as Tex, was born in Tyler, Texas, but destined for greatness. Generations have enjoyed his creations, though most would not have recognized him if he had walked in the door. His medium? Cartoons.

Tex Avery is known for his work at MGM and Warner Brothers, coming out with an array of characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Droopy, as well as many many more. Likewise, working with his contemporaries at the time, he revamped, reinvigorated and simply improved the work of all those around him.

His work was astounding by its sheer volume as well as through its quality. This is made all the more amazing considering that he had been blinded in one eye due to an office accident through horseplay.

His timeless characters and situations were all during an era before computer generated graphics and the standards they were held to by the censors were much more stringent than today. His work was done cell by cell and painstaking. To do what they did back then would be seemingly impossible today without the aid of technology generated since then.

The man has created generations of people that repeat his words, love his characters and appreciate him, though he was unseen. He makes you proud to be a Texan...for like he found out, there's nothing you can't accomplish. He will be missed.

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