Events in 1939 in animation.
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February
- February 2: Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (voice of the Spirit in The Care Bears Movie, Katherine in Heavy Metal, Morag in Star Wars: Ewoks, Frau Rottenmeier in Heidi), (d. 2010).[27]
- February 6: Mike Farrell, American actor (voice of Jonathan Kent in the DC Animated Universe and Superman: Brainiac Attacks).
- February 7: Vladimir Tarasov, Russian animator and animation director (Soyuzmultfilm).
- February 12: Michele Kalamera, Italian actor (Italian dub voice of Razoul in Aladdin, The King in Cars, Commander Bristle in Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, Rourke in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Baloo in TaleSpin), (d. 2023).[28]
- February 15: Taichirō Hirokawa, Japanese voice actor, (d. 2008).
- February 27: David Mitton, English television and film director and producer, model maker and special effects technician (Thomas & Friends), (d. 2008).[29]
April
- April 10: Shinji Mizushima, Japanese manga artist (Dokaben), (d. 2022).[30]
- April 13: Paul Sorvino, American actor (voice of Alphonse Perrier du von Scheck in Hey Arnold!: The Movie, Variecom CEO in the Duckman episode "How to Suck in Business Without Really Trying"), (d. 2022).[31]
- April 23:
- April 28: Michiyo Yasuda, Japanese animator (Toei Animation, A Production, Nippon Animation, Topcraft, Studio Ghibli), (d. 2016).[33]
May
- May 22: Paul Winfield, American actor (voice of Mr. Smith in The Wish That Changed Christmas, Jeffrey Robbins in Gargoyles, Mr. Ruhle in The Magic School Bus, Omar Mosley/Black Marvel in Spider-Man, Sam Young in Batman Beyond, Lucious Sweet in The Simpsons, Earl Cooper in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "The Mechanic", Father in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Beauty and the Beast"), (d. 2004).[34]
- May 25: Ian McKellen, English actor (voice of Horatio Huntington in Animal Crackers, Toad in Flushed Away, Cecil Pritchfield in the Family Guy episode "Send In Stewie, Please", himself in The Simpsons episode "The Regina Monologues").
- May 28: Beth Howland, American actress (voice of Singer in the Batman Beyond episode "Out of the Past", Dr. Leventhal in the As Told by Ginger episode "And She Was Gone"), (d. 2015).[35]
July
- July 19: Stanisław Lenartowicz, Polish animator, (d. 2023).[38]
- July 26: Bob Baker, English screenwriter (Wallace & Gromit), (d. 2021).[39]
- July 30: Peter Bogdanovich, American director, writer, actor, producer, critic and film historian (voice of Psychologist in The Simpsons episode "Yokel Chords"), (d. 2022).[40]
August
- August 16: Carole Shelley, English actress (voice of Amelia Gabble in The Aristocats, Lady Kluck in Robin Hood), (d. 2018).[41]
- August 22: Valerie Harper, American actress (voice of various characters in The Simpsons, Townspeople in the Sorcerous Stabber Orphen episode "The Sword of Baltanders", Maryellen and Librarian in the As Told by Ginger episode "The Wedding Frame", IHOP Diner in the American Dad! episode "Cock of the Sleepwalk", additional voices in Generator Gawl), (d. 2019).[42]
- August 30: John Peel, English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist (voice of Announcer in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Explode"), (d. 2004).[43]
September
- September 1: Lily Tomlin, American actress (voice of Ms. Frizzle in The Magic School Bus, Edith Ann in Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle, Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home and Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noel), Mommo in The Ant Bully, Toki in Ponyo, May Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Tammy in The Simpsons episode "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas").
- September 5:
- September 13: Richard Kiel, American actor (voice of Vladimir in Tangled), (d. 2014).[46][47][48][49]
- September 17: Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter (Snoopy Come Home, The Rescuers), and actress (voice of Belle in The Stingiest Man in Town, Lilly Lorraine in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July).
October
- October 2: Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Japanese voice actor (voice of Philip II of Macedon in Reign, Muijika in Mushishi, Hachiroh Tohbe in Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Tonpetty in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood), (d. 2020).[50]
- October 24: F. Murray Abraham, American actor (voice of Grimmel in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Jupiter in Isle of Dogs).
- October 27: John Cleese, English actor, comedian, (voice of Cat R. Waul in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Albert in The Magic Pudding, King Harold in the Shrek franchise, Quincy Endicott/Adelaide in Over the Garden Wall, narrator in Winnie the Pooh and House of Mouse, King Gristle Sr. in Trolls, Bulldog in Planes), and screenwriter (The Croods).
- October 30: Danny Goldman, American actor and casting director (voice of Brainy Smurf in The Smurfs, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue and Robot Chicken), (d. 2020).[51]
November
- November 10: Russell Means, American activist and actor (voice of Chief Powhatan in Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Shaman and Chief Sentry in Turok: Son of Stone, Thomas in the Duckman episode "Role With It"), (d. 2012).[52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]
- November 18: Brenda Vaccaro, American actress (voice of Tilly in Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Scruple and Architect Smurf in The Smurfs, Didi in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, Ardeth in The Critic, Marge and Chi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Bunny Bravo and other various characters in Johnny Bravo, Mrs. Hirsch in Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, Kameyo in Kubo and the Two Strings, Slim in the Darkwing Duck episode "You Sweat Your Life", Gilda in the Goof Troop episode "Date with Destiny", Strip Club Manager in the American Dad! episode "Stan Knows Best", Godmonster in the Summer Camp Island episode "Monster Visit").
- November 26: Tina Turner, Swiss-American singer and actress (performed the song "Great Spirits" in Brother Bear), (d. 2023).[63]
- November 30: Andrei Khrzhanovsky, Russian animator (There Lived Kozyavin, The Glass Harmonica, The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks).
December
- December 4: Robert Glass, American sound engineer (The Simpsons), (d. 1993).[64]
- December 26: Ron Campbell, Australian film director, producer (Ron Campbell Films, Inc.) and animator (Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sesame Street, Duckman), (d. 2021).[65]
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- Suzanne Baker, Australian film producer (Leisure).
- Nelson Shin, Korean animator (DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Marvel Productions, Star Wars), director (The Transformers: The Movie, Toad Patrol) and producer (The Transformers, Spiral Zone, founder and president of AKOM).
- David Brown, American businessman (co-founder of Blue Sky Studios), (d. 2003).[66]
- Sam Cornell, American animator (George of the Jungle, The Hugga Bunch, Jetsons: The Movie, directed the main titles for The Wuzzles and The New Woody Woodpecker Show), background artist (Shinbone Alley), storyboard artist (George of the Jungle, The Rugrats Movie), writer and director (The New 3 Stooges), (d. 2021).
- David Hamilton Grant, English pornographic producer and convicted criminal (Snow White and the Seven Perverts), (d. 1991).[67]
January
- January 20: Victor Bergdahl, Swedish animator and comics artist (Kapten Grogg), dies at age 60.[68][69]
July
- July 4: Louis Wain, English artist (Wain made a short-lived venture into film animation, drawing the first ever screen cartoon cat, "Pussyfoot". His cartoons were not a cinema success), dies at age 78.[70]: 82-83 [70]: 9 [70]: 107-108
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