Alan Zaslove

Alan Louis Zaslove (December 9, 1927 – October 2, 2019)^[1] was an American animator, producer and director of animated series.

Alan Zaslove
Born	Alan Louis Zaslove (1927-12-09)December 9, 1927 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	October 2, 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 91) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Animator, producer, director
Years active	1943–2005

Career

Zaslove began his career in 1943 as an "office boy" for Leon Schlesinger Productions with no previous involvement in animation. He went on to work for United Productions of America, starting as an assistant animator to Bill Melendez before progressing to an official animator. He contributed to the animation of Gerald McBoing-Boing and Mr. Magoo.^[2]

Zaslove worked on several cartoons in film and television including The Alvin Show, Roger Ramjet, Popeye the Sailor, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Phantom Tollbooth, Fractured Fairy Tales, George of the Jungle, Carnival of the Animals, The Hoober-Bloob Highway, Tom Thumb, The Night Before Christmas, and Stanley, the Ugly Duckling.

At Hanna-Barbera, Zaslove worked on several of their works such as Space Stars, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Paw Paws, The Smurfs, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, The Challenge of the GoBots, Snorks, the 1985 revival of The Jetsons, the 1985 animated film of Pound Puppies, and Galtar and the Golden Lance.

During Zaslove's time at Disney, he produced and directed several animated television shows and direct-to-video films including DuckTales, Aladdin, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (which he co-created with Tad Stones), The Return of Jafar, Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, earning two Daytime Emmy Award nominations.^{[citation needed]} He later served as a supervising producer and director on The New Woody Woodpecker Show.

Death

Zaslove died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 91.^[3]