Full Name:
Leighton Budd
Occupation / Title:Biography
Budd had a short lived career in the animation industry. After working at Bray Studio in 1917, where we created the Lunyland series, he moved to Barre-Bowers Studio for four years, where he worked on the Mutt and Jeff series. He also created a short lived partnership with Paul Terry, Frank Moser, Earl Hurd and Hugh Shields, which produced cartoons starring Farmer Al Falfa.
References:
- Crafton, Donald. Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1982.
- Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980