Wilson D. (Pete) Burness
Occupation / Title:Date of birth:16/06/1904
Date of death:??/07/1969
Biography
Throughout his career, Burness worked for a number of various studios. He began his career in animation as in-betweener for Romer Grey and Ted Eshbaugh. He quickly moved to Van Beuren Studios, where he animated The Little King series, to Harman-Ising Studio, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio, where he stayed the longest. As part of Hanna-Barbera Unit, he worked on the Tom and Jerry series. Before spending almost a decade working for United Productions of America (UPA), from 1949-1958, Burness did animation for John Sutherland and Warner Bros. Cartoons. While at UPA, he became the director of many of Mr. Magoo animations. The next decade, 1959-1969, Burness spent directing TV commercials and short animated films at Jay Ward Productions.
References:
- Lenburg, Jeff. Who’s Who in Animated Cartoons. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2006.
- Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980.
- http://www.immaginariofiorentino.com/albertopage/amimatorsa-z/animatorsg.htm
- Solomon, Charles. The History of Animation: Enchanted Drawings. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994