Full Name:
Arthur (Art) Bartsch
Occupation / Title:Date of birth:03/09/1904
Date of death:February, 1971
Biography
Bartsch spent his entire career at Terrytoons. He started working at the studio in the 1940s, becoming a director in 1958. Throughout his career he worked on numerous animations starring studio’s most celebrated characters: Sydney the Elephant, Sad Cat, Stanley the Lion, and Cleo the Giraffe, among others.
Career outline
He began as a background artist in the 1940’s and was elevated to director in 1958. He was asked to direct a new cartoon Sidney the Elephant. In 1960 he worked on the first Sidney the Elephant cartoon to be filmed in CinemaScope titled Hide and Go Sidney.
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.