Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, died of congestive heart failure at 89.
In addition to Bugs and Daffy, he helped create a cast of characters including the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, Pepe le Pew, Michigan J. Frog and so many others. He also produced, directed and wrote the screenplays for "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas," as well as the feature film "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Jones worked on more than 300 animated films in a career that spanned more than 60 years. Three of Jones' films won Academy Awards: ``Frigid Hare,'' ``So Much, So Little'' and ``The Dot and the Line,'' for which Jones also received a directing Oscar. One of Jones' most popular films, ``What's Opera, Doc?'' was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992 for being ``among the most culturally, historically and aesthetically significant films of our time.'' In 1996, he was presented an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. Among his many awards and recognitions, one of those he most valued was the honorary life membership from the Directors Guild of America. Just last year, Jones was inducted into the Animation Hall of Fame in Los Angeles, along with Walt Disney.
Irene Worth - (Marth 11th, 2002)
Irene Worth, the award-winning film and stage actress after a stroke near her home in Manhattan. She was 85.
Worth was nominated for five Tony Awards, winning three, for Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice" (1965), for a revival of Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1976), and for Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" (1991). Her non-winning roles were no less impressive: for Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic" (1960) and Joseph Papp's production of "The Cherry Orchard" (1976). She also received two OBIEs, one for "The Chalk Garden" (1982) and one for Sustained Achievement (1989). She made her Broadway debut in "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" (1943) and subsequently moved to London, her primary residence for much of the next 30 years.
Worth's film appearances were few, but memorable. She won the British Academy Award for "The Scapegoat" (1959), and appeared in "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971), "Eyewitness" (1981), "Deathtrap" (1982), and the film version of "Lost in Yonkers" (1993).
Pat Weaver - (March 15th, 2002)
The father of Sigourney Weaver and creater of NBC's "Today" and "Tonight" shows, Sylvester "Pat" Weaver, died of pneumonia at 93.
Convinced that he could woo morning radio listeners away, Weaver created the first early morning show, "Today," in 1952, with host Dave Garroway. For his contributions, Weaver received two Emmy awards and was inducted into the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame in 1985.
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