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The Man Who Changed the Art of Animation

Chuck Jones worked for decades on cartoons like Looney Tunes from the 1930s until his death in 2002. He gave Bugs Bunny that cocky slouch and Daffy Duck those mischievous eyes. In 1996, Jones accepted an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. The amazing thing about this guy is that he never drew Bugs Bunny or Elmer Fudd or your 70s samurai, any of those characters.

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