November 13, 1954 –
Looney Tunes first 3D cartoon, Lumber Jack Rabbit, starring Bugs Bunny, premiered on this date.
Chuck Jones left Warner Brothers for four months over the production of this cartoon, which he felt was unsatisfactory. He went to Disney for those months, and worked on Sleeping Beauty, but eventually realized that, although he thought Walt Disney was an excellent producer, the company was not right for him. A famous meeting occurred when Disney told Jones “We can work out something for you” and Jones responded “Well, you have one job here that I want, and that’s yours!” to which Disney said “I’m sorry, it’s filled.” It was the only time Jones left the company in a career that lasted over 25 years, until Jones was “let go” with the animation department in 1962.
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