Animator Graves & Memorials

Roy Williams

1907–1976 (age 69)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Roy Williams was an American animator and character designer who worked for Walt Disney Studios.

John Lounsbery

1911–1976 (age 65)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

John Lounsbery was an American animator who worked for Disney and contributed to numerous classic animated films.

Tol Avery

1915–1973 (age 58)

Llano Cemetery

Tol Avery was an American cartoonist and animator known for his work in theatrical animation.

Eric Larson

1905–1988 (age 83)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Eric Larson was an American animator who worked for the Disney studio for over five decades.

Edward Buehrig

1910–1986 (age 76)

Valhalla Memory Gardens

Edward Buehrig was an American animator and character designer who worked on Disney films.

Otto Messmer

1892–1983 (age 91)

Madonna Cemetery and Mausoleum

Otto Messmer was a West Hoboken resident who lived from 1892 to 1983.

Art Babbitt

1907–1992 (age 85)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Art Babbitt (1907-1992) was an Omaha-born animator who helped define the personality of Disney's Goofy and other classic...

Hicks Lokey

1904–1990 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Hicks Lokey (1904-1990) was an Alabama-born animator who worked for studios including Disney and Warner Bros. during the...

Thomas McKimson

1907–1998 (age 91)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Thomas McKimson (1907-1998) was an American animator and layout artist best known for his work with Warner Bros. cartoon...

Friz Freleng

1906–1995 (age 89)

Hillside Memorial Park

Friz Freleng (1906-1995) was an American animator and cartoonist celebrated for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie ...

Grim Natwick

1890–1990 (age 100)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Grim Natwick (1890–1990) of Wisconsin Rapids, the pioneering animator behind Betty Boop, is buried at Forest Hill Ceme...

Joseph Barbera

1911–2006 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) was an American animator and creator of Hanna-Barbera cartoons who spent his early years in...

Joe Grant

1908–2005 (age 97)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joe Grant (1908–2005) was an American Disney artist and writer born in New York City whose long career in animation co...

Monty Oum

1981–2015 (age 34)

Texas State Cemetery

Monty Oum (1981–2015), the Providence-born animator behind Rooster Teeth’s "RWBY," is buried at Texas State Cemetery...

Will Vinton

1947–2018 (age 71)

River View Cemetery

Will Vinton (1947–2018) was an American animator known as the 'father of claymation' who produced award-winning shorts...

Bruce Bickford

1947–2019 (age 72)

Tahoma National Cemetery

Bruce Bickford (1947–2019) was a Seattle-born animator noted for his clay animation who is buried at Tahoma National C...