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#13598 Thom-Powers
Thom-Powers - Thom Powers is the documentary programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival where he has presented premieres by veteran directors such as Werner Herzog, Jonathan Demme, David Guggenheim and Kevin Rafferty; as well as the first feature length works of Adria Petty, Kristopher Belman and Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte.In TIFFs Mavericks conversation series, Powers presented works-in-progress clips of Sicko (2007), Wiara czyni czuba (2008), and The People Speak (2009), a year ahead of each films release.For most of the year, Powers lives in New York City where he is the founder and artistic director of the Stranger Than Fiction documentary series at the IFC Center. At STF, he has interviewed dozens of filmmakers including Barbara Kopple, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, Ken Loach, and Nick Broomfield.He is the co-chair of the Cinema Eye Honors, started in 2008.Since 2000, he has taught a class on documentary development at New York Universitys School of Continuing Professional Studies. He is writing a history of American documentary in the 1960s for Faber & Faber.. Date of Birth,     7October 1967,Detroit, Michigan, USA

Thom Powers is the documentary programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival where he has presented premieres by veteran directors such as Werner Herzog, Jonathan Demme, David Guggenheim and Kevin Rafferty; as well as the first feature length works of Adria Petty, Kristopher Belman and Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte.In TIFFs Mavericks conversation series, Powers presented works-in-progress clips of Sicko (2007), Wiara czyni czuba (2008), and The People Speak (2009), a year ahead of each films release.For most of the year, Powers lives in New York City where he is the founder and artistic director of the Stranger Than Fiction documentary series at the IFC Center. At STF, he has interviewed dozens of filmmakers including Barbara Kopple, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, Ken Loach, and Nick Broomfield.He is the co-chair of the Cinema Eye Honors, started in 2008.Since 2000, he has taught a class on documentary development at New York Universitys School of Continuing Professional Studies. He is writing a history of American documentary in the 1960s for Faber & Faber.. Date of Birth, 7October 1967,Detroit, Michigan, USA .

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#10890 Tex-Avery
Tex-Avery - Tex Avery was a descendant of Judge Roy Bean and Daniel Boone, but all his grandma ever told him about it was Dont ever mention you are kin to Roy Bean. Hes a no good skunk!! After graduating from North Dallas High School in 1927, Avery moved to Southern California in 1929 and got a job in the harbor. After showing samples of his artwork he got a job at Walter Lantz Studios in 1929 as animator. His contributions during the years at Walter Lantz Studios were minor. From 1936 to 1941 he worked as supervisor - another word for cartoon director - of some 60 titles in the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes series for Leon Schlesinger at Warners. From 1942 to 1954 Avery worked as director of cartoons at MGM. He was responsible for practically every MGM Cartoon that did not feature Tom and Jerry. In 1955 he did four cartoons, again for Walter Lantz Studios, before leaving the field for advertising, where, alas, his unique sense of humor went largely unappreciated, but primarily because commercials are not credited for the viewing audience (perhaps his best known commercial work was for Raid bug spray, which always featured the cartoon bugs screaming Raid! before getting smashed.)Among the many cartoon characters Avery created are Daffy Duck, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel and Chilly Willy. Tex Avery is also credited with creating the basic personality of Bugs Bunny. He was the one who coined the phrase Whats up, Doc?. Date of Birth,     26February 1908,Taylor, Texas, USA    ,Date of Death,       26August 1980,Burbank, California, USA      (lung cancer)     ,Birth Name,Frederick Bean Avery,Height, 56(1.68m)

Tex Avery was a descendant of Judge Roy Bean and Daniel Boone, but all his grandma ever told him about it was Dont ever mention you are kin to Roy Bean. Hes a no good skunk!! After graduating from North Dallas High School in 1927, Avery moved to Southern California in 1929 and got a job in the harbor. After showing samples of his artwork he got a job at Walter Lantz Studios in 1929 as animator. His contributions during the years at Walter Lantz Studios were minor. From 1936 to 1941 he worked as supervisor - another word for cartoon director - of some 60 titles in the Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes series for Leon Schlesinger at Warners. From 1942 to 1954 Avery worked as director of cartoons at MGM. He was responsible for practically every MGM Cartoon that did not feature Tom and Jerry. In 1955 he did four cartoons, again for Walter Lantz Studios, before leaving the field for advertising, where, alas, his unique sense of humor went largely unappreciated, but primarily because commercials are not credited for the viewing audience (perhaps his best known commercial work was for Raid bug spray, which always featured the cartoon bugs screaming Raid! before getting smashed.)Among the many cartoon characters Avery created are Daffy Duck, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel and Chilly Willy. Tex Avery is also credited with creating the basic personality of Bugs Bunny. He was the one who coined the phrase Whats up, Doc?. Date of Birth, 26February 1908,Taylor, Texas, USA ,Date of Death, 26August 1980,Burbank, California, USA (lung cancer) ,Birth Name,Frederick Bean Avery,Height, 56(1.68m) .

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