1890 in animation
overview of animation-related events during the year of 1890
Events in 1890 in animation.
Events
Specific date unknown:
Charles-Émile Reynaud creates the film Le Clown et ses chiens (The Clown and His Dogs) for his Théâtre Optique. It would not be exhibited to an audience until 1892.
Births
March
March 19: Gayne Whitman, American actor (occasional voice of Barney Bear), (d. 1958).
April
April 13: Gene Rodemich, American pianist and orchestrator (Van Beuren Studios), (d. 1934).
April 26: Thoralf Klouman, Norwegian satirical illustrator and actor (produced the animated film Admiral Palads (1917), about the American president Woodrow Wilson), (d. 1940).
June
June 12: Junius Matthews, American actor (voice of Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone, Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh franchise), (d.
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