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John Foster

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Born: November 27, 1886
Died: February 16, 1959
From: New Jersey, USA

Biography

John Foster (November 27, 1886 – February 16, 1959) was a cartoonist and film director. He is remembered for his direction in over a hundred films, including the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry series and the early (1928) sound-on-film cartoon "Dinner Time". Later in the 1930s, he created Gandy Goose for Terrytoons.

Known for

A Swiss Trick

Wot a Night

The Farmerette

The Magic Mummy

Circus Capers

Piano Tooners

Frozen Frolics

The Haunted Ship

Filmography

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2007

Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past

Directing (Director)

1950

Better Late Than Never

Writing (Story)

1949

The Perils of Pearl Pureheart

Writing (Story)

1948

Goony Golfers

Writing (Story)

Seeing Ghosts

Writing (Story)

Taming the Cat

Writing (Story)

1947

The Wolf's Pardon

Writing (Story)

Flying South

Writing (Story) Visual Effects (Animation)

Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick

Writing (Story)

Aladdin's Lamp

Writing (Story) Visual Effects (Animation)

The Dead End Cats

Writing (Story)

Crying Wolf

Writing (Story)

1946

The Hep Cat

Writing (Story)

The Crackpot King

Writing (Story)

The Snow Man

Writing (Story)

The Jail Break

Writing (Story)

The Electronic Mouse Trap

Writing (Story)

The Tortoise Wins Again

Writing (Story)

Winning the West

Writing (Story)

Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse

Writing (Story)

The Johnstown Flood

Writing (Story)

Throwing the Bull

Writing (Story)

My Old Kentucky Home

Writing (Story)

The Wicked Wolf

Writing (Story)

Svengali's Cat

Writing (Story)

1945

Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa

Writing (Screenplay)

Bad Bill Bunion

Writing (Story)

Mighty Mouse and the Wolf

Writing (Story)

The Silver Streak

Writing (Story)

Aesop's Fable: The Mosquito

Writing (Story)

Mighty Mouse and the Kilkenny Cats

Writing (Story)

Raiding the Raiders

Writing (Story)