Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1910 – May 19, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. including Disney, MGM, Walter Lantz and Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s. His work contributed to such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, What's Opera, Doc? and the Road Runner series. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia; indicated birth/death dates reflect adjustments to match Mr. Noble's grave marker dates]
Known For
| Birth Location | Minnesota, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-05-01 |
| Died | 2001-05-19 |
Movies
2011
Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
Director
2010
2007
The Pumpkin of Nyefar
Story
2004
Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat
Production Design
2002
Al Tudi Tuhak
Thanks
1999
1998
Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes
Co-Director
1998
Father Of The Bird
Color Designer
1997
Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
Co-Director
1991
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
Layout Supervisor
1980
Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special
Production Design
1980
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Production Design
1979
Bugs Bunny in Space
Director
1977
The Cat in the Hat
Production Design
1971
The Phantom Tollbooth
Production Design
1970
Horton Hears a Who!
Production Design
1970
The Bear That Wasn't
Co-Director
1967
Cannery Rodent
Co-Director
1967
Cat and Dupli-cat
Co-Director
1967
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Production Design
1966
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
Co-Director
1966
Duel Personality
Co-Director
1966
The Cat's Me-Ouch
Co-Director
1965
1965
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
Production Design
1965
Zip Zip Hooray!
Layout Supervisor
1965
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
Co-Director
1965
The Year of the Mouse
Co-Director
1965
Of Feline Bondage
Co-Director
1965
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
Co-Director
1965
Haunted Mouse
Co-Director
1965
Bad Day at Cat Rock
Co-Director
1965
Tom-ic Energy
Co-Director
1965
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life
Co-Director
1965
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
Co-Director
1964
War and Pieces
Co-Director
1964
The Iceman Ducketh
Co-Director
1964
Snowbody Loves Me
Co-Director
1964
Much Ado About Mousing
Co-Director
1964
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
Co-Director
1964
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
Co-Director
1964
To Beep or Not to Beep
Co-Director
1963
Transylvania 6-5000
Co-Director
1963
Mad as a Mars Hare
Co-Director
1963
Pent-House Mouse
Co-Director
1963
Hare-Breadth Hurry
Co-Director
1963
Now Hear This
Co-Director
1963
I Was a Teenage Thumb
Co-Director
1963
Martian Through Georgia
Co-Director
1962
Louvre Come Back to Me!
Co-Director
1962
Zoom at the Top
Co-Director
1962
A Sheep in the Deep
Co-Director
1962
About Time
Layout Supervisor
1962
Nelly's Folly
Co-Director
1961
Beep Prepared
Co-Director
1961
Compressed Hare
Co-Director
1961
A Scent of the Matterhorn
Layout Supervisor
1961
The Abominable Snow Rabbit
Co-Director
1961
High Note
Layout Supervisor
1960
Who Scent You?
Layout Supervisor
1960
Baton Bunny
Layout Supervisor
1959
Cat Feud
Layout Supervisor
1958
Whoa, Be-Gone!
Layout Supervisor
1958
Hare-Way to the Stars
Layout Supervisor
1958
Zoom and Bored
Layout Supervisor
1957
Steal Wool
Layout Supervisor
1957
Scrambled Aches
Layout Supervisor
1957
Deduce, You Say
Layout Supervisor
1956
Two Scent's Worth
Layout Supervisor
1955
Ready.. Set.. Zoom!
Layout Supervisor
1955
Stop! Look! and Hasten!
Layout Supervisor
1954
Claws for Alarm
Layout Supervisor
1954
The Cats Bah
Layout Supervisor
1954
No Barking
Layout Supervisor
1954
It's Everybody's Business
Art Direction
1954
Zipping Along
Layout Supervisor
1953
Bully for Bugs
Layout Supervisor
1953
Much Ado About Nutting
Layout Supervisor
1953
Duck Amuck
Layout Supervisor
1953
Forward March Hare
Layout Supervisor
1953
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Background Designer
1937
Elmer Elephant
Background Designer
1936