Paul Terry

Born: 1887-02-19, San Mateo, California, USA

Died: 1971-10-25

Biography

Paul Houlton Terry was an American pioneering animator and founder of Terrytoons, cartoonist, screenwriter, film director and producer. He produced over 1,300 cartoons between 1915 and 1955 including the many Terrytoons cartoons. His studio's most famous character is Mighty Mouse, and also created Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose and Dinky Duck.

Filmography

• Barnyard Amateurs (1936)
• Land o' Cotton (1929)
• The Sailor's Home (1936)
• Down on the Phoney Farm (1915)
• The Big Burg (1929)
• The Spider's Lair (1928)
• Herman the Great Mouse (1924)
• Modern Red Hood (1935)
• Salt Water Taffy (1930)
• The Fireman's Bride (1931)
• That Old Can of Mine (1924)
• The Fable of the Man Who Laughs (1922)
• The Black Spider (1931)
• The Dog Show (1934)
• The Fable of the Jolly Rounders (1923)
• A Lad and His Lamp (1929)
• The Fable of Henry's Busted Romance (1922)
• The Good Ship Nellie (1928)
• The Big Reward (1927)
• Do Women Pay? (1923)
• A Cat's Life (1920)
• The Fable of the Cat and the Mice (1921)
• Custard Pies (1929)
• Christmas Toyshop (1945)
• Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York (1916)
• Five Orphans of the Storm (1923)
• Subway Sally (1927)
• Hunting in 1950 (1926)
• The Fable of a Raisin and a Cake of Yeast (1923)
• Golden Spoon Mary (1917)