Arthur Davis ( Davidavitch) (June 14, 1905 – May 9, 2000) was an American animator and director known for his time at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He was sometimes billed as Art Davis.
Early life
Davis was born on June 14, 1905, in Yonkers, New York, to Hungarian parents. Mannie eventually became a key director for Terrytoons, while Phil worked alongside Arthur at the Screen Gems studio before he left in 1933.
By 1941, Davis was fired from Screen Gems by Columbia following a mass discharge of its Mintz-era animators. After attempting to obtain a job from Walt Disney Productions,
Death
Outliving most of his peers, Davis died peacefully on May 9, 2000, aged 94 in Sunnyvale, California, after humming a tune. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.
Selected filmography
As director
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!Release date
!Title
!Series
!Notes
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|1934
|Babes at Sea
|Color Rhapsody
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|rowspan="6"| 1935
|The Gloom Chasers
|Scrappy
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|The Shoemaker and the Elves
|rowspan="2" |Color Rhapsody
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|A Cat, a Mouse and a Bell
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|The Puppet Murder Case
|Scrappy
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|Monkey Love
|Color Rhapsody
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|Let’s Ring Doorbells
|rowspan="2"| Scrappy
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|rowspan="4"| 1936
|Scrappy’s Boy Scouts
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|Football Bugs
|rowspan="2"| Color Rhapsody
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|The Untrained Seal
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|Dizzy Ducks
|rowspan="6"| Scrappy
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|rowspan="3"| 1937
|Puttin’ Out the Kitten
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|Scrappy’s Music Lesson
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|The Clock Goes Round and Round
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|rowspan="4"| 1938
|The New Homestead
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|Scrappy’s Playmates
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|Hollywood Graduation
|Color Rhapsody
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|The Early Bird
|rowspan="3"| Scrappy
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|rowspan="3"| 1939
|Scrappy’s Added Attraction
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|A Worm’s Eye View
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|The Millionaire Hobo
| Phantasy
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|rowspan="2"| 1940
|Barnyard Babies
|Fables
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|Mr. Elephant Goes to Town
|Color Rhapsody
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|rowspan="5"| 1941
|The Streamlined Donkey
|Fables
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|The Way of All Pests
|Color Rhapsody
|Davis is caricatured in this short as the Home Owner.
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|There’s Music in Your Hair
|rowspan="2"| Phantasy
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|The Cute Recruit
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|The Great Cheese Mystery
|Fables
|Last cartoon Davis directed at Screen Gems
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|rowspan="3"| 1946
|Bacall to Arms
|Merrie Melodies
|rowspan="2"| Left unfinished by Bob Clampett
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|The Big Snooze
|rowspan="3"| Looney Tunes
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|Mouse Menace
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|rowspan="5"| 1947
|The Goofy Gophers
|Left unfinished by Clampett.
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|The Foxy Duckling
|rowspan="2"| Merrie Melodies
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|Doggone Cats
|Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|Mexican Joyride
|Looney Tunes
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|Catch as Cats Can
|rowspan="2"| Merrie Melodies
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|rowspan="11"| 1948
|Two Gophers from Texas
|rowspan="3"| Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|What Makes Daffy Duck
|Looney Tunes
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|A Hick a Slick and a Chick
|rowspan="3"| Merrie Melodies
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|Nothing But the Tooth
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|Bone Sweet Bone
|Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|The Rattled Rooster
|Looney Tunes
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|Dough Ray Me-ow
|Merrie Melodies
|Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|The Pest That Came to Dinner
|rowspan="4"| Looney Tunes
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|Odor of the Day
|Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|The Stupor Salesman
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|Riff Raffy Daffy
|rowspan="2"| Original release was processed through Cinecolor.
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|rowspan="5"| 1949
|Holiday for Drumsticks
|Merrie Melodies
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|Porky Chops
|Looney Tunes
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|Bowery Bugs
|rowspan="2"| Merrie Melodies
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|Bye, Bye Bluebeard
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|A Ham in a Role
|Looney Tunes
|Uncredited, finished by Robert McKimson.