What is Bob Clampett?
'''Robert Emerson Clampett Sr.''' (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an [[Americans|American]] [[animator]], [[Film director|director]], [[producer]] and [[puppeteer]].<ref name=soc>{{Cite web |url= http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/clampett/ |title=Bob Clampett, Senses of Cinema |work=sensesofcinema.com |access-date=22 December 2010 }}</ref> He was one of the important people in the history of American [[animation]]. He claimed to have invented the characters of [[Porky Pig]], [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref name=soc/> Clampett was born in [[San Diego]], [[California]], on May 8, 1913. He held a number of jobs including a newspaper cartoonist, and at Disney, before becoming an animator for Harman-Ising.<ref name=soc/> He died in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], on May 2, 1984.<ref name=soc/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clampett, Bob}} [[Category:1913 births]] [[Category:1984 deaths]] [[Category:American animators]] [[Category:American puppeteers]] [[Category:Businesspeople from San Diego, California]]