{"id":2556,"date":"2020-04-21T17:50:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rededitmagazine.com\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2020-04-24T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T16:36:16","slug":"eugene-deitch-our-childhood-forever-belongs-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rededitmagazine.com\/2020\/04\/21\/eugene-deitch-our-childhood-forever-belongs-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugene Deitch \u201cOur Childhood Forever Belongs To You\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Eugene Merril Deitch<\/strong>, an American-Czech illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was born in Chicago on August 8, 1924 died in Prague on April 16, 2020, at the age of 95. Shortly before his death, Deitch had noted intestinal problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons such as Munro<\/em>, Tom Terrific, and Nudnik, as well as his work on the Popeye<\/em>and Tom and Jerry series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deitch won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Munro in 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n