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1938 - Born on the 29th of October in Haifa then part of the British Mandate of Palestine.
1957 - Graduated in School of Industrial Art, where he received an award in cartooning.
1971 - Steve Krantz tagged on as a producer on what was to be Bakshi's first feature film.
1972 - Fritz the Cat opened in LA and New York to rave reviews and was a box office smash.
1973 - Production of Coonskin (a.k.a. Streetfight) began at Bakshi Studios on Melrose in Hollywood.
1975 - Coonskin opened with a screening at Museum of Modern Art in NYC to so much controversy that Paramount soon withdrew its release.
1977 - Directed and produced the Wizard, released and received with great acclaim.
1980 - Written, directed and produced by Bakshi, Hey, Good Looking was released.
1988 - Tattertown , a Christmas special for television was completed directly following Mighty Mouse and This Ain't Be Bop.
1995 - Bakshi wrote, directed and produced two cartoons for Hannah Barbera.
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Biography - Bakshi, Ralph (1938-): An article from: Contemporary Authors by --Sketch by Curtis Skinner (Digital - Jan 1, 2002) This digital document, covering the life and work of Ralph Bakshi, is an entry fromContemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1637 words. The page... Available for download now |
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The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings by Ralph Bakshi (Hardcover - Oct 12, 1978)  |
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The Animated Art of Ralph Bakshi by Ralph Bakshi (Paperback - Dec 16, 1990) |
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HEAVY TRAFFIC Pressbook by Ralph Bakshi (Paperback - May 16, 1973) |
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