Bakshi, Ralph

Born: Oct 29, 1938 AD
Currently alive, at 69 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Director

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.

Page last updated: 1:40pm, 04^th Jan '07

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	The Animated Art of Ralph Bakshi by Ralph Bakshi (Paperback - Dec 25, 1990)
	The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings by Ralph Bakshi (Hardcover - Oct 12, 1978)
	HEAVY TRAFFIC Pressbook by Ralph Bakshi (Paperback - Jul 25, 1973)
	J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Fotonovel by J.R.R.; Conkling, Chris&Beagle, Peter (screenplay); Bakshi, Ralph (director) Tolkien (Mass Market Paperback - Jul 25, 1979)