In Memoriam: Animation Community Members Who Died in 2013

As we begin the new year, let us take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of the creative members of the animation community whom we lost in 2013. Should you wish to explore the legacies of these artists, some of the names below are linked to more detailed posts about the life and work of the individual. If we have inadvertently omitted any names of animation community members who passed away in 2013, please let us know in the comments.

ANIMATION COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE LOST IN 2013

• Frédéric Back
  
• William Watts Biggers
  
• Toby Bluth
  
• Martha Buckley
  
• Reed Caldwell
  
• Ron Dias
  
• Mary Louise Whitham Eastman
  
• Terri Eddings
  
• Bob Godfrey
  
• Marcella Hahn
  
• Ray Harryhausen
  
• Lee Hartman
  
• Tenny Henson
  
• Eric Heschong
  
• Nicolas Hoppe
  
• Ray Jacobs
  
• Bob Kirk
  
• Zina Nicole Lahr
  
• Jay Lawton
  
• Ed Levitt
  
• Shirley Maples
  
• Tom McLaughlin
  
• Diane Disney Miller
  
• Charlene Miller
  
• Armen Mirzaian
  
• Ellen Moran
  
• Mitzi Moreno
  
• Don Nelson
  
• Don Payne
  
• Lori Pickett
  
• Lois Ryker
  
• Jesse Santos
  
• Lou Scarborough
  
• Lou Scheimer
  
• Eva Schneider
  
• Harald Siepermann
  
• Richard Taylor
  
• Hetta Van Elk
  
• Dardo Velez
  
• Petro Vlahos
  
• Marcia Wallace
  
• Harold Whitaker
  
• John Wilson
  
• Jonathan Winters
  

(In memoriam image via Shutterstock)