Artists Pay Tribute To The Illustrator Of Tom & Jerry And Popeye, Gene Deitch

Thank you for an awesome childhood Gene Deitch, Rest In Peace ? ❤️️

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• Published in Cartoons / Anime
• April 27, 2020

Most of us grew up watching Popeye and Tom & Jerry, but a lot of people still don't know the name of the brilliant illustrator of these great cartoons. 

The American illustrator, film director, and comics artist Eugene Merril Deitch, or mostly known as Gene Deitch, is mostly known for creating the animated cartoons Tom & Jerry and Popeye but he's also the creator of Munro, Nudnik, and Tom Terrific.

Deitch relocated back in 1959 to Prague after Rembrandt Films promised to fund Munro, and that's where he spent most of his life. He sadly unexpectedly passed on April 16, 2020, at the age of 95. Artists from all over the world were deeply sad after hearing the news, and some of them decided to pay tribute to this great artist.

1. Gone but not forgotten

2. "His illustrations were my childhood!"

3. "Thank you Gene for making my childhood awesome."

4. Rest in peace

5. "A quick sketch in tribute to Gene Deitch, one of the animators and director of Tom and Jerry and Popeye , thank you for an awesome childhood, Rest In Peace."

6. "Today we celebrate the life of Gene Deitch, the director of classic cartoons like Tom & Jerry and Popeye who left behind a legacy that will continue to live on for years. Rest in peace!⁣"

7. Goodbye Sweet Angel

8. "謝謝你為大家製造了美好童年。 Gene Deitch"

9. "Gene Deitch 💔"

10. "You would always be remembered through your cartoons.. 😭"

11. "RIP THE GENE DEITCH❤ (1924 - 2020 )"

12. "Thank You For Making Our Childhood Awesome"

13. It's truly heartbreaking...

14. "To one of the contributors to the Golden Age of Animation...Rest in peace"

15. "Esta ilustración es en honor del gran ilustrador y animador #genedeitch que le dio vida a Tom, Jerry y Popeye."

"This illustration is in honor of the great illustrator and animator #genedeitch who brought Tom, Jerry and Popeye to life."

16. Fly away from here sweet angel

17. We will never forget you

18. "Our last goodbye to great Gene Deitch. Rest in love 🙏🏻"

19. "Búcsúzunk a Tom & Jerry és Popeye zseniális illusztrátorától. Ég veled, Gene Deitch! "

"Good-bye to Tom & Jerry and Popeye's brilliant illustrator. Goodbye, Gene Deitch."

20. Thank you for giving us the best childhood ❤️

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