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Louis "Lou" Scarborough Jr. :The Addams Family
As the culmination of our Halloween themed posts--we are joined by the Addams Family, curtesy of animator of Lou Scarborough!
Scarborough (May 27, 1953 – August 5, 2013) was an animator, character designer and storyboard artist, who was active from the late 1970′s through the 1990′s. He worked on many famous projects, with a small selection being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Sonic the Hedgehog and Curious George for Warner Bros, The Fox and the Hound, Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, and Alvin and the Chipmunks for Disney and Filmation, and of course, The Addams Family! He also penciled and inked comics.
Scarborough is also said to be an influence on the early furry community, having friends in that fandom, and through some of the characters that he created.
Pictures of Scarborough from https://chalkzone.fandom.com/wiki/Louis_Scarborough and https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/lou-scarborough-1953-2013/
Addams Family Sketches/storyboard from the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections (Unprocessed)
Hopefully we can all take a tip from the Morticia and Gomez above and celebrate Halloween safely indoors or socially distanced from others this year. Stay safe everyone!
--Diane R.
