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Chuck Jones, For other people named Charles Jones, see Charles Jones (disambiguation).Chuck JonesBornCharles Martin JonesSeptember 21, 1912(1912-09-21)Spokane, Washington, U.S.DiedFebruary 22, 2002(2002-02-22) (aged 89)Corona Del Mar, California, U.S.NationalityAmericanOccupationAnimator, director, producer, screenwriterYears active1933–2001SpouseDorothy Webster (1935-1978)Marian J. Dern (1981-2002)ChildrenLinda Jones CloughCharles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many of the classic short animated cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew and the other Warners characters, including Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening and Whats Opera, Doc? (all three of which were later inducted into the National Film Registry) and Jones famous Hunting Trilogy of Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1951–1953).After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Productions, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works.