Earl Hurd
American animator and film director (1880–1940)
Earl Hurd was a pioneering American animator and film director. He is noted for creating and producing the silent Bobby Bumps animated short subject series for early animation producer J.R. Bray's Bray Productions. Hurd and Bray are jointly responsible for developing the processes involved in cel animation, and were granted patents for their processes in 1914.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1916–1937) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 27 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Percival C. Pearce, William Cottrell, Ben Sharpsteen, Larry Morey, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson | 83 min | Color | ||
| 1924 | THE HOBOKEN NIGHTINGALE. (Pen and Ink Vaudeville) | Earl Hurd Productions. | 1 reel | |||
| 1918 | Bobby Bumps Puts a Beanery on the Bum ▶ | Earl Hurd | ||||
| 1917 | Bobby Bumps Starts For School ▶ | Bray Productions Inc. | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1917 | Bobby Bumps' Tank ▶ | Earl Hurd | ||||
| 1916 | Bobby Bumps Starts a Lodge ▶ | Earl Hurd | 318 min |