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Stephen Bosustow(1911-1981)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Stephen Bosustow was born on 6 November 1911 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was a producer and writer, known for Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950), When Magoo Flew (1954) and Rooty Toot Toot (1951). He died on 4 July 1981.
BornNovember 6, 1911
DiedJuly 4, 1981(69)
BornNovember 6, 1911
DiedJuly 4, 1981(69)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 11 nominations total

Known for

Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
Gerald McBoing-Boing
7.1
Short
  • Producer
  • 1950
Trouble Indemnity (1950)
When Magoo Flew
6.3
Short
  • Producer
  • 1954
Rooty Toot Toot (1951)
Rooty Toot Toot
6.8
Short
  • Producer
  • 1951
Jim Backus in Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
5.4
Short
  • Producer
  • 1956

Credits

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Producer

  • I Told 'Em Exactly How to Do It...
    Short
    • producer
    • 1974
  • My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
    6.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1968
  • The Wackey World of Numburrs (1967)
    The Wackey World of Numburrs
    Short
    • producer
    • 1967
  • I Was a Teenage Magoo (1960)
    I Was a Teenage Magoo
    5.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Jim Backus in Mister Magoo (1960)
    Mister Magoo
    6.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Inside Magoo (1960)
    Inside Magoo
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Magoo Meets Frankenstein
    5.5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Bric's Stew
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
    6.9
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Kathryn Grant and Dwayne Hickman in 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
    1001 Arabian Nights
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Trouble Indemnity (1950)
    Terror Faces Magoo
    6.0
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Magoo Slept Here (1953)
    Magoo's Lodge Brother
    5.9
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Merry Minstrel Magoo
    5.9
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Trouble Indemnity (1950)
    Magoo's Homecoming
    6.2
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade (1959)
    Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade
    4.5
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1959

Writer

  • Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
    Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • character: Mr. Magoo created under the supervision of
    • 1962
  • Jim Backus in Mister Magoo (1960)
    Mister Magoo
    6.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1960

Animation Department

  • A World is Born (1955)
    A World is Born
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • How to Ride a Horse (1950)
    How to Ride a Horse
    6.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 1950
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
    Dumbo
    7.2
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
    The Reluctant Dragon
    6.7
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Fantasia (1940)
    Fantasia
    7.7
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Clarence Nash, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)
    Pinocchio
    7.5
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • The Microbe Army
    5.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • See How They Won
    5.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Balloon Land (1935)
    Balloon Land
    7.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Three Bears (1935)
    The Three Bears
    6.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Sinbad the Sailor (1935)
    Sinbad the Sailor
    6.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Summertime (1935)
    Summertime
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Mary's Little Lamb (1935)
    Mary's Little Lamb
    5.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Old Mother Hubbard (1935)
    Old Mother Hubbard
    5.8
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Brementown Musicians (1935)
    The Brementown Musicians
    6.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Steve Bosustow
  • Born
    • November 6, 1911
    • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • Died
    • July 4, 1981

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  • Trivia
    In 1957, swept the entire "Best Short Subject, Cartoons" Oscar category. He received all three of the nominations in that Academy Award category.

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