Emaunel “Mannie” Davis 1894-1975 was an animator and director that worked at various studios, with one of the most well-known was Terrytoons Studio.
Biography
Emaunel “Mannie” Davis was born Janaury 23rd 1894, at Yonkers New York. As Emanuel Davidavitch to Hungarian Immigrants. His brother, who was younger, was a the famous Screen Gems/ Warner Bros and Depatie Freleng Enterprises director and animator Arthur Davis, who outlived Emaunel. He later altered his surname to Davis. Also, he had an older brother, named Philip Davis, Who ran an alcohol business located in L.A. alongside Art
He graduated from Cooper Union Art School and joined the war in WW1 as a Corporal in the 472nd engineers at Washington DC For animating medical and training films.
Mannie began his career from 1918 in the Barre Studio for the Mutt And Jeff Cartoons Then he after that, he left in 1921 for Fleischer Bros. Then Left for work in 1924 in Fables Pictures Inc. Working for Paul Terry’s Aesops Fables Film Series. He was also one of those who was there during the transition period after Amedee J. Van Beuren took over, Mannie was one of John Foster’s assistants to his writing during his time in Van Beuren. He was also a close collaborator and co-director of John along with his animated cartoons.
Work in Terrytoons
in 1933. He reconnected with Paul Terry in his Terrytoons studio as animator, but he didn’t make it as director of the studio until the year 1936 or later. He directed numerous cartoons throughout his tenure, including those that were Popular as well as the Memorable ones, as well as directing his 1942 Academy Award Short. All of them were released to V. He was also a part of Tom Terrific. He was also among the three directors that were the first to be who were credited with the Terrytoon cartoons that began in 1937. He was also credited together with Eddie Donnelly and Connie Rasinski, He returned to directing cartoons in during the year 1961, when he was 67. However, he resigned from Terrytoons and his entire animation career after 1963. He was 70.
Death
He passed away on the 1st of October 1975. He was aged 81. In Yonkers, New York. He died of natural causes. The family of his brother Art. His wife Florence as well as his kids Jim and Susan at the time of writing are alive.
Trivia
- As per Charlie Judkins, In which the information came from Mannie’s daughter Susan. Emanuel was offered a job by Walt Disney to work at The Walt Disney Studio around 1929 or around that time, along with the younger son of Art. Although the reason Mannie turned down the job was due to the fact that the family he was beginning and had just been married and didn’t want to move out of New York City. Similar to his younger brother. Art Davis, Got an offer from Disney at the same time. He was turned down.
- In addition On another note, the two Art and Mannie animated on The Deputy Dawg Show across different continents The show also had some episodes that were rented out for distribution to Californian Animation studios.
