Frank Cavalier Braxton Jr. (March 31, 1929 – June 1, 1969) was an African-American animator and director active in the early 1950s to the late 1960s.
[1] Without any animation experience, Braxton spent his first two years in the company as a beginner and learnt the art form with other new hires.
After he left Chuck Jones' unit and Warner Bros., he worked under animation director Bill Hurtz and once managed a cartoon studio in Barcelona, Spain.
He was also the director for Jay Ward's latest TV series, George of the Jungle and on early Cap'n Crunch cereal commercials.
[4] On February 2, 2019, Braxton was granted the Winsor McCay Award from ASIFA (the International Animated Film Association) “in recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.”[5]