George Nicholas (animator)

George Nicholas (December 14, 1910-November 23, 1996) was an American animator, known for his work at Disney and Hanna-Barbera.

Nicholas was born on December 14, 1910, in Vermilion, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles with his parents when he was 10.

[2] In 2016, the founder of the Society for Animation Studies Harvey Deneroff stated that Nicholas's early work for Disney was on Goofy and Pluto short films.

[2] He worked with Chuck Jones on cartoon adaptations of stories from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, including Rikki Tikki Tavi and The White Seal.

[1] He also worked on an animated TV special based on Johnny Hart's comic strip B.C., called B.C.