Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist

Chuck Amuck is an illustrated autobiography by Chuck Jones, the Academy Award–winning director and creator of Warner Bros. cartoons. The book includes a new preface by Matt Groening. Jones won three Academy Awards and numerous other prizes for his animated films. He directed scores of famous Warner Bros. cartoons and created memorable characters including the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, and Marvin Martian. In this memoir, Jones describes the golden years at "Termite Terrace," the Warner Bros. studio where he and fellow animators developed cartoons that entertained millions of moviegoers and continue to reach new generations of television viewers. The book captures the creative spirit behind classic cartoons such as Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, and What's Opera, Doc?. It includes insights into comedy and the art of animation, along with pages of black-and-white and color illustrations. The book covers the origins and development of characters including Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tweety Bird, and Sylvester the Cat.