Tom and Jerry cartoon director, Gene Deitch dies at 95

The Award winning Director, Gene Deitch, who directed the popular Tom and Jerry Cartoon has died.

Gene who directed 13 episodes on the famous cartoon and also some from another favourite series Popeye died at the age of 95.

The Oscar award-winning Gene Deitch, whose full names are Eugene Merrill Deitch, passed away on Thursday, 16th April, 2020 in his apartment in Prague, Czech Republic.

Gene is survived by his wife and three of his sons from his first marriage.
His family are all cartoonists following in his footsteps.

According to Daily Mail, Gene’s Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, said that the director died unexpectedly.

Gene directed 13 episodes on the famous cartoon show and also some from another favourite series Popeye.

The award winning director, have worked as a draftsman for North American aviation before joining military and pilot training as reported by Daily Mail.

Gene’s movie Munro won an Oscar Academy Award in 1960 for Best Animated Short Film. Later on, he received two nominations for different movies in 1964.

Meanwhile, fans on social media have continued to offer their condolences while remembering his great work in comedy and animations.