Gordon Edwynn Hunt (April 26, 1929 â€" December 17, 2016) was an
American recording, voice, television and stage director, producer,
writer, actor and voice actor.He directed such animated productions as
The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, The Richie Rich Show, The
Smurfs, Pound Puppies, Tom & Jerry Kids, The Pirates of Dark Water,
Droopy, Master Detective and The New Adventures of Captain Planet.Hunt
was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the son of Helen F. (née
Roberts; originally Rothenberg) and George Smith Hunt II, an
industrial designer. He also had a younger half-brother, director and
lighting designer Peter H. Hunt. His mother was from a German Jewish
family. His father was from Minnesota, and was a Mayflower descendant,
of English origin.He had been working as a freelance director in New
York before being hired to work at the Mark Taper Forum in Los
Angeles, where he served as their casting director for ten years. He
was then hired by Joseph Barbera to direct animated series at
Hanna-Barbera. His first voice directing job was Partridge Family 2200
A.D. in 1974.
American recording, voice, television and stage director, producer,
writer, actor and voice actor.He directed such animated productions as
The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, The Richie Rich Show, The
Smurfs, Pound Puppies, Tom & Jerry Kids, The Pirates of Dark Water,
Droopy, Master Detective and The New Adventures of Captain Planet.Hunt
was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the son of Helen F. (née
Roberts; originally Rothenberg) and George Smith Hunt II, an
industrial designer. He also had a younger half-brother, director and
lighting designer Peter H. Hunt. His mother was from a German Jewish
family. His father was from Minnesota, and was a Mayflower descendant,
of English origin.He had been working as a freelance director in New
York before being hired to work at the Mark Taper Forum in Los
Angeles, where he served as their casting director for ten years. He
was then hired by Joseph Barbera to direct animated series at
Hanna-Barbera. His first voice directing job was Partridge Family 2200
A.D. in 1974.
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