Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi · Arts & Literature
Pioneering animator who directed 'Fritz the Cat' and the animated 'The Lord of the Rings'.
1938, Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
United States
Ralph Bakshi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pioneering animator who directed 'Fritz the Cat' and the animated 'The Lord of the Rings'.
Ralph Bakshi is a pioneering American animator and director who broke animation's family-only mold with adult features such as 'Fritz the Cat' (the first X-rated animated film), 'Heavy Traffic' and 'Wizards', and made an ambitious animated 'The Lord of the Rings' (1978). He was born in Haifa to a Krymchak Jewish family that soon emigrated to the United States.
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Pioneering animator who directed 'Fritz the Cat' and the animated 'The Lord of the Rings'.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
