ASIFA-Hollywood will hold its 31st Afternoon of Remembrance, commemorating the members of our animation community who passed away in 2024. The event will be held Saturday, March 8 at 12 p.m. PT at The Animation Guild Local 839 hall in Burbank.
Doors will open at 11 a.m., with light refreshments served before the program commences at noon. Admission is free, offering an opportunity for industry professionals, friends, and fans to gather in remembrance. The event will also be recorded and made available on YouTube, allowing audiences worldwide to participate in the tribute.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to The Animation Guild, ensuring an accurate headcount. A free printed souvenir program will be available in both physical and digital formats.
The non-denominational service will offer an opportunity to “remember, laugh, cry and share stories as we say goodbye to all our friends who left us,” as TAG President-Emeritus and Afternoon of Remembrance co-founder Tom Sito describes it.
Address:
Hulett Hall, The Animation Guild
1105 N Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA, 91505
Many of those who will be remembered were included in Animation Magazine‘s annual In Memoriam feature, which you can read here. Full length obituaries are linked through the list below, where available.
Afternoon of Remembrance – 2024 Honorees
- Britt Allcroft, British writer and producer
- Juan Alvarez, Ink & Paint, Rich Ent., Disney, WB
- Ted Anasti, producer, Disney TVA
- Howard Beckerman, N.Y. animator, teacher
- Kay Benbow, BBC production executive
- Peter Bennet, Art Director, SpongeBob SquarePants
- Donald Bourland, scene planning
- Jan Browning, Checker
- Janice Burgess, Nickelodeon executive
- Emma Calder, Independent filmmaker
- Curtis Crawford, Canadian Animator
- James Darren, Voice Actor
- Diane Delano, Voice Actor
- Mark Dodson, Voice Actor
- Shannon Dougherty, Voice Actor
- Shigeko Doyle, Ink & Paint, Disney, Kroyer, Hanna-Barbera
- Maurice Edwards, BG Layout, WB, Adelaide
- Philip Felix, Director, Designer, DIC
- Elliot Field, Voice Actor
- Greg Finley, Voice Actor
- Joe Flaherty, Voice Actor
- Martin Forte, BG artist, layout, HB, Filmation
- Bob Foster, Cartoonist, Storyboard, Disney, Filmation
- Tom Foxmarnick, Model Designer, DTV, Nickelodeon
- Randy Fukuda, WDFA operations management
- Teri Garr, Voice Actor
- Chris Gee, Tech Director, editorial, WDFA, NYIT
- Brad Goodchild, Director, Animator, Nelvana, DTV, WB
- David Graham, Voice Actor
- Benji Gregory, Voice Actor
- Mark Gustafson, Stop-Motion Animator
- Veronica Halmos, Ink & Paint, HB, Filmation
- Doc Harris, Voice Actor
- Reid Harrison, Writer, Producer, The Simpsons, Duckman
- Dan Hennessey, Voice Actor
- Darryl Hickman, Voice Actor
- Sean Pin Ho, Visual Development, DreamWorks, Pixar
- Mutsumi Inomata, Japanese Animator
- Jean Guy Jacques, Sheet Timer, Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life
- James Earl Jones, Voice Actor, Disney, Filmation, The Simpsons
- Jack Jones, Voice Actor
- Karen Keller, Layout Artist
- Jon Kenny, Voice Actor
- Kris Kristofferson, Voice Actor
- Yoji Kuri, Japanese Independent Filmmaker
- Nigel Lambert, Voice Actor
- Richard Lewis, Voice Actor
- Rachel Lillis, Voice Actor, Pokémon
- Boowan Lim, Animator, Rich Ent., Fox
- Morgan Lofting, Voice Actor
- Nancy MacKenzie, Voice Actor
- Michio Mamiya, Japanese Musician
- Taiki Matsuno, Voice Actor
- Mitzi McCall, Voice Actor
- Tim McGovern, CGI Pioneer, Bob Abel, Metrolight
- John McKenna, CGI Producer, Oddbods
- Bob McKnight, Storyboard Artist, Animator
- Harlene Mears, Painter, HB, Disney
- Kent Melton, Sculptor, Maquette Designer
- Mike Milne, CGI Pioneer, Framestore
- David Mink, Storyboard Artist
- Chris Minz, Animator, Layout Artist
- Don Moore, BG Artist, Walt Disney, Bluth, ILM
- Martin Mull, Voice Actor
- Terry Kile-Mullen, Layout, Animator, WB, HB
- Bob Newhart, Voice Actor, Disney, The Simpsons
- Toshiyuki Nishida, Voice Actor
- Eli Noyes, Experimental Stop-Motion Filmmaker
- Noriko Ohara, Voice Actor
- Ken Page, Voice Actor
- Andy Paley, Musician
- Gloria Palter, Animation Checker
- Don Perro, Canadian Animator, Educator
- Erica Peterson, Writer, Sony, DW
- James Proimos, Show Creator, Writer
- Alan Ratchins, Voice Actor
- Peter Renaday, Voice Actor
- Daniel Ridgers, Disney Producer
- Gena Rowlands, Voice Actor
- Harry Sabin, Animator, Designer, Disney, WB
- Vladimir Samsonov, Russian Filmmaker
- Lillian Schwartz, Experimental Filmmaker, CGI Pioneer, Bell Labs
- Marty Schwartz, Assistant Animator, HB, Filmation
- Richard Sherman, Composer, Mary Poppins
- Emi Shinohara, Voice Actor
- James Sikking, Voice Actor
- Richard Simmons, Voice Actor
- Maggie Smith, Voice Actor
- Adam Somner, Voice Actor
- Donald Sutherland, Voice Actor
- Michael Swanigan, Storyboard, Filmation, Marvel, DTV
- Keiichi Tanaami, Japanese Animator, Filmmaker
- Tony Todd, Voice Actor
- Akira Toriyama, Manga Artist, Dragon Ball
- Mike Toth, Animator, Filmation, DTV
- Brian Trueman, Screenwriter
- Marina Voskanyants, Russian Animator
- M. Emmet Walsh, Voice Actor
- Robert Watts, Producer, Lucasfilm
- Carl Weathers, Voice Actor
- George Wilkins, Musician
- Etienne Willem, Belgian Storyboard, Layout
- Phillip Williams, Voice Actor
- Tom Wyner, Voice Actor, Writer
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