Irven Spence
Irven Spence | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irven LeRoy Spence April 24, 1909 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1995 (aged 86) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Employer(s) | Winkler Pictures (1930) Iwerks Studio (1930-36) Leon Schlesinger Productions (1936-38) The MGM Cartoon Studio (1938-46, 1947-56) John Sutherland Productions (1946-47, 1959) Animation Inc. (1956) Grantray-Lawrence Animation (1958) United Productions of America (1959-62, 1970) Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. (1961-90) DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1969-71) Chuck Jones Enterprises (1970-71, 1973) Bakshi Enterprises (1973-82, 1988, 1992) Richard Williams Productions (1977) Film Roman (1992) |
| Spouse |
Alice Amelia Hossfield
(m. 1931; died 1984) |
| Children | Darlene Saurette (1933–1979) |
| Parent(s) | Charles Harvey Spence Annie Elizabeth Anderson |
Irven LeRoy Spence (April 24, 1909 – September 21, 1995) was an American animator. He is best known for his work on MGM's Tom and Jerry animated shorts. Spence has been credited variously as Irven Spence, Irvin Spence, and Irv Spence.