Paul J. Smith
Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 15, 1906
Day of Death: November 17, 1980 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: Nahma Township, Michigan, USA
Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director. Smith began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in 1926, then moved up to an animator. In 1928, when all the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons for Charles Mintz were completed, Smith left the payroll. Smith worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of his career, first as an animator, and then as a director. He also animated at Warner Bros. Cartoons. By 1955, Smith had taken over as primary director of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. With Smith in the director's chair, the Woody Woodpecker series maintained its trademark frenetic energy, while the animation itself was simplified, due to budget constraints. By the late 1960s, Smith became the sole director of the Lantz studio's output: the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, and The Beary Family. Smith stayed with Lantz until the studio was closed in 1972. Smith died in Van Nuys, California on November 17, 1980. He was the brother of animators Frank Smith and Hank Smith and the uncle of actor and film director Charles Martin Smith. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
1991
1972
![The Genie with the Light Touch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/p1ENSaVshvynwpZKNo3fGdaQQCm.jpg)
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The Genie with the Light Touch
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The Rude Intruder
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Pecking Holes in Poles
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Indian Corn
![Gold Diggin' Woodpecker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nPWfZDVPLF2wscUH1AXvIub8ApW.jpg)
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Gold Diggin' Woodpecker
![For the Love of Pizza](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iDKDhuDglSJosUaNJ3adTjocKDf.jpg)
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For the Love of Pizza
![Show Biz Beagle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zUXsmlrVTaEEEERZlo8kpovSotx.jpg)
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Show Biz Beagle
![Chili Con Corny](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3bDXk5vSeuPvnSm9ZV0lc8pZMqA.jpg)
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Chili Con Corny
![Bye, Bye, Blackboard](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zWDunS67Vb1FFD9BbxoXHCLvR62.jpg)
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Bye, Bye, Blackboard
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A Fish Story
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Let Charlie Do It
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Unlucky Potluck
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Rain Rain, Go Away
1971
![Flim Flam Fountain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rSO85ThdkcsfjwCPhwmSYplHd9e.jpg)
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Flim Flam Fountain
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Sleepy Time Chimes
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Woody's Magic Touch
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The Reluctant Recruit
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Charlie the Rainmaker
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Kitty from the City
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How to Trap a Woodpecker
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Moochin' Pooch
![Chilly's Hide-a-Way](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/30Co6x55XUmZp9A4cX66ZdN7guW.jpg)
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Chilly's Hide-a-Way
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Shanghai Woody
![Airlift a la Carte](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nQlYRFC3APrGhm6UGY80vK1KXmB.jpg)
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Airlift a la Carte
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The Snoozin' Bruin'
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The Bungling Builder
1970
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A Gooney Is Born
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Gooney's Goofy Landings
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Seal on the Loose
![Wild Bill Hiccup](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rQCIHdAj9DTEZlrkKr2l9Nm8CDn.jpg)
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Wild Bill Hiccup
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Chilly's Ice Folly
![Coo Coo Nuts](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uFwbrOdqFxZ9UQqER5JA3drJbHh.jpg)
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Coo Coo Nuts
![Hi-Rise Wise Guys](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pUCcmaMtfsrwx5BLNkA3kN2NSKD.jpg)
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Hi-Rise Wise Guys
![Buster's Last Stand](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7pWqUt8W85ZXb4BLbf9h1yPUoxt.jpg)
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Buster's Last Stand
![Chilly's Cold War](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/Al4m1eDE7TePSPvku40IWfqHWix.jpg)
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Chilly's Cold War
![All Hams on Deck](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ooNAksb8gXWiEBBiGLwIwxxaZUl.jpg)
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All Hams on Deck
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Charlie in Hot Water
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Charlie's Golf Classic
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The Unhandy Man
1969
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Project Reject
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Woody's Knight Mare
![Tumble Weed Greed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tOgpyF2f5wKsbtWcqD2Hw9XQ6Fy.jpg)
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Tumble Weed Greed
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Little Skeeter
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Cool It, Charlie
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Charlie's Campout
![Chilly and the Looney Gooney](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xyAeCzMVcrRg0IYTrILKLxnw9gg.jpg)
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Chilly and the Looney Gooney
![Ship a-Hoy Woody](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/m2OoEBJG2c1STqgDe0mwgkl9oNg.jpg)
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Ship a-Hoy Woody
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Prehistoric Super Salesman
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Phoney Pony
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Sleepy Time Bear
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Gopher Broke
1968
![Hook, Line, and Stinker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uzk2IICFNT5idi8gnV1awhbAqg5.jpg)
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Hook, Line, and Stinker
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Woody the Freeloader
![Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q9N468SveVJuUlVNl8psV9UpyVL.jpg)
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Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin
![Fat in the Saddle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nVdljI2UNgSJ3uzBT5xq1mJqvHo.jpg)
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Fat in the Saddle
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Paste Makes Waste
![Under Sea Dogs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/y5TniiSyHkFNVe6pjjp7qerCWUn.jpg)
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Under Sea Dogs
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Jerky Turkey
![Lotsa Luck](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/imI1XJfAEdvxzCyATLRb9EzyQtD.jpg)
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Lotsa Luck
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A Peck of Trouble
![A Lad in Bagdad](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8WBWjwT8JTT2TCtogqowRvcL2e0.jpg)
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A Lad in Bagdad
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Highway Hecklers
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One Horse Town
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Bugged in a Rug
1967
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Vicious Viking
![Have Gun Can't Travel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kmNtmHUyDMiDbP161jowHxwKIMX.jpg)
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Have Gun Can't Travel
![Chilly Chums](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/syE1dss7jO747OOMo2GsLZseU9n.jpg)
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Chilly Chums
![Sissy Sheriff](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5gUoPjcw9a0SbUdJwDLw68rNkOY.jpg)
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Sissy Sheriff
![Hot Time on Ice](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/itE0WwCiHecmPmpvmYBK8kbZ9rW.jpg)
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Hot Time on Ice
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Window Pains
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Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker
![Chiller Dillers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mCV6s35Iia1G3Owde24k0wQ3MqM.jpg)
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Chiller Dillers
![Horse Play](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uKlGD5CPgR32CKAQ1IOcethkTco.jpg)
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Horse Play
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The Nautical Nut
![Chilly and the Woodchopper](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1iwNu409FGiSbB8zWI2ru5MWtWp.jpg)
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Chilly and the Woodchopper
![Hot Diggity Dog](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/67bjMGrHmv7Y9XAZxnP86PyjPj8.jpg)
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Hot Diggity Dog
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Mouse in the House