Forum Admin
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Apr 16, 2008, 8:33 PM
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Dalton B. Sandifer Passes Away
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Animation writer Dalton B. Sandifer passed away earlier today at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. Dalton- sometimes credited as "Sandy"- had a career that spanned many decades in animation, working first with Walter Lantz, and then in the mid-sixties, moving over to Hanna-Barbera. Sandifer wrote for many of the popular Saturday Morning series from Hanna, including Atom Ant, Hillbilly Bears, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch, Dynomutt, Wacky Races and Puppies Further Adventures.
According to his grand daughter Dawn Peason, "He was, in every sense, a funny, intelligent, talented artist and gag writer, as well as a proud Navy veteran, and beloved husband, stepfather, grandfather and great grandfather."
Mr. Sandifer leaves behind a wife, Anita Sandifer, four step sons and their families, six grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Research Guru / Moderator
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Apr 16, 2008, 11:36 PM
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He wrote for many, many other H-B series:
The Adventures of Popeye, Around the World in 79 Days, Breezly & Sneezley, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, The Cattanooga Cats, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines, Dick Dastardly Blackouts and Wing Dings, Dinky Dog, The Harlem Globetrotters, It's the Wolf, Loopy de Loop, Magilla Gorilla, Magnificent Muttley, Motormouse and Autocat, Popeye's Sports Parade, Popeye's Treasure Hunt, Precious Pupp, Private Olive Oyl, Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, Riccochet Rabbit & Droop-a-long, Scooby-Doo, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, The Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics, Secret Squirrel, Squiddly Diddly, The Three Robonic Stooges, Winsome Witch, Wonder Wheels and Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives!
For DePatie-Freleng: Bailey's Comets
For Ruby-Spears: Dingbat and the Creeps, Heathcliff, Puppy's New Adventure
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Inbetweener
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Apr 17, 2008, 12:01 AM
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I believe I have at least one Sandifer-penned episode of Loopy de Loop ("Just a Wolf at Heart") & maybe another one.....that's all I knew of the man. He musta lived a long time.
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Cartoon Aficionado / Contributor
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Apr 17, 2008, 6:12 AM
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Sandifer also wrote for Samson And Goliath.
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"Here's to thirty years of Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla. And....Godzooky!"
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Inbetweener
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Apr 17, 2008, 6:16 PM
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He wrote for many, many other H-B series:
The Adventures of Popeye, Around the World in 79 Days, Breezly & Sneezley, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, The Cattanooga Cats, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines, Dick Dastardly Blackouts and Wing Dings, Dinky Dog, The Harlem Globetrotters, It's the Wolf, Loopy de Loop, Magilla Gorilla, Magnificent Muttley, Motormouse and Autocat, Popeye's Sports Parade, Popeye's Treasure Hunt, Precious Pupp, Private Olive Oyl, Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, Riccochet Rabbit & Droop-a-long, Scooby-Doo, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo, The Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics, Secret Squirrel, Squiddly Diddly, The Three Robonic Stooges, Winsome Witch, Wonder Wheels and Woofer & Wimper, Dog Detectives!
For DePatie-Freleng: Bailey's Comets
For Ruby-Spears: Dingbat and the Creeps, Heathcliff, Puppy's New Adventure
He also wrote for Dynomutt Dog Wonder.
As a result of Dalton's contribution to DDW, I have included him in the In Memoriam list as part of my updates to my Falcon's Lair: The Unofficial Guide To Dynomutt Dog Wonder website...which, coincidentally, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary today! 
Still...to absent friends...
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Aaron Handy III - ah07_1999@yahoo.com
My TV Web Shrine - http://tvwebshrine.150m.com/
(This post was edited by ah3rd on Apr 17, 2008, 6:21 PM)
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Forum Admin
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Apr 18, 2008, 10:38 AM
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Here is a great picture of Dalton with Walter Lantz.
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Dave Koch
Big Cartoon DataBase
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Supervising Animator / Contributor
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Apr 18, 2008, 1:22 PM
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I guess you take care of notifying about the big toon-related deaths here, eh Dave
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Doesn't anyone care about the classics anymore?
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Research Guru / Moderator
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Apr 24, 2008, 2:08 PM
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A celebration of Dalton Sandifer's life will be held after 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Sandifer home in Thousand Oaks, California. The family asked that donations be made to a favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
Sandifer died at 89 of natural causes, according to an obituary published Wednesday in the Ventura County Star.
First working as a technical illustrator for North American Aviation, he was hired by the Walter Lantz Co. in the late 1950s. His first screen credit was for the 1957 Woody Woodpecker cartooon Round Trip To Mars.
A resident of Thousand Oaks since 1965, he commuted to Hollywood, Burbank and Los Angeles. He also worked from his home as a freelancer.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1919, Sandifer was the second son of Onnie Leon Sandifer and Rilla Irene Strickland. He was raised as an only child, as his older brother died at a young age.
When he was 2, the family moved to California. He attended schools in Culver City and Los Angeles, granddaughter Dawn Pearson said. "Rilla showered her only son with love and support, and he grew up with a flair for humor and a passion for cartoons," she said.
Enlisting in the United States Navy on January 2, 1942, Sandifer served in San Diego, working with visual training aids. He worked as a commercial artist in Los Angeles following an honorable discharge.
For a short time in 1967, he worked for Warner Bros. Animation.
Survivors include stepsons Gene, Denny, Patrick and Timothy and their families.
(This post was edited by eminovitz on Apr 24, 2008, 2:10 PM)
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Apprentice
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Apr 24, 2008, 9:49 PM
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Another great passes away. R.I.P. Mr. Sandifer.
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