Gordon Hunt (director)
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Gordon Edwynn Hunt April 26, 1929 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 2016 (aged 87) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Parkinson's disease |
| Occupation | Director, actor, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1959–2016 |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Elizabeth Novis (divorced) B.J. Ward (m. 1995; his death 2016) |
| Children | Helen Hunt |
| Relatives | Peter H. Hunt (paternal half-brother) |
Gordon Edwynn Hunt (April 26, 1929 – December 17, 2016) was an American director, actor, producer and writer.
He directed such animated productions as The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Super Friends, The Richie Rich Show, The Smurfs, Pound Puppies, Tom and Jerry Kids, The Pirates of Dark Water, Droopy, Master Detective, The New Adventures of Captain Planet and many more.
Hunt was born in Sherman Oaks, California, the son of Helen F. (née Roberts; originally Rothenberg) and George Smith Hunt II, an industrial designer. He also had a younger half-brother, director and lighting designer Peter H. Hunt. His mother was from a German Jewish family; and his father, a Mayflower descendant, of English origin, was from Minnesota. He was the father of actress Helen Hunt from his marriage to photographer Jane Elizabeth Novis; they later divorced. Since 1995, he had been married to voice actress B.J. Ward.
He had been working as a freelance director in New York before being hired to work at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, where he served as their casting director for ten years. He was then hired by Joseph Barbera to direct animated series at Hanna-Barbera. His first voice directing job was Partridge Family 2200 A.D. in 1974.
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