Germain Adolph Gerry Chiniquy pronounced CHINnickee June 23 1912November 22 1989 was an American animator He is best known for his work with Friz Freleng at both Warner Bros and DePatieFreleng Enterprises Chiniquy joined Frelengs animation team in the early 1940s His work can best be seen in the many dance numbers that Freleng liked to use in his shorts As crew members working on Golden Age Warner Bros cartoons were seldom credited Chiniquy and the other animators would often add their names into the backgrounds of cartoons Chiniquys name can be seen in Bugs Bunny Rides Again 1948 look for G Chiniquy Blacksmith painted on a rooftop Chiniquy also made a cameo appearance in the live action portion of You Ought to Be in Pictures 1940 as the director calling for Quiet on the set Names of several DepatieFreleng workers appear in The Barkleys NBC 1972 episode Lib and Let Lib as bus passengers complimenting Agnes Barkley on her bus driving After Chiniquy followed Freleng to DFE he was promoted to director Chiniquy directed many of the theatrical Pink Panther and The Ant and the Aardvark shorts
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