Buenaventura in The Zeta Project). Deaths January January 3: Errol Le Cain, English children's book illustrator and animator (worked for Richard Williams), dies at age 47. February February 5: Joe Raposo, American composer, songwriter, pianist, singer and lyricist (Sesame Street, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, Dr. Seuss, Madeline), dies at age 51. February 9: Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist and animator (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, Phoenix, Princess Knight, Unico, Message to Adolf, The Amazing 3, Buddha), dies at age 60. February 10: Herbert Ryman, American artist (Walt Disney Animation Studios), dies at age 78. February 11: George O'Hanlon, American actor (voice of George Jetson in The Jetsons) dies at age 76. March March 6: Harry Andrews, English actor (voice of General Woundwort in Watership Down), dies at age 77. March 9: Fred Mogubgub, American painter and animator, dies from bone cancer at age 61. March 30: Mike Sekowsky, American comics artist, writer and animator (Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 65. April April 5: Karel Zeman, Czech film director, animator and animation producer (Mr. Prokouk, The Fabulous World of Jules Verne), dies at age 78. April 9: Carl Wessler, American comics artist, animator and writer (Fleischer Studios), dies at age 75. April 24: Clyde Geronimi, Italian-American animation director (Walt Disney Company), dies at age 87. April 27: William Arthur Smith, American animation writer, comics artist and illustrator (worked for Walter Lantz), dies at age 71. May May 2: Bennie Benjamin, Virgin Islands-born American songwriter (Fun and Fancy Free, 'Melody Time), dies at age 81. May 20: Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (various voices in Animalympics), dies from ovarian cancer at age 42. June June 1: Emery Hawkins, American animator (Walt Disney Company, Screen Gems, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros. Cartoons, MGM, UPA), dies at age 77. July July 2: Ben Wright, English actor (voice of Roger Radcliffe in 101 Dalmatians, Rama in The Jungle Book, Grimsby in The Little Mermaid), dies at age 74. July 3: Jim Backus, American voice actor (voice of Mr. Magoo in various media, Thurston Howell III in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet, Smokey the Genie in A-Lad-In His Lamp, Milton in Plutopia), dies at age 76. July 4: Camilla Mickwitz, Finnish animator, children's book writer and illustrator (Jason), dies at age 54. Vic Perrin, American actor (voice of Dr. Zin in Jonny Quest) dies at age 73. July