on his ability to do lovely things with personality animation, although he said that earlier on that his animation was stiff and he tended to work between extremes. His work is angular in pose and fluid in movement. Honors and awards Annie Award: Winsor McCay Award (1985) Personal life and final years He was married to Jean Washam, who met at Warner Bros. in 1951. They had a son named Trevor, who shoed horses for a living, and he notably shooed the horses of Sylvester Stallone and William Shatner. Washam died on March 28, 1984, eleven days after his 69th birthday. He is survived by his grandson, also named Ben Washam. He was cremated. References External links 1915 births 1984 deaths Animators from Arkansas Warner Bros. Cartoons people