the idea a step further by recording his children playing together, interpreting their conversations through animation after Faith had edited them together into a story. Films like The Hat, The Hole, and Everybody Rides the Carousel consist entirely of improvised conversations between actors, and Zuckerlandl! is an animated interpretation of a comedy routine by Robert M. Hutchins. Many of Hubley’s films at Storyboard, Inc. with his wife explore war and the nature of conflict. The Hat, The Hole, Eggs, Voyage to the Next, and Urbanissimo tackle industrialization, war, overpopulation, and the environment, all subjects the Hubleys were highly concerned with. Hubley, himself an avid reader of psychology books, also looked to explore complex psychological theories in his films, as he believed animation to be the perfect medium to visualize such intricate ideas. Fittingly, the Hubleys taught a class at Yale called “The Visualization of Abstract Themes”. Hubley was also fascinated with the way children discussed life and their own experiences, which can be seen in Moonbird, Windy Day, and Cockaboody. Death, preservation and legacy During the production of A Doonesbury Special, Hubley went to the Yale New Haven Medical Center for what was thought to be a standard heart procedure. Hubley died during the surgery on February 21, 1977, at the age of 62.A Doonesbury Special was completed by Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau, earning John Hubley a posthumous Academy Award nomination and Palme d'Or win. Hubley was cremated, his ashes spread over the Atlantic Ocean. During his life and after his death, retrospectives and screenings of Hubley’s films have been held all over the world. The Museum of Modern Art held a major two-part exhibition on the Hubleys’ films and artwork in 1997 and 1998, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held a salute to Hubley in 2011. Mr. Magoo, a character co-created by Hubley, would become one of the most famous cartoon characters of all time, ranking #29 on TV Guide’s "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list in 2002. Hubley is often cited as one of the most influential figures in the history of animation, influencing artists such as Michael Sporn, Gene Deitch, and his own daughter, Emily Hubley. Eight of Hubley’s films (Moonbird, The Hole, A Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Double Feature, Windy Day, Of Men and Demons, Voyage to the Next, A Doonesbury Special, and A Smattering of Spots