▁of ▁American ▁animation ▁stud ios , ▁including ▁Fle ischer ▁Studios , ▁the ▁U b ▁I wer ks ▁studio , ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Produ ctions , ▁and ▁Fam ous ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Al ▁Eug ster ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁Haz el , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Ch ick , ▁for ▁ 6 1 ▁years . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁no ▁children , ▁and ▁Haz el ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Eug ster ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁animation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Pat ▁S ull ivan ▁studio . ▁He ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁series ▁Felix ▁the ▁Cat ▁and ▁would ▁black en ▁in ▁the ▁drawing ▁of ▁Felix . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Pat ▁S ull ivan ▁studio , ▁he ▁worked ▁under ▁Otto ▁Mess mer . ▁Eug ster ▁attended ▁Cooper ▁Union ▁at ▁night time ▁to ▁study ▁art ▁while ▁also ▁working . ▁Al ▁Eug ster ▁then ▁joined ▁Fle ischer ▁Studios ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Eug ster ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Fle ischer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Eug ster ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁M int z . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁Pr eston ▁Bla ir ▁on ▁many ▁films , ▁most ▁not ably , ▁Kra zy ▁Kat ▁cart o ons . ▁Just ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁U b ▁l wer ks ▁where ▁he ▁co - anim ated ▁several ▁Com i Color ▁short s ▁with ▁Sh am us ▁C ul h