Gil Turner on Woody Woodpecker

Welcome back to another part in the 1950s Paul J. Smith animation unit trilogy (Bentley, Cohen, and Turner). Also, I've now made two blog posts in one day.

So, Gil Turner. Gil Turner is to Woody, as William Henning is to Popeye, both drew really ugly versions of their respective characters (Here's Bob Jaques' post on Henning's Popeye work if you're curious: https://popeyeanimators.blogspot.com/2007/11/william-henning.html) Turner had worked at Warner Brothers in the Friz Freleng, Ben Hardaway/Cal Dalton, and for a brief time, the Bob Clampett unit. He had also worked for Harman-Ising when they were making shorts for MGM. Then, in 1944, he went back to MGM where he worked for Tex Avery on the short What Price Fleadom (1948). So, without furtherado, here's what I can find of Gil Turner's work on the Woody shorts.

Real Gone Woody - 1954

Bedtime Bedlam - 1955

Witch Crafty - 1955

Private Eye Pooch - 1955

Bedtime Bedlam - 1955

Square Shootin' Square - 1955

Bunco Busters - 1955

Get Lost - 1956

So what did Turner do after Lantz? Well, he went to UPA, then he went to Hanna-Barbera and animated the entirety of the Snagglepuss episode Remember Your Lions (1961). Turner would also direct at Format Films for The Alvin Show, the first ever animated adaptation of Alvin and the Chipmunks. He continued to work at H-B, until Turner would pass away in 1967, at the age of 53.

Next animator (when I do it): Robert Bentley on Woody, cause why not?