Ralph Bakshi
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 Ralph Bakshi facts

• In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions
• Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote
• He has been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator
• Beginning his career at the Terrytoons television cartoon studio as a cel polisher, Bakshi was eventually promoted to animator, and then director
• He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1967 and started his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968
• Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, Fritz the Cat, released in 1972
• It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time
• Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features
• He is well known for such films as Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), American Pop (1981) and Fire and Ice (1983)
• In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years