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Adolph Charles Gamer (13 May 1899 - 9 June 1964) was an effects animator for Warner Bros.

Early Life[]

Gamer was born in Chicago, Illinois, to George and Hady Gamer. He also had a brother, Edward (born 1902), and a sister, Haidee (born 1906). Gamer attended the Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri and was accepted by the British Air Service at age seventeen when World War I broke out. He served in the Royal Flying Corps where he “received his wings.” After the war, Ace returned to St. Louis, and for the next eight years worked for a lumber company. He studied art at the Chicago Art Institute, and finally came back to Los Angeles where he studied at Chouinard Art Institute.

Career[]

Gamer joined Leon Schlesinger Productions in early 1933 where worked as an effects animator. Chuck Jones identified Gamer as an "effects animator and World War I pilot." Gamer was earning $2,280 a year in his position at the Schlesinger studio. Gamer left Warner Bros. in late 1948 and was succeeded by Harry Love.

Later Career[]

Gamer formed a firm with Murray Youlin known as "Animated Video Film Co." Later, he moved into the insurance business, becoming a Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company representative in 1950.

Personal Life[]

Gamer married Jane Weaver (1918-1990) on 23 August 1937, and had one child Peter Paul Gamer (1938-1995) born 11 December 1938. He died in 1964 at the age of 65.

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Gamer's grave in Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Looney Works[]

As an Animator[]

As an Effects Animator[]

External Links[]

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