Jerry Beck

Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955) is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer.

Beck wrote or edited several books on classic American animation and classic characters, including ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons'' (1994), ''The Animated Movie Guide'' (2005), ''Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!'' (2007), ''The Flintstones: The Official Guide to the Cartoon Classic'' (2011), ''The Hanna-Barbera Treasury: Rare Art Mementos from Your Favorite Cartoon Classics'' (2007), ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Experience: A Deep Dive into the World of Bikini Bottom'' (2013), ''Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide'' (2005), and ''Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons'' (with Will Friedwald, 1989) alongside ''The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (2010). He is also an authority on the making of modern films, with his books detailing the art of ''Mr. Peabody and Sherman'', DreamWorks' ''Madagascar'', and ''Bee Movie''. Beck is also an entertainment industry consultant for TV and home entertainment productions and releases related to classic cartoons and operates the blog "Cartoon Research". He appears frequently as a documentary subject and audio commentator on releases of A&E's ''Cartoons Go to War'' as well as DVD / Blu-ray collections of ''Looney Tunes'', ''Popeye the Sailor'', and ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons, on which he serves as consultant and curator. Provided by Wikipedia