Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American
animator,
cartoon artist,
screenwriter,
producer, and
director of
animated films, most memorably of
Looney Tunes and
Merrie Melodies shorts for the
Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He directed many classic
animated cartoon shorts starring
Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck, the
Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote,
Pepé Le Pew,
Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner characters.