Bob Clampett

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett (b. May 8, 1913-d. May 2, 1984) was an American director, producer, animator, and puppeteer, best known for his work with Warner Brothers' cartoon-series, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.

Dispute
Despite his legacy, Bob has been appraised by his coworkers at Warner Brothers, many of whom called him a "shameless self-promoter who provoked the wrath of [his] former [coworkers in later years] for allegedly claiming credit for ideas which were not [his]." Chuck Jones particularly disliked Bob, and therefore made no mention of him in his 1979 compilation-film The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie, or his biography Chuck Amuck. In addition, voice-actor Mel Blanc accused Bob of being an "egotist who took credit for everything." Some of this antipathy may have been connected to Bob's "golden boy" status at the studio (his mother was said to be a close friend of producer Leon Schlesinger's), which allowed him to ignore rules that everyone else was expected to follow.