The town of Portis, Kansas erected this memorial to one of
it's most famous sons, Melvin "Tubby" Millar. Here's a photo of
the memorial which was taken by a true "cartoon lover". ;)
The Millar Memorial has the following written on it:
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In memory of Melvin Tubby Millar, animator
for Looney Tunes Porky Pig cartoons and
assistant to Friz Freleng, creator of Porky Pig.
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Millar worked the name of his hometown into several cartoons -
hiding it in the background
or even using it for a character name. Among these were
Bingo Crosbyana (Freleng, 1936),
Porky's Pet
(King, 1936) , Porky of the North Woods (Tashlin, 1936) ,
Porky's Road Race
(Tash, 1937) , "Sniffles and the Bookworm" and "The Case of the Stuttering Pig".
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