Submit a bio  

Artist Biography & Facts
Virgil Walter Ross

Virgil Walter Ross (1907 - 1996) was active/lived in California.  Virgil Ross is known for Cartoons, animation (Bugs Bunny).

Born in New York on Aug. 8, 1907.  By 1930 Ross had settled in Los Angeles.  He died there on May 15, 1996.

Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Death Record


Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.   ...  [Displaying 512 of 1395 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 124 auction lots for Virgil Walter Ross (of which 113 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Virgil Walter Ross as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Virgil Walter Ross in 0 of its research Essays. Virgil Walter Ross has 12 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Virgil Walter Ross available:    Artist Unknown,  Chuck Jones,  Myron Waldman,  Fred Moore,  Preston Blair,  Mary Robinson Blair,  Ward Kimball,  Hank Porter,  Tom Wood,  Marc Davis,  Luis Dominguez,  Doug Beekman,  Frederick E Ray Jr,  Vincent Hamlin,  Joe Kubert,  Barry Windsor-Smith,  Eyvind Earle,  Hal Rudolf Foster,  Rich Buckler,  Sergio Aragones,  Carl Barks,  Mort Drucker,  Walt Kelly,  Bob (Kahn) Kane



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Facts about Virgil Walter Ross

Biography from the Archives of askART

Born in New York on Aug. 8, 1907.  By 1930 Ross had settled in Los Angeles.  He died there on May 15, 1996.

Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Death Record


Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.


Biography from Heritage Auctions

Virgil Ross (1907-1996)

He began his animation career with the Winkler Studios in the late 1920s, then went on to Ub Iwerks, where he rose from the rank of in-betweener to animator and worked with Tex Avery.  In 1935, Ross and Avery left Ub Iwerks and joined Warner Bros. where they created the first Bugs Bunny animated short, A Wild Hare in 1940, which brought Bugs his first Oscar nomination. 

In 1942, after stints with other Warner Bros. directors such as Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett, Ross began a long career with Friz Freleng's unit, where he animated over 230 cartoons, many of which were nominated for Oscars.  Four Ross-animated cartoons won Oscars: Tweety Pie (1947), Speedy Gonzales (1955), Birds Anonymous (1957), and Knighty Knight Bugs (1958). Knighty Knight Bugs was Bugs Bunny's only Oscar-winning performance.

Known for bringing personality into the characters he animated, Ross' style is said to be one of the finest examples of personality animation in the world.   Ross, who died in 1996, had said his favorite animation effort was Rhapsody Rabbit, in which he played some of the cartoon's classical music and honky-tonk tunes.


** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at [email protected].

Share an image of the Artist: [email protected].
Top