Home News Hannah Hippensteel June 20th, 2020 - 8:03 AM
Emmy-nominated animator Mark Glamack passed away on May 29 at a hospital in Baldwin Park, California. He was 73, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Glamack’s cause of death was complications from the herbicide Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War. He became exposed to Agent Orange while he worked as a medic for the U.S. Army.
His life began in Rochester, New York in 1947. Early on in his animation career, he worked at Walt Disney Studios. His first projects there were The Jungle Book, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Wonderful World of Disney and EPCOT. Glamack also spent time at Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, Film Roman, HBO and MGM, via Hollywood Reporter.
Other notable projects of Glamack’s include He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Life with Louie.
Glamack did not limit himself to animation; he also worked as a writer, producer and director in the industry. With his experience, he helped create characters like She-Ra from the show She-Ra: Princess of Power, Oliver from Oliver Twist, Yogi Bear from The Yogi Bear Show, Scooby-Doo from The Scooby-Doo Show, Hulk from The Incredible Hulk, Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog, both the cat and mouse from Tom & Jerry, Dyno-Mutt from Dyno-Mutt, Dog Wonder, characters from The Flintstones and G.I. Joe, via Hollywood Reporter.
Glamack’s Emmy nomination came in 1999 for his work on the Fox Kids program Life with Louie, which was based on stand-up comedian Louie Anderson’s life as he grew up in Wisconsin. Other voice actors in the series included Debi Derryberry (F is For Family), Justin Shenkarow (Hey Arnold!) and Edie McClurg (Wreck-It Ralph).
Beyond his work in the animation field, Glamack also held the governor position for six terms at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He oversaw animation and worked on budget, awards, activities and membership committees. He completed his last term with ATAS in 2002, via Hollywood Reporter.
His last known work was the writing, illustrating and publishing of the family-oriented novel The Littluns and the Book of Darkness in 2009. The book won a Dove Award, which is given to top projects involving Christianity and gospel messages.
Glamack never married and had no children, via Hollywood Reporter.
iopredman on June 20th, 2020 at 20:00 UTC »
Very sad. I always feel the need to share an anecdote I once heard when reading these types of posts. When I worked at a chemical manufacturing plant which used to be owned by B F Goodrich, the older operators had plenty of interesting stories. One of the saddest ones though was about the production of Agent Orange. In the war, these plants were basically forced to make these chemicals. Meanwhile, the EPA was in its infant state and initial crackdowns on chemical waste were starting. However, there was essentially zero quality control on the herbicides, so as long as they did what they were supposed to, no one was asking questions. So... guess where the chemical waste from other processes was going. There was so much of those agent chemicals being produced it was very easy to dilute them a little with whatever was in the waste tank that day. It's likely a major reason why agent orange symptoms are so wide-spread. Yet, I have not found much media coverage on this. I just hope that people who read this and knew someone who was affected by agent orange understand how important the EPA is in its current state. The chemicals which these soldiers were exposed to and which caused so many issues were previously being dumped in the sewer or in lakes and affecting entire communities.
opeesan on June 20th, 2020 at 18:10 UTC »
I wonder what the actual cause of death was? My dad has a ton of medical issues related to agent orange exposure. That herbicide was off the charts dangerous.
AidanPryde__ on June 20th, 2020 at 17:39 UTC »
The world of animation lost a true legend. RIP