Boyd Kirkland, who directed episodes of BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, has passed away, according to The Animation Guild Blog.

Storyboard artist John Dorman has died, according to The Animation Guild Blog.

Patti Gilbert, who worked as a voice actress in the early '70s, has passed away on Jan. 15, reports Variety.

Special effect artist Grant McCune has died at the age of 67, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

After more than 40 years as a passionate patron of the Canadian film and television industry Douglas James Dales passed away on Friday in Toronto.

Director Irvin Kershner, best known for directing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, has passed away, reports Variety.

Alexander Anderson Jr., the creator of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Andrew Witkin, an Academy Award winning senior scientist at Pixar Animation Studios died Sunday, Sept. 12 while scuba diving off the coast of Monterey, California.

Legendary animator and co-founder of ASIFA-Hollywood, Bill Littlejohn, passed away.

Billie Mae Richards, who voiced Rudolph in the Rankin-Bass special, has passed away in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, reports CBC.

Kihachiro Kawamoto, famed Japanese puppet animator, has died of pneumonia, reports Anime News Network.

Anime star Satoshi Kon has died of pancreatic cancer, reports AFP.

Sande Scoredos, the exec director of technical training and artist development for Sony Pictures Imageworks since 1996, died on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Veteran animation producer Alex Johns has died, reports VARIETY.

Disney animator Priscillano "Pres" Romanillos died from complications due to leukemia on July 17th at his home in Tujunga, reports the LA TIMES.

Kip King, one of the original Groundling comedians, died of a long illness on July 15th, reports VARIETY.

Peter Fernandez, best known for voicing Speed Racer, died of lung cancer on July 15th in Pomona, NY, reports VARIETY.

Harvey Pekar, the creator of indie comic AMERICAN SPLENDOR, died at the age of 70, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Voice actor Ronald Gans has died from complications of pneumonia, reports VARIETY.

Ilene Woods, best known to animation fans as the voice of Cinderella, has died.