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Maurice Noble

Maurice Noble

Director · Died May 19, 2001, aged 91 · Minnesota, USA

Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1910 – May 19, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. including Disney, MGM, Walter Lantz and Hanna-Barbera in the 1950s. His work contributed to such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, What's Opera, Doc? and the Road Runner series. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia; indicated birth/death dates reflect adjustments to match Mr. Noble's grave marker dates]

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1910
Died
May 19, 2001 (aged 91)
From
Minnesota, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Maurice Noble's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
48%
Power
23%
Self
17%
Bonds
12%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Absurd
4
Warm
3
Contemplative
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maurice Noble's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Maurice Noble's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

99 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Pumpkin of Nyefar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Story

  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Production Design

  • Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Production Design

  • Timber Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · In Memory Of · Production Design

  • Al Tudi Tuhak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Thanks · as Narrator (voice)

  • Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Marvin The Martian: Space Tunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Co-Director

  • Father Of The Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Color Designer

  • Chariots of Fur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Art Direction

  • Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Co-Director

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Layout Supervisor · Production Design

  • The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie(1979)

    Director · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bugs Bunny in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Production Design

  • The Lorax(1972)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Cat in the Hat(1971)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Tollbooth(1970)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Horton Hears a Who!(1970)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Bear That Wasn't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Co-Director

  • Cannery Rodent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Co-Director

  • Cat and Dupli-cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Co-Director

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!(1966)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Co-Director

  • Duel Personality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Co-Director

  • The Cat's Me-Ouch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director · Production Design

  • The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Zip Zip Hooray! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Layout Supervisor

  • The Year of the Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Of Feline Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • I'm Just Wild About Jerry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Haunted Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Bad Day at Cat Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Tom-ic Energy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Co-Director

  • The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • War and Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • The Iceman Ducketh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • Snowbody Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • Much Ado About Mousing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Co-Director

  • To Beep or Not to Beep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Transylvania 6-5000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Mad as a Mars Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Pent-House Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Hare-Breadth Hurry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Now Hear This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • I Was a Teenage Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director

  • Martian Through Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Co-Director

  • Louvre Come Back to Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Co-Director

  • Zoom at the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Co-Director

  • A Sheep in the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Co-Director

  • About Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Nelly's Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Co-Director

  • Beep Prepared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Co-Director

  • Compressed Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Co-Director

  • A Scent of the Matterhorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Layout Supervisor

  • The Abominable Snow Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Co-Director

  • High Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Who Scent You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Rhapsody of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Designer

  • Baton Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Cat Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Whoa, Be-Gone! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Hare-Way to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Touché and Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Zoom and Bored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Steal Wool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Scrambled Aches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Deduce, You Say (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Sheep Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Stop! Look! and Hasten! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Claws for Alarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Layout Supervisor

  • The Cats Bah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Layout Supervisor

  • No Barking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Horizons of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Art Direction

  • It's Everybody's Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Art Direction

  • Zipping Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Bully for Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Wild Over You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Much Ado About Nutting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Duck Amuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Forward March Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Rabbit Seasoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Layout Supervisor

  • Dumbo(1941)

    Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

    Background Designer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Elmer Elephant(1936)

    Background Designer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Looney Tunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 94 titles from 1929 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

$78K worldwide

Highest rated

The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 94: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting45 of 94: 44 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 94: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew48 of 94: 46 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s2 · crew1940s1 · crew1950s25 · crew1960s43 · crew1970s7 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s5 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Maurice Noble's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (1990)

80th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Maurice Noble work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maurice Noble's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck Jones shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors