Bill Tytla - Work at Terrytoons and Famous Studios

Work At Terrytoons and Famous Studios

After leaving the Disney studio Tytla returned to Terrytoons for a short while. There he was assigned as a film director for the short The Sultan's Birthday (1944). Tytla soon left Terrytoons but would continue to act as a director for the rest of his animation career.

His next employer was Famous Studios, owned by Paramount Pictures. His directorial efforts there include several shorts:

• Starring Little Lulu.
  • Snap Happy (June 22, 1945).
  • Bored of Education (March 1, 1946).
  • A Scout with the Gout (March 24, 1947).
  • Super Lulu (November 21, 1947).
• Starring Popeye.
  • Service with a Guile (April 19, 1946).
  • Rocket to Mars (August 9, 1946).
  • Island Fling (March 4, 1947).
  • Popeye Meets Hercules (June 18, 1948).
  • Tar with a Star (August 12, 1949).
  • Jitterbug Jive (June 23, 1950).
• Starring Herman Mouse and Henry Rooster. (Herman would later co-star in the Herman and Katnip series).
  • Sudden Fried Chicken (October 18, 1946).
• Starring Little Audrey.
  • The Lost Dream (March 18, 1949).
  • Song of the Birds (November 18, 1949).
  • Tarts and Flowers (May 26, 1950).
  • Goofy Goofy Gander (August 18, 1950).
• Starring Herman Mouse alone.
  • Campus Capers (July 1, 1949).
• Starring Casper the Friendly Ghost.
  • Casper's Spree Under the Sea (October 13, 1950).
• Featuring no recurring characters.
  • The Wee Men (August 8, 1947).
  • The Bored Cuckoo (April 9, 1948).
  • The Mite Makes Right (October 15, 1948).
  • Hector's Hectic Life (November 19, 1948).
  • Leprechaun's Gold (October 14, 1949).
  • Voice of the Turkey (October 13, 1950).

His own daughter Tammy reportedly provided inspiration for the Little Lulu and Little Audrey shorts. She would later pursue a career as an artist and photographer, known as Tamara Schacher-Tytla.