Tom And Jerry Director Gene Deitch Is No More; Social Media Is Brimming With Tributes

The director of every child's favorite cartoon ‘Tom and Jerry’ has died on Thursday night at his penthouse in Prague. Petr Himmel, his Czech publisher, said about his death to the Associated Press. Also, he said to the Associated press that Oscar-winning illustrator died ‘unexpectedly’. Eugene Merrill Deitch, whose nickname was Gene was famous for creating animated cartoons such as Tom Terrific, Munro, Popeye, as well as Nudnik.

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One fan of Gene tweeted,

“RIP, my childhood memory maker.”

“The man behind so many childhood memories has passed away ㅡDirector Gene Deitch. Thank you, Sir.#RIPGeneDeitch#TomAndJerry#Popeye.”

One fan added,

“And a farewell to a legend who is part of childhoods and later.”