Charles Thorson

Political cartoonist, character designer, children's book author and illustrator ofIcelandicdescent,best known as the man who designed and namedBugs Bunny,but in a 10-year career (1935–45) in America's great animation studios he created hundreds of cartoon characters, includingSnow White,Elmer Fudd,Little Hiawatha,Sniffles the Mouse, 'Inkiand the Mynah',The Lady Known as Lou, andTwinkletoes. The two children's books he wrote were Keeko and Chee-chee and Keeko, stories about the adventures of Keeko, the little Indian (Native American) boy.