You stood as a giant in your field, Mr. Williams: an animator to whom other animators looked for guidance and inspiration.
Your title sequences on the "Pink Panther" movies delighted generations, as well as your full-story work on "Little Island"; "A Christmas Carol '71" (for which you won an Oscar); "Ziggy's Gift" (based on Tom Wilson's popular comic strip); "Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure"; and your dream project, "The Thief and the Cobbler", which alas, never reached official completion.
To the masses, it was "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" that granted you the greatest fame: a source for which you got to mix and match Disney, Warner Brother and Hanna-Barbera characters with the ever buoyant Bob Hoskins. (BTW: Jessica Rabbit remains one of my favorite screen sirens. I bet lots of gents would exclaim the same.)
Your tireless diligence and keen eye gave your fans the best of the best: material that will enchant through the ages. That makes you a king of your kind and all for well-earned reason.
