McCartney Times

The year was 1965. Beatlemania was in full swing. And Ron Campbell couldn’t have cared less.Campbell preferred Mozart. Beatles to him were pests.Which made the opportunity that came that year all the more life-changing: Campbell, an Australian-born illustrator who had arrived in the United States seeking creative opportunities, landed a gig as an animator for a Saturday morning cartoon series devoted to the Fab Four. The popular series accelerated a career that drew upon some of the 20th century’s most beloved cartoon series, including “The Jetsons,” “The Flintstones,” “Scooby-Doo,” “Captain Caveman,” “The Smurfs,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Rugrats.”

Source: Animator who helped create Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ and other iconic images is coming to Omaha – Omaha.com: Living