Sound
Mel Leven
Born — Died
1914-11-11 — 2007-12-17
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for
Sound
Credits
4 titles
His most famous song is arguably "Cruella de Vil" from the 1961 Disney animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians. That same year, he also wrote the story and new lyrics to sixteen tunes for the film Babes in Toyland. In later years, he wrote songs, stories, and did voice-over work for the PBS children's series Big Blue Marble, and well as working on a number of projects for television commercials. He also composed "When The Buzzards Return To Hinckley Ridge" for the 1969 Disney animated short, "It's Tough to Be a Bird", which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1970. The song was sung by comedienne Ruth Buzzi. Leven was also the original voice of Snoopy, and wa…
Known for
7.0Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
Backstage Party
1961
6.2A mouse and his child, the two parts of a single small wind-up toy, go on a quest to become "self-winding".
The Mouse and His Child
1977
Insert from "The Boing Boing Show" written by Mel Leven and directed by Ernest Pintoff.
Fight On For Old
1956
This pilot looked to be a welcome addition to TV animation, a series of skits with oddball characters doing their own things, with Joey Jingle (a boy with a bell on his head) being used as a framing device.
The Joey Jingle Show
1967
Film credits
1970s · 1 titles
1960s · 2 titles
7.0Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
Backstage Party
1961
This pilot looked to be a welcome addition to TV animation, a series of skits with oddball characters doing their own things, with Joey Jingle (a boy with a bell on his head) being used as a framing device.
The Joey Jingle Show
1967