Homer Groening

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Homer Groening
Born(1919-12-30)December 30, 1919
Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMarch 15, 1996(1996-03-15) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, advertiser, cartoonist
Years active1958-1996
SpouseMarge Groening
Children5, including Matt

Homer Philip Groening (December 30, 1919 - March 15, 1996) was a Canadian-American filmmaker, advertiser, writer, and cartoonist.[1][2] He was also the father of Matt Groening and inspired the names of Homer Simpson and Philip J. Fry.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Groening was known for work on many different types of short films.[9][10]

Biography[edit]

Groening was born in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada to a German-speaking Mennonite family;[11][12] he was named after the Greek poet Homer.[13][14][15] The family would later move to Oregon.[16] Groening would later attend Linfield University, and, in 1941, marry Marge Wiggum. Homer later would serve in World War II and flew a B-17.[17][18]

Groening's career began in 1958 when he produced an advertisement for a local station KGW-TV.[17] Groening also worked on many documentaries and films including The Big Three, Timberline, A Study in Wet,[19] Man and His World Psychedelic Wet, the Story[20][21][22][23][24] and Linfield Revisited.[25]

Groening also was a cartoonist. On April 28, 1962, the New Yorker ran an advertisement written by Groening. Groening also worked on several comic strips.[25]

Family and personal life[edit]

Groening is the father of Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, Lisa Groening, who is married to Craig Bartlett the creator of Hey Arnold!,[26][27] as well as Maggie, Mark, and Patty Groening.[20][28][29]

Groening died on March 15, 1996, of cancer.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

In 2013, Groening's wife Marge died at the age of 94.[37][38][39]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Amidi, Amid (2011-02-06). "Dad of "Simpsons" Creator Matt Groening Was a Filmmaker Too". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ "The Simpsons Archive: Matt Groening Q&A; (June 1993)". 2007-05-10. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  3. ^ Oregonian, Marc Mohan | Special to The (2015-01-15). "Portland filmmaker (and 'Simpsons' inspiration) Homer Groening gets his due with a screening of his work". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. ^ "Homer Groening: The Legend, the Father, the Simpson". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. ^ "Homer Groening: The Legend, the Father, the Simpson". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Joseph Rose | The (2007-08-01). "The real people behind Homer Simpson and family". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. ^ Oregonian, Marc Mohan | Special to The (2015-01-15). "Portland filmmaker (and 'Simpsons' inspiration) Homer Groening gets his due with a screening of his work". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  8. ^ "The Simpsons Archive: Matt Groening Q&A; (June 1993)". 2007-05-10. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  9. ^ "Groening to discuss Homer's work in Portland, his father's short films". katu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  10. ^ Group, Pamplin Media (2015-01-16). "Homer Groening's films add a little D'oh! to Hollywood theatre retrospective". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  11. ^ "Homer Groening, Cartoonist's Father, 'Simpsons' Inspiration". Seattle Times. Associated Press. March 19, 1996. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Arts&Culture 6-19". legacy.canadianmennonite.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  13. ^ "Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine". 2012-04-10. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  14. ^ BBC (2000). 'The Simpsons': America's First Family (six-minute edit for the season 1 DVD) (DVD). UK: 20th Century Fox. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  15. ^ Sadownick, Doug (February 26, 1991). "Matt Groening". No. 571. Advocate.
  16. ^ Oregonian, Marc Mohan | Special to The (2015-01-15). "Portland filmmaker (and 'Simpsons' inspiration) Homer Groening gets his due with a screening of his work". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  17. ^ a b Delzio, Melissa (2020-01-06). "Homer Groening". PDX Design History. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  18. ^ "AP Film Studies: Homer's Odyssey". Willamette Week. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  19. ^ Groening, Homer (1964-05-01), A Study in Wet (Documentary, Short, Sport), retrieved 2023-09-26
  20. ^ a b "Before The Simpsons: Homer Groening Directs a 1969 Short Film, The Story, Starring His Kids Maggie, Lisa & Matt | Open Culture". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  21. ^ "Meet the real-life 'Simpsons' kids in a 1969 film made by Matt Groening's father, Homer". DangerousMinds. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  22. ^ Lynch, E. D. W. (2014-02-22). "The Story, A 1969 Short Film by Homer Groening Starring His Kids Maggie, Lisa, and Matt". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  23. ^ ""Simpsons" Creator Matt Groening's Dad Was Named Homer, and He Made Movies". Mental Floss. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  24. ^ "Oregon Midcentury Genius presents: Selected Short Films by Homer Groening (January 2015) – Oregon Cartoon Project". Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  25. ^ a b "Homer Groening". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  26. ^ "My Simpsons Collection". 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  27. ^ Owen, Aled (2023-06-14). "Why We Have 'The Simpsons' to Thank for 'Hey Arnold!'". Collider. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  28. ^ "Creating 'The Simpsons:' How Matt Groening's Own Family Inspired the Characters". Biography. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  29. ^ "Matt Groening's Mother, Inspiration For Marge Simpson, Dies". www.wbur.org. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  30. ^ "Homer Groening, Cartoonist's Father, 'Simpsons' Inspiration | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  31. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Joseph Rose | The (2007-08-01). "The real people behind Homer Simpson and family". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  32. ^ "Homer P. Groening, 76, an ad man..." Baltimore Sun. 1996-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  33. ^ "Homer Groening, Cartoonist's Father, 'Simpsons' Inspiration | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  34. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1996-03-22). "Homer Groening; Cartoonist and Filmmaker". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  35. ^ "Homer P. Groening, 76, an ad man..." Baltimore Sun. 1996-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  36. ^ "Father Of Cartoonist Matt Groening Dies | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  37. ^ a b "Margaret Groening, Marge Simpson 'inspiration', dies". BBC News. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  38. ^ "Margaret Groening, inspiration for "The Simpsons" mom, dies at 94 - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  39. ^ "Marge Groening, Inspiration For Son Matt Groening's Marge Simpson, Has Died". HuffPost. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-28.

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