Milt Gross, American animator, director, and screenwriter (died 1953)

Milt Gross

American cartoonist and animator (1895-1953)

Milt Gross was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue. He originated the non-sequitur "Banana Oil!" as a phrase deflating pomposity and posing. His character Count Screwloose's admonition,…