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Virgil Ross born August 8, 1907, died on May 15, 1996 from complications of a stroke suffered in March, but now seven years later we all still marvel over his work. He dies at the age of 88. Virgil career all started when he was a sophomore in high school when he realized that he was one class short and took up cartooning. His first real break came in 1930 at Mintz-Screen Gems, where he was hired for $6 a week as a trainee. After being laid off at Ub Virgil quickly landed a job at Water Lantz. Rising through the ranks at Lantz he meets Tex Avery. Tex Avery made him an animator at Lantz in 1935, and Ross then followed Avery over to Schlesinger's witch later on became Warner Brothers. While at Warner t