Moustapha Alassane
Filed under: people, Animator, Director, Educator, Filmmaker, Inventor, Niger
"Moustapha Alassane was born in N’Dougou, Niger in 1942. Alassane is credited as the Father of African animation and he directed approximately 30 films. He introduced and spread the word of filmmaking, provided local training, and aided in the d..."
Arthur (Art) Babbitt
Filed under: people, Animator, Director, Educator, Union Activist, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios
"Art was born in Omaha of Russian Jewish ancestry. Soon after High School he took himself to New York where he slummed around doing odd jobs and eating stale food to put himself through Columbia College Pre Med. He tried some jobs drawing cartoons and..."
Harry M. Benshoff
Filed under: people, Educator, Historian, Writer
"Harry M. Benshoff is a professor and researcher in media arts, researching extensively about film theory, film genre, multiculturalism, film history, queer theory and animation labour."
John Canemaker
Filed under: people, Animator, Educator, Historian
"John Canemaker is an Academy Award-winning animator and an internationally renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality ..."
Miguel Covarrubias
Filed under: people, Author, Educator, Illustrator, Muralist, Painter, Set Designer
"Born in Mexico City, Miguel immigrated to New York City at the age of nineteen. Already an established artist in Mexico, he was able to quickly make a name for himself in the U.S. Mexican poet José Juan Tablada and New York Times critic/photographer..."
Don Graham
Filed under: people, Educator, Master Draftsman
"He was among the first graduating class of Chouinard. He continued to study and paint landscapes until 1930 when he returned to Los Angeles and was hired by Mrs. Chouinard as life drawing instructor for the next four years. His education as a drawing..."
Caroline Leaf
Filed under: people, Animator, Artist, Director, Educator, Producer, Writer, Canada, U.S.A.
"Caroline Leaf was born in Seattle, Washington on August 12, 1946. Leaf is an award-winning Canadian-American animator who has produced a diverse collection of experimental animations, employing various mediums such as sand, silhouettes, paint on g..."
Ram Mohan
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Businessman, Director, Educator, Studio Head, India
"Ram Mohan was born on August 26, 1931, in India. His birthplace is unknown. Known as the Father of Indian Animation, he was a pioneer animator from the post-Independence era, working for the Cartoon Film Unit at Films Division and Prasad Productio..."
Payut Ngaokrachang
Filed under: people, Animator, Educator, Studio Head, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Commercials, Propaganda, Toei Animation Studio
"Payut Ngaokrachang was a Thai animation pioneer and creator of Thailand’s first animated feature film. He is known as “Thailand’s Walt Disney.”"
Duke Redbird
Filed under: people, Actor, Artist, Director, Educator, Filmmaker, Painter, Poet, Screenwriter, Visual Artist, Writer
"Duke Redbird was born in Saugeen First Nation, Ontario. Redbird is an accomplished writer, filmmaker, scholar, and artist. He is also an educator across Canada, collaborating with several schools to revise curriculums with the objective to decolon..."
Leo D. Sullivan
Filed under: people, Animation Designer, Animator, Art Director, Director, Educator, Producer, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Bob Clampett, Color, Educational films, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Racial representation, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros.
"Leo D. Sullivan began his career in 1959 after graduating from the Chouinard Art Institute. He first worked as an assistant to Warner Bros. producer Bob Clampett on the television show, Beany and Cecil. In 1965, Sullivan met fellow animator Floyd Nor..."
Taiji Yabushita
Filed under: people, Director, Educator, 1960s, Japan, Toei Animation Studio
"Taiji Serushita graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts and studied photography. He is a pioneer of Japanese animation. After graduation, he joined the filming department of Matsuktake Co. Ltd. in 1925. Later, he worked in the film production equipm..."