Shamus Culhane
Filed under: people, Animator, Director, Producer, Studio Head, Union Head, Writer
"Born in Massachusetts, worked in NY in twenties, moved to LA in 1930s,To Florida for Fleischer Studio in 1939. back to LA for Walter Lantz, after WWII to New York to participate in early TV advertising. Settled in NY and started own studio. Retired i..."
Walt Disney
Filed under: people, Actor, Animator, Director, Producer, Studio Head, Writer
"In 1919, Walt landed a job with the Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studio making $50 a month. There, he met a young artist named Ubbe Iwwerks. The two became friends and formed their own company called Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists. Ubbe handled the ..."
John Foster
Filed under: people, Animator, Storyman, Studio Head, Aesop's Fables, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, Van Beuren Corporation
"John Foster Jr. was born on November 27, 1886, in New Jersey. He was a pioneer animator and director at Van Beuren Studios (originally founded as Fables Pictures). Foster is best known as a close collaborator of Paul Terry, credited with co-direc..."
Seymour Kneitel
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Executive Producer, Studio Head, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Baby Huey, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Bray Productions, Casper the Ghost, Color, Dave Fleischer, Herman and Katnip, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Isadore Sparber, Koko the Clown, Max Fleischer, Noveltoons, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Sam Buchwald, Seymour Kneitel, Superman, U.S.A.
"Seymour Kneitel was an early American animator, most well known for his work with Fleischer Studios. After the studio closed, he headed its successor, Famous Studios."
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.”"
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Powers
Filed under: people, Businessman, President, Producer, Studio Head, 1920s, 1930s, Early Sound, Iwerks Studio, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios
"Pat Powers was an influential American businessman who was involved with the film and animation developments inAmericaduring the first part of the twentieth century. His most important development being the work of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, who he b..."
Jim Simon
Filed under: people, Animation Designer, Animator, Artist, Background Artist, Studio Head, Writer, 1970s, 1980s, Educational films, Paramount Pictures, Sesame Street, U.S.A.
"Jim Simon is an artist and animator who created numerous commercials, public relation films, and entertainment and educational shorts during the 1970s and 1980s. Once dubbed “the Black Walt Disney” (even though he did not embrace the title), Simo..."
Paul Terry
Filed under: people, Animator, Producer, Studio Head, Paul Terry, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, Van Beuren Corporation
"Terry began his career as a reporter, photographer and cartoonist for San Francisco based San Francisco Bulletin, and San Francisco Call-Examiner, as well as New York based New York Press, and many others. During this time, Terry became interested in..."