Burt Gillett
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Rainbow Parade, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Ub Iwerks, Van Beuren Corporation, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director
"Burt Gillett was one of the first novice animators to come to Walt Disney Studios and work alongside Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He took a number of important directorial positions at the studio, directing a few of Disney's most important early animat..."
Clayton “Bud” Collyer
Filed under: people, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Superman, Technicolor, U.S.A., Actor, Voice Actor
"Born in Manhattan to Clayton Johnson Heermance and Caroline Collyer as Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr., Clayton "Bud" Collyer initially intended to pursue law as his profession. While attending Fordham University, he began work as a radio singer and an..."
Ferdinand Horvath
Filed under: people, Aesop's Fables, Color, Columbia Pictures, Early Sound, George Pal, Krazy Kat, Mickey Mouse, Painted Animation, Paul Terry, Puppetoons, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Animation Designer, Animator, Background Artist, Character Designer, Illustrator, Layout Artist, Storyboard Artist
"Ferdinand Horvath was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1891. Horvath was an animator and illustrator at various major animation studios such as Fable Studios, Inc., Walt Disney, and Screen Gems (Columbia Pictures) Horvath died of a stroke on Novem..."
Hamilton (Ham) Luske
Filed under: people, Color, Educational films, Mickey Mouse, Painted Animation, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Training films, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Animation Designer, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Editorial Cartoonist, Producer, Sequence Animator
"Hamilton Luske was born in Chicago on October 16, 1903. He was an animator, animation supervisor, film director, and producer at Walt Disney for several commercial feature and short-length projects at the studio, as well as working on some of Disn..."
Laverne Harding
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Color, Daffy Duck, Early Sound, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Oswald, Speedy Gonzales, Technicolor, The Road Runner, U.S.A., Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker, Animator, Cartoonist, Comic Strip Artist
"Laverne Harding was the second female studio animator in history, and one of the first to receive onscreen credit for her work. She started out as an inker for the Walter Lantz Productions, moving on to do animation work for several of the Lantz Prod..."
Lin Wenxiao (林文肖)
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Anime, China, Cinecolor, Painted Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, Animation Designer, Animator, Artist, Director
"Lin Wenxiao (林文肖) is one of the greatest animators and directors in Early Chinese Animation. She is a former member of Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS, 上海美术电影制片厂) as well as International Animated Film Association (ASIFA)..."
Marcell Jankovics
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Anime, Color, Hungary, Pannonia Studio, Technicolor, Animator, Character Designer, Director, Screenwriter, Writer
"Marcell Jankovics is a Hungarian animator, director, graphic artist, and writer. He was the former art director and managing director of Pannonia Film Studio in 1995 and 1996, the former president of the Hungarian Cultural Society in 1998 and the St...."
Miyazaki Hayao (宮崎駿)
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, Anime, Color, Japan, Mayazaki Hayao, Studio Ghibli, Technicolor, Animator, Author, Cartoonist, Director, Screenwriter, Studio Head, Writer
"Miyazaki Hayao (宮崎駿) is an internationally renowned and influential Japanese animator, director, screenwriter, and comic artist. He is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli and the winner of two Best Animated Feature Academy Awards. "
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Powers
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, Early Sound, Iwerks Studio, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Businessman, President, Producer, Studio Head
"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..."
Yan Dingxian (严定宪)
Filed under: people, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, China, Color, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor, Animator, Character Designer, Director
"Yan Dingxian (严定宪) is the most renowned animator, character designer and director of early Chinese animation. He is the former president of Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS, 上海美术电影制片厂), China Film Association (中国影协..."