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Will Vinton

Film Producer / Animator / Film Director | * 11/17/1947 († 70, 10/04/2018) | McMinnville, Oregon (United States of America (USA))
William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his work alongside several Emmy Awards and Clio Awards for his studio's work. ()

Award-winning co-director of "Closed Mondays", the first Claymation (tm) film.Will Vinton was born on November 17, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA as William Gale Vinton. He was a producer and director, known for Claymation Easter (1992), Martin the Cobbler (1977) and Moonwalker (1988). He was married to Gillian Allred and Susan Shadburne. He was a Claymation artist who coined the term. His studio created numerous Claymation characters for ads, most notably the California Raisins, which gained fame in an ad set to the Motown hit "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".He died on October 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Will Vinton

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film 4x Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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Movies with Will Vinton as Actor(3)

as Self (archive footage)2022 Claydream
as himself2019 Animation Outlaws

TV Shows/Series with Will Vinton as Actor(1)

Movies with Will Vinton as Crew(32)

Production/Executive Producer2006 The Wild
Production/Executive Producer2002 Día de los muertos
Production/Producer1997 Bride of Resistor
Production/Executive Producer1994 Hammer Time
Production/Producer1994 Mr. Resistor
Production/Executive Producer1991 Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Directing/Director1988 Moonwalker
Production/Producer1988 Moonwalker
Directing/Director1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration
Production/Producer1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration
Directing/Director1987 The Festival of Claymation
Production/Producer1987 The Festival of Claymation
Visual Effects/Animation1987 The Festival of Claymation
Writing/Writer1987 The Festival of Claymation
Production/Producer1986 Shadow Play
Directing/Director1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Visual Effects/Animation Director1985 Return to Oz
Directing/Director1982 The Great Cognito
Directing/Director1981 The Creation
Directing/Director1980 A Christmas Gift
Directing/Director1980 Dinosaur
Directing/Director1979 The Little Prince
Directing/Director1978 Rip Van Winkle
Directing/Director1977 Martin the Cobbler
Directing/Director1976 Mountain Music
Directing/Director1974 Closed Mondays
Visual Effects/Animation1974 Closed Mondays

TV Shows/Series with Will Vinton as Crew(3)

Production/Producer2001 Gary & Mike
Production/Executive Producer1999 The PJs
Production/Executive Producer1989 The California Raisin Show

Full Name: Will Vinton
Born: Monday, 11/17 1947 (November) in McMinnville, Oregon (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 10/04 2018 (October) in Portland (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley
Will Vinton frequently works together with these people:
Susan Shadburne (10x, Crew)
Mark Gustafson (8x, Crew)
Michele Mariana (7x, Actress)
Barry Bruce (6x, Crew)
Kelley Baker (6x, Crew)
Michael Jackson (4x, Actor)
David Altschul (4x, Crew)
Ryan Holznagel (4x, Cast)
John Ashlee Prat (4x, Crew)
Tim Conner (4x, Cast)
Jamie Haggerty (4x, Crew)
Bill Freiberger (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:685471, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024