Will Vinton

Producer, Instruktør, Skuespiller, Filmklipper, Forfatter

17. november 1947 — 4. oktober 2018 (70 år)
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.

Kendt for

  • Return to Oz
    Return to Oz1985
  • Moonwalker
    Moonwalker1988
  • The Adventures of Mark Twain
    The Adventures of Mark Twain1985
  • Claymation Christmas Celebration
    Claymation Christmas Celebration1987
  • The PJs
    The PJs3 sæsoner
  • Claymation Easter
    Claymation Easter1992
  • Bride of Resistor
    Bride of Resistor1997
  • Gary & Mike
    Gary & Mike1 sæson
  • Shadow Play
    Shadow Play1986
  • The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
    The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf1997

Filmografi

2006
The Wild · as Executive Producer
2001
1999
The PJs · as Executive Producer
1997
1997
1992
Claymation Easter · as Executive Producer
1989
The California Raisin Show · as Executive Producer
1988
1988
1987
1987
1986
1985
1974