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Will Vinton

Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Writer, Additional Credits
Died October 4, 2018 (70 years)
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.
Known For
  • Return to Oz
  • Moonwalker
  • The Adventures of Mark Twain
  • Claymation Christmas Celebration
  • The PJs
  • Gary & Mike
  • Bride of Resistor
  • Claymation Easter
  • Shadow Play

Filmography

2006
The Wild · as Executive Producer
2001
Gary & Mike (TV Series)
1999
The PJs (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1997
1992
1989
The California Raisin Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1988
1988
1988
1987
1987
1986
1985
1974

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