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Will Vinton
Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born November 17, 1947Died 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.
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.
Will Vinton 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 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1974 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Claydream · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Animation Outlaws · as Self |
| 2019 | The Oscars · as Self - Animator (in Memoriam) |
| 2012 | Bad 25 · as Self |
| 2011 | Adventures in Plymptoons! · as Self |
| 1994 | Movie Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Prisoners of Gravity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | 47th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Dan'l Webster (voice) |
| 1992 | Claymation Easter · as Story |
| 1988 | Grandpa's Magical Toys · as Associate Producer: Millennium Pictures, Inc. |
| 1987 | Festival of Claymation · as Animation |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Animation |
| 1985 | Return to Oz · as Animation Director |
| 1979 | The Legend of Black Thunder Mountain · as Consulting Editor |
| 1974 | Closed Mondays · as Animation |
| 1974 | Closed Mondays · as Created By |
| 1972 | The Circle · as Cinematographer |