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Will Vinton

Directing 70 (deceased) years old McMinnville, Oregon, USA ★ 0.3
Born: November 17, 1947
Died: October 4, 2018

Biography

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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Known For

Moonwalker
Moonwalker Director 1988
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain Director 1985
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Claymation Christmas Celebration Director 1987
The World's Greatest Animation
The World's Greatest Animation Director 1994
The Great Cognito
The Great Cognito Director 1982

Filmography

Acting Credits (7)

Directing Credits (23)

Writing Credits (4)

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