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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Filmography
all 43
Movies 39
Director 21
Producer 15
self 5
TV Shows 4
Writer 1
Self (archive footage)
Claydream (2022)
Movie
Self
Remembering Return to Oz (2021)
Movie
Director
Codename: Housewife (2020)
Movie
Himself
Animation Outlaws (2019)
Movie
Himself
Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011)
Movie
Executive Producer
The Wild (2006)
Movie
6.2
Director
The Morning After (2005)
Movie
Executive Producer
Día de los muertos (2002)
Movie
Producer
Gary & Mike (2001)
TV
Executive Producer
The Boyer Brothers (2000)
Movie
Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas (1999)
Movie
Executive Producer
The PJs (1999)
TV
6
Director / Executive Producer
The PJ's (1997)
Movie
Producer
Bride of Resistor (1997)
Movie
Producer
Mr. Resistor (1994)
Movie
Executive Producer
Hammer Time (1994)
Movie
Director
The World's Greatest Animation (1994)
Movie
Writer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter (1992)
Movie
Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
Movie
Director
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II (1990)
Movie
Executive Producer
The California Raisin Show (1989)
TV
Self
Prisoners of Gravity (1989)
TV
Producer
Meet the Raisins! (1988)
Movie
Producer
Moonwalker (1988)
Movie
6
Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)
Movie
Director
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time (1987)
Movie
Director
The Festival of Claymation (1987)
Movie
Producer
Shadow Play (1986)
Movie
Animation Director
Return to Oz (1985)
Movie
Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Movie
Director
The Great Cognito (1982)
Movie
Director
The Creation (1981)
Movie
Director
A Christmas Gift (1980)
Movie
Director
Dinosaur (1980)
Movie
Director
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources (1979)
Movie
Director
The Little Prince (1979)
Movie
Director
Rip Van Winkle (1978)
Movie
Director
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation (1978)
Movie
Director
Martin the Cobbler (1977)
Movie
Director
Mountain Music (1976)
Movie
Director
Closed Mondays (1974)
Movie
Director
Gone for a Better Deal (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Circle (1972)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.36
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1981
1989
1987
2022
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-11-17
Deathday2018-10-04 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceMcMinnville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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