Art Clokey

Art Clokey

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1921-10-12
Deathday: 2010-01-08 (88 years old)

Biography

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Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 - January 8, 2010) was a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California.


From the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented Gumby. Since then Gumby and his horse Pokey have been a familiar presence on television, appearing in several series beginning with the Howdy Doody Show and later The Adventures of Gumby. The characters enjoyed a renewal of interest in the 1980s when American actor and comedian Eddie Murphy parodied Gumby in a skit on Saturday Night Live. In the 1990s Gumby: The Movie was released, sparking even more interest.


Clokey's second most famous production is the duo of Davey and Goliath, funded by the Lutheran Church in America.


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Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-10-12

Deathday
2010-01-08 (88 years old)

Birth Name
Arthur Charles Farrington

Birth Place
Detroit, United States

Religion
Lutheranism

Children
Joe Clokey

Father
Joseph W. Clokey

Citizenships
United States

Awards
Winsor McCay Award, Inkpot Award

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