Biography
Morton Schindel (April 23, 1918 – August 20, 2016) was an American educator, producer, and founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside his home in Weston, Connecticut.Born and raised in Orange, New Jersey, Schindel went to the University of Pennsylvania, earning a bachelor's degree in 1939 from the Wharton School of Finance. In 1941 he married Ellen Bamberger (of the family famed for the Bamberger's department store chain); the couple had two daughters and one son. In 1948, he worked with Teaching Films Inc. After it declared bankruptcy, he opened his own company, Key Productions, but found film distributors uninterested in his ideas to create animated films of children's picture books.
Filmography
all 53
Movies 53
Producer 52
Noisy Nora (1994)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1993)
The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
Here Comes the Cat! (1992)
Red Riding Hood (1992)
Picnic (1991)
The Pigs' Wedding (1990)
The Emperor's New Clothes (1990)
Hot Hippo (1990)
What's Under My Bed? (1989)
Joey Runs Away (1988)
The Caterpillar and the Polliwog (1988)
In The Night Kitchen (1987)
The Mysterious Tadpole (1986)
The Bear and the Fly (1985)
Happy Birthday, Moon (1985)
Corduroy (1984)
Doctor De Soto (1984)
King of the Cats (1984)
The Clown of God (1982)
The Hat (1982)
Moon Man (1981)
The Trip (1981)
Smile for Auntie (1979)
Strega Nona (1977)
The Case of the Cosmic Comic (1976)
The Rainbow Serpent (1975)
Goggles! (1974)
Harold's Fairy Tale (1974)
Patrick (1973)
A Story-A Story (1973)
Zlateh the Goat (1973)
The Three Robbers (1972)
Changes, Changes (1972)
The Giants (1970)
Rosie's Walk (1970)
Drummer Hoff (1969)
The Happy Owls (1969)
The Snowy Day (1965)
Whistle for Willie (1965)
The Doughnuts (1963)
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GenderMale
Birthday1918-01-29
Deathday2016-08-20 (98 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardshonorary doctor of Purdue University, Regina Medal
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