Biography
John Halas OBE (born János Halász; 16 April 1912 – 21 January 1995) was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy (an acquaintance from Sándor Bortnyik's Bauhaus art studio, Műhely), and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse ("The Treasure of the Joyful King"). Halász learned his craft under George Pal, but launched his own career in 1934, and two years later moved to England where later, with his wife Joy Batchelor, founded Halas and Batchelor in 1940.Over the years they made over 70 short subjects during the war, using propaganda from the time. Their best-known film, Animal Farm (1954), was the first full-length animated film made in Great Britain. They also produced a number of animated TV series, including Foo Foo, and Snip and Snap (1960) and the famous music video Love Is All by Roger Glover. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in 1990. Halas died on 21 January 1995, aged 82.
Filmography
all 79
Movies 75
Director 50
Producer 26
TV Shows 4
self 1
Secrets of British Animation (2018)
John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995 (2015)
An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995 (2012)
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom (1994)
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy (1990)
Players (1982)
Heavy Metal (1981)
Dilemma (1981)
Bio Woman (1980)
Flying Free (1980)
Autobahn (1979)
Dream Doll (1979)
European Folk Tales (1978)
Max und Moritz (1978)
The Three Musketeers (1974)
Animation Has Changed (1971)
Children and Cars (1970)
Tomfoolery (1970)
The Five (1970)
Ways and Means (1970)
To Our Children's Children's Children (1969)
Topology (1969)
Dying for a Smoke (1967)
Ruddigore (1967)
Flow Diagram (1967)
The Question (1967)
Flurina (1967)
Birds, Bees and Storks (1965)
The Hoffnung Maestro (1965)
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space (1965)
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra (1965)
Midsummer Nightmare (1964)
Automania 2000 (1964)
The Hoffnung Music Academy (1964)
Hamilton in the Music Festival (1962)
The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961)
Snip and Snap (1960)
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape (1960)
The Christmas Visitor (1959)
Piping Hot (1959)
The Candlemaker (1956)
The History of the Cinema (1956)
Animal Farm (1954)
Power to Fly (1954)
The Moving Spirit (1953)
The Figurehead (1952)
The Owl And The Pussycat (1952)
Fowl Play (1950)
As Old as the Hills (1950)
The Shoemaker and the Hatter (1950)
Charley's Black Magic (1949)
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence (1949)
Farmer Charley (1949)
Charley Junior's Schooldays (1949)
The Magic Canvas (1948)
Robinson Charley (1948)
Charley's March of Time (1948)
Charley in New Town (1948)
Your Very Good Health (1948)
Water for Firefighting (1948)
Dolly, Put the Kettle On (1947)
A Modern Guide to Health (1946)
Train Trouble (1946)
6 Little Jungle Boys (1945)
Handling Ships (1945)
Christmas Wishes (1944)
Cold Comfort (1944)
Abu's Dungeon (1943)
Abu and the Poisoned Well (1943)
Dustbin Parade (1942)
Filling the Gap (1942)
Fable of the Fabrics (1942)
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard (1941)
Music Man (1938)
Painter and Poet No. 1
John Gilpin
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1912-04-16
Deathday1995-01-21 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
SpouseJoy Batchelor
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Hungary
Also Known AsJános Halász
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