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.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 40
Director 21
Producer 16
self 5
TV Shows 4
Director
Codename: Housewife (2020)
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
Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
Movie
Executive Producer
The California Raisin Show (1989)
TV
Producer
Meet the Raisins! (1988)
Movie
Producer / Director
Moonwalker (1988)
Movie
6
Producer
Shadow Play (1986)
Movie
Animation Director
Return to Oz (1985)
Movie
Dan'l Webster (voice) / Director / Animation
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
The Little Prince (1979)
Movie
Director
Rip Van Winkle (1978)
Movie
Director
Martin the Cobbler (1977)
Movie
Director
Mountain Music (1976)
Movie
Director
Closed Mondays (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Circle (1972)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-11-17
Deathday2018-10-04 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceMcMinnville, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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