John Canemaker
Known for Directing · 21 credits
- Born
- 1943-05-28 (age 83)
Biography
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression.
His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (19)
Tyrus
2015
as Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010
as Himself
Frank and Ollie
1995
as Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
as Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006
as Self
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
as Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
2001
as Himself
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
as Self
The Art of Mary Blair
2005
as Self
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2000
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
as Self
Walt & El Grupo
2008
as Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo
2001
as Self
Cartoon Carnival
2021
as Self
Earthday Birthday
1990
as (voice)
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980
as (voice)
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1977
as Narrator
Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself
About John Canemaker
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a p… With 21 credits spanning from 1977 to 2021, John Canemaker has appeared in 19 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Canemaker Movies
- Tyrus (2015) — as Self
- Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo (2010) — as Himself
- Frank and Ollie (1995) — as Himself
- Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 (2007) — as Himself
- Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp (2006) — as Self
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