Will Vinton
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1947-11-17
- Died
- 2018-10-04
- Place of birth
- McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (5)
About Will Vinton
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… With 7 credits spanning from 1985 to 2022, Will Vinton has appeared in 5 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Vinton Movies
- Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011) — as Self
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) — as Dan'l Webster (voice)
- Claydream (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Animation Outlaws (2019) — as Self
- Remembering Return to Oz (2021) — as Self
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