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 Through the Grapevine".
He died on October 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Fotos
Películas (40)

Claydream
2022 · Self (archive footage)

Remembering Return to Oz
2021 · Self

Animation Outlaws
2019 · Self

Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self

The Wild
2006 · Executive Producer
The Morning After
2005 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Día de los muertos
2002 · Executive Producer

I Lost My M in Vegas
1999 · Executive Producer
Klay's TV
1998 · Director

The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997 · Executive Producer

Bride of Resistor
1997 · Producer

Mr. Resistor
1994 · Producer

Hammer Time
1994 · Executive Producer

The World's Greatest Animation
1994 · Director

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Producer, Executive Producer, Story

Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Executive Producer

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Director, Producer

Meet the Raisins!
1988 · Producer

Moonwalker
1988 · Producer, Director

Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Director, Producer

Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Director

The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Director, Producer, Writer, Animation

Shadow Play
1986 · Producer

Return to Oz
1985 · Animation Director

The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice), Director, Animation

The Great Cognito
1982 · Director, Producer
The Creation
1981 · Director

God's Trombones
1981 · Director

A Christmas Gift
1980 · Director

Dinosaurs!
1980 · Producer, Director

Dinosaur
1980 · Director

Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
1979 · Director

The Little Prince
1979 · Director

Rip Van Winkle
1978 · Director, Producer

Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
1978 · Director

Martin the Cobbler
1977 · Director

Mountain Music
1976 · Director, Writer, Producer, Animation

Closed Mondays
1974 · Director, Animation
Gone for a Better Deal
1974 · Director

Go Down Death
· Director





