Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 17, 1947
Died
Oct 04, 2018
Place of Birth
McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Credits
45 titles
Will Vinton
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
Filmography
Claydream
Self (archive footage)
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz
Self
Animation Outlaws
Self
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Self
The Wild
Executive Producer
The Morning After
Director
Día de los muertos
Executive Producer
Gary & Mike
Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
Executive Producer
The PJs
Executive Producer
Klay's TV
Director
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
Executive Producer
Bride of Resistor
Producer
Mr. Resistor
Producer
Hammer Time
Executive Producer
The World's Greatest Animation
Director
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director
The California Raisin Show
Executive Producer
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
Meet the Raisins!
Producer
Moonwalker
Producer
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Producer
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Director
The Festival of Claymation
Director
Shadow Play
Producer
Return to Oz
Animation Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Dan'l Webster (voice)
The Great Cognito
Director
The Creation
Director
God's Trombones
Director
A Christmas Gift
Director
Dinosaurs!
Producer
Dinosaur
Director
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Director
The Little Prince
Director
Rip Van Winkle
Director
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
Director
Martin the Cobbler
Director
Mountain Music
Director
Closed Mondays
Director
Gone for a Better Deal
Director
Go Down Death
Director