Known For
Directing
Born
May 22, 1914
Died
May 14, 1991
Place of Birth
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Credits
47 titles
Joy Batchelor
Biography
Joy Ethel Batchelor (12 May 1914 – 14 May 1991) was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions. One of her projects as an art director was Cinerama Holiday (1955). Joy directed and wrote Ruddigore (1967), a television-film adaptation of W.S. Gilbert's opera of the same name, which became the first opera to be adapted into an animated film. She later worked in television, directing series, including animated shows like The Jackson 5ive (1971). Batchelor died on 14 May 1991, just two days after her 77th birthday.
Known For
Filmography
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
Ode to Joy
European Folk Tales
Supervising Technical Director
The Five
Director
Bolly in A Space Adventure
Director
Dying for a Smoke
Script
Ruddigore
Producer
Little Tom Thumb
Director
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space
Director
Midsummer Nightmare
Writer
Automania 2000
Writer
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
Writer
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Story
The Christmas Visitor
Writer
Piping Hot
Director
The Candlemaker
Director
Animal Farm
Producer
Down a Long Way
Story
The Moving Spirit
Producer
Coastal Navigation
Producer
The Figurehead
Writer
Fowl Play
Producer
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
Director
Charley's Black Magic
Director
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
Director
Farmer Charley
Director
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Producer
Fly About the House
Director
The Magic Canvas
Producer
Robinson Charley
Director
Your Very Good Health
Director
Charley in New Town
Story
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Character Designer
A Modern Guide to Health
Producer
Train Trouble
Director
6 Little Jungle Boys
Director
Handling Ships
Director
Christmas Wishes
Director
Cold Comfort
Director
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Director
Abu's Dungeon
Director
Fable of the Fabrics
Director
Dustbin Parade
Art Designer
Filling the Gap
Director
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Director
Music Man
Animation
How the Motor Car Works: Part II
Animation