Will Vinton
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
The Wild
2006
Executive Producer
Moonwalker
1988
Director
Moonwalker
1988
Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
as Dan'l Webster (voice)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
Director
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
as Self
Remembering Return to Oz
2021
as Self
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987
Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987
Producer
Animation Outlaws
2019
as Self
Shadow Play
1986
Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992
Story
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992
Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992
Executive Producer
The Creation
1981
Director
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997
Executive Producer
The Little Prince
1979
Director
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990
Director
The Great Cognito
1982
Director
The Great Cognito
1982
Producer