Traditional Animation

Born: Eric Cleon Larson Birthday: September 3, 1905 Location: Cleveland, UT, U.S. Alma mater: University of Utah Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1933-1986 Died: October 25, 1988 Eric Larson displayed his early artistic talent working on his high school yearbook all four years, and as its art director his senior

Born: Ward Walrath Kimball Birthday: March 4, 1914 Location: MN, U.S Alma mater:  Santa Barbara School of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer, Writer Years active: 1934–1980 Died: July 8, 2002 Ward Kimball attended the Santa Barbara School of the Arts to become a painter and illustrator. One of his

Born: Milton Erwin Kahl Birthday: March 22, 1909 Location: San Francisco, CA, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1936–1976 Died: April 19, 1987 Milt Kahl was born to a poor family in San Francisco, California, dropping out of high school at age 16 so he could work to support his

Born: Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. Birthday: October 31, 1912 Location: Palo Alto, CA, U.S. Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1934–1981 Died: April 14, 2008 Ollie Johnston was born in Palo Alto, California and attended Stanford University. There, he worked on the humorous campus magazine, The

Born: Marc Fraser Davis Birthday: March 30, 1907 Location: Bakersfield, CA, U.S. Alma mater: Kansas City Art Institute, California School of Fine Arts, Otis Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1937–1978 Died: January 12, 2000 Although Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, California, his family moved frequently, He was

Born: Leslie James Clark Birthday: November 17, 1907 Location: Ogden, UT, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1927–1975 Died: September 12, 1979 Les Clark was born in Ogden, Utah and was raised in Salt Lake City and Twin Falls, Idaho before his family finally moved to Los Angeles. As the

Born: Charles Martin Jones Birthday: September 21, 1912 Location: Spokane, WA, U.S. Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1931-2001 Died: Februray 22, 2002 Chuck Jones drew frequently as a child. His father was an entrepreneurial man who started many businesses, and every time he began a

Born: John Foster Pomeroy Birthday: March 26, 1951 Location: Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Alma mater: ArtCenter College of Design Occupation: Animator, Writer, Producer, Storyboard Years active: 1970-present John Pomeroy had been drawing since he was seven years old. Around the age of 13, he tried to make a perfect reproduction

< Back To Animation Artist Directory Born: Gary Goldman Birthday: November 17, 1944 Location: Oakland, CA, U.S. Alma mater: University of Hawaii Occupation: Director, Producer, Animator, Writer Years active: 1972–present Gary Goldman joined Walt Disney Productions in February 1972 as Frank Thomas’ in-betweener for “Robin Hood.” As an animator, he

Born: Frederick Bean Avery Birthday: February 26, 1908 Location: Taylor, TX, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1929-1980 Died: August 26, 1980

< Back To Animation Artist Directory Born: Donald Virgil Bluth Birthday: September 13, 1937 Location: El Paso, Texas, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Brigham Young University Occupation: Film Director, Producer, Animator Years active: 1959–present Don Bluth is one of the most influential American animators in today’s industry. In the field