Traditional Animation

Born: David Pruiksma Birthday: January 15, 1957 Location: Falls Church, VA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director, Storyboard Years active: 1981-2018 David Pruiksma was hired as an assistant animator at Disney in 1981, working on such films as The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective,

Born: Nik Ranieri Birthday: August 23, 1961 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1987-2017 After graduation from Sheridan College, Nik Ranieri was hired by Atkinson Film-Arts animation production studio in Ottawa. Nik’s first work animating for Disney was on the London-based animation crew

Born: Arthur Harold Babitsky Birthday: October 8, 1907 Location: Omaha, NE, U.S. Alma mater: Don Bluth University Occupation: Director, Animator Years active: 1928–1992 Died: March 4, 1992 Art Babitsky was born in the “Little Bohemia” area of Omaha, Nebraska, grew up in Souix City Iowa, and moved to New York

Born: Hamilton Somers Luske Birthday: October 16, 1903 Location: Chicago, IL, U.S. Alma mater: University of California – Berkeley Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1931-1967 Died: February 18, 1968 Ham Luske began his working life as a newspaper cartoonist in Oakland. With no formal art schooling, Luske was hired by

Born: Mark Alan Henn Birthday: April 6, 1958 Location: Dayton, OH, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1978–2023 < Back To Animation Artist Directory

Born: Volodymyr Peter Tytla Birthday: October 25, 1904 Location: Yonkers, NY, U.S. Alma mater: New York Evening School of Industrial Design Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1920-1968 Died: December 30, 1968 9 year old Bill Tytla, saw Winsor McCay’s animated vaudeville act Gertie the Dinosaur in 1914. It left an

Born: Thomas D. Bancroft Birthday: July 31, 1967 Location: Long Beach, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1988–present < Back To Animation Artist Directory

Born: Tony Bancroft Birthday: July 31, 1967 Location: Long Beach, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1988–present < Back To Animation Artist Directory

Born: Michael Victor Sporn Birthday: April 23, 1946 Location: New York City, NY, U.S. Alma mater: New York Institute of Technology Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1972-2011 Died: January 19, 2014 Michael Victor Sporn was born in New York City, and began drawing cartoons as a young child. He

Born: Sergio Pablos Birthday: c 1972 Location: Barcelona, Spain Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Writer, Director, Producer Years active: 1993–present < Back To Animation Artist Directory

Born: John McAnuff Sanford Birthday: October 1, 1971 Location: Denver, CO, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director, Writer Years active: 1993-present John Sanford is a writer, storyboard artist, animator, and director who has worked since 1993 for studios like Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Nick Toons,

Born: Ralph Bakshi Birthday: October 29, 1938 Location: Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1956-2015 Ralph Bakshi was born in Palestine under the British Mandate, and raised in Brownsville after his family fled to New York during World War II. For a time, the family moved

Born: Michael John Kricfalusi Birthday: September 9, 1955 Location: Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator, Writer, Director, Producer, Storyboard Years active: 1979-2020 < Back To Animation Artist Directory

Born: Floyd E. Norman Birthday: June 22, 1935 Location: Santa Barbara, CA, U.S. Alma mater: Art Center School Occupation: Inbetweener, Writer, Director Years active: 1957-present Floyd E. Norman’s love for animation started began when he saw Disney’s Dumbo and Bambi feature films. While still in high school, he began his

Born: Christopher Michael Sanders Birthday: March 12, 1962 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director Years active: 1984-present Chris Sanders was born into an artistic household as the middle child of three. Chris remembers, his father provided Blackwing pencils and computer