Traditional Animation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Born: Irven LeRoy Spence Birthday: April 24, 1909 Location: Lincoln, NE, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1930-1992 Died: September 21, 1995 Irv Spence developed an interest in drawing in his youth. He and classmate Bill Hanna, drew cartoons for their high school newspaper. His earliest animation work was for

Birthday: September 15, 1910 Location: Milford, UT, U.S. Alma mater: Brigham Young University Occupation: Director, Animator Years active: 1959–1992 Died: August 23, 1992 Charles August “Nick” Nichols’ first credit for Disney was as the lead animator of Pinocchio’s sinister Coachman. He animated numerous cartoon shorts, often with the character Pluto.

Born: William Norman Ferguson Birthday: September 2, 1902 Location: Manhattan, NY, U.S. Alma mater: Pratt Institute Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1920-1953 Died: November 4, 1953

Born: Dominic M. Carola Birthday: Location: Alma mater: Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active:

Born: John Edward Musker Birthday: November 8, 1953 Location: Chicago, IL, U.S. Alma mater: Northwestern University Occupation: Animator, Director, Writer, Producer Years active: 1977-present

Born: Ronald Francis Clements Birthday: April 25, 1953 Location: Sioux City, IA, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Writer, Director, Producer Years active: 1972–present