Traditional Animation

Birthday: June 21, 1951 Location: Ogden, Utah, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Brigham Young University Occupation: Writer, Director, Producer, Years active: 1972–present Richard James “Rick” Rich was born in Ogden, Utah on June 21, 1951. He graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber State College before earning a degree

Born: Philip Roman Birthday: December 21, 1930 Location: Fresno, CA, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Hollywood Art Center School Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1955–2016 Philip Roman was born in Fresno, California on December 21, 1930. He decided to become an animator after watching Bambi in 1942 and took

Born: Preston Blair Birthday: October 24, 1908 Location: Redlands, CA, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Otis Art Institute, Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1930–1995 Died: April 19, 1995 Preston Erwin Blair was born on October 24, 1908 in Redlands California. As a student at Polytechnic High

Born: Mary Browne Robinson Birthday: October 21, 1911 Location: McAlester, OK, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Producer Years active: 1933–1967 Died: July 26, 1978 Mary Blair was born Mary Browne Robinson on October 21, 1911 in McAlester, Oklahoma. Drawing from an early age, Mary and

Born: David Dodd Hand Birthday: January 23, 1900 Location: Plainfield, NJ, U.S. Alma mater: Chicago Art Institute Occupation: Animator Years active: 1919-1986 Died: October 11, 1986 David Hand’s animation career began in 1920s as he worked on the Out of the Inkwell cartoons for Max Fleischer. David was recruited by

Born: Russell H. Edmonds Birthday: October 11, 1961 Location: New York City, NY, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute for the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director, Producer Years active: 1986–present Russ Edmonds began as a self-taught artist working as an engineer at the Three-Mile Island nuclear power plant. Ready for a

Born: Bruce Wayne Smith Birthday: September 6, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director, Producer Years active: 1984-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: 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: Joseph David Murray Birthday: May 3, 1961 Location: San Jose, CA, U.S. Alma mater: De Anza College Occupation: Animator, Writer, Producer Years active: 1988–present Joe Murray developed an interest in working as an artist as a career when he was three years old, His kindergarten teacher told his mother

Born: Ken Stuart Duncan Birthday: March 4, 1964 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator, Producer Years active: 1985-present After attending Sheridan College, Ken Duncan worked in England and Spain where he collaborated on television commercials and feature films starring the French comic character Asterix. Ken moved

Born: Anthony A. West Birthday: October 5, 1965 Alma mater: Columbus College of Art and Design Occupation: Animator, Producer Years active: 1989–present Tony West showed a talent for drawing and animation from an early age. He drew on the corners of phone books and his grandmother’s desktop calendar to create

Born: Dominic M. Carola Birthday: Location: Alma mater: Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: < Back To Animation Artist Directory