Will Vinton
Known for: Directing
Born: November 16, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA - Died: October 3, 2018
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.
Known for
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Remembering Return to Oz
Self
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Dan'l Webster (voice)
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Self
Animation Outlaws
Self
Claydream
Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Resistor
Producer
Bride of Resistor
Producer
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Director
The Wild
Executive Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director
Moonwalker
Producer
Closed Mondays
Director
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Director
Gone for a Better Deal
Director
Martin the Cobbler
Director
Rip Van Winkle
Director
Dinosaurs!
Producer
The Creation
Director
The Little Prince
Director
The Great Cognito
Director
Hammer Time
Executive Producer
Meet the Raisins!
Producer