Director
Will Vinton
Born November 17, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USADied October 4, 201824 films
Award-winning co-director of "Closed Mondays", the first Claymation (tm) film.
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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.
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First watchMoonwalker19887.1This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
24 films as director- TBAGo Down DeathDirector
- 2005The Morning AfterDirector
- 1998Klay's TVDirector
- 1994The World's Greatest AnimationDirector
- 1990Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins IIDirector
- 1988MoonwalkerDirector
- 1987Claymation Christmas CelebrationDirector
- 1987Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in TimeDirector
- 1987The Festival of ClaymationDirector
- 1985The Adventures of Mark TwainDirector
- 1982The Great CognitoDirector
- 1981The CreationDirector
- 1981God's TrombonesDirector
- 1980A Christmas GiftDirector
- 1980Dinosaurs!Director
- 1980DinosaurDirector
- 1979Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural ResourcesDirector
- 1979The Little PrinceDirector
- 1978Rip Van WinkleDirector
- 1978Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay AnimationDirector
- 1977Martin the CobblerDirector
- 1976Mountain MusicDirector
- 1974Closed MondaysDirector
- 1974Gone for a Better DealDirector