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Will Vinton
McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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 wa…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2022
Claydream
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
Remembering Return to Oz
Movie Self
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2019
Animation Outlaws
Movie Self
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2011
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Movie Self
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2006
The Wild
Movie Executive Producer
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2005
The Morning After
Movie Producer
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2002
Día de los muertos
Movie Executive Producer
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2001
Gary & Mike
TV show Producer
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1999
I Lost My M in Vegas
Movie Executive Producer
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1999
The PJs
TV show Executive Producer
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1998
Klay's TV
Movie Director
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1997
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
Movie Executive Producer
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1997
Bride of Resistor
Movie Producer
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1994
Mr. Resistor
Movie Producer
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1994
Hammer Time
Movie Executive Producer
More credits
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1994
The World's Greatest Animation
Movie Director
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1992
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Movie Producer
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1991
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Movie Executive Producer
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1990
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Movie Director
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1989
The California Raisin Show
TV show Executive Producer
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1989
Prisoners of Gravity
TV show Self
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1988
Meet the Raisins!
Movie Producer
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1988
Moonwalker
Movie Producer
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1987
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Movie Director
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1987
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Movie Director
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1987
The Festival of Claymation
Movie Director
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1986
Shadow Play
Movie Producer
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1985
Return to Oz
Movie Animation Director
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1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Movie Dan'l Webster (voice)
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1982
The Great Cognito
Movie Director
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1981
The Creation
Movie Director
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1981
God's Trombones
Movie Director
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1980
A Christmas Gift
Movie Director
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1980
Dinosaurs!
Movie Producer
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1980
Dinosaur
Movie Director
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1979
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Movie Director
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1979
The Little Prince
Movie Director
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1978
Rip Van Winkle
Movie Director
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1978
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
Movie Director
