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Will Vinton

Will Vinton

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 17, 1947
Died Oct 04, 2018 (70)
Birthplace McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 ma ... rried 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

Filmography

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1985

as Dan'l Webster (voice)

The Morning After

The Morning After

2005

Screenplay

The Festival of Claymation

The Festival of Claymation

1987

Writer, Animation

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

Animation Director

Closed Mondays

Closed Mondays

1974

Animation

The Wild

The Wild

2006

Executive Producer

The Morning After

The Morning After

2005

Producer

Día de los muertos

Día de los muertos

2002

Executive Producer

Bride of Resistor

Bride of Resistor

1997

Producer

Mr. Resistor

Mr. Resistor

1994

Producer

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

1992

Executive Producer

Meet the Raisins!

Meet the Raisins!

1988

Producer

Moonwalker

Moonwalker

1988

Producer

Shadow Play

Shadow Play

1986

Producer

Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs!

1980

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Prisoners of Gravity

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1989

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