Directing
Will Vinton
EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
17 November 1947
Died
4 October 2018 (aged 70)
Birthplace
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 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
Filmography
Go Down Death
Director
Claydream
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild
Executive Producer
The Morning After
2005
The Morning After
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Día de los muertos
2002
Día de los muertos
Executive Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
Executive Producer
Bride of Resistor
Producer
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
Executive Producer
Mr. Resistor
Producer
Hammer Time
Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Producer, Executive Producer, Story
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director, Producer
Moonwalker
Producer, Director
Meet the Raisins!
Producer
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Director, Producer
The Festival of Claymation
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
Shadow Play
Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dan'l Webster (voice), Director, Animation
Return to Oz
Animation Director
The Great Cognito
Director, Producer
Dinosaurs!
Producer, Director
A Christmas Gift
Director
Dinosaur
Director
The Little Prince
Director
Rip Van Winkle
Director, Producer
Martin the Cobbler
Director
Mountain Music
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
Closed Mondays
Director, Animation