Will Vinton

Directing·Nov 17, 1947·McMinnville, Oregon, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Claydream2022 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz2021 · Self	Self
Animation Outlaws2019 · Self	Self
Adventures in Plymptoons!2011 · Self	Self
TThe Morning After2005 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
KKlay's TV1998 · Director	Director
Bride of Resistor1997 · Producer	Producer
Mr. Resistor1994 · Producer	Producer
The World's Greatest Animation1994 · Director	Director
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter1992 · Producer	Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II1990 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Meet the Raisins!1988 · Producer	Producer
Moonwalker1988 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration1987 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time1987 · Director	Director
The Festival of Claymation1987 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Shadow Play1986 · Producer	Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice), Director	Dan'l Webster (voice), Director
The Great Cognito1982 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
TThe Creation1981 · Director	Director
God's Trombones1981 · Director	Director
A Christmas Gift1980 · Director	Director
Dinosaurs!1980 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Dinosaur1980 · Director	Director
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources1979 · Director	Director
The Little Prince1979 · Director	Director
Rip Van Winkle1978 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation1978 · Director	Director
Martin the Cobbler1977 · Director	Director
Mountain Music1976 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Closed Mondays1974 · Director	Director
GGone for a Better Deal1974 · Director	Director