Will Vinton
Directing · Born 1947-11-17 · 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.
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The Morning After 2005
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Klay's TV 1998
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The World's Greatest Animation 1994
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Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II 1990
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Moonwalker 1988
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Claymation Christmas Celebration 1987
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Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time 1987
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The Festival of Claymation 1987
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The Adventures of Mark Twain 1985
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The Great Cognito 1982
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The Creation 1981
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God's Trombones 1981
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A Christmas Gift 1980
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Dinosaurs! 1980
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Dinosaur 1980
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Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources 1979
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The Little Prince 1979
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Rip Van Winkle 1978
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Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation 1978
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Martin the Cobbler 1977
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Mountain Music 1976
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Closed Mondays 1974
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Gone for a Better Deal 1974
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