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William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his work alongside several Emmy Awards and Clio Awards for his studio's work.
Will Vinton was born on 17 November 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Closed Mondays (1974), Return to Oz (1985) and Martin the Cobbler (1977). He was married to Susan Shadburne, Gillian Allred and Bevan Vinton.
Oct 9, 2018 · Will Vinton, who used his and a partner’s revolutionary stop-motion animation process, Claymation, to win an Academy Award with an early cartoon and to create memorable commercial characters ...
Oct 4, 2018 · Will Vinton, the Oscar-winning visionary with the distinctive waxed mustache who coined the term “Claymation” and founded the studio that created the California Raisins, has died. He was 70....
Oct 5, 2018 · Will Vinton, an Oscar-winning master of Claymation who coined the term, has died. He was 70. Vinton’s children announced his death in a Facebook post, writing that he had been battling...
Oct 10, 2018 · Will Vinton, an Oscar-winning Oregon animator who created the iconic style of stop-motion animation and brought the California Raisins to TV, has died in Oregon of multiple myeloma. He was...
Oct 4, 2018 · Animator Will Vinton has died. His family announced on Facebook Thursday that he died after a 12-year battle with blood cancer. He was 70. Vinton played a key role in shaping Oregon's thriving...
