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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 a pioneer of claymation, a stop-motion animation technique using clay figures. He created and directed many award-winning shorts and features, such as Closed Mondays, Return to Oz and The Adventures of Mark Twain.
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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....
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Oct 5, 2018 · Will Vinton, who coined the term Claymation and created iconic characters like the California Raisins, passed away after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He founded Will Vinton Studios, which became Laika, and was the subject of a documentary film.
Oct 10, 2018 · Will Vinton, an Oscar-winning animator who invented the claymation style of stop-motion animation and brought the California Raisins to TV, has died in Oregon of multiple myeloma. He was 70. His sister, Mary Vinton Folberg, remembers his optimism, creativity and hard work in this CBC Radio interview.
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...
