Will Vinton
Directing
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.
Born: November 17, 1947 · McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Filmography (17)
Claydream
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
The Wild
2006
Gary & Mike
2001
The PJs
1999
Mr. Resistor
1994
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
Meet the Raisins!
1988
Moonwalker
1988
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987
Return to Oz
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
The Great Cognito
1982
The Little Prince
1979
Closed Mondays
1974