Will Vinton
Director
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.
Born1947-11-17
Place of BirthMcMinnville, Oregon, USA
Known For
7.1
Moonwalker
FantasyMusic
6.8
The Adventures of Mark Twain
AnimationAdventure
6.3
Closed Mondays
AnimationFantasy
7.2
Claymation Christmas Celebration
AnimationComedy
5.0
Mountain Music
Animation
Dinosaur
AnimationDocumentary
6.9
The Creation
Animation
God's Trombones
Animation
5.6
The Great Cognito
Animation
6.6
The Little Prince
AnimationAdventure
7.0
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
AnimationComedy
Dinosaurs!
AnimationFamily
5.7
Rip Van Winkle
AnimationFantasy
8.4
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
FamilyAnimation
8.0
Martin the Cobbler
AnimationFamily
The World's Greatest Animation
Animation
Gone for a Better Deal
7.0
A Christmas Gift
Animation
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
AnimationHistory
7.0
The Festival of Claymation
Animation
Klay's TV
AnimationComedy
9.0
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
Documentary
The Morning After
Comedy