Will Vinton
Biography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (39)
Claydream
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
2021
Animation Outlaws
as Self
2019
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
2011
The Wild
Executive Producer (Production)
2006
The Morning After
Director (Directing)
2005
Día de los muertos
Executive Producer (Production)
2002
I Lost My M in Vegas
Executive Producer (Production)
1999
Klay's TV
Director (Directing)
1998
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
Executive Producer (Production)
1997
Bride of Resistor
Producer (Production)
1997
Mr. Resistor
Producer (Production)
1994
Hammer Time
Executive Producer (Production)
1994
The World's Greatest Animation
Director (Directing)
1994
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Executive Producer (Production)
1992
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer (Production)
1991
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director (Directing)
1990
Meet the Raisins!
Producer (Production)
1988
Moonwalker
Producer (Production)
1988
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Producer (Production)
1987
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Director (Directing)
1987
The Festival of Claymation
Director (Directing)
1987
Shadow Play
Producer (Production)
1986
Return to Oz
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dan'l Webster (voice)
1985
The Great Cognito
Director (Directing)
1982
The Creation
Director (Directing)
1981
God's Trombones
Director (Directing)
1981
A Christmas Gift
Director (Directing)
1980
Dinosaurs!
Producer (Production)
1980
Dinosaur
Director (Directing)
1980
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Director (Directing)
1979
The Little Prince
Director (Directing)
1979
Rip Van Winkle
Director (Directing)
1978
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
Director (Directing)
1978
Martin the Cobbler
Director (Directing)
1977
Mountain Music
Director (Directing)
1976
Closed Mondays
Director (Directing)
1974
Gone for a Better Deal
Director (Directing)
1974
