Will Vinton

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.

Known For

The Wild
Return to Oz
Moonwalker
Moonwalker
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Birth Location McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Born 1947-11-17
Died 2018-10-04

Movies

Claydream as Self (archive footage)
2022
Animation Outlaws as Himself
2019
2011
The Adventures of Mark Twain as Dan'l Webster (voice)
1985

Movies

The Wild Executive Producer
2006
The Morning After Screenplay
2005
2005
2005
Día de los muertos Executive Producer
2002
The Boyer Brothers Executive Producer
2000
1999
The PJ's Executive Producer
1997
The PJ's Director
1997
1997
Mr. Resistor Producer
1994
Hammer Time Executive Producer
1994
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter Executive Producer
1992
1988
Speed Demon Producer
1988
Speed Demon Director
1988
Moonwalker Director
1988
Moonwalker Producer
1988
Shadow Play Producer
1986
Return to Oz Animation Director
1985
1982
The Creation Director
1981
A Christmas Gift Director
1980
Dinosaur Producer
1980
Dinosaur Director
1980
1979
Rip Van Winkle Director
1978
1977
Mountain Music Director
1976
Closed Mondays Animation
1974
Closed Mondays Director
1974
1974