Boyd Kirkland

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Boyd Kirkland
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, Animator
Spouse
Barbara Guest
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(m. 1972)​

Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American

lung transplant on January 27, 2011.[1]

Biography

Kirkland was raised in

Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[3] His career in animation started in 1979 as a layout artist.[4] This evolved into XAM! Productions,[3] a partnership based in Salt Lake City that subcontracted for larger Los Angeles based studios. He moved his family to Los Angeles in 1986.[4]

Kirkland published articles about the nature of God in Mormon thought. While a

Sunstone Magazine,[6] Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought,[7] and chapters of Line Upon Line: Essays on Mormon Doctrine.[5][8]

Kirkland worked as a producer for

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series, and with storyboards for G.I. Joe: The Movie, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, My Little Pony: The Movie, and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. He also worked on various Mormon cartoons from the Living Scriptures, Inc, including "The Savior in America" and "The Miracles of Jesus."[9]

Notable works

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Main article: Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero is considered a major personal achievement in Boyd Kirkland's career. As a writer, director and producer on the film, he was seen as an integral part of the creative process. This gave him a unique opportunity to highly influence critical decisions, and to make the type of movie that he felt Batman fans would enjoy and appreciate.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Main article: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Boyd Kirkland was a sequence director and storyboard artist for the 1993 film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.

Batman: The Animated Series

Main article: Batman: The Animated Series

Boyd Kirkland was a writer and director for Batman: The Animated Series.[10]

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Main article: The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Boyd Kirkland was a director for the show's second season. The episode "Michael Korvac" was dedicated to his life. The ending credits included the dedication, "In Loving Memory Of Boyd Kirkland: Friend, Father, Director, Avenger." After the dedication, the episode's end credits played in complete silence, which is highly unusual for an American television series.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Boyd Kirkland's Obituary: "Boyd Kirkland Obituary".
  2. ^ Obituary of Kirkland's mother shows the family's strong Mormon connection at: "Death: Irene Argyle Kirkland". Church News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. January 1, 1989. Retrieved 2009-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^
    Sunstone. 9 (2): 36–44. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  4. ^ a b "Crew: Boyd Kirkland". Dragonlance Movie Site. Cinemagine Media Ltd. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  5. ^ a b Kirkland, Boyd (Fall 1998). "Building the Kingdom with Total Honesty". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 31 (3): iv–vi. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  6. Sunstone. 10 (12): 6–12. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  7. S2CID 254341289. Archived from the original
    on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  8. ISBN 0-941214-69-9
    .
  9. ^ "Brief Biographies of Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: K". LDSFilm.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  10. IMDb

External links

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