Don Patterson (animator)
Don Patterson | |
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| Born | December 26, 1909 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1998 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, writer |
| Employer(s) | Screen Gems (1931-1933) Walter Lantz Productions (1933-1935, 1950-1960) Walt Disney Productions (1935–1946) MGM (1946–1950) Hanna-Barbera Productions (1960–1989) |
Don Patterson (December 26, 1909 - December 12, 1998) was an American producer, animator, and director who worked at various studios during the Golden age of American animation, including Disney, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Walter Lantz Productions, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, and Hanna-Barbera. He was the older brother of animator Ray Patterson.
Patterson began his career in the early 1930s as an
He began working at the Walt Disney Studios in the 1940s, contributing to five theatrical films: Pinocchio, Fantasia (Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Segment), Dumbo, The Three Caballeros and Make Mine Music.
In the early 1950s, Patterson returned to the Lantz studio and became one of Lantz's four key animators, along with Ray Abrams, Laverne Harding and Paul Smith.[2]
Patterson won a Golden Award at the 1985 Motion Pictures Screen Cartoonists Awards.[3]
Patterson died on December 12, 1998, at Santa Barbara, California, just 14 days short of his 89th birthday.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters |
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| 1940 | Pinocchio | Animator | |
| Fantasia | Animator - Segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" | ||
| 1941 | Dumbo | Animator | |
| 1945 | The Three Caballeros | Animator | |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music | Effects Animator | |
| 1973 | Charlotte's Web | Animator |
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-802079-0.
- ^ ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Don Patterson at IMDb
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