Will Vinton
DirectingAward-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
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Moonwalker
Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director
Shadow Play
Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Producer
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Director
God's Trombones
Director
The Little Prince
Director
The Creation
Director
The World's Greatest Animation
Director
Martin the Cobbler
Director
Closed Mondays
Director
Dinosaurs!
Producer
Rip Van Winkle
Director
The Great Cognito
Director
Meet the Raisins!
Producer
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Director
A Christmas Gift
Director
Mr. Resistor
Producer
The Festival of Claymation
Director
Bride of Resistor
Producer
Gone for a Better Deal
Director
The Morning After
Director
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
Director
Dinosaur
Director
Klay's TV
Director
Mountain Music
Director