Will Vinton
Directing
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.
Filmography 29
Movies (27)
Claydream2022Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz2021Self
Animation Outlaws2019Self
Adventures in Plymptoons!2011Self- The Morning After2005Directing
- Klay's TV1998Directing
The World's Greatest Animation1994Directing
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II1990Directing
Moonwalker1988Directing
Claymation Christmas Celebration1987Directing
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time1987Directing
The Festival of Claymation1987Directing
The Adventures of Mark Twain1985Dan'l Webster (voice)
The Great Cognito1982Directing- The Creation1981Directing
God's Trombones1981Directing
A Christmas Gift1980Directing
Dinosaurs!1980Directing
Dinosaur1980Directing
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources1979Directing
The Little Prince1979Directing
Rip Van Winkle1978Directing
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation1978Directing
Martin the Cobbler1977Directing
Mountain Music1976Directing
Closed Mondays1974Directing- Gone for a Better Deal1974Directing
Shows (2)
LIGHT & MAGIC2022Self (archive footage)
Prisoners of Gravity1989Self