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John Canemaker (b. 1943)

Born:
May 28, 1943

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression.  His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.

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Film Production

Animation:
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Art Designer:
1974  The 40s
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Creative Consultant:
1974  The 40s
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Director:
1974  Street Freaks
1974  The 40s
1976  Remembering Winsor McCay
1977  Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1984  Bottom's Dream
1986  The John Lennon Sketchbook
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2005  The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2019  Hands

Editor:
1974  Street Freaks
1974  The 40s
1976  Remembering Winsor McCay
1977  Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1984  Bottom's Dream
1986  The John Lennon Sketchbook
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2005  The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2019  Hands

Producer:
1974  Street Freaks
1974  The 40s
1976  Remembering Winsor McCay
1977  Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1984  Bottom's Dream
1986  The John Lennon Sketchbook
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2005  The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2019  Hands

Thanks:
1974  Street Freaks
1974  The 40s
1976  Remembering Winsor McCay
1977  Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1984  Bottom's Dream
1986  The John Lennon Sketchbook
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1999  A Letter from the Western Front
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2002  Shadowplay
2005  The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2019  Hands

Writer:
1974  Street Freaks
1974  The 40s
1976  Remembering Winsor McCay
1977  Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
1984  Bottom's Dream
1986  The John Lennon Sketchbook
1987  Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987  Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1999  A Letter from the Western Front
2000  The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
2002  Shadowplay
2005  The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
2009  Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
2019  Hands

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