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.
Will Vinton has 56 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Their work is anchored in the The Wild Disney universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Moonwalker, The Adventures of Mark Twain, The Morning After. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
