Category: In Passing
Voice Actress Gilbert Dies
Patti Gilbert, who worked as a voice actress in the early '70s, has passed away on Jan. 15, reports Variety.
Oscar-Winning FX Artist McCune Dies
Douglas James Dales Passes Away
After more than 40 years as a passionate patron of the Canadian film and television industry Douglas James Dales passed away on Friday in Toronto.
Director Irvin Kershner Dies
Director Irvin Kershner, best known for directing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, has passed away, reports Variety.
Anderson, Bullwinkle, Rocky and Me
Alexander Anderson Jr., who along with Cal frat brother Jay Ward created Rocky & Bullwinkle and Dudley Do-Right among other cartoon characters, passed away last Friday at age 90. A few words of his impact on my family as well as generations of fans.
Rocky & Bullwinkle Creator Dies
Alexander Anderson Jr., the creator of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Somewhere on a Malibu Beach with Bill Littlejohn, a remembrance of a master animator.
I just heard the news of Bill Littlejohn’s passing. Bill was an amazing person, artist and animator.
Pixar's Senior Scientist Witkin Dies
Andrew Witkin, an Academy Award winning senior scientist at Pixar Animation Studios died Sunday, Sept. 12 while scuba diving off the coast of Monterey, California.
Bill Littlejohn Passes Away
Rudolph Voice Actress Dies
Billie Mae Richards, who voiced Rudolph in the Rankin-Bass special, has passed away in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, reports CBC.
The value of information
At this moment I'm using my Ipad to write this blog, my Windows7 workstation at the office to finish and upload it, while I'm checking my mail on my Android phone. We have an internal Wiki, a second wiki for another company I'm partnering in, Shotgun for project management, Tara with a SQL server backend for automated tasks, an Access database for on-set data, expression media databases, a facebook page linked to our Twitter and Youtube accounts, an Exchange server for Outlook, three Dropbox accounts, a Yousendit account, our own ftp server, I'm on linked-in, Xing, vfxconnection, and I'm getting daily Google alerts on a dozen topics . It's exhausting.
But for some reason I still have the feeling I'm not getting the information I actually WANT or NEED.
Puppet Animator Kihachiro Kawamoto Dies
Kihachiro Kawamoto, famed Japanese puppet animator, has died of pneumonia, reports Anime News Network.
Satoshi Kon Dies at 46
Scoredos of Sony Imageworks Passes Away
Sande Scoredos, the exec director of technical training and artist development for Sony Pictures Imageworks since 1996, died on Saturday, Aug. 14.
Ant Bully Producer Dies
Disney Animator Pres Romanillos Dies
Disney animator Priscillano "Pres" Romanillos died from complications due to leukemia on July 17th at his home in Tujunga, reports the LA TIMES.
Voice Actor/Comedian Kip King Dies
Kip King, one of the original Groundling comedians, died of a long illness on July 15th, reports VARIETY.
Speed Racer Voice Actor Dies
Peter Fernandez, best known for voicing Speed Racer, died of lung cancer on July 15th in Pomona, NY, reports VARIETY.
American Splendor Creator Harvey Pekar Dies
Harvey Pekar, the creator of indie comic AMERICAN SPLENDOR, died at the age of 70, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Pooh Corner Voice Actor Gans Dies
VFX Vet Hodgson Dies
VARIETY reports that vfx vet Steven Hodgson has passed away on the set of Starz's CAMELOT on June 16th.