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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 3.12 - March 1999
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Herb Klynn. Photo courtesy Paul Spindler. |
Animation Producer/Artist Herb Klynn Dies. Herbert "Herb"
Klynn, a pioneer in motion picture and television animation, passed away on
February 3 at the age of 81. Combining graphic design and artistic talents,
he worked at UPA from 1944 to 1959 on classic characters like Mr. Magoo, Madeline
and Gerald McBoing-Boing, eventually rising to become the studio's Vice President
and Production Chief. In 1959, he founded Format Productions with Jules Engel
and was responsible for the creation of such popular animation series as The
Alvin Show, The Lone Ranger, and The Curiosity Shop, a collaboration
with director Chuck Jones. Klynn worked on other projects with author Ted
Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Academy-Award winning designer Saul Bass and sci-fi writer
Ray Bradbury. His TV contributions include the animated titles for the I SPY
series and the creation of The Duck Factory (1984), a semi-autobiographical
TV sitcom about an animation studio which featured Jim Carrey in one of his
first screen roles. In 1973 he initiated the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
& Sciences' annual Student Film Awards. Legendary voice actress June Foray,
who worked with Klynn on numerous shows at Format including The Alvin Show
and The Lone Ranger, said, "He was such a talented and versatile
man, as well as being a consummate painter and artist. Herb was a sensitive
man who understood the industry and the people that worked with him and for
him."
Croatian Animator Nikola Kostelac Dies. Croatian animation pioneer
Nikola Kostelac, age 79, passed away in Zagreb on January 15. He started at
Duga Film in 1951 as an assistant to Dusan Vukotic. After Duga Film's collapse,
Kostelac, along with Vukotic, Marks, Bourek, Kolar, Kostanjsek and Jutrisa,
continued producing animation resulting in an unDisney-esque style which has
become known as the Zagreb School of Animated Film. In 1956, the group founded
a new animation studio within Zagreb Film and Kostelac directed his first
cartoon, Opening Night, in 1957. After numerous short cartoons, he
turned to commercial animation and eventually became head of the Advertising
Studio within Zagreb Film. For five years, he was also manager of the Animation
Studio of Zagreb Film.
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