Weta VFX Producer Eileen Moran Passes
Top visual effects producer Eileen Moran, who worked on such films as “Avatar” and “The Hobbit” dies in New Zealand.
Category: In Passing
Dutch Animator Gerrit Van Dijk Dies at Age 73
Haarlem-based animator Gerrit van Dijk passed away on December 4 at the age of 73.
Russian Animator Fyodor Khitruk Dies
Fyodor Khitruk, the creator of the former Soviet Union's animated version of A.A. Milne's classic “Winnie the Pooh” tales, has died in Moscow at the age of 95.
Legendary Disney Designer and Concept Artist Mel Shaw Passes at 97
One of the most versatile and talented visual development artists, designers, and storymen to ever work at The Walt Disney Studios passed away on Thanksgiving Day from congestive heart failure.
Margaret Nichols Dies at 82
Veteran animator and director Margaret Nichols passes away at the age of 82.
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Voice Actor Lucille Bliss Passes
Pioneering voice actress Lucille Bliss passes away at age 96.
British Animator Run Wrake Dies
British animator Run Wrake dies at the age of 47.
Czech Animator Bretislav Pojar Dies
Czech animator and puppeteer Bretislav Pojar, a two-time Cannes winner known for his short films starring a teddy bear duo, dies in Prague at the age of 89.
Frank Thomas’ Widow Jeanette Thomas Dies at Age 91
Jeanette Armentrout Thomas, the widow of legendary Disney animator Frank Thomas (one of Walt Disney’s renowned “Nine Old Men”), passed away on Saturday September 29th, from age-related illnesses.
IMAX Co-Inventor Roman Kroitor Dies
Canadian film pioneer Roman Kroitor, who co-invented the IMAX film system and inspired directors from George Lucas to Stanley Kubrick, has died.
In Memoriam-My Letter To Christine
There are special people who come and go in your life, who leave a lasting impression. Christine Kent, our beloved Career Coach, Mentor, Executive Recruiter, Counselor and Confidante, passed away on Saturday, September 8th at 46 years of age from a brief but terminal illness.
British Animator John Coates Dies at 84
Animator John Coates dies while working on an updated version of the British Christmas classic, “The Snowman.”
Digital Pioneer Bob Lambert Dies
Former Disney executive played key role in the industry’s switch to digital cinema.
'Fantasia' Animator Ken Walker Dies
Animator and director Ken Walker, whose work for Disney included such memorable films as “Alice in Wonderland” and “Fantasia,” died August 18 at the age of 91.
Count Puppeteer Jerry Nelson Passes
Emmy-winning puppeteer Jerry Nelson, best known for playing the famous Count von Count on “Sesame Street,” passed away on Thursday, August 23.
Tissa David Dies at Age 91
New York animation legend Tissa David passed away at age 91.
Comic Book Artist Joe Kubert Dies at 85
Joe Kubert, a titan among comic-book artists whose work stretched from the Golden Age of the superhero to the gritty realism of the graphic novel, died on Sunday in Morristown, N.J.
VFX Master Carlo Rambaldi Dies
Special effects master and three-time Oscar winner Carlo Rambaldi died Friday at the age of 86.
Perry Chen to Animate 'Changyou's Journey'
Dr. Changyou Chen, the father of 11-year-old movie critic and filmmaker Perry Chen, passed away on July 19, following illness from terminal cancer.
Perry Chen's Father, Dr. Changyou Chen, Sadly Passed Away Last Thursday
It is with great sadness that I report Dr. Changyou Chen, father of AWN contributing writer and Ingrid Pitt animator Perry Chen, passed away from cancer last Thursday, July 19.
Voice Actress Ginny Tyler Dies
Actress Ginny Tyler, who did voice work for many Disney cartoons, the animated sequences in the studio's “Mary Poppins” and for “Davey and Goliath” and “The Gumby Show” among other TV series, died July 13 in Seattle.
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Production Designer J. Michael Riva Dies
Production designer J. Michael Riva suffered a severe stroke and passed away on June 7.
Ray Bradbury Dies at 91
Ray Bradbury, the writer whose expansive flights of fantasy and vividly rendered spacescapes have provided the world with one of the most enduring speculative blueprints for the future, has died.
Dick Beals, Voice of Gumby, Passes
Dick Beals, the beloved radio and television voice actor best known for the animated characters Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer, has died at 85.
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Maurice Sendak Dies at 83
Maurice Sendak, the children’s author and illustrator best known for the 1963 classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” died Tuesday in Danbury, CT, at the age of 83.
