Biografía
George Dunning
- Nacimiento
- Fallecimiento
- George Dunning nació el 17 de noviembre de 1920 en Toronto, Ontario, Canadá. Fue un productor y director, conocido por El submarino amarillo (1968), The Apple (1963) y The Flying Man (1962). Murió el 15 de febrero de 1979 en Londres, Inglaterra.
- Responsible for creating copies of the 3-panel "Polyvision" finale of "Napoleon" (albeit illegally) for Kevin Brownlow before the original print was lost. Thus, Dunning saved one of the greatest pieces of cinema.
- Founder of the animation studio TVC London, active from 1956 to 1997. Although commercial advertising was TVC's bread and butter, Dunning also crafted short, personal cartoons that won international awards. His greatest achievement was the feature "Yellow Submarine" (1968), starring The Beatles.
- Animator, trained under Norman McLaren at the National Film Board of Canada. With UPA from 1955, later taking over their London operation. Remained in England after the unit's closure, and formed his own company. An expert at glass work and pencil animation. He was best known for his work on The Beatles feature 'Yellow Submarine'.
- Died of a heart attack in his London home at age 58. He had been in declining health for several years.
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