John Canemaker
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John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Known for
Credits
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 (2008)
as Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 (2007)
as Himself
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature (2000)
as Self
Frank and Ollie (1995)
as Himself
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010)
as Self
Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All (2001)
as Himself
Earthday Birthday (1990)
as (voice)
Tyrus (2015)
as Self
Cartoon Logic (2005)
as Self
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo (2010)
as Himself
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp (2006)
as Self
Cartoon Carnival (2021)
as Self
Celebrating Dumbo (2001)
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From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella (2005)
as Self
The Art of Mary Blair (2005)
as Self
Walt & El Grupo (2008)
as Self
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method (1980)
as (voice)
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution (2012)
as Self
Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat (1977)
as Narrator
Felix the Cat Through the Ages (—)
as Himself