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John Halas

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John Halas

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Born: April 16, 1912
Died: January 21, 1995
From: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Also known as

János Halász

Biography

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

Known for

Heavy Metal

Animal Farm

Automania 2000

The Christmas Visitor

The Candlemaker

6 Little Jungle Boys

Filmography

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2018

Secrets of British Animation

Acting (Self (archive Photos))

2015

John Halas Remembered: An Animator Ahead of His Time 1912-1995

2012

An Animated Utopia: The Life and Achievement of John Halas 1912-1995

1994

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Production (Producer)

1990

A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

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1982

Production (Production Manager) Directing (Director)

1981

Heavy Metal

Crew (Sequence Supervisor) Directing (Director)

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1980

Flying Free

Directing (Director)

1979

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

Production (Producer)

1978

European Folk Tales

Production (Producer) 6 EP

Max und Moritz

Art (Production Design) Art (Art Direction)

1976

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Visual Effects (Animation)

1975

How Not to Succeed in Business

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1974

The Three Musketeers

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1971

Animation Has Changed

Production (Producer)

1970

The Tomfoolery Show

Directing (Director) 17 EP

Children and Cars

Directing (Director)

Ways and Means

Production (Producer)

1969

To Our Children's Children's Children

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Production (Producer)

1967

Dying for a Smoke

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Production (Producer)

Flow Diagram

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The Question

Production (Producer) Directing (Director)

1965

Birds, Bees and Storks

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The Hoffnung Maestro

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The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra

Production (Producer)

DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space

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The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra

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