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Bruce Bickford, Stop Motion Icon And Frank Zappa Collaborator, Dies At 72

A cult icon in the world of American independent animation, Bruce Bickford crafted beautiful and terrifying worlds of stop motion animation.

Last year, the artist premiered “Reruns,” the final short film in his Thee Wreckers tetralogy at the Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival.

Miller created profitable divisions of the company including Walt Disney Home Video, Touchstone Pictures, and The Disney Channel.

Don Lusk worked on the first animated feature made by Walt Disney, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

The cause of the death was the neurodegenerative disease ALS.

A film design legend who started as an animator has died.

Burke had most recently animated on “Incredibles 2.”

Will Vinton, a seminal figure in the development of commercial stop motion animation in the United States, has passed away.

Hayao Miyazaki has spoken for the first time about his business partner and colleague Isao Takahata, who died last month.

Michener, a 31-year Disney veteran who was personally hired by Walt Disney, has passed away at age 85.

He was a master of limited television animation, and proved that it can be as fun and creative as full animation.

The animation world is mourning the loss of one of its giants.

Pixar’s oldest employee, Luckey played a key role in the early years of the studio’s feature films.

The first lady of voice acting has died.

Watkiss contributed visual development to Disney films like “Tarzan, Treasure Planet,” and “The Emperor’s New Groove.”

RIP Tyrus Wong.

A look back at members of our community who died in 2016.

The influential singer-songwriter has passed at age 69.

Don’t believe everything you read.

Culhane also inspired the character of Flying John in “Fantasia/2000.”