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Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and painter. A three-time Academy Award winner, he is best known as the animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) -- for which he won two Academy Awards -- and as the director of his unfinished feature film The Thief and the ...
Richard Williams (1933-2019) was a Canadian-born animator, director, and writer who worked on various projects, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Thief and the Cobbler, and A Christmas Carol. He won two Oscars and published a book on animation methods and principles.
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Aug 17, 2019 · LONDON (AP) — Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has died. He was 86 years old.
The Canadian-born animator created Roger Rabbit, the Cresta Bear and animation’s great lost film, The Thief and the Cobbler. He was acclaimed by fans and professionals for his artistry and generosity, but struggled to make his vision a reality.
Aug 20, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Richard Williams, who died in 2019 at 86. Watch his stunning animations from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Return of the Pink Panther, and more.
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Aug 18, 2019 · Richard Williams, a groundbreaking animation director who won two Academy Awards for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died on Friday at his home in Bristol, England. He was 86. His death was...
Richard Williams. Animation Department: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The son of commercial artists, Richard Williams studied at the Ontario College of Art and first worked in animation for Disney Studios in Burbank.
