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Gerald Potterton
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It is catalogued under topics including 1931 births, 2022 deaths and British animated film directors.
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerald Potterton (March 8, 1931- August 23, 2022) was a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine. Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada…
Known for
- A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride — Self (Archival)2026
- Buster Keaton Rides Again — Self - Director of 'The Railrodder'1965
- The Ride — Chauffeur1963
- The Flying Animator — Himself
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 49
- Total plays
- 88
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gerald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Cowansville
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Employer
- National Film Board of Canada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.geraldpotterton.com
- Image
- Gerald Potterton 1.jpg
- Work location
- Canada
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- Commons category
- Gerald Potterton
- date of birth
- 1931-03-08
- date of death
- 2022-08-23
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