Bill Plympton | |
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Born | |
Education | Portland State University School of Visual Arts |
Known for | Animation |
Notable work | Your Face, Guard Dog, The Tune, Cheatin' |
Relatives | Martha Plimpton (cousin) |
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Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946)[1] is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Award–nominated animated short Your Face and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting with 2004's Guard Dog.[2]
Born April 30, 1946, in a Portland, Ore., hospital, Plympton grew up in a family of six kids on a farm in nearby Oregon City. ... [Plympton's son] Lucas [was] born about three weeks before this interview was conducted on Oct. 13, 2012....