John Whitney (animator)

John Whitney
Born
John Hales Whitney Sr.

(1917-04-08)April 8, 1917
Pasadena, California
DiedSeptember 22, 1995(1995-09-22) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
EducationPomona College
ChildrenMichael, Mark and John Jr.
RelativesJames Whitney (brother)

John Hales Whitney Sr. (April 8, 1917 – September 22, 1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the pioneers of computer animation.