Quirino Cristiani | |
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 Photo of Quirino Cristiani for the Dibujantes Magazine, 1955 | |
| Born | 2 July 1896 Santa Giuletta, Italy |
| Died | August 2, 1984 (aged 88) |
Quirino Cristiani (2 July 1896 – 2 August 1984) was an Italian-born Argentine animation director and cartoonist, responsible for the world's first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound, even though the only copies of these two films were lost in a fire. He is also the first person to create animation solely using cardboard cutouts.