Ernest Pintoff

Ernest Pintoff
Born(1931-12-15)December 15, 1931
Watertown, Connecticut, U.S.
Died12 January 2002(2002-01-12) (aged 70)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Occupation(s)Film director, animator

Ernest Pintoff (December 15, 1931 in Watertown, Connecticut – January 12, 2002 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles) was an American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer.[1]

He won the Oscar for Best Animated Short for The Critic (1963), a satire on modern art written and narrated by Mel Brooks.[2]

  1. ^ "Ernest Pintoff, 70, Director Who Won an Oscar for Animated Film". The New York Times. February 4, 2002. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. ^ "Obituaries; Ernest Pintoff, 70; Animator Won Oscar". Los Angeles Times. February 7, 2002. Retrieved 2011-01-22.