Janet Perlman | |
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 Janet Perlman | |
| Born | Janet Laurie Perlman 1954 (age 69–70) Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, author |
Janet Laurie Perlman is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 54th Academy Awards and received a Parents' Choice Award. Her 13 short films have received 60 awards to date. She was married to the late animation producer Derek Lamb. After working with Lamb at the National Film Board of Canada in the 1980s, they formed their own production company, Lamb-Perlman Productions. She is currently a partner in Hulascope Studio, based in Montreal. Perlman has produced animation segments for Sesame Street and NOVA. Working with Lamb, she produced title sequences for the PBS series Mystery!, based on the artwork of Edward Gorey, and was one of the animators for R. O. Blechman's adaptation of The Soldier's Tale for PBS's Great Performances. She has also taught animation at Harvard University, the Rhode Island School of Design and Concordia University.[1][2] She and Lamb were divorced but remained creative and business partners until his death in 2005.[3]
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1 June 2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books. pp. 283–284. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
- ^ Brownstein, Bill (21 January 2011). "Ready or not, this film is screening". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Tribute to Derek Lamb". Animation World Network. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2011.