Robert Taylor (animator)

For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Robert Taylor
Born1944
Boston, Massachusetts
Died(2014-12-11)December 11, 2014 (aged 69–70)
Woodland Hills, California
Occupation(s)Animator, film director, writer, television producer

Robert Taylor (1944 – December 11, 2014) was an American Primetime Emmy Award-winning animator, writer, producer and film director.[1]

Taylor's credits include such films and television series as The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat,[2] The Flintstone Kids, It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown, Challenge of the GoBots, Challenge of the Superfriends, Bonkers, Goof Troop, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, TaleSpin and Heidi's Song.

He died in Woodland Hills, California on December 11, 2014, from complications due to COPD.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Robert Taylor - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Mark Deming (2008). "The-Nine-Lives-of-Fritz-the-Cat - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Jerry Beck (December 14, 2014). "R.I.P. "Heidi's Song", "9 Lives of Fritz The Cat" Animation Director Robert Taylor". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Lisa Schulz (December 15, 2014). "Robert Taylor, Director of 'Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat,' Dies at 70". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2015.