Roy’s Widower’s Survival Guide
Roy Naisbitt Roy Naisbitt’s son, Ivan, made a series of video vignettes of Roy in 2016-17. Roy was 86 years-young at the time. These are precious. and one from 2021!
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Remembering Roy Naisbitt (1930-2021)
See previous post on Roy Naisbitt https://wp.me/p9TCVh-9W Roy Naisbitt died on April 25th, 2021. He would have turned 91 years young on May 6th. Roy worked on classic films such as Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, but he will be best known for his work with Richard Williams… especially …
Remembering Richard Williams
It was one year ago today… Friday, August 16, 2019, that Richard Williams died in Bristol, England. He was 86-years young – still working diligently in an office at Aardman Animations on an animated feature, Lysistrata, based on an Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. He jokingly suggested that the film …
Tributes to Richard Williams at the Oscars and Annies and more
The tributes to the life and work and art of Richard Williams, who died in August 2019, continued with his inclusion in the memoriam at the Oscar ceremony. The 47th Annie Awards, for recognition within the animation community, were dedicated to Richard Williams. Animator James Baxter and Dick’s daughters, Claire …
Tribute to Richard Williams at CTN Animation eXpo – November 23, 2019
I attended CTN animation eXpo and sold a few books, although the primary purpose for attending was to meet people I had only interviewed on the telephone. I had a terrific week. Richard Williams, animation director of Who framed Roger Rabbit, died on August 16, 2019. During the CTN animation eXpo, …
Lunch at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank
Howard Green, V.P. of Public Relations at Walt Disney Feature Animation, invited me to a lunch at the Disney Studios during the week of the CTN animation eXpo. He made it very special by also inviting some people who had worked on Who framed Roger Rabbit. Included were: Max Howard, Production …
Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) was founded in 1975. It is the largest animation festival in North America. In 2008, OIAF held a special tribute to Richard Williams to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” The tribute included an on-stage conversation with John …
Book signing at Larry Edmunds Books in Hollywood
A book signing was hosted at Larry Edmunds Books in Hollywood on August 24. Ross Anderson (Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat) and Tom Sito (Drawing the Line; The Untold Story of the Animation Unions, Moving Innovation: History of Computer Animation, and Eat, Drink, Animate) spoke about the making of ‘Who …
Richard Williams dies on August 17, 2019, at 86
Richard Williams passed away at his home in Bristol, England, at age 86. He was born on March 19, 1933, in Toronto. In his early teens he traveled to Los Angeles and met the Disney animators. He moved to Europe to study fine art, but eventually moved to London, …
2019 London Crew get-together at Edinboro Castle pub
Ross Anderson was in London on June 17, the day ‘Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat’ was officially released and the day it was available on Amazon.co.uk, for a book signing an London crew get-together at Edinboro Castle pub in Camden Town. About twenty members of the London animation …