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John Canemaker
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Biography
John Canemaker has won an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Peabody Award for his animation and is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing emotion, personality and dynamic visual expression. His film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, won an Oscar in 2005 for Best Animated Short, as well as an Emmy. A 28-minute autobiographical essay about a troubled father/son relationship, The Moon and the Son marked a personal and professional breakthrough in animation storytelling. Canemaker is also a noted author who has written nine books on animation, as well as numerous essays, articles and monographs for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications.
Known For
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Self
Cartoon Carnival
2021
7.1
Himself
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story
2015
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Self
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
2012
8.5
Himself
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
2010
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Himself
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
2010
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Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
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Self
Walt & El Grupo
2008
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Himself
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
10.0
Self
Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
2006
10.0
Self
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
Credits
Cartoon Carnival
as Self
2021
5.7
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story
as Himself
2015
7.1
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
as Self
2012
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Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
as Himself
2010
8.5
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself
2010
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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Himself
2008
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Walt & El Grupo
as Self
2008
5.9
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
2007
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Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp
as Self
2006
10.0
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
as Self
2005
10.0
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Secrets of New York
as Himself
2005
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The Art of Mary Blair
as Self
2005
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Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
2001
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Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': Still the Fairest of Them All
as Himself
2001
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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000
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Frank and Ollie
as Himself
1995
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Earthday Birthday
as (voice)
1990
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Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
as (voice)
1980
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Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat
as Narrator
1977
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Camera Three
as Self/Host
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Felix the Cat Through the Ages
as Himself
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