| Barrie Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-05-07)May 7, 1933 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | September 29, 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 88) Haiku, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Occupation | Animator |
Barrie Nelson (May 7, 1933 – September 29, 2021) was a Canadian animator. He was most noted as the director of the 1971 animated short film Propaganda Message, and the "B-17" segment of the 1981 animated anthology film Heavy Metal.
Early life and career
A native of Winnipeg, he studied fine art at the University of Manitoba. He worked for Canadian animation studios for a number of years before moving to Hollywood, where he joined John Hubley's studio and was one of the animators of the Academy Award-winning A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature. He had a number of other animation credits, both with Hubley and on various animated television series, before making Propaganda Message for the National Film Board of Canada in 1971; the film won a gold award at the first USA International Animation Film Festival in New York City in 1972.
Nelson also worked on the 1978 animated adaptation of Watership Down and the 1990 TV special Garfield's Feline Fantasies.
Films
Nelson also later made the short film Ten: The Magic Number, about the adoption of the metric system in Canada, for the NFB. In the United States he continued to work on animated films and television series, and made at least four short films that were submitted for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film consideration: Keep Cool (1971), Twins (1974), Opens Wednesday (1980), and You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (1984).
Death
Nelson died in Haiku, Hawaii on September 29, 2021, at the age of 88.
See also
References
- ^ "Animation demanding but fascinating". Fort McMurray Today, August 9, 1978.
- Martin Malina, "Man & his films: A survey of the movie fare at the fair". Montreal Star, July 24, 1971.
- Janet Maslin, "'HEAVY METAL,' ADULT CARTOON". The New York Times, August 7, 1981.
- "Film board wins awards". Sault Star, November 23, 1972.
- Michael Sporn Animation – Splog » Watership Down Down Down
- Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990) - Turner Classic Movies
- Frank Daley, "Cartoon festival wild, wonderful". Ottawa Journal, August 12, 1976.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1971 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1974 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- Triumphs of Animation At the Biograph - The Washington Post
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1984 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- "Barrie Nelson". Maui Memorial Park. Retrieved 5 February 2024.