Richard Taylor

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Richard Taylor

Born January 1, 1929 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died January 1, 2013 · aged 84

Richard Taylor was a British animator. In the 1950s, he worked on many productions for the London-based W.M. Larkins Studio, including Peter Sachs's Balance 1950 (1951), River of Steel (1951), Without Fear (1953), and Shippam’s Guide to the Opera (1955). Taylor left Larkins Studio in 1965 and launched Richard Taylor Cartoons. He notably produced the Crystal Tipps and Alistair (1971) cartoon series…

Known For

Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & AssociatesVisual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates · 1985
Visual Pathfinders: Robert Abel & Associates
1985
Movie
A retrospective of the work of Robert Abel and Associates, a pioneering commercial computer graphics company that created some of the most iconic early computer-generated imagery. Included here are over 40 commercial spots, ranging from 30-second commercials and commercial logos, to their 1984 animated short "High Fidelity".
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice! · 1982
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
★ 8.01982
MovieAnimation
An educational film about proper hygiene.
Alice in Label LandAlice in Label Land · 1974
Alice in Label Land
1974
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.
Mr. Finley's FeelingsMr. Finley's Feelings · 1956
Mr. Finley's Feelings
★ 7.01956
MovieAnimation
Our animated hero questions his sanity after blowing his top and driving his car into a police station.
Watch the BirdieWatch the Birdie · 1954
Watch the Birdie
1954
MovieAnimationComedy
Watch the Ungle Wungle bird find his mate in this very early Bob Godfrey film, made with his colleagues at Larkins Studio.
Big MuzzyBig Muzzy · 1987
Big Muzzy
★ 8.51987
SeriesAnimation
Muzzy in Gondoland is an animated children's learning language course created originally as a way to teach English as a second language. After later being acquired by DMP Organization, it was translated and released into many different languages to learn how to speak. Originally released in 1986, the series has also had a complete reanimation using 3D CGI in favor of traditional animation in 2013.

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