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Eli Noyes

Animator (1942-2024) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 81

Eliot Fette Noyes, Jr. was an American animator most noted for his stop animation work using clay and sand. His 1964 work, Clay or the Origin of Species, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and established claymation as a medium.

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2024Died23 March 20241979The Witch Who Was Afraid of WitchesFilm, Director1976Bad DogFilm, DirectorPeanut Butter and JellyFilm, 1976Director1974The Fable of He and SheFilm, Director1973SandmanFilm, Director, Writer1972Roaches' LullabyFilm, Director1970Aspen, 1970Film, DirectorCommutersFilm, 1970DirectorThis is the Home of Mrs. Levant GrahamFilm, 1970Director1968In a BoxFilm, Director1966AlphabetFilm, Director1965Clay or The Origin of SpeciesFilm, Director1942Born18 October 1942

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He designed animated sand pinwheels for the Nickelodeon show Pinwheel and the sand alphabet for Sesame Street.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2024 · aged 81

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