Hal Sutherland
American animator (1929–2014)
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::summary American animator (1929–2014) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hal Sutherland |
| caption | From left to right: Norm Prescott, Hal Sutherland and Lou Scheimer. |
| birth_name | Harold H. Sutherland |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Bothell, Washington, United States |
| occupation | Animation director, artist |
| years_active | 1954–1980s |
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| name = Hal Sutherland | image = | caption = From left to right: Norm Prescott, Hal Sutherland and Lou Scheimer. | birth_name = Harold H. Sutherland | birth_date = | birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Bothell, Washington, United States | death_cause = | education = | occupation = Animation director, artist | years_active = 1954–1980s | employer = | notable_works = | television = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = Harold H. "Hal" Sutherland (July 1, 1929 – January 16, 2014) was an American animator and painter who began his career as a Disney animator in 1954 working on Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan and the last theatrical short that featured Donald Duck. He gained recognition in the late 1960s as a director of animated productions at Filmation.
Early life
He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1929.
Career
One of the company's three co-founders, Sutherland had a hand in a large number of Filmation's limited animation productions which were broadcast as Saturday morning cartoons. Sutherland's directorial assignments included the first sixteen episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series in 1973 and The New Adventures of Flash Gordon in 1979. He also directed some of Filmation's memorable superhero cartoons, including The Adventures of Batman, The Batman/Superman Hour, Aquaman, and The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure all in the late 1960s.
Sutherland went into semi-retirement in 1974, moving to Washington State to focus on fine-art painting. One of Sutherland's later assignments with Filmation was as Production Director for the television series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which began airing in 1983. He also directed the rather dark Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night. Hal Sutherland's last project with Filmation was the Snow White sequel Happily Ever After which was finished in 1988 and released in 1993.
Death
Sutherland died on January 16, 2014, of complications related to a gall bladder issue.
References
References
- (29 January 2014). "Hal Sutherland, Filmation Co-Founder and Director, RIP".
- "Headings Results".
- (7 March 2011). "Star Trek Hal Sutherland Looks Back at an Animated Career - Part 1". StarTrek.com.
- "From the E-Mailbag... - News From ME". News From ME.
- (January 17, 2014). "Remembering Hal Sutherland, Star Trek: The Animated Series Producer-Director". StarTrek.com.
- (April 27, 1970). "Sesame Street Breakthrough For New Programming". [[TimesDaily.
- Kleiner, Dick. (June 14, 1973). "New Animated TV Show Is Aimed At Adults". [[Portsmouth Times]].
- Margulies, Lee. (May 12, 1975). "Filmation - its sole product is for kids". [[The Free Lance-Star]].
- Maslin, Janet. (December 25, 1987). "Movie Review: Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)". [[The New York Times]].
- Salcedo, Lauren. (September 29, 2010). "Arts of the Terrace returns regional art to library". The Weekly Herald.
- (January 22, 2014). "Final Word RE: Hal Sutherland's Death". [[Saturday Morning Historical Reenactment Society]].
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