Director

John Wilson

Directing

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Directed credits

Active

Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

2.5

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 209496

IMDb ID: nm0933621

Known for: Directing

Born: August 8, 1919

Died: June 20, 2013

Age: 93

Place of birth: Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2023

Years active: 70

Average TMDB rating: 7.02

Wikidata: Q6228706

Also known as

John D. Wilson • John David Wilson

Frequent jobs

Director (9)Animation (2)Producer (2)Layout (1)Novel (1)Script (1)

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Biography

John D. Wilson was a British animation director, producer, and animator. He began his career after World War II, working in the art department of Pinewood Studios. John then joined GB Animation, where learned the art of animation under the tutelage of former Disney animation director David Hand. In 1950, the Wilson family immigrated to the United States where John joined the Walt Disney Studios and worked on classic films such as Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp as well as cartoons. In 1955, Wilson founded his own animation company, Fine Arts Films.

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