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Morton Schindel (born April 29, 1918 in Newark , New Jersey , † August 20, 2016 ) was an American film producer .
Life
Schindel was born in 1918 to a businessman and grew up in Orange , New Jersey. From 1939 he attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania , but fell ill with tuberculosis . During his convalescence, Schindel began studying art and film, and wrote his first film script about recovering from tuberculosis. However, the film project remained unrealized as a result of the Second World War . He devoted himself to film criticism and began in 1948 in New York City to work in the short-lived Teaching Films in the field of educational films . Until 1949 he also attended Columbia Teachers' College and devoted himself, among other things, to educational film theory. His own educational film studio, Key Productions, was unsuccessful.
Schindel went to the United States Information Service in Turkey for two years , where he made educational films. In 1953, he founded his production company Weston Woods Studios in Weston , Connecticut , which specialized in the film adaptation of children's books. One feature was the faithful adaptation of the books. In addition to filming children's books, Weston Woods also produced numerous animated films; the first animated film was The Snowy Day in 1963, based on a children's book by Ezra Jack Keats . From 1968 on, Schindel worked regularly with director Gene Deitch . For Michael Sporn's short animation film Doctor De Soto based on a book by William Steig , Schindel was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film in 1985.
Schindel sold Weston Woods to Scholastic in 1996 . He then got involved with his Weston Woods Institute, founded in 1983, among other things in the field of cultural education for children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: The Snowy Day
- 1965: Whistle for Willie
- 1966: Zlateh the Goat
- 1969: The Happy Owls
- 1969: Obri
- 1969: Drummer Hoff
- 1970: Rosie's Walk
- 1971: A Picture for Harold's Room
- 1972: The Three Robbers
- 1973: Where the Wild Things Are
- 1973: Patrick
- 1973: Changes, Changes
- 1973: A Story, a Story
- 1974: The Beast of Monsieur Racine
- 1974: Harold's Fairy Tale
- 1976: The Case of the Cosmic Comic
- 1977: Strega Nona
- 1977: Charlie Needs a Cloak
- 1979: Smile for Auntie
- 1980: Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman
- 1981: Moon Man
- 1982: Morris's Disappearing Bag
- 1982: Fourteen Rats & a Rat-Catcher
- 1982: The Hat
- 1982: The Clown of God
- 1983: Burt Dow: Deep-Water Man
- 1984: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
- 1984: Corduroy (TV)
- 1984: Doctor De Soto
- 1985: The Bear and the Fly
- 1985: The Amazing Bone
- 1985: Happy Birthday, Moon
- 1986: The Mysterious Tadpole
- 1986: The Most Wonderful Egg in the World
- 1987: In the Night Kitchen
- 1988: The Caterpillar and the Polliwog
- 1988: Max's Christmas
- 1988: Joey Runs Away
- 1989: What's Under My Bed?
- 1989: Brave Irene
- 1990: The Pigs' Wedding
- 1990: The Emperor's New Clothes
- 1990: Hot Hippo
- 1990: Danny and the Dinosaur
- 1991: Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens
- 1991: The Three Little Pigs
- 1991: The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
- 1991: Picnic
- 1991: Max's Chocolate Chicken
- 1992: Red Riding Hood
- 1992: Here Comes the Cat!
- 1992: The Great White Man-Eating Shark
- 1993: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
- 1993: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- 1994: Noisy Nora
- 1995: Who's in Rabbit's House?
- 1995: Owen
Awards (selection)
- 1979: Regina Medal
- 1985: Oscar nomination, Best Animated Short Film, for Doctor De Soto
- 1988: Induced into the Action for Children's Television Hall of Fame
- 1993: Council on International Non-Theatrical Event (CINE) Golden Eagle Award, Animation, for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
- 1996: Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video for Owen
- 2000: Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2007: Connecticut Center for the Book Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008: Honorary Doctorate from Purdue University
Web links
- Morton Schindel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- History of Weston Woods Studios
Individual evidence
- ^ Morton Schindel: From Page to Screen . tc.columbia.edu, January 1, 2001.
- ↑ Patricia Gay: Morton Schindel. Weston filmmaker receives honorary degree from Purdue University ( Memento June 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) . acorn-online.com, May 28, 2008.
- ^ Morton Schindel and Weston Woods . afana.org, June 2001.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clapboard, Morton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newark , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 2016 |