Stephen Bosustow
Stephen Reginald Bosustow (* 6. November 1911 in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada ; † 4. July 1981 ) was a three Oscars excellent Canadian animated film - producer .
Life
Stephen Bosustow moved to California with his family when he was a child . At the age of eleven he won an art award at his school. In 1932 he worked for Ub Iwerks on the black and white cartoon series Flip the Frog , and the following year he was employed by Walter Lantz at Universal Studios . From 1934 to 1941 he worked as a draftsman at Disney , where he worked on the films The Dragon Against Will and Dumbo, the flying elephant with, without being named in the credits. In 1941 he took part in a strike at Disney and was subsequently fired.
Bosustow then worked as an illustrator for the aviation company Hughes Aircraft and founded his own animation film production company in 1942 and shortly afterwards joined forces with other former Disney employees to form the independent production company Industrial Films, which was renamed United Productions of America (UPA) a short time later and temporarily became Disney's biggest competitor. One of the most famous short films from this period was Hell-Bent For Election , a thirteen-minute animated film that promoted the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt . As a co-founder of the UPA, he served as president and producer. His best-known productions were the Mister Magoo films, and he also developed the concept for the television series of the same name, which was produced from 1960 .
Bosustow was nominated 14 times for an Oscar and won the award three times. At the award ceremony in 1957, he received all the nominations in the Best Animated Short Film category and consequently also the award. This makes him the only film producer who has ever received all nominations in a category in the history of the Academy Awards. In 1960 he sold his shares in UPA and founded Stephen Bosustow Productions , which was taken over by his sons after his death; his son Nick Bosustow was awarded an Oscar in 1971.
Awards
- 1950: Oscar nomination for The Magic Fluke
- 1951: Oscar for Gerald McBoing-Boing
- 1951: Oscar nomination for Trouble Indemnity
- 1952: Oscar nomination for Rooty Toot Toot
- 1953: Oscar nominations for Man Alive! , Madeline and Pink and Blue Blues
- 1954: Oscar nominations for Christopher Crumpet and The Tell-Tale Heart
- 1955: Oscar for When Magoo Flew
- 1957: Oscar for Magoo's Puddle Jumper
- 1957: Oscar nomination for Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo and The Jaywalker
- 1958: Oscar nomination for Trees and Jamaica Daddy
- 1983: Winsor McCay Award
Web links
- Stephen Bosustow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stephen Bosustow in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b filmreference (English)
- ↑ theoscarsite.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bosustow, Stephen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bosustow, Stephen Reginald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Victoria , British Columbia, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1981 |