William L. Snyder
William L. Snyder , actually William Lawrence Snyder (born February 14, 1918 in Baltimore , Maryland , † June 3, 1998 in Livingston , New York ), was an American film producer .
Life
In 1949 Snyder founded Rembrandtfilms, a production company dedicated to importing films from Europe. The films that Rembrandt brought closer to such an American audience include the Czechoslovak puppet film The Emperor and the Nightingale by Jiří Trnka and Miloš Makovec from 1951, as well as the French films The White Stallion and The Red Ballon . Snyder settled with Gene Deitch in 1959 in Prague , where he produced a series of animated films with Rembrandtfilms. The animated series Popeye the Sailor (1960–1961, for King Features), from 1961 a new animated series about the popular duo Tom and Jerry (for MGM / UA), 1963 the television series Krazy Kat (for King Features / Paramount) were created as well as from 1965 the Nudnik series around the cartoon character Yaramaz Nudnik. Four animated shorts by Deitch (director) and Snyder (production) received Oscar nominations , of which Munro won the 1961 Oscar for best animated short.
In 1995, Snyder gave Rembrandt Films to his son Adam. He died three years later of complications from Alzheimer's .
Filmography
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Awards
- 1961: Oscar , category “ Best Animated Short Film ”, for Munro
- 1963: Oscar nomination, category “Best Animated Short”, for Self Defense… for Cowards
- 1965: Oscar nomination, category "Best Animated Short", for How to Avoid Friendship
- 1965: Oscar nomination, category "Best Animated Short Film", for Nudnik # 2
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| SURNAME | Snyder, William L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Snyder, William Lawrence (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1998 |
| Place of death | Livingston , New York |