Ivor Wood
Ivor Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ivor Sydney Wood (1932年05月04日)4 May 1932 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 13 October 2004(2004年10月13日) (aged 72) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1960–2004 |
| Spouse | Josiane Wood |
| Children | 1 |
Ivor Sydney Wood (4 May 1932 – 13 October 2004) was a prolific Anglo-French[1] [2] [3] animator, director, producer and writer. He was known for his work on children's television series.[4]
Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother, his family moved to the mountains near Lyon, France, after the Second World War, where he was educated.[3] [5] He studied fine art in Paris, and later worked in an advertising agency in Paris, where he met Serge Danot.[1] [3] Together they made the acclaimed French series Le Manège enchanté (known in English as The Magic Roundabout ), with Wood as the animator.[6]
Following the success of The Magic Roundabout in the UK, Wood partnered with the London-based animation company FilmFair.[1] Wood became both animator and director for a number of FilmFair's animated children's programmes, starting with The Herbs in 1968. During the 1970s, he animated and directed Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings , Hattytown Tales , The Adventures of Parsley , The Wombles , and Paddington .[1]
Woodland Animations Limited
[edit ]Woodland Animations Ltd. was founded by Ivor Wood and his wife Josiane, specifically to produce stop-motion animated series for the BBC. The company produced a number of programmes, the earliest and most popular of which was Postman Pat .
Content
[edit ]| Title | Year(s) | Notes | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postman Pat | 1981, 1996 | Stop Motion | |
| Gran | 1983 | Stop Motion | |
| Bertha | 1985–1986 | Stop Motion | |
| Charlie Chalk | 1988–1989 | Stop Motion | |
| Postman Pat's ABC Story | 1990 | Co-produced with Abbey Broadcast Communications | Traditional |
| Postman Pat's 123 Story | 1990 | Co-produced with Abbey Broadcast Communications | Traditional |
| Read Along with Postman Pat | 1994 | Co-produced with Abbey Broadcast Communications | Traditional |
Death
[edit ]Wood died on 13 October 2004 at the age of 72.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Ivor Wood". The Guardian. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ The Guardian
- ^ a b c "A British Animation Legend: Ivor Wood – Part 1: Early Life". Skwigly Animation Magazine. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Ivor Wood". The Daily Telegraph. London. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Naughton, Philippe; Sage, Adam. "Ivor Wood – Times Online Obituary". Times. London. Retrieved 15 August 2011.[dead link ]
- ^ "Ivor Wood – Obituaries, News – The Independent". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 August 2011.[dead link ]
External links
[edit ]- Ivor Wood at IMDb
- The World of Ivor Wood blog
- 1932 births
- 2004 deaths
- École des Beaux-Arts alumni
- Deaths from cancer in England
- English animators
- English people of French descent
- English expatriates in France
- English television directors
- English television producers
- Film people from Yorkshire
- Mass media people from Leeds
- Stop motion animators
- Animator stubs