Fred Wolf

American animator

Fred Wolf is an American animator and director. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as The Point!²

From Wikipedia’s article on Fred Wolf (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 13, 1932.¹

About

Wolf was also responsible for the famous Tootsie Pops “How Many Licks” commercial.

In the 1960s, Wolf set up a studio in Hollywood, California with Japanese-American animator Jimmy T. Murakami (later of The Snowman). The studio was called Murakami-Wolf Films. In 1978, animator Charles Swenson became a partner, and the company became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. Both Murakami and Swenson eventually left the company, and in 1992, it became Fred Wolf Films.

In 1989, MWS established a satellite studio in Dublin, Ireland, known as Murakami-Wolf Dublin before eventually adopting its current name (Fred Wolf Films Dublin). In this studio, each project is produced by a dedicated Irish crew.

From Wikipedia’s article on Fred Wolf, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Fred Wolf FilmsFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: animation director, film director, screenwriter, animator, director, film producer.⁵

1960Worked at Hanna-Barbera³
1950 to 1960Worked at Shamus Culhane Productions³
Date not recordedFounded Fred Wolf Films⁴

Personal life

BornSep 13, 1932, Brooklyn⁶
CitizenshipUnited States⁷

Awards

1968Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for The Box^{8 9}

Sources

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