John Halas

Born: 1912-04-16, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died: 1995-01-21

Biography

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.

Filmography

• Heavy Metal (1981)
• DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space (1965)
• Piping Hot (1959)
• 6 Little Jungle Boys (1945)
• Charley Junior's Schooldays (1949)
• Charley's Black Magic (1949)
• Children and Cars (1970)
• The Candlemaker (1956)
• Robinson Charley (1948)
• The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra (1965)
• Farmer Charley (1949)
• Dustbin Parade (1942)
• Hamilton in the Music Festival (1961)
• Handling Ships (1945)
• Charley in New Town (1948)
• The Christmas Visitor (1959)
• Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961)
• Automania 2000 (1964)
• The History of the Cinema (1956)
• The Hoffnung Music Academy (1964)
• Midsummer Nightmare (1964)
• Fable of the Fabrics (1942)
• A Modern Guide to Health (1946)
• Dolly, Put the Kettle On (1947)
• A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy (1990)
• The Magic Canvas (1948)
• Your Very Good Health (1948)
• Water for Firefighting (1948)
• To Our Children's Children's Children (1969)
• Flying Free (1980)