Animation director Richard Williams dies at 86

KATHMANDU: Three-time Oscar winner animator Richard Williams has passed away at the age of 86.
Best known for his work as the animation director on the 1988 live-action and animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Williams died on Friday at his Bristol home.

Williams created many legendary characters like Roger and Jessica Rabbit, and animated the title sequences for the 1970s classics The Return Of The Pink Panther and The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

 

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Hey everyone, with a heavy heart, Im sad to announce that #Animationlegend and lead animatior of my film #richardwilliams has passed on. The way he seamlessly blended live action and animation was not only incredible, but game changing to the film industry. He helped so many animators, young and old, get their start with his book, #theanimatorssurvivalkit teaching them the ins and outs of how to properly create toons. But most of all, he was a dear friend and a father figure to me, and I’m gonna miss him a whole bunch? Rest easy friend, thanks for giving justice too toon’s everywhere… #whoframedrogerrabbit

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He made his debut in 1958 with The Little Island and won a BAFTA. He received his first Oscar for his animated adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in 1971.

Williams won his second and third Oscars for Who Framed Roger Rabbit and animated short Prologue, respectively.