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John Freeman(1916-2010)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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John Freeman was born on 14 December 1916 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and InHumanoids (1986). He was married to Lois Cameron. He died on 1 January 2010 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornDecember 14, 1916
DiedJanuary 1, 2010(93)
BornDecember 14, 1916
DiedJanuary 1, 2010(93)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the Tramp
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1955
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
The Transformers: The Movie
7.2
  • Animation Department(as John Patrick Freeman)
  • 1986
InHumanoids (1986)
InHumanoids
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Moon Dreamers (1986)
Moon Dreamers
7.0
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Aqua Voices, Mrwat, Brenley Murry, and Shaleah Wagner in It's the Great Lumpkin, Charlie Brown (2021)
    It's the Great Lumpkin, Charlie Brown
    5.6
    TV Special
    • graphic blandishment
    • 2021
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator
    • graphic blandishment (uncredited)
    • 1965–1990
  • Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990)
    Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
    7.8
    TV Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • animator
    • layout artist
    • 1979–1989
  • Beany and Cecil (1988)
    Beany and Cecil
    6.6
    TV Series
    • animation timer
    • 1988
  • It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988)
    It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • graphic blandishment (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Snoopy: The Musical (1988)
    Snoopy: The Musical
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
    G.I. Joe: The Movie
    7.0
    Video
    • animation director
    • 1987
  • Jem (1985)
    Jem
    7.4
    TV Series
    • sequence director
    • 1986–1987
  • Peter Cullen in Transformers (1984)
    Transformers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • sequence director
    • 1986–1987
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)
    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
    7.7
    TV Series
    • sequence director
    • 1986
  • The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
    The Transformers: The Movie
    7.2
    • animation director (as John Patrick Freeman)
    • 1986
  • Lorenzo Music in Garfield in the Rough (1984)
    Garfield in the Rough
    7.6
    TV Short
    • animator
    • 1984
  • Garfield Specials (1982)
    Garfield Specials
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1984
  • Katy Caterpillar (1984)
    Katy Caterpillar
    6.9
    • animator
    • 1984

Director

  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Moon Dreamers (1986)
    Moon Dreamers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • InHumanoids (1986)
    InHumanoids
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Potato Head Kids (1986)
    Potato Head Kids
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director (1986)
    • 1986–1987
  • The Glo Friends (1986)
    The Glo Friends
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (1986)
    • 1986
  • Hot Wheels (1969)
    Hot Wheels
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969

Writer

  • The Super 6 (1966)
    The Super 6
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966–1967

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John H. Freeman
  • Born
    • December 14, 1916
    • Spokane, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 2010
    • Burbank, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lois Cameron? - January 1, 2010 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Character animator and 'story man' who worked at Walt Disney studio from the age of 22 and won a Golden Award in 1992 from the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Animation Guild. From the 1950's, he also variously worked for Hanna Barbera Productions, Marvel Productions (Studios), and De Patie Freleng Productions.

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