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Harry Smith(1923-1991)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Harry Smith was born on 29 May 1923 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mahagonny (1980), Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (1980) and Number 8 (1954). He died on 26 November 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 29, 1923
DiedNovember 26, 1991(68)
BornMay 29, 1923
DiedNovember 26, 1991(68)
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Known for

Mahagonny (1980)
Mahagonny
6.9
  • Director
  • 1980
Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten
Short
  • Director
  • 1980
Number 8
6.5
  • Director
  • 1954
Number 13
5.2
  • Director
  • 1962

Credits

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Director

  • Number 14: Late Superimpositions (2023)
    Number 14: Late Superimpositions
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Early Abstractions (1987)
    Early Abstractions
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Mahagonny (1980)
    Mahagonny
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream (1967)
    Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Number 15 (1966)
    Number 15
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)
    Heaven and Earth Magic
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Number 13
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Number 10 (1957)
    Number 10
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Number 11: Mirror Animations (1956)
    Number 11: Mirror Animations
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Number 8
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Number 9
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Number 7 (1952)
    Number 7
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Number 6
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Number 5: Circular Tensions: Homage to Oskar Fischinger (1949)
    Number 5: Circular Tensions: Homage to Oskar Fischinger
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1949

Writer

  • Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream (1967)
    Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Number 13
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1962

Animation Department

  • Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream (1967)
    Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
    6.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1967
  • Number 13
    5.2
    • animator
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 29, 1923
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • November 26, 1991
    • New York City, New York, USA
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    • 1 Article

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    Once owned the world's largest collection of paper airplanes, which he donated to the Smithsonian Air-Space Museum

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