Roland Crandall

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name = Roland Dimon Crandall


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birth_date = birth date|1892|8|29|mf=y
birth_place = New Canaan, Connecticut
death_date = death date and age|1972|8|14|1892|8|29|mf=y
death_place = Greenwich, Connecticut
occupation = Animator
spouse = Julia K. Hayes
parents = Charles Henry Crandall and Mary Vere Davenport
children = Roland Davenport Crandall

Roland Dimon "Doc" Crandall (August 29 1892 - August 14 1972) was an American animator. He is best known for his work at Fleischer Studio, especially on the Betty Boop version of "Snow White".

Crandall was born in New Canaan, Connecticut, and attended the Yale School of Art [Thorndike, Chuck (1939). [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/wp-content/uploads/doc-crandall-bio.jpg"The Business of Cartooning: The Success Stories of the World’s Greatest Cartoonists"] , pg.28. House of Little Books] . He was one of the first employees of Fleischer Studio, working on the early Koko the Clown shorts in the 1920s. Crandall's drawing ability was legendary; he provided nearly all the drawings for the 1933 Betty Boop animated short, "Snow White." [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024578/trivia Snow-White (1933) - Trivia ] ] The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1994 it was voted #19 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. The film is now public domain.

Crandall retired from animation in 1941 when Paramount Studios foreclosed on Fleischer Studios. He moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he worked as a commercial illustrator. [ [http://www.goldenagecartoons.com/forums/printthread.php?t=2782] Golden Age Cartoons forum, comments by Ray Pointer. Last accessed 2/16/2007.] Crandall died on August 14, 1972 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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