Although O'Brien is widely hailed as animation pioneer, in his later years he struggled to find work.

Another animation pioneer, Max Fleischer, decided to produce his animated feature film Gulliver's Travels in order to compete with Snow White.

By the 1980s, the Fleischers were recognized as the animation pioneers that they really were.

December 8 - Émile Reynaud, French science teacher and animation pioneer (d. 1918)

January 6 - Gerhard Fieber, 96, animation pioneer, producer and director, natural causes.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, the Canadian animation industry was little formed and virtually non-existent, excepting animation pioneers of the National Film Board.

The segment helped them become recognized as animation pioneers in China.

With this film Britain was 6 or 7 years ahead of animation pioneers in France and the United States.

His exposure to animation films started from age 6 as his father - Bhimsain, an animation pioneer in India, nurtured and encouraged his creative leanings.

The three-week festival is dedicated to Winsor McCay (1867-1934), one of the greatest newspaper cartoonists of the early 20th century and an animation pioneer.