Paul Grimault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Grimault

French film director

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1994

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, animator, film director, film producer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Grimault (French: [g?imo]; 23 March 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 29 March 1994 in Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis) was one of the most important French animators.
He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce.
He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes.
This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production.
In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones.
There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr.
Wonderbird and The King and Mr.
Bird (1980). He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau.
For a detailed bibliography, see this reference.